is 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 ...

, storyboard artist, and director from

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...

. He is a professor in the department of design at

Sapporo City University is a public university with campuses in Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Chuo-ku and Minami-ku, Sapporo, Japan. The predecessor of the school was established in 1991, and it was chartered as a university in 2006 when it merged with a nursing school. External ...

Hokkaido is Japan's second largest island and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu; the two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The la ...

, Japan.

Anime involved in

*'' A3!'': Series Director *''

Aishiteruze Baby is a shōjo romance manga by Yoko Maki. It was serialized by Shueisha in '' Ribon'' from April 2002 and January 2005 and collected in seven bound volumes. It was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment ...

'': Episode Director (ep 19) *'' BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad'': Key Animation (ep 10) *'' Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious'': Director *'' Celestial Method'': Director *'' Code:Breaker'': Storyboard (eps 4, 9, 11), Episode Director (eps 1, 4, 9, 12), Assistant Director *''

Comic Party , sometimes abbreviated to ComiPa, is a dating sim video game by the Japanese game studio Leaf (company), Leaf. It was first released on May 28, 1999 for Windows with Hentai, adult content, but re-released with it removed for the Dreamcast, ...

'': In-Between Animation (eps 3, 7, 12) *'' Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'': Storyboard (ep 7) *''

Hand Maid May is a Japanese anime television series created by Jūzō Mutsuki and Wonderfarm and produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Pioneer Entertainment (USA) LP., and TNK. It is directed by Shinichiro Kimura and Tetsuya Yanagisawa, with Kazuk ...

'': In-Between Animation (ep 4) *''

Heroman ''Heroman'' (stylized as ''HEROMAN'') is a Japanese manga and anime series created by Marvel's Stan Lee and Bones. The manga was published in Square Enix's magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' from August 2009 to October 2011, with its chapters ...

'': Episode Director (eps 5, 8) *''

Hit o Nerae! ''Love Love?'' (stylized as ''LOVE♥LOVE?'') is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeo Takahashi. It is a sequel to the series ''Hit o Nerae!'' (''Smash Hit''), with character design by Miwa Oshima. The plot centers on the relat ...

'': Unit Director (eps 1, 5) *''

I My Me! Strawberry Eggs , occasionally shortened to ''Strawberry Eggs'', is a Japanese anime television series conceptualized by YOM. Produced by Pioneer LDC, Toshiba Digital Frontiers Inc., Pioneer Entertainment (USA) LP., TNK and Tokyo Broadcasting System Televisi ...

'': Key Animation (ep 3) *''

Kamen no Maid Guy is a comedy manga series written and illustrated by Maruboro Akai. The manga started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' in 2004. An anime adaptation directed by Masayuki Sakoi, and animated by Madho ...

'': Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 12) *'' Kurau: Phantom Memory'': Technical director (ep 16) *''

Matoi the Sacred Slayer is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by White Fox. It was announced in July 2016 as White Fox's first original anime series that aired between October 4 and December 27, 2016. Plot Matoi Sumeragi, a second-year junior ...

'': Director *''

Needless ''Needless'' (stylized as ''NEEDLESS'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kami Imai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from October 2003 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in ...

'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1, 6, 10, 21, 24), Episode Director (ep 24) *''

Noragami is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Adachitoka. It began serialization in Kodansha's ''Monthly Shōnen Magazine'' in December 2010. The series has been collected into twenty-five ''tankōbon'' volumes as of June 2022. A 12- ...

'': Storyboard (ep 8) *''

Neppu Kairiku Bushi Road is a Japanese media franchise that was originally announced in 2003 by the title ''Neppu Kairiku Bushi Lord'' as a collaboration between the companies Gainax, Takara and Broccoli. After the death of story creator Sunao Yoshida in 2004 and the ...

'': Director *'' Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart'': Key Animation (ep 5) *''

Princess Resurrection is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga was serialized in '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' magazine and published by Kodansha. A 26-episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007. Both the ma ...

'': Director *''

Rizelmine is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Ace Next'' from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single ''tankōbon'' collection ...

'': Key Animation (ep 6, 21, 23, 24) *'' Saint Beast ~Ikusen no Hiru to Yoru Hen ~'': Director, Storyboard *'' Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi'': Director, Storyboard, Episode Director *''

Spice and Wolf is a Japanese light novel series written by Isuna Hasekura, with illustrations by Jū Ayakura. ASCII Media Works has published 23 novels since February 2006 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. ASCII Media Works reported that as of Octo ...

'': Episode Director (ep 4), Unit Director (OP) *''

Strawberry Panic! ''Strawberry Panic!'' is a series of Japanese illustrated short stories written by Sakurako Kimino, which focus on a group of teenage girls attending three affiliated all-girl schools on Astraea Hill. A common theme throughout the stories ...

'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1, 4, 26), Episode Director (ep 26) *''

Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrated by Kouhaku Kuroboshi. The series is a spin-off of Reki Kawahara's ''Sword Art Online'' series. A manga adaptation by Tadadi Tamori launched in 2015, and an anime te ...

'': Director *''

The Marginal Service ''The Marginal Service'' (stylized in all caps) is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series animated by studio 3Hz and produced by Cygames. It is directed by Masayuki Sakoi and written by Kenta Ihara, with Yoshio Kosakai designing t ...

'': Director *''

The Story of Saiunkoku is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sai Yukino and illustrated by Kairi Yura set in fictional ancient China. As of July 2011, the eighteenth and final volume was released, concluding the series. Four side story anthologies have ...

'': Episode Director (ep 35) *''

Wolverine The wolverine (), (''Gulo gulo''; ''Gulo'' is Latin for "gluttony, glutton"), also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, or quickhatch (from East Cree, ''kwiihkwahaacheew''), is the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae. It is ...

'': Storyboard (ED; eps 2, 10), Episode Director (ED; eps 2, 8)

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