is a Japanese storyboard artist,

screenwriter A screenplay writer (also called screenwriter, scriptwriter, scribe or scenarist) is a writer who practices the craft of screenwriting, writing screenplays on which mass media, such as films, television programs and video games, are based. ...

, and director.

Filmography

Director

* '' Mobile Suit SD Gundam's Counterattack'' (1989; director) * ''

The Brave Express Might Gaine is an anime television series begun in 1993, created by Takara and Sunrise under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and was the fourth in the '' Yūsha'' or Brave metaseries. Story Mighto Senpuuji is a billionaire crime-fighting teenager, t ...

'' (1993; director as ) * ''

Brave Police J-Decker is the fifth series of the anime television meta Brave series (Yūsha) created by Takara and Sunrise. It aired in Japan from February 5, 1994 to January 28, 1995. ''Brave Police J-Decker'' returns the series to a subtly lighter tone, focusing mo ...

'' (1994; director, episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

The Brave of Gold Goldran is a Japanese anime television series begun in 1995, created by Takara and Sunrise under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and was the sixth in the '' Yūsha''/''Brave'' metaseries. Goldran follows the adventures of three young boys who are tas ...

'' (1995; director, episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing'', also known in Japan as , is a 1995 Japanese mecha anime series directed by Masashi Ikeda and written by Katsuyuki Sumizawa. It is the sixth installment in the '' Gundam'' franchise, taking place in the "Af ...

'' (1995; director ncreditedfrom ep. 27 to ep. 49), episode storyboard) * ''

After War Gundam X , is a 1996 Japanese anime television series and the seventh installment in the long running ''Gundam'' franchise that started in 1979, but takes place in an alternate timeline called . The series has 39 episodes, aired in Japan from April ...

'' (1996; director, episode storyboard) * ''

Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo , often shortened to , and known in English as ''KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops'', is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It takes place in the present day, in and around a neighborhood police station ( k� ...

'' (1998; director from ep. 76 to ep. 338) * ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo The Movie'' (1999; director) * ''Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shūrai! Tornado Daisakusen!!'' (2003; director) * ''

School Rumble is a Japanese ''shōnen'' manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 ''tankōbon'' volumes b ...

'' (2004; director, episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Gin Tama is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in ''Jump Giga'' from December 2 ...

'' OVA (2005; director) * ''

Ginban Kaleidoscope is a Japanese light novel series written by Rei Kaibara and illustrated by Hiro Suzuhira. A manga adaptation authored by Jun Hasegawa was serialized in Margaret from 2005 to 2006. An anime adaptation of the first arc of the novels aired on ...

'' (2005; director, episode storyboard; as ) * '' School Rumble: Extra Class'' (2005; director, episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

'' (2006; director from ep. 1 to 105; surpervisor from ep. 106 to 201) * '' School Rumble: Third Semester'' (2008; director) * ''

Sora no Manimani is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara. The manga was serialized between the November 2005 and September 2011 issues of Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' manga magazine, and was collected into 10 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'' (2009; director, writer, episode storyboard) * '' Gintama: The Movie'' (2010; director) — Prugio Citizen's Choice Award at the

Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival The Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival (), or BiFan, is an international film festival held annually in July in Bucheon, South Korea. Prior to 2015, it was known as the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival or PiFan. Inaugurated ...

* ''

Gintama' The episodes from the anime television series are based on the '' Gintama'' manga by Hideaki Sorachi. The series premiered in TV Tokyo on April 4, 2011. It is a sequel of the first ''Gintama'' anime that ended in April 2010. The main staff from ...

'' (2011; supervisor, recording production) * ''

Daily Lives of High School Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunobu Yamauchi. The manga was serialized in ''Gangan Online'' and was released in seven manga volumes between May 21, 2009, and September 27, 2012. A twelve-episode anime series produc ...

'' (2012; director, writer, episode storyboard, sound director) * ''

Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter is a Japanese actor and narrator from Kōnosu, Saitama. His former stage name was . He is a graduate of the Nishogakusha University Department of Literature and received training at Bungakuza's research establishment and the Seinenza Theater ...

'' (2012, chief director, episode storyboard) * ''

Ixion Saga DT is a Japanese anime television series based on the online game Ixion Saga by Capcom. It began airing on October 6, 2012 and ended on March 30, 2013. It also was adapted into two manga series and a light novel series. Plot One day as Kon Ho ...

'' (2012, director, episode storyboard, sound director) * '' Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!'' (2015; director, episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nami Sano. The manga follows a high school student named Sakamoto, who has a reputation for being the " coolest" person among the entire student body. The series has been licensed for an E ...

'' (2016; director, writer, episode storyboard, sound director) * '' Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!'' (2016; director) * ''

Nanbaka , also known as ''Nanbaka - The Numbers'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shō Futamata. An anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired between 5 October 2016 and 22 March 2017. The title is a play on words, ...

