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character designer, animation director and director. He was most notable for directing the original ''
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'' anime, as well as for providing character designs for '' Vifam'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and '' F-Zero GP Legend''. He is the founder of the anime production studio, Studio Live and as well as the
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(JAniCA) along with
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. His designs are similar to those of
Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series ''Dr. Slump'', before going on to create ''Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character design ...
. Toyoo got his style while working on
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. He was also heavily inspired by
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,
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, the
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and Jack Davis.


Notable works as character design and animator

* ''Uchū Shōnen Soran'' (1965) (in-between animation) * ''Space Boy Soran'' (1965) (animation) * ''Bōken Gabotenjima'' (1967) (animation) * ''
Moomin The Moomins ( sv, Mumintroll) are the central characters in a series of novels, short stories, and a comic strip by Finns, Finnish writer and illustrator Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish language, Swedish by Schildts in Finland. The ...
'' (1969) (animation director) * ''
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'' (1970) (animation) * ''
New Moomin is the second anime television series adaptation of the Moomin book series by the Finnish illustrator and writer Tove Jansson. It is a remake of the 1969-1970 ''Moomin'' series, which was loosely based on the books. It was produced in 1972 by ...
'' (1972) (animation director) * ''
Wansa-kun is a mascot for Sanwa Bank designed by Osamu Tezuka. It was later turned into a manga series by Tezuka and an anime series from 1973. The hero of Wansa-kun was Wansa, a puppy who is sold for a pittance, then escapes, and spends much of the ...
'' (1973) (art director) * ''
Heidi, Girl of the Alps is an anime television series produced by Zuiyo Eizo and is based on the novel '' Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning'' by Johanna Spyri (1880). It was directed by Isao Takahata and features contributions by numerous other anime fi ...
'' (1974) (co-character design and animation director) * '' Space Battleship Yamato Series'' (1974) (animation director on the series from 1974 to 1981) * ''
Candy Candy is a Japanese series created by Kyoko Mizuki. The main character, Candice "Candy" White Ardley is a blonde girl with freckles, large emerald green eyes and long hair, worn in pigtails with bows. ''Candy Candy'' first appeared as a mang ...
'' (1976) (animation director) * ''
UFO Warrior Dai Apolon is a Japanese mecha anime television series that was produced by Eiken. There were 47 episodes aired at 25 minutes each. It is also known as "''UFO Senshi Dai-Apolon''", "''UFO Soldier Dai-Apolon''", "''UFO Robo Dai-Apolon''", "''Daiapolon''" ...
'' (1976–1977) (character design) * ''
Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi ''Tales of Magic'', also known as ''Merlin's Cave'' and ''Wonderful'', ''Wonderful Tales From Around the World'', and known in Japan as ''Manga Fairy Tales of the World'' (まんが世界昔ばなし ''Manga sekai mukashi banashi''?) is a Japa ...
'' (1976–1979) (animation director) * ''
Jetter Mars is an anime series directed by Rintaro and written by Osamu Tezuka. Originally planned by Tezuka as a full-color remake of the original anime adaptation of his popular manga series ''Astro Boy'', unfavorable circumstances during the pre-prod ...
'' (1977) (animation director) * ''Manga Nihon Emaki'' (1977) (animation director and storyboard, also director of episode 30) * ''
Yatterman is a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the ''Time Bokan'' series by Tatsunoko Productions. The series succeeded ''Time Bokan'' a ...
'' (1977) (animation director) * ''
Cyborg 009 is a Japanese science fiction manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different Japanese magazines, including '' Monthly Shōnen King'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', ''Shōnen Big Comic'', '' COM'', '' ...
'' (1979) (character design) * '' Zendaman'' (1979) (animation supervisor and animation director) * ''
Muteking, The Dashing Warrior is an anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Productions for Fuji TV. It ran from September 7, 1980, to September 27, 1981. Twelve-year-old Rin Yuki loyally supported his father when the world laughed at the scientist for saying that E ...
'' (1980) (animation director) * '' Maeterlinck's Blue Bird'' (1980) (co-character design) * ''
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series fol ...
'' (1981) (animation director and animation supervisor) * ''
Ulysses 31 (french: link=no, Ulysse 31) is an anime series (1981) that updates the Greek mythology of Odysseus (known as "Ulixes" or "Ulysses" in Latin) to the 31st century. The show comprises 26 half-hour episodes as a co-production between DIC Audiovis ...
'' (1981) (animation director) * '' Space Warrior Baldios: the Movie'' (1981) (animation director) * '' Kyoufu Densetsu – Kaiki! Frankenstein'' (1981) (animation and design) * '' Fairy Princess Minky Momo'' (1982–1994) (series character design) * ''
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam is a 1983 Mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise, loosely based on Jules Verne's novel ''Deux ans de vacances''. It was officially drafted by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and planned by both Takeyuk ...
'' (1983–1998) (series character design) * ''Doctor Mambo vs. Kaitō Jibako – Uchū yori Ai o Komete'' (1983) (design) * ''
Choriki Robo Galatt is a comedy-science fiction anime series by Sunrise. It is also known as ''Super Robot Galatt'' and ''Change Robo Galatt''. It consists of 25 episodes and was originally broadcast on the TV Asahi network as well as some Fuji TV, Nippon TV a ...
'' (1984) (character design) * '' Dancougar – Super Beast Machine God'' (1985) (guest character design) * '' Guyver: Out of Control'' (1986) (screenplay, character design, producer, key animation) * '' Delpower X Bakuhatsu Miracle Genki!'' (1986) (character design) * '' Crystal Triangle'' (1987) (character design) * '' Bats and Terry'' (1987) (animation director) * ''
Kiko Senki 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) (guest character design) * ''
Mashin Eiyuden Wataru is a mecha multimedia franchise originally created by Sunrise and Red Entertainment. The first series aired on April 15, 1988, replacing the 17:00–17:30 timeslot used for '' Transformers: The Headmasters''. Sunrise credited "Hajime Y ...
'' (1988–1998) (series character design) * '' Madō King Granzort'' (1989–1992) (series main character design and animation director) * '' Time Trouble Tondekeman!'' (1989) (character design) * ''Cho Bakumatsu Shonen Seiki Takamaru'' (1991–1993) (series director and character design) * '' Legendary Brave Da Garn'' (1992) (original character design) * ''
Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy or simply ''Gulliver Boy'' is a Japanese anime series created by Oji Hiroi and Toyoo Ashida. It was produced by Toei Animation, directed by Ashida and aired on Fuji TV from January 8, 1995 to December 24 of that year. On December 5, 2012, Pony ...
'' (1995) (series director and character design) * '' Amon - Apocalypse of Devilman'' (2000) (supervision) * ''
InuYasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...
'' (2000) (key animation) * ''Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier'' (2001) (animation supervision) * ''
F-Zero Falcon Densetsu is a series of futuristic racing video games originally created by Nintendo EAD with multiple games developed by outside companies. The first game was released for the Super Famicom in Japan in 1990, and along with North America’s Super Ni ...
'' (2003) (character design and key animation) * ''
Grenadier A grenadier ( , ; derived from the word '' grenade'') was originally a specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in battle. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited fr ...
'' (2004) (key animation) * '' Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'' (2005) (key animation) * ''
Oh! Edo Rocket is a 2001 stage play written for the Gekidan Shinkansen theater troupe by Kazuki Nakashima and directed by Hidenori Inōe, with a novelization released in August of the same year. A manga adaptation illustrated by Una Hamana was serialized i ...
'' (2007) (storyboard)


