竹林 明秀

Takebayashi Akihide (1970 – November 23rd, 2003), was a Japanese scenario and script writer from the Ishikawa Prefecture. He was employed by Leaf and Aquaplus.

According to this 2chan thread (which also has links to the news articles), on November 23rd, 2003, Takebayashi passed away in a traffic accident after his motorbike and a truck collided into one another. He died very soon after the impact.