was 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 ...
, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include ''
Megazone 23
is a four-part Japanese cyberpunk original video animation created by Noboru Ishiguro, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama and Emu Arii, and directed by Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai, and Shinji Aramaki. The series debuted in 1985. It ...
'' and ''
Plastic Little
is a Japanese original video animation film and a manga series created by Satoshi Urushihara. It was released in North America on VHS by ADV Films in July 1994. It was released on DVD in February 2002. Along with ''Burn-Up Excess'' and ''A ...
''. He also directed several of the ''
Queen's Blade
is a Japanese series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan inspired by the licensed works from Firelight Game Company's '' Lost Worlds''. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament called the Queen's Blad ...
''
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
series, as well as anime adaptations for ''
I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.'' and ''
Unbreakable Machine-Doll
is a Japanese light novel series written by Reiji Kaitō and illustrated by Ruroo. Media Factory has published seventeen volumes under their MF Bunko J imprint from November 2009 to July 2017. A manga adaptation by Hakaru Takagi began seri ...
'', and is known for his
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
and anime productions with
manga artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...
Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021.
Filmography
Anime
Other projects
References
External links
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1966 births
2021 deaths
20th-century screenwriters
21st-century screenwriters
Anime directors
Anime screenwriters
Japanese animated film directors
Japanese animators
Japanese television directors
Male screenwriters
Manga artists from Hiroshima Prefecture
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