Notable works as director

* ''
The Mysterious Cities of Gold ''The Mysterious Cities of Gold'', originally released in Japan as and released in France as ''Les Mystérieuses Cités d'Or'', is an animated series which was co-produced by DiC Audiovisuel and Studio Pierrot. Set in 1532, the series foll ...
'' (1982–1983) (episode director) * ''
Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially colle ...
'' (1984–1988, TV series) * '' Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis'' (1985) * ''
Vampire Hunter D is a series of novels written by Japanese author Hideyuki Kikuchi and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano since 1983. As of April 2022, 40 novels have been published in the main series, with some novels comprising as many as four volumes. They ha ...
'' (1985) (also art director) * ''
Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially colle ...
'' (1986, movie) * ''Kosuke and Rikimaru: Dragon of Konpei Island'' (1988) (also co-writer with
Akira Toriyama is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series ''Dr. Slump'', before going on to create ''Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character design ...
) * '' Ultimate Teacher'' (1988) * ''Gdleen'' (1990) * '' Pink Mizu Dorobou Ame Dorobou'' (1990) (also character designer with Akira Toriyama) * ''
The World of Narue is a Japanese manga series by Tomohiro Marukawa. The series follows Kazuto Izuka, an alien girl named Narue Nanase and the trials and tribulations of the young couple as they get to know each other. The title is taken from A. E. van Vogt's '' ...
'' (2003) * ''
Onegai My Melody is a Japanese anime series produced by Studio Comet, based on the Sanrio character My Melody. The anime is directed by Makoto Moriwaki ('' High School! Kimengumi The Movie'') and produced by Hideyuki Kachi and Kazuya Watanabe. The seri ...
'' (2005) (episode director and storyboard on episode 3) * '' Sōten Kōro'' (2009)


Notable works as a producer and production manager

* ''Roots Search'' (1986) (production manager) * '' Guyver: Out of Control'' (1986) * '' Amon - Apocalypse of Devilman'' (2000) * ''
The Cosmopolitan Prayers (or ''CosPrayers'') is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeo Takahashi. It was produced by m.o.e. and animated by Imagin and Studio Live. It is closely related to the anime series ''Hit o Nerae!'' and ''Love Love?''. Plot 17- ...
'' (2004) ** ''
Hit o Nerae! ''Love Love?'' (stylized as ''LOVE♥LOVE?'') is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeo Takahashi. It is a sequel to the series ''Hit o Nerae!'' (''Smash Hit''), with character design by Miwa Oshima. The plot centers on the relat ...
'' ** ''
Love Love? ''Love Love?'' (stylized as ''LOVE♥LOVE?'') is a Japanese anime television series directed by Takeo Takahashi. It is a sequel to the series ''Hit o Nerae!'' (''Smash Hit''), with character design by Miwa Oshima. The plot centers on the relat ...
'' * ''
Grenadier A grenadier ( , ; derived from the word '' grenade'') was originally a specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in battle. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited fr ...
'' (2004) * ''
Black Blood Brothers ''Black Blood Brothers'', also known as ''BBB'', is a light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Yuuya Kusaka. In 2006, Studio Live and Group TAC produced an anime based on the series. It is directed by Hiroaki Yoshikawa. ...
'' (2006) (production collaboration) * '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008) (production coordination on the segment "In Darkness Dwells")


References


External links

*
History and In Memoriam of Toyoo Ashida
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashida, Toyoo 1944 births 2011 deaths People from Tokyo Anime directors Japanese film directors Japanese animated film directors Japanese television directors Anime character designers Sunrise (company) people Japanese animators