is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. After graduating Osaka Designers' College, Asaka entered Madhouse. He was inspired to become a director by '' Phoenix: Yamato Chapter'' and made his debut as an episode director in episode 40 of ''

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''. He made his chief directorial debut with the 1993 OVA ''POPS''. His noted works include, among others, ''

Cardcaptor Sakura , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...

'' (his directorial anime television series debut), ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Nana'', ''

Chihayafuru is a Japanese ''josei'' manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Suetsugu. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''josei'' manga magazine '' Be Love'' from December 2007 to August 2022, with its chapters collected in 50 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'', and ''

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''. In 1999, he won the Theatrical Film Award in the

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awards.

Filmography

TV series

*''

'' (1998–2000) - Director *''

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'' (2001) - Director *'' Galaxy Angel Z'' (2002) - Director *''

'' (2002) - Director *''

'' (2003–2004) - Director *'' Nana'' (2006–2007) - Director *''

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'' (2009) - Director *''

'' (2011-2012) - Director *''

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'' (2013) - Director *''

'' (2015) - Director *'' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' (2018) - Director *'' Chihayafuru 3'' (2019) - Director *'' Loving Yamada at Lv999!'' (2023) - Director

TV specials

*'' Yawara! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga...'' (1996) - Director

Films

*'' Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie'' (1999) - Director *'' Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' (2000) - Director *'' Leave It To Kero! Movie'' (2000) - Story composition

OVAs

*''POPS'' (1993; director)

Other works

*''Attack! Future's Challenge! J League'' (1996; artbook) :

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: Shiobunsha, art: Akihiko Tanaka, *''Noel'' (1996; game, storyboards) :

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game. *''Ryūjin Numa'' (2001; storyboards) :Special anime museum screening by Shotaro Ishinomori. *'' Last Order: Final Fantasy VII'' (2005; director, storyboards) :Limited-edition special DVD production included in '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''.

References

External links

Morio Asaka at TAF 2006
at Madhouse website

Morio Asaka anime works
at Media Arts Database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Asaka, Morio Anime directors Japanese film directors 1967 births Japanese animators People from Hyōgo Prefecture Living people Madhouse (company) people