is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.
[Wong, Amos. "Pumpkin Scissors". ''Newtype USA''. 6 (10) pp. 52–55. October 2007. .] He often works with
Shinji Aramaki
is a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. He graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural Fukuoka High School and Okayama University. He was a member of Artmic and is currently the Chief Creative Officer (CCO) at SOL ...
and Hideki Kakinuma.
Filmography
Director
Films
* ''
Elementalors'' (1995)
[Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. '' The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917''. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 14. — ]
* ''
Armitage III: Dual Matrix'' (2002)
OVAs
* ''
Gall Force
is a metaseries of science fiction anime OVAs by the studios Artmic and AIC, with production by Youmex. The original character designs were by Kenichi Sonoda, though these were dropped for the ''Gall Force: The Revolution'' remake. C ...
'' (1986–1991) Eternal Story — New Era
* ''
Bubblegum Crisis
is a 1987 to 1991 cyberpunk original video animation (OVA) series produced by Youmex and animated by AIC and Artmic. The series was planned to run for 13 episodes, but was cut short to just 8.
The series involves the adventures of the K ...
'' (1987)
(first 4 episodes)
* ''
Spirit Warrior
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Ogino. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Jump'' from 1985 to 1989, with its chapters collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It spawned ...
'' (part 1 and 3, 1988)
* ''
Sol Bianca
is a two-volume Japanese OVA series released in 1990 and 1991. It was directed by Katsuhito Akiyama and Hiroki Hayashi in association with AIC. '' Sol Bianca: The Legacy'', a six-episode OVA remake of this series.
The name of the OVA is also ...
'' (1990)
(episode 1)
* ''
The Wedge Between'' (1992)
* ''
Bastard!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. It began its serialization in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1988, and has continued irregularly in ''Ultra Jump'' since 2000, with its latest chapter released i ...
'' (1992)
* ''
Sol Bianca: The Legacy'' (1999) Assistant director
* ''
The Wedge Between'' (2009)
Television
* ''
ThunderCats'' (1985-1988)
(animator: 130 episodes)
* ''
El Hazard: The Wanderers'' (1995)
* ''
Magical Project S'' (1996)
* ''
Battle Athletes Victory
is a Japanese franchise which includes an OVA series animated by AIC, a manga by Yūki Nakano, and a 26-episode anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from October 1997 to March 1998.
A reboot manga, ''Pale Blue Dot: Battle Ath ...
'' (1997)
* ''
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
is a Japanese anime series animated by AIC and created by Masaki Kajishima, best known for the '' Tenchi Muyo!'' franchise. It was originally broadcast on Wowow from April to July 1999 and was licensed in the US by Pioneer LDC, later know ...
'' (1999)
* ''
Monkey Turn
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsutoshi Kawai. It was serialized in Shogakukan magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1996 to January 2005, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga sp ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor'' (2005)
* ''
Pumpkin Scissors
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryotaro Iwanaga. Originally serialized in ''Magazine GREAT'' in 2002 it was later moved to ''Monthly Shonen Magazine'' in October 2006. The manga has been licensed by Del Rey. An anime ad ...
'' (2006)
* ''
Inazuma Eleven is an association football-themed media franchise created by Level-5. The franchise began with the release of ''Inazuma Eleven'' in 2008, with the game series selling over 8 million copies worldwide by 2016. In addition to video games, the franchi ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Inazuma Eleven GO!'' (2011)
* ''
Beyblade: Burst'' (2016)
References
External links
*
Katsuhito Akiyamaat Media Arts Database
Anime directors
Japanese film directors
Living people
1950 births
People from Hokkaido
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