is a Japanese producer, who has worked on such projects as ''
Serial Experiments Lain
''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...
'' (a producer and story writer). He was a director for the ''Noel'' video game, worked on the
''Lain'' video game, and also on ''
Wachenröder
is a 1998 Japanese Simulation role-playing game, simulation role playing game. It was developed by TNS Co., Ltd. and published by Sega for the Sega Saturn. It was never released outside of Japan.
Gameplay
''Wachenröder'' is a Simulation role ...
'' for the
Sega Saturn
The is a home video game console developed by Sega and released on November 22, 1994, in Japan, May 11, 1995, in North America, and July 8, 1995, in Europe. Part of the fifth generation of video game consoles, it was the successor to the succ ...
. He first hired
Yoshitoshi ABe
is a Japanese graphic artist who works predominantly in anime and manga. He first gained fame in his work on the avant-garde anime ''Serial Experiments Lain''. He is also responsible for the concept and character design for the series '' NieA_7' ...
, who would become a regular collaborator in the future on many other anime projects.
Anime involved in
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Phantom Quest Corp.'' (1994), Assistant Producer
*''
Hyper Doll
is a Japanese manga series by Shimpei Itoh. It was adapted into a two episode OVA by Triangle Staff between September 25, 1995 and November 25, 1995. The story is about two alien androids that are sent from space to defend the Earth. An Engl ...
'' (1995), Producer
*''
Magical Project S
''Magical Project S'', known in Japan as , is a 26-episode anime television series produced by AIC and Pioneer LDC, airing in Japan from October 1996 to March 1997.. It is based on the Pretty Sammy character and the OVA series. The series was ...
'' (1996), Assistant Producer
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Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness'' (1997
-08-07), Production Supporter
*''
Serial Experiments Lain
''Serial Experiments Lain'' (stylized as ''serial experiments lain'') is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff ...
'' (1998), Original Concept & Story, Producer
*''
Nazca
Nazca (; sometimes spelled Nasca; qu, Naska) is a city and system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru. It is also the name of the largest existing town in the Nazca Province. The name is derived from the Nazca culture, which flourished in ...
'' (1998), Producer
*''
The Legend of Black Heaven
, also referred to as ''The Legend of Black Heaven'' and ''Kacho-Ōji'', is a Japanese anime television series conceptualized by Hiroki Hayashi and produced by Pioneer Corporation, Pioneer LDC Inc., AIC and A.P.P.P. It is directed by Yasuhi ...
'' (1999), Music Producer
*''
Amazing Nurse Nanako
is an anime OVA series released in Japan. There were 6 episodes. It was released between July 2000 and January 2001 on 3 DVDs in the United States through Geneon, each containing 2 episodes per volume.
The series details the life and histor ...
'' (1999), Producer
*''
NieA 7
, also known as ''NieA under 7'', is a doujinshi manga series created by graphic designer Yoshitoshi ABe and later published by Kadokawa Shoten on their monthly ''Shōnen'' magazine ''Monthly Ace Next'' from October 1999 to January 2001. ...
'' (2000), Producer
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Hellsing
''Hellsing'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouta Hirano. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from May 1997 to September 2008, with its ch ...
'' (2001), Executive Producer
*''
Haibane Renmei
is a Japanese anime television series. It is based on an original ''dōjinshi'' manga series by Yoshitoshi ABe, , which was released from 1998 to 2002 and left unfinished as work on the anime began. The 13-episode series was animated by Radix ...
'' (2002), Producer
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Texhnolyze
''Texhnolyze'' (stylized as ''TEXHNOLYZE'') is a Japanese experimental anime television series animated by Madhouse and directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, with screenplay by Chiaki J. Konaka, with original character design by Yoshitoshi ABe and pr ...
'' (2003), Producer
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Koi Kaze
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoi Yoshida. It was published in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Evening'' from 2001 to 2004, with its chapters collected in five ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha. The serie ...
'' (2004), Producer
*''
Ergo Proxy
''Ergo Proxy'' is a Japanese cyberpunk anime television series, produced by Manglobe, directed by Shūkō Murase and written by Dai Satō. The series ran for 23 episodes from February to August 2006 on the Wowow satellite network. It is set i ...
'' (2006), Music Producer
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Hellsing Ultimate'' (2006), Producer
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Shigurui: Death Frenzy'' (2007), Producer
*''
Rideback'' (2009), Producer
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Danganronpa: The Animation'' (2013), Executive producer
References
External links
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Yasuyuki Uedaat Media Arts Database
-(from
SciFi.com)
Similar interview focused on ''Lain''
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Japanese animators
Japanese animated film producers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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