is a Japanese

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

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. ...

from

Mie Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Mie Prefecture has a population of 1,781,948 () and has a geographic area of . Mie Prefecture is bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the north, Shiga Prefecture and Kyoto Prefecture to ...

, Japan. He has his own studio enterprise, Studio Orphee. Kuroda is noted for his work on authoring the scenario, screenplay and story composition of the anime series ''

Excel Saga is a manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in '' Young King OURs'' from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shōnen Gahōsha. The series fol ...

'', '' Please Teacher!'' and its sequel ''

Please Twins! is an anime television series scripted by Yōsuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who ...

'', ''

Honey and Clover is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It was serialized in Takarajimasha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Cutie Comic'' from 2000 to 2001, before being transferred to Shueisha's ''josei'' (aimed at younger ad ...

'', ''

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilita ...

'' and numerous others. In 2003, Kuroda won the Individual Award at the 8th

Animation Kobe The was an event established by Kobe in 1996 to promote anime and other visual media. The were given annually until 2015 by Kobe and the Organising Committee to creators and creations. Event Animation Kobe has been held annually in Kobe since ...

event, held annually in

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, whic ...

. He has collaborated with fellow screenwriter and novelist

Hideyuki Kurata is a Japanese anime screenwriter, light novelist, and manga artist, noted for authoring the series composition of such works as ''Read or Die'', ''Now and Then, Here and There'', ''Kamichu!'', and ''Gun Sword''. He has been a member of Yōsuke Kuro ...

on multiple series, including ''Goblin Slayer'', ''Hellsing Ultimate'', and ''Drifters''.

Screenwriting

A work in bold denotes Kuroda as its head writer.

Anime television series

* ''

Tenchi Universe is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC and produced by Pioneer LDC. It is loosely based on the first six episodes of the ''Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki'' OVA series. The series premiered on April 2, 1995 in Japan and concluded its a ...

'' (1995) * ''

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 ...

'' (1996-1997) * ''

Battle Athletes Victory is a Japanese franchise which includes an OVA series animated by AIC, a manga by Yūki Nakano, and a 26-episode anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from October 1997 to March 1998. A reboot manga, ''Pale Blue Dot: Battle Ath ...

'' (1997-1998) * ''

Trigun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. ''Trigun'' was first serialized in Tokuma Shoten's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' from April 1995 to January 1997, when the mag ...

'' (1998) * '' Android Announcer Maico 2010'' (1998) * ''

Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure is a Japanese anime series animated by AIC and created by Masaki Kajishima, best known for the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' franchise. It was originally broadcast on Wowow from April to July 1999 and was licensed in the US by Pioneer LDC, later known as ...

'' (1999) * ''

Infinite Ryvius is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for ''Gundam SEED''. The series is also noted for its ...

'' (1999) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Omishi Magical Theater: Risky Safety'' (1999) * '' Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran'' (2000) * ''

Puni Puni Poemy is a Japanese two-part original video animation spin-off from the ''Excel Saga'' manga and anime television series. It features some of that series' secondary characters and many of its staff, primarily director Shinichi Watanabe. Like ''Exc ...

'' (2001) * '' s-CRY-ed'' (2001) * ''

Kokoro Library is a slice-of-life Japanese manga series by Nobuyuki Takagi and Yōsuke Kuroda, originally serialized between April 2000 and July 2002 in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh. It follows the peaceful daily lives of three sisters who live in a library. ...

'' (2001) * '' Steel Angel Kurumi 2'' (2001) * '' Please Teacher!'' (2002) * ''

Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan , also known as ''Earth Defender! Mao-chan'', is a 26-episode anime created by Xebec. It stars three eight-year-old girls, Mao, Misora and Sylvia, as they try to defend the earth against invading aliens. The world's defense has fallen to ...

'' (2002) * ''

Tenchi Muyo! GXP is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC and broadcast on NTV from April 3, 2002 to September 25, 2002. It is the fourth installment of the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' line of series, succeeding ''Tenchi in Tokyo'', localized in North Am ...

