is a Japanese animator, character designer and illustrator. He made with his debut with the Gainax series, '' Top o Nerae!'' and ''

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'', to which he contributed the in-between and key animation respectively. He was then the character designer and the chief animation director of

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Vandread is a Japanese anime series directed by Takeshi Mori and created by the animation studios Gonzo and Media Factory. The series is composed of two seasons (''Vandread'', released in 2000 and ''Vandread: The Second Stage'', released in 2 ...

'', where his style of art and animation, especially of the female characters, brought him a great number of fans and renown.

Works

Anime television

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'' (in-between and key animation) *'' Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S'' (animation director) *'' Musekinin Kanchō Tylor'' (key animation) *'' Neon Genesis Evangelion'' (key animation) *'' VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire'' (animation character design and animation director) *'' Master of Mosquiton 99'' (character design) *''

Gate Keepers is a Tactical role-playing game developed by Entertainment Software Publishing and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and ...

'' (animation director) *''

'' (character design and chief animation director) *''Vandread: The Second Stage'' (character design and chief animation director) *''

Chrono Crusade ''Chrono Crusade'', originally known in Japan as , due to a typo, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Moriyama. It was originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in ''Comic Dragon'', then a special issue of the ''Drago ...

'' (character design and chief animation director) *'' Saishū Heiki Kanojo'' (key animation) *'' Chōjūshin Gravion'' (key animation) *''

Raimuiro Senkitan is a game series developed and published by ELF Corporation. The story was adapted to a 13-episode anime that aired in Japan between January 5, 2003 and March 30, 2003. It has two sequels: a second season ''Lime-Iro Ryukitan X''; and a 2 ...

'' (key animation) *'' Kaibutsu Ōjo'' (character design and chief animation director) *'' Spice and Wolf'' (character design and chief animation director)

OVA

*'' Top o Nerae!'' (in-between animation) *1982 ''

Otaku no Video is a 1991 anime OVA spoofing the life and culture of otaku, individuals with obsessive interests in media, particularly anime and manga, as well as the history of Gainax, its creators. It is noted for its mix of conventional documentary film s ...

'' (key animation) *1985 ''Zoku Otaku no Video'' (key animation) *'' Teito Monogatari: Chapter 1'' (key animation) *''

Macross Dynamite 7 is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'' that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1 ...

'' (OP/ED animation) *''Moe Can Change!'' (character design) *'' Dōkyūsei 2'' (episodes 11 and 12 key animation) *'' Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' (key animation) *'' Sakura Wars: The Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms'' (character design) *'' Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms'' (character design) *'' Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei'' (character design)

Adult anime

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Aki Sora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahiro Itosugi. It was first published in September 2007 by Akita Shoten. It started serialization in the ninth volume and was concluded in Volume 25 of Akita Shoten's ''seinen'' manga ...

'' and ''Aki Sora: Yume no Naka'': (character design and chief animation director) *'' Harem Camp!'': (character design and chief animation director) *'' Hōkago Mania Club'' (package key animation and poster key animation) *''

Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro , also known just as , is a Japanese eroge visual novel game, originally released by Ciel on 25 June 2004, which was adapted into an adult anime, released as an OVA and produced by Himajin, its first episode being published on 28 July 2006, ...

'' (character design and chief animation director) (Note: original character designs were done by Tony Taka) *'' 15 Beautiful Girls Adrift'' (character design and chief animation director) (Note: All girls were covergirls from the BugBug Magazine)

Anime films

*'' Green Legend Ran'': (key animation) *'' SM Girls Saber Marionette R Saber Marionette R '': (animation) *'' Yū Yū Hakusho: Meikai Shitō-hen Honō no Kizuna'' (key animation) *'' Tenchi Muyō!: TENCHI MUYO in LOVE'' (animation director)

Games

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'' (animation director) *''

Grandia is a series of role-playing video games developed by Game Arts and published over the years by Entertainment Software Publishing, Sony Computer Entertainment, Ubisoft, Hudson Soft, Enix, Square Enix and GungHo Online Entertainment. Games in th ...

'' (chief animator) *'' Akiba-kei Kanojo'' (key

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illustrations; 18+)

Illustrations

*'' Saber Marionette R'' (novel illustrations) *''BugBug'' (cover illustrations) *'' Stars over Heaven'' (Trading card illustration) *'' Mist la Rouge'' (Trading card illustrations; 2nd volume) *'' Toranoana: 2006 Fuyu no Dai Kansha-sai'' (Trading card illustrations; 2nd volume)

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