Shun'ichi Yukimuro (雪室俊一 ''Yukimuro Shun'ichi'', born January 11, 1941, in

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, Japan) is a Japanese screenwriter for

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television series. Yukimuro has had a career spanning four decades and written over 3,000 anime television series scenarios, including episodes of many classic series produced by the

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studio. After attending a school for screenwriters, Yukimuro won an award for a television drama titled ''Chikagorono Wakai Yatsu''. He soon began to focus on writing for anime television series; his first was ''Yokocho Seigitai (Justice Guardian)'' in 1964. Among the anime series for which Yukimuro wrote scenarios include ''

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''. Yukimuro was the creator of the internationally popular

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'', which was turned into an anime by

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for '' shōnen'' and '' shōjo'' in 1981.

Screenwriting credits

Television

Series head writer denoted in bold *''

'' (1965-1966) *''

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'' (1966-1967) *''

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'' (1967-1968) *''Donkikko'' (1967-1968) *''Pyunpyunmaru'' (1967, 1970) *''Animal 1'' (1968) *''

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'' (1968) *'' GeGeGe no Kitarō 1st series'' (1968-1969) *''

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'' (1968-1969) *''

'' (1969-1970) *''

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'' (1969-1970) *''Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daishou'' (1969-1970) *''

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'' (1969-1970) *''

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'' (1970) *''Otoko de Ahou Koshien'' (1970-1971) *''

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'' (1970-1971) *''

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'' (1970-1971) *'' Andersen Monogatari'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971) *''

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'' (1971-1972) *''

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'' (1971-1972) *''GeGeGe no Kitaro 2nd series'' (1971-1972) *''

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'' (1972) *''

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'' (1972) *''Onbu Obake'' (1972) *''

'' (1973) *''

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'' (1973) *'' Miracle Girl Limit-chan'' (1973-1974) *''

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'' (1973-1974) *''

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'' (1974) *''

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'' (1974) *''

'' (1974-1975) *'' Dog of Flanders '' (1975) *'' The Adventures of Pepero'' (1975-1976) *'' Arabian Nights: Sinbad’s Adventures'' (1976) *''Machine Hayabusa'' (1976) *''

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'' (1976-1979) *'' Jetter Mars'' (1977) *''Hyoga Senshi Gaislugger'' (1977) *''

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'' (1977) *''

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'' (1977-1978) *''

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'' (1979) *'' Misha the Little Bear'' (1979-1980) *''

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'' (1980-1981) *''

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'' (1981-1982) *'' Dr. Slump & Arale-chan'' (1981-1982, 1986) *''

'' (1982-1985) *''

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'' (1983-1985) *''

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'' (1984-1985) *''High Step Jun'' (1985-1986) *'' Honey Bee in Toycomland'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986-1987) *''

'' (1987-1988) *''Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon'' (1987-1988) *''

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'' (1988-1996) *'' Peter Pan: The Animated Series'' (1989) *'' Magical Hat'' (1989) *'' Momotaro Densetsu'' (1989-1990) *''

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'' (1990) *''Mōretsu Atarō'' (1990) *''Chikyu SOS Soreike Kororin'' (1992) *''Fantasy Adventure - Nagagutsu o Haita Neko no Boken'' (1992) *'' Hime-chan’s Ribbon'' (1992-1993) *''

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'' (1992-1995) *'' Heisei Inu Monogatari Bau'' (1993-1994) *'' Pokonyan!'' (1993-1996) *''

'' (1995-1998) *''

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'' (1996) *''GeGeGe no Kitarō 4th series'' (1996-1997) *'' Super Express Hikarian'' (1997) *'' Nono-chan'' (2001) *''

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'' (2002-2003) *''Wonder Bebil-kun'' (2002-2003) *''Oden-kun'' (2006) *''

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'' (2007-2008)

Films

*''Devil and Princess Mimi'' (1981) *''Dr. Slump: “Hoyoyo!” Space Adventure'' (1982) *''Chiisana Koi no Monogatari'' (1984) *''Kiteretsu Daihyakka'' (1987) *''Time Patrol Bon'' (1989) *''Ultra Super Deluxeman'' (1990) *''Minotauros no Sara'' (1990) *''Kappa no Sanpei'' (1993)

References

External links

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Shun'ichi Yukimuro tribute page
including a list of every anime on which he worked, current to 2003 1941 births Japanese cartoonists Living people Writers from Yokohama Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo) Japanese screenwriters {{anime-bio-stub