'' (2002) * ''

'' (2003) * ''

Bottle Fairy is an anime series about four fairies who discover the secrets of the world from inside their little house. The show originally aired from October to December 2003 on UHF syndication in Japan, and each episode has a run time of only 12 minute ...

'' (2003) * ''

Gungrave is a 2002 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Red Entertainment (Sega in North America and Activision in Europe) for the PlayStation 2. ''Gungrave'' follows its main character through a variety of stages on a path of rev ...

'' (2003-2004) * ''

Yumeria is a Japanese manga series and a PlayStation 2 video game created by Namco. The video game and manga were both initially released in Japan in 2003. Studio Deen produced a 12-episode anime television series broadcast on TBS in Japan in ...

'' (2004) * ''

Madlax is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2004 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed ''Madlax'' and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura. The DVD version was released by ADV Films in North Americ ...

'' (2004) * '' Ring ni Kakero 1'' (2004-2011) * ''

Best Student Council is a Japanese anime television series conceived by Konami and animated by J.C.Staff which originally aired on TV Tokyo from April to September 2005. A PS2 dating sim game of the same name based on the anime was also made by Konami. The No ...

'' (2005) * ''

'' (2005-2006) * '' Kishin Houkou Demonbane'' (2006) * ''

Spider Riders is a series of science fiction novels first published in December 2004, published by Newmarket Press written by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron-Anasti and Stephen D. Sullivan (books 2–3). The series was adapted into an anime series, produced by Be ...

'' (2006-2007) * ''

'' (2007-2009) * ''

Big Windup! , often shortened to just , is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Asa Higuchi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since September 2003, with its chapters collec ...

'' (2007-2010) * ''

Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ ''Phantom of Inferno'' (known in Japan as ''Phantom -PHANTOM OF INFERNO-'') is an adult visual novel game created by Nitroplus, directed and written by Gen Urobuchi, distributed in North America by Hirameki International (a subsidiary of t ...

'' (2009) * '' Hayate the Combat Butler!!'' (2009) * ''

Highschool of the Dead ''Highschool of the Dead'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' between the September 2006 and May 2013 issues, but ...

'' (2010) * ''

Softenni is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryō Azuchi. Beginning serialization in Mag Garden's ''Comic Blade'' in 2008, Softenni consists of eight volumes. An anime adaptation by Xebec aired on April 7, 2011 on Tokyo MX and finished on Ju ...

'' (2011) * ''

Maken-ki! is a Japanese manga series by Hiromitsu Takeda. It was published by Fujimi Shobo's magazine ''Dragon Age Pure'', and later ''Monthly Dragon Age'', after the former magazine ceased publishing. It has been adapted into an anime series by Anim ...

'' (2011) * ''

Waiting in the Summer is a 2012 Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff, produced by Genco and Geneon, and directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai. The screenplay was written by Yōsuke Kuroda with original character design by Taraku Uon, who both contributed ...

'' (2012) * '' Jormungand'' (2012) * ''

Btooom! ''Btooom!'' (stylized as ''BTOOOM!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Comic Bunch'', where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters colle ...

'' (2012) * ''

Gundam Build Fighters is a 2013 Japanese science fiction anime television series based on Sunrise's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise. The series is directed by Kenji Nagasaki of ''No. 6'' and written by Yōsuke Kuroda of ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00''. Character d ...

'' (2013-2014) ** ''Battlogue'' (2017) ** ''GM’s Counterattack'' (2017) * '' Maken-ki! Two'' (2014) * '' SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation'' (2014) * ''

Gundam Build Fighters Try is a 2014 Japanese science fiction anime television series based on Sunrise's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise, and a sequel to the 2013 series ''Gundam Build Fighters''. Like its predecessor, and in contrast to other ''Gundam'' series, ''G ...

'' (2014-2015) * '' Wooser’s Hand-to-Mouth Life: Mugen-hen'' (2015) * '' Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid'' (2015) * '' Drifters'' (2016) * ''

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 ...

'' (2016) * ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...

