is a male 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 ...

, storyboard artist, and animation director.

Biography

He worked on "Bit the Cupid" and "Hare Tokidoki Buta” at

Group TAC was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968 from former Mushi Pro staff. They worked on movies, videos, TV shows, and commercials, and contributed to all stages of the process, including p ...

before leaving the company in 1998 to start his own business. He has worked in animation and direction since about 2000, primarily for Madhouse productions (MADHOUSE Inc.). In 2003's "

Narutaru ''Shadow Star'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mohiro Kitoh, originally serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Afternoon'' from 1998 to 2003. The Japanese name is an abbrev ...

," he worked as a character designer. In 2006's "'' Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love''" he made his directorial debut. He has since transitioned to directing, concentrating on Dome and

Doga Kobo is a Japanese animation studio formed by former Toei Animation members Hideo Furusawa and Megumu Ishiguro, located in Nerima, Tokyo, Japan. The studio was established on July 11, 1973, and has been involved in the production of a large number of ...

's anime. Since appointing Takashi Aoshima as his first director in 2006, he has also employed Takaharu Okuma as an assistant director or character designer and Yasuhiro Misawa as the composer for all of his productions.

Work Process

He starts by reading over the original story, regardless of the number of books. After reading, he decides how much he will animate the original story into animation before discussing the original work and animation production with the main staff. The most important consideration when creating an animation is the original story’s content, which captures all the details in a novel or story that are unrealistic and impossible to represent through a single image. He is cautious about drawing the facial expressions and reactions of animated characters, as it might affect the emotional state or the intention of the author and the settings of the original character. He considers which part of the novel will be included as an episode of animation since fans of the original work will have variations of their favorite scenes. This causes the animation to be completely different from the original story or novel.

Works (as animator)

* ''Tatchi: Sebangô no nai êsu'' (1986) * ''Tatchi 2: Sayonara no Okurimono'' (1986) * ''Tatchi 3: Kimi ga tôrisugita ato ni'' (1987) * ''Murasaki Shikibu: Genji Monogatori'' (1987) * ''Fushigi no umi no Nadia: Gekijô-yô orijinaru-ban'' (1991) * ''Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi'' (1994) * '' Tenchi Muyô! Manatsu no Eve'' (1997) * '' Superman: The Animated Series'' (1998) * ''Tatchi: Are kara kimi wa … Miss Lonely Yesterday'' (1998) * ''Grandeek - Gaiden'' (2000) * '' Touch: Cross Road'' (2001) * X (2001) * ''

Strawberry Marshmallow is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Barasui about the adventures of four elementary school girls and their older sister-figure. It began serialization in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' in 2002. In 200 ...

(Ichigo mashimaro)'' (2005) * '' Rozario to banpaia'' (2008) * ''

Mitsudomoe , commonly translated as "comma", is a comma-like swirl symbol used in Japanese (roughly equivalent to a heraldic badge or charge in European heraldry). It closely resembles the usual form of a . The appears in many designs with various use ...

'' (2010) * ''

Sabagebu! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hidekichi Matsumoto, began serialization in Kodansha's '' Nakayoshi'' magazine from December 2010. The final chapter was published in the magazine's January 2017 issue. An anime adaptatio ...

'' (2014)

Works (as director)

*'' Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love'' (2006) *''

Minami-ke is a Japanese manga series by Koharu Sakuraba, creator of ''Kyō no Go no Ni''. It was first serialized in the weekly Japanese manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in March 2004. The slice of life comedy focuses on the everyday life ...

'' (2007) *''

'' (2010) *''

YuruYuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''Comic Yuri Hime S'' magazine from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to ''Comic Yuri Hime'' in September 2010. An anime ...

'' (2011) *'' YuruYuri♪♪'' (2012) *'' Kotoura-san'' (2013) *''

Love Lab is a Japanese yonkoma, four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Ruri Miyahara. An anime adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan from July to September 2013. Plot ''Love Lab'' is set in Fujisaki Girls Academy, which is known for the ...

'' (2013) *''

'' (2014) *''

Himouto! Umaru-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sankaku Head. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from March 2013 to November 2017, with its chapters collected in twelve ''tankōbon'' v ...

'' (2015) *''Hagane Orchestra'' (2016) *'' Gabriel DropOut'' (2017) *'' Himouto! Umaru-chan R'' (2017) *''

Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! , known as for short, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kanko Nakamura. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired between October and December 2018. Plot Tsubame Kamoi, a former JSDF pilot who is attracted ...

'' (2018) *''

Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! is a Japanese light novel series written by FUNA and illustrated by Itsuki Akata. A manga adaptation by Neko Mint began serialization in 2016. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment. ...

'' (2019) *''

Onipan! is an original Japanese anime television series created by Norihiro Naganuma, animated by Wit Studio and produced by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions. It is directed by Masahiko Ohta and written by Takashi Aoshima, with Yasuhiro Misawa composing ...

'' (2022)

Works (as storyboard artist)

* ''

Mai-HiMe is a Japanese anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005. The series focuses on the lives of HiMEs—girls with the capa ...

'' (2004) * ''

Elemental gelade is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. The fantasy adventure and a tale of a group of five who are on a journey to Edel Garden, the birthplace of mystical beings called Edel Raids who are described as "living ...

'' (2005) * ''

Shuffle! ''Shuffle!'' (stylized as ''SHUFFLE!'') is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2007) * '' Toraburu'' (2008) * ''

'' (2010) * '' Kotoura-san'' (2013) * ''

'' (2013) * ''

'' (2014) * '' Himouto! Umaruchan'' (2015) * '' Gabriel DropOut'' (2017) * ''

Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru , known as for short, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kanko Nakamura. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired between October and December 2018. Plot Tsubame Kamoi, a former JSDF pilot who is attracted ...

'' (2018)

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