is a Japanese director of

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 ...

. He graduated from the Animation Department of Tokyo Design Academy and worked as a freelancer at

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...

. His most notable work has been as a series director for ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'', including two of its feature films.'' Shonen Jump'' Volume 5, Issue 12. December 2007.

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. 198. Other works directed include '' Ginga e Kickoff!!'', ''

Rainbow Fireflies is a 2012 Japanese anime film directed by Kōnosuke Uda. Plot On a hot summer day, a young boy named Yuta visits the dam where his father died one year ago. At the site he meets a mysterious old man. He gives the old man something to drink and l ...

'', '' Majin Bone'', and ''

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''. He currently works mainly for

MAPPA is a Japanese animation studio headquartered in Suginami, Tokyo. Founded in 2011 by Madhouse co-founder and producer Masao Maruyama, it has produced anime works including ''Terror in Resonance'', ''Yuri!!! on Ice'', ''In This Corner of the Wo ...

Filmography

TV series

*''

'' (1999-2006) - Director *''

The File of Young Kindaichi is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō Kan ...

'' (2007) - Director *'' Ginga e Kickoff!!'' (2012-2013) - Director *'' Majin Bone'' (2014) - Director *'' One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia'' (2015) - Director *''

DAYS A day is the time period of a full rotation of the Earth with respect to the Sun. On average, this is 24 hours, 1440 minutes, or 86,400 seconds. In everyday life, the word "day" often refers to a solar day, which is the length between two solar ...

'' (2016) - Director, series composition *'' One Piece: Episode of Skypiea'' (2018) - Chief director *''

Hinomaru Sumo is Japanese sumo manga series written and illustrated by Kawada. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from May 2014 to July 2019, with its chapters collected into 28 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. A 24-episode anime televi ...

'' (2018-2019) - Chief director, series composition

Films

*'' One Piece: Dead End Adventure'' (2003) - Director *'' One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle'' (2006) - Director *''

'' (2012) - Director'

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