is a

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and producer.

Career

Sakurai was born in Tochigi, Japan. He returned there when he was 13, and graduated from

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majoring in economics. His theses on Japanese animation and subculture won several awards. While still a college student, he wrote eight episodes of the

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television series '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex''. After graduation, he was employed at

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. and wrote for the second series, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG, and for the TV movie Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society.

Filmography

Anime

* '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (Screenwriter; eps3,8,11,12,15,17,24,25) * '' Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG'' (Screenwriter; eps1,10,14,24) * '' Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' (Screenwriter; eps3,8,12,16,20,24) * ''

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'' (Screenwriter; eps 3, 11, 20) * '' xxxHolic'' (Screenwriter; eps2,5,9,13,19,SP) * '' xxxHolic:Kei'' (Screenwriter; ep7) * ''

Otogi Zoshi , is a 2002 action video game developed by FromSoftware and published by Sega. It was released for the Xbox in Japan in December 2002, by Sega in North America in August 2003, and Europe in September 2003. ''Otogi'' follows former executioner R ...

'' (Chief Screenwriter; eps1,6,13,18,24,26) * ''

Real Drive is an anime TV series created by Production I.G and Masamune Shirow (known for the ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Appleseed (manga), Appleseed'' franchises) under the directorship of Kazuhiro Furuhashi, produced in collaboration with broadcast ...

'' (Screenwriter; eps8,10,17,24) * ''

Appleseed XIII is a 2011 Japanese CGI anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow's science fiction manga series '' Appleseed''. Composed of 13 episodes, the series retold the exploits of E-S.W.A.T. member Deunan and her cyborg partner Briareos. The series was ...

'' (Screenwriter; eps2,4,10,13) * ''

Recovery of an MMO Junkie is a Japanese manga series by Rin Kokuyō released as a webtoon on the Comico app. An anime television series adaptation directed by Kazuyoshi Yaginuma and animated by Signal.MD aired from October to December 2017. In June 2018, Comico ende ...

'' (executive producer) * ''

Ojarumaru is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK E-Tele since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind '' Nintama Rantaro'', an ...

'' (Screenwriter; from 10th season)

Feature films

* '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society'' (Screenwriter) * '' xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream'' (Screenwriter) * '' Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone '' (Screenplay Cooperation) * '' Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance '' (Screenplay Cooperation) * ''Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai '' (Storyboard) * ''

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'' (Screenwriter) * ''

Giovanni's Island is a 2014 Japanese animated historical drama film directed by Mizuho Nishikubo and produced by Production I.G and co-produced and presented by the Japan Association of Music Enterprises. The film was released on February 22, 2014, in Japan and ...

'' (Screenwriter, Producer) * '' CYBORG009 CALL OF JUSTICE'' (Producer) * '' colorful ninja iromaki'' (Producer) * ''

Napping Princess is a 2017 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film. It was produced by Signal.MD, written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, and stars Mitsuki Takahata. It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 18, 2017. An English dubbed versi ...

'' (Producer)

Bibliography

* ''Kutikula'' (manga) * '' Tachikomatic Days'' (manga) * ''God Voice'' (manga) * ''Philosophia Robotica'' (critique)

References

External links

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Yoshiki Sakurai anime
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