'' (2016; director) * '' Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!'' OVA (2017; director) * '' Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS!'' (2018; director, writer, episode storyboard, sound director) * ''

Grand Blue is a Japanese manga series written by Kenji Inoue and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' good! Afternoon'' since April 2014. The manga is published digitally in English by K ...

'' (2018; director, writer, episode storyboard, episode director, sound director) * '' RobiHachi'' (2019, director, storyboard, sound director) * '' Teppen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Laughing 'til You Cry'' (2022, chief director)

Other

* ''

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam is a 1985 Japanese television anime series, the second installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the original ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu ...

'' (1985; episode director; as ) * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ is the third installment in Sunrise's long running ''Gundam'' franchise and the last TV series in the franchise released in Japan's Shōwa period. A direct follow up to ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'', it is directed and written by Yoshiyuki Tom ...

'' (1986; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''Deat Heat'' (1987; episode director) * ''

Dirty Pair is a series of Japanese light novels (the first one being a fix-up) written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions. The first stories that make up the first volume ...

OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

(1987; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Metal Armor Dragonar is a 48-episode mecha anime series, created by Nippon Sunrise (later renamed Sunrise during production) and aired from 1987 to 1988. Devised shortly after the release of ''Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ'', ''Dragonar'' was intended to be both a "sta ...

'' (1987; episode storyboard) * ''

Armor Hunter Mellowlink is a Japanese military science fiction mecha anime series produced by Nippon Sunrise, created and directed by Ryosuke Takahashi and featuring mechanical designs by Kunio Okawara. Following directly in the footsteps of Takahashi' ...

'' (1988; episode storyboard, episode director) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack'' (1998; co-producer) * ''

Ronin Warriors ''Ronin Warriors'', known in Japan by its original title , is a Japanese anime series created by Hajime Yatate and animated by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise. The television series, co-produced by Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Nagoya TV, a ...

'' (1988; opening and ending coordinator; episode storyboard, episode director) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket'' (1989; episode storyboard, episode director) * '' Patlabor: The TV Series'' (1989; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Brave Exkaiser is a Japanese animated television series produced by Sunrise. The series is directed by Katsuyoshi Yatabe and written by Yasushi Hirano with both character and mecha designs done by Masayuki Hiraoka and Kunio Okawara respectively. It aired on ...

'' (1990; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Chibi Maruko-chan is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls ''Maruko'', and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Maruko is a tro ...

'' (1990; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

Mobile Suit SD Gundam is a series of animated shorts released in theaters and as original video animation between 1988 and 1993 by Sunrise. Part of the '' SD Gundam'' media franchise, the anime was based on the popular ''Gashapon'' capsule toys and model ki ...

'' OVA (1990; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird is a 1991 anime television series, created by Takara and Sunrise under the direction of Katsuyoshi Yatabe. It is the second incarnation in the long-running " ''Brave''", (or ''Yūsha''), franchise. This series's title's English translation bea ...

'' (1991; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn , sometimes simply Da Garn, is a Japanese animated television series that aired in 1992, created by Takara and Sunrise under the direction of Shinji Takamatsu, and is the third of the long running Yuusha or "Brave" series. The official Japane ...

'' (1992; production chief; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''Salad Jūyūshi Tomatoman'' (1992; episode storyboard, episode director) * ''

The King of Braves GaoGaiGar is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise's internal "Studio 7" division alongside Tokyu Agency. It is the eighth and final installment in Takara's ''Brave series'' franchise. It is directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani, with Yosh ...

'' (1996; episode storyboard as "Tesaki Okuno") * '' Ginga Hyōryū Vifam 13'' (1998; episode storyboard, episode director) * '' Japan Hikarian Railroad'' (1998; episode storyboard) * ''

Outlaw Star is a Japanese anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. The series takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe i ...

'' (1998; episode storyboard) * ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series animated by Studio Gallop based on the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga series written by Kazuki Takahashi. It is the second anime adaptation of the manga following the 1998 anime televisi ...

'' (2000; episode storyboard) * '' Brigadoon: Marin & Melan'' (2001; episode storyboard) * '' s-CRY-ed'' (2001; episode storyboard) * ''

Lightning Attack Express Lightning is a naturally occurring electrostatic discharge during which two electric charge, electrically charged regions, both in the atmosphere or with one on the land, ground, temporarily neutralize themselves, causing the instantaneous ...

'' (2002; episode storyboard) * ''

AM Driver ''AM Driver'', known in Japan as , is an anime series produced by Studio Deen, TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems. It is directed by Yūji Yamaguchi, with Satoshi Namiki handling series composition, Eiji Suganuma designing the characters and Kazu ...

'' (2004; episode storyboard; as "Tesaki Okuno") * '' Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya'' (2013; supervisor, recording production)

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