Manabu Daishima was an artist and designer for Square Enix who worked on titles including Chrono Trigger, Romancing SaGa, Parasite Eve, Final Fantasy XII, and more. He passed out four meters below the ocean surface while diving in Shizuoka, Japan on July 30. source
That's pretty unfortunate, and it makes me even sadder thinking that most people won't realise how influential the artists can make on the final product of the game, and most people won't realise how much of a loss Dashima's death will bring.
