is a Japanese anime producer. He is noted anime studio

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's president. Debuting in 1980, with '' Muteki Robo Trider G7'', among Sunrise's first works in the 1980s, Uchida has gone on to produce numerous of Sunrise's works, such as various iterations of the

Gundam is a Japanese military fiction media franchise. Created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Sunrise (now Bandai Namco Filmworks), the franchise features giant robots, or mecha, with the name "Gundam". The franchise began on April 7, 1979, with ''Mobile ...

universe and other Sunrise anime productions. In April 2008, Uchida was promoted to being Sunrise's president, previously having been the studio's

managing director A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

Works

;Anime television series *'' Muteki Robo Trider G7'' (1980–1981; production development) *'' Saikyō Robo Dai-ōjo'' (1981–1982; production head) *''

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'' (1982–1983; production desk) *'' Sei Senshi Dunbine'' (1983–1984; production desk) *'' Jū Senki L-Gaim'' (1984–1985; production desk) *''

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is a 1985 Japanese television anime series, the second installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu ...

'' (1985–1986; producer) *''

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ is the third installment in Sunrise's long running ''Gundam'' franchise and the last TV series in the franchise released in Japan's Shōwa period. A direct follow up to ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', it is directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tom ...

'' (1986–1987; producer) *''

Mister Ajikko is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1986 to 1989, with its chapters collected in ninete ...

'' (1987–1989; producer) *Eldran series (1991–1994; producer) ** 1991 ** 1992 ** 1993 *''

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'' (1999-2003; executive producer) *''

Overman King Gainer is an anime television series, created by Yoshiyuki Tomino, written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, and featuring character designs by Yoshihiro Nakamura, Kinu Nishimura and Ken'ichi Yoshida. The series ran from September 7, 2002 to March 22, 2003 on ...

'' (2002-2003; planning) *''

Planetes ''Planētes'', "Wanderers", lead=yes is a Japanese hard science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Morning'' between January 1999 to January 2004, with its ...

'' (2003; planning) *''

Zegapain is a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise. The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2006 on TV Tokyo and also later aired on BS Japan and AT-X. On October 2, 2007, Bandai Entertainment released the first Region 1 volume of ' ...

'' (2006; planning) *'' Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion'' (2006–2008; planning) *''

Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) series, created by Ryōsuke Takahashi and Sunrise, with character designs by Yusuke Kozaki. The series follows Yojiro Akizuki, the bearer of the legendary Moon Tear Sword, who is on a mission to seal ...

'' (2006-2007; planning) ;OVA and anime movies *''

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'' (1987; producer) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'' (1988; producer) *''

Mobile Suit SD Gundam is a series of animated shorts released in theaters and as original video animation between 1988 and 1993 by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. Part of the ''SD Gundam'' media franchise, the anime was based on the popular ''Gashapon'' capsule t ...

'' (1988–1993; producer) *'' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' (1989; producer) *'' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam movies: A New Translation'' (2005–2006; planning) *''

Keroro Gunsō the Super Movie is a 2006 Japanese animated film directed by Yusuke Yamamoto and written by Mamiko Ikeda. It is the first movie in the '' Sgt. Frog'' series created by Mine Yoshizaki. Plot Keroro skips out on destroying military planes in a simulated realit ...

'' (2006; planning)

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