'' (2016–present) * ''

ID-0 is a 2017 cyberpunk Japanese anime television series produced by Sanzigen. The anime was announced through a teaser video on August 7, 2016. followed by the official website on January 26, 2017. The series is produced by Sanzigen and directed ...

'' (2017) * ''

Battle Girl High School was a Japanese science fantasy social network game developed and published by COLOPL. It was released in Japan on April 16, 2015. An anime adaptation was green-lit to celebrate the one year anniversary of the game. The anime adaptation, whic ...

'' (2017) * '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans'' (2017) * ''

Gundam Build Divers is a Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Sunrise, a spiritual successor to the 2013 anime ''Gundam Build Fighters'', based on the long-running ''Gundam'' franchise. It is directed by Shinya Watada ('' Gundam Build ...

'' (2018) * ''

Goblin Slayer stylized as GOBLIN SLAYER! in Latin script, is a Japanese dark fantasy Dark fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy literary, artistic, and cinematic works that incorporate disturbing and frightening themes of fantasy. It often combine ...

'' (2018) * ''

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 ...

'' (2018) * '' 2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team'' (2021) * '' Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story'' (2022) * ''

Mashle is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hajime Kōmoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from January 2020 to July 2023, with its chapters collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes . An anime televi ...

'' (2023)

OVAs

* ''

Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki , known as simply ''Tenchi Muyo!'' in North America, is a collection of Japanese Original video animation, OVAs created by Masaki Kajishima and animated by Anime International Company, AIC. Initially released in 1992, it marked the begin ...

'' ** ''Series 1'' (1993) ** ''Series 2'' (1994-1995) ** ''Series 3'' (2003-2005) * '' Trouble Evocation'' (1996) * ''Tattoon Master'' (1996) * '' Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem'' (1996) * ''

Magical Girl Pretty Sammy is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series produced by AIC and Pioneer LDC, and released from 1995 to 1997 as three videos. It features character Sasami from the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' series as a magical girl, and is noted for recastin ...

'' (1996) * ''

Panzer Dragoon ''Panzer Dragoon'' is a series of video games by Sega. The first three games were developed in the 1990s by Sega's Team Andromeda for the Sega Saturn. The fourth, ''Panzer Dragoon Orta'' (2002), was developed by Sega's Smilebit team for the X ...

'' (1996) * '' Variable Geo'' (1997) * '' Jungle de Ikou!'' (1997) * '' Photon: The Idiot Adventures'' (1997-1999) * ''

Geobreeders is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from 1993 to 2009, before entering on hiatus. Its chapters were collected in sixtee ...

'' ** ''Get Back the Kitty'' (1998) ** ''Breakthrough'' (2000) * ''

'' (1999) * '' Steel Angel Kurumi Zero'' (2001) * '' Saint Seiya: Hades Chapter 2 - Inferno'' (2006-2008) * '' Hellsing Ultimate'' (2006-2012) * '' Hayate the Combat Butler!! OVA: Hayate’s Interests'' (2009) * ''

Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G is an anime produced by Sunrise to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Gundam plastic model kits. It was directed by Kou Matsuo and written by Yousuke Kuroda, and features character designs by Kaichiro Terada. The show was originally b ...

'' (2010) * '' Highschool of the Dead: Drifters of the DEAD'' (2011) * '' Maken-ki! OVA'' ** ''It’s Summer! It’s Swimsuits! It’s Training Camp!'' (2012) ** ''Takeru Turns Into a Woman!? Naked in a Southern Island!'' (2013)

ONAs

* '' Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-'' (2022)

Live action TV

* ''

Ultraman Max is a Japanese Tokusatsu series produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd. Released as the 19th ''Ultra Series'', it aired from July 2, 2005, until April 1, 2006. The show aimed to return to the fast-paced formula ...

'' (2005) * '' Holyland'' (2005)

Films

* '' Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer'' (2010) * '' Gundam Build Fighters Try: Island Wars'' (2016)

Video game

* '' Bujingai'' (2003)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuroda, Yōsuke 1968 births Anime screenwriters 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists Japanese screenwriters Living people Writers from Mie Prefecture