Dear Friends of Fumi, the family wrote.
She was surrounded by the love of her family and close friends.
This is an unimaginable loss for us, our family, and the animation community.
Fumi Kitahara in 2020Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Netflix
Thank you for the love, support, and friendship you have shown her over the years.
She meant the world to so many.
Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko.
She began her career in 1992 at Walt Disney Studios, working under veteran publicist Howard Green.
Information on a celebration of life will be forthcoming.
