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In memory of Harald Siepermann!

On February 16, 2013, Harald Siepermann passed away at the age of 50. A missed talent for the world of animation!

Thoughts go out to Harald’s family and friends.

Happy Birthday Harald!!

Today, June 10, 2025, would have been Harald Siepermann’s 63rd birthday. Sadly Harald passed away in 2013, at the age of 50. Through decades of work as a character designer, his contribution to the world of animation remains incredible. On this day, thoughts go out to Harald’s family and close friends.

On February 16, 2013, Harald Siepermann passed away at the age of 50. It’s been 12 years now without this incredible talent, and he’s still very much missed.

In these pictures Harald is in his early twenties, behind his desk in his parents’ home in Hattingen, Germany. Harald always had an inspirational wall with pictures of famous people, as reference for his character designs.

Happy Birthday Harald Siepermann!!

Today on June 10, Harald Siepermann would have turned 62. For many years Harald Siepermann was one of the leading people in the field of Character Design. Sadly Harald passed away in 2013, at the young age of 50. Thoughts today go out to Harald’s family and friends.

On this day, February 16, Harald Siepermann passed away at the young age of 50. It has been 11 years now without Harald’s incredible talent and it remains a true loss for the world of animation. Today thoughts go out to Harald’s family and friends.

The picture is from early 1989. Harald Siepermann and Hans Bacher had just wrapped up the character designs for the television series Alfred J. Kwak. Then it was time to create all the illustrations for the merchandise, because within a few months the first episode was ready to air in Japan.

Happy Birthday Harald Siepermann!!

Today Harald Siepermann would have turned 61. Sadly Harald passed away way too young, at the age of 50, and his talent remains a big loss to the animation industry. Thoughts go out today to Harald’s family and friends.

Today, February 16, is the day that Harald Siepermann passed away. It’s been 10 years now without Harald, and it remains a tragic to lose such a kind man and incredibly talented character designer at such a young age.

Thoughts go out to Harald’s family and friends who miss their father, husband, brother, uncle, friend, and even grandfather now, as Harald’s daughter became a mother herself on June 16, 2022, from a daughter Ava Liona.

Happy Birthday Harald!!

Today, June 10, marks the 60th birthday of Harald Siepermann. Sadly Harald passed away at the age of 50, and for 10 years now we’ve missed out on Harald’s creative talent and great characters that remained in his pencil. Thoughts today go out to Harald’s family and friends.

Let’s commemorate how much fantastic artwork Harald created during his life time. Below are a series of designs by Harald Siepermann of his most famous creation, Alfred J. Kwak. These are pencil/ink illustrations and were made for a children book that was published in the Netherlands and Germany in 2004, called Afspraak is Afspraak / Abgemacht ist Abgemacht [freely translated A Deal is A Deal].

Today, February 16, it has been nine years since Harald Siepermann passed away at the age of 50. Harald has always been a leading figure in the world of animation as a character designer. Also before his passing he was still very active with new and exciting projects. It remains a shock and a big loss that such a talent has passed away so young. Thoughts go out to Harald’s family and friends that were close to him.

The picture below is of Harald when he was in his early twenties:

During these years – when Harald was still a student at the Folkwang University in Essen – he actively maintained a sketchbook. Below are a series of illustrations taken from his sketchbook:

Today Harald Siepermann would have turned 59!

A day to celebrate his talent and to be thankful for his creative work that he did for the world of animation. If Harald were still alive today, no doubt that he would still be on the frontline of the animation industry and delivering creative and innovative designs that would make us all laugh.

Thoughts go out to Harald’s family and friends that lived close to him.