is a Japanese

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director, producer and photography director.

Career

Daichi is a native of

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and a graduate of

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. He originally aspired to be a stage photographer, but entered the employ of Tokyo Animation Film, an anime photography company. His first work in the industry was as photography director for the ''

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'' movie ''History of Nobita's Outer Space Trailblazing'' (ドラえもんのび太の宇宙開拓史). After five years, Daichi changed jobs and worked for a video production company making

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videos among other things, but he later returned to the anime industry and focused on direction. In 1994, he attracted attention for his storyboard work on ''

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'', and in 1995 he made his debut as a series director on ''

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''.

Sexual harassment allegations

In 2018 and 2019, voice actress

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alleged that she was propositioned by her manager to enter a mixed bath with Daichi in the nude and was blacklisted from the voice acting industry when she refused.

Works (as director)

* ''

'' (1995) * ''

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'' (1995) * ''

Kodomo no Omocha , also known as ''Kodocha'' for short, is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995 by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was p ...

'' (''Kodocha: Sana's Stage''; 1996–1998) * ''

Ojarumaru is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK E-Tele since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind '' Nintama Rantaro'', an ...

'' (1998) * '' Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san'' (1998) * '' Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl'' (1999) * ''

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'' (1999) * '' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (2000) * ''

Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...

'' (2001) * ''

Animation Runner Kuromi is an OVA anime film produced by Yumeta Company; part 1 in 2001 and part 2 in 2004. It is a parody of the anime production business itself. It was released on DVD in North America by Central Park Media. Plot ''Animation Runner Kuromi'' ''1'' ...

'' (2001) * ''

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'' (2002) * '' Animation Runner Kuromi 2'' (2004) * ''

Makasete Iruka! ''Grrl Power'', known in Japan as is an independent produced original video animation by Akitaro Daichi. The anime short film was released simultaneously in Japan and North America on June 10, 2004. It was licensed by ADV Films. Plot S ...

'' (''

Grrl Power ''Grrl Power'', known in Japan as is an independent produced original video animation by Akitaro Daichi. The anime short film was released simultaneously in Japan and North America on June 10, 2004. It was licensed by ADV Films. Plot Sora, ...

!'') (2004) * '' Jubei-chan: The Ninja Girl 2'' (2004) * ''

Legendz is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Bandai and WiZ in 2003. The franchise began with a manga created by Rin Hirai and illustrated by Makoto Haruno, first serialized in Shueisha's ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan. The manga was pub ...

'' (2004) * ''

Gag Manga Biyori , or simply known as ''Gag Manga Biyori'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kosuke Masuda. It started in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' in the January 2000 issue. The magazine ceased ...

'' (2005) * ''

We Were There The ''We Were There'' books are a series of historical novels written for children. The series consists of 36 titles, first released between 1955 and 1963 by Grosset & Dunlap. Each book in the series is a fictional retelling of an historica ...

'' (2006) * ''

Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki is a Japanese manga series created by Rū Tatsuki about a spherical cat named Poyo and the family that adopts him. It was adapted into an anime television series in January 2012. The anime is available subtitled in English on Crunchyroll. A ...

'' (2012) * ''

Kamisama Kiss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Julietta Suzuki. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from February 2008 to May 2016, with the chapters collected in 25 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' (2012–2015) * ''

DD Fist of the North Star is a manga series written and illustrated by Kajio. It is an adaptation of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's ''Fist of the North Star'' in a chibi art style. Plot The story takes place in an alternative world in which the nuclear war of 199X (in t ...

'' (2013) * ''

Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō is a Japanese manga series written by yipiao and illustrated by Yūjirō Koyama. It has been serialized online via Shueisha's digital publication ''Shōnen Jump+'' since November 2014, and is also serialized in Shueisha's fashion magazine '' ...

'' (2016) * ''

Nobunaga no Shinobi ''Ninja Girl & Samurai Master'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Shigeno. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' since June 2008, with i ...

'' (2017) * '' Nobunaga no Shinobi: Anegawa Ishiyama-hen'' (2018) * ''

Meiji Tokyo Renka is a Japanese visual novel series produced by Mages (company), Mages, with character design and art provided by Karu. The series follows Mei Ayazuki, a high school girl who is sent back in time to the Meiji period and explores her rela ...

'' (2019) * '' Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa'' (2022) * ''

Me & Roboco is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shuhei Miyazaki. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2020. The series is published digitally in English language by Viz Media. An anime television serie ...

'' (2022)

References

External links

Daichi's homepage
(Japanese) *
Daichi at AnimeNEXT 2005 convention
Anime directors Living people 1956 births People from Gunma Prefecture {{Anime-bio-stub