is a Japanese

animator An animator is an artist who creates multiple images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video gam ...

, storyboard artist, and director.

Anime involved in

*''Cookin' Idol I! My! Mine!'': Director *'' Elfen Lied'': 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation (ep 10) *''

Fantastic Detective Labyrinth is a manga series written by Meito Banjō and illustrated by Seiji Wakayama, published in Kodansha's ''Magazine Special''. The manga was adapted into an animated television series in 2007. The Studio Deen production aired on TV Tokyo from ...

'': Director, Storyboard, Episode Director, Key Animation *'' Fist of the North Star (1986 film)'': Key Animation *'' Gekijōban Meiji Tokyo Renka: Yumihari no Serenade'': Director *'' Guyver: Out of Control'': Director, Key Animation *'' Hell Girl'': Storyboard (ep. 24), Draft Proposal *'' Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'': Original Script, Storyboard (eps. 4, 10), Episode Director (ep. 10) *'' Hell Girl: Three Vessels'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1), Episode Director (eps 1, 26), Original Concept *'' Hetalia The Beautiful World'': Director, Storyboard (episodes 5, 15), Episode Director (episodes 5, 15) *'' Hetalia The World Twinkle'': Director *''

If I See You in My Dreams is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noriyuki Yamahana. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Business Jump'' from 1994 to 1999, with its chapters collected in seventeen ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was ...

(OVA)'': Director, Character Design *''

(TV)'': Supervision *'' Jing: King of Bandits'': Director, Storyboard *''Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven'': Director, Storyboard *''

Magical Princess Minky Momo is a Japanese magical-girl anime franchise by Ashi Productions. The original series ran between 1982 and 1983 on TV Tokyo and inspired three OVAs between 1985 and 1987. A second television series, titled , ran on NTV between 1991 and ...

'': Character Design *'' Meganebu!'': Assistant Director *''Nameko: Sekai no Tomodachi'': Director *'' Samurai Champloo'': In-Between Animation (Triple A; episodes 11–12, 26) *'' Shining Tears X Wind'': Director *''

Slayers Excellent is the second set of three ''Slayers'' OVA episodes featuring Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent, following the earlier OVA series '' Slayers Special''. The series was written by Keiko Watanabe basing on the original stories in the light novels ...

'': Director *''

Slayers Gorgeous is a 1998 comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe (animator), Hiroshi Watanabe. ''Gorgeous'' is the fourth film in the ''Slayers'' saga and the final anime entry in the prequels to the main series. It r ...

'': Director, Storyboard *''

Slayers Great is a 1997 anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Hiroshi Watanabe. It was the third film released in the ''Slayers'' saga and was met with a generally positive reception from Western critics. ''Great'' was fol ...

'': Director, Key Animation *''

Slayers Return , also known as ''Slayers Movie 2 - The Return'', is a 1996 Japanese comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Hiroshi Watanabe. It is the second film released in the ''Slayers'' saga and a sequel to ...

'': Director, Key Animation *''

Slayers Special (OVA) , also known as ''Slayers: Dragon Slave'', ''Slayers: Explosion Array'' and ''Slayers: The Book of Spells'' in North America, is a series of three comic fantasy themed OVA self-conclusive episodes adapted from the ''Slayers Special'' series of ...

'': Director *''

Slayers The Motion Picture ''Slayers – The Motion Picture'', also known as ''Slayers Perfect'' (or ''Slayers the Movie: Perfect Edition'') and originally released in Japan simply as , is a 1995 Japanese animated comic fantasy adventure film directed by Hiroshi Watanabe ...

'': Director *''

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen is a Japanese light novel series written by Yoshinobu Akita. It was adapted into manga, five anime television series (''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen'', ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen 2: Revenge'', ''Sorcerous Stabber Orphen'' (2020), ...

'': Series Director, Storyboard (episode 15) *''

Star Ocean EX is a seven volume manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. Based on the tri-Ace role-playing video game '' Star Ocean: The Second Story'', it follows the exploits of Claude C. Kenny, a young ensign in the Earth Federation who fin ...

'': Director, Storyboard, Key Animation *'' Tactics'': Director, Storyboard, Episode Director *'' The Law of Ueki'': Director, Unit Director (Opening) *''

The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok is a manga by Sakura Kinoshita published from August 1999 to October 2004. A television anime based on the manga series ran for 26 episodes from April 5, 2003, to September 27, 2003, in Japan. The series originally ran in the magazine ''M ...

'': Director, Storyboard (Opening; episode 1), Episode Director (episode 1) *'' Video Girl Ai'': Director, Executive producer

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