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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese director
Animation director
An animation director is the director in charge of all aspects of the animation process during the production of an animated film or animated segment for a live-action film...
of anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
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TV anime
- Popolocrois MonogatariPoPoLoCrois (anime)The first anime series of "Popolocrois Story" was released in 1998, and the story is based immediately after the first PS1 game "Popolocrois Monogatari" and before the ¨Poporogue¨ game...
(1998–99) - Assistant Director, Episode Director - Arc the LadArc the Ladis a series of console role-playing games that were released for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Several of the games were published by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan. The games were never released outside of Japan until Arc the Lad Collection was released by Working Designs in 2002. An...
(1999) - Director - Wild Arms: Twilight Venom (1999–2000) - Series Director, Storyboard
- Love HinaLove Hinais a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 to October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series tells the story of Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to...
(2000) - Storyboard - NoirNoir (anime)is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2001 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Noir, it was written by Ryoe Tsukimura, and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura...
(2001) - Storyboard - Shaman KingShaman Kingis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament....
(2001–02) - Storyboard - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complexis an anime television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno...
(2002–03) - Storyboard - Kiddy GradeKiddy Gradeis a 24 episode science fiction anime series produced in 2002 and created by gímik and Gonzo Digimation and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The series is licensed and distributed in North America by FUNimation Entertainment. The series currently airs on the FUNimation Channel in both its "syndicated...
(2002–03) - Storyboard - L/R: Licensed by RoyaltyL/R: Licensed by RoyaltyL/R: Licensed by Royalty is a Japanese anime television series created by Itsuro Kawasaki with the written screenplay by Kazuki Matsui for TNK....
(2003) - Director - Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIGGhost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIGis the second season of the anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno...
(2004–05) - Storyboard - Kaiketsu ZororiKaiketsu Zororiis a popular Japanese children's book series created by Yutaka Hara and published by Poplar Publishing. The original books were also made into an OVA, animated feature-length film, anime, and comic...
(2004–05) - Storyboard - Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch (2005–06) - Director
- Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! (2006) - Director
- Nanatsuiro DropsNanatsuiro Dropsis a Japanese visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006. The first version, available on the PC, contains adult-only content. A version ported to the PlayStation 2 by MediaWorks was released without this content on September 20, 2007...
(2007) - Storyboard - Rental MagicaRental Magicais a Japanese light novel series by Makoto Sanda, with illustrations by Pako. It is currently in the midst of serialization in The Sneaker magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten...
(2007–08) - Director, Storyboard - White Album (2009) - Storyboard
- Chrome Shelled RegiosChrome Shelled Regiosis a Japanese light novel series by Shūsuke Amagi, with illustrations by Miyū. A short story light novel series is serialized in Dragon Magazine. A manga adaptation drawn by Miyū is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure. A second manga adaptation drawn by Nodoka Kiyose is...
(2009) - Director - Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ (2009) - Episode Director
- Sengoku BasaraSengoku Basarais a series of video games developed and published by Capcom, as well as a bigger media franchise based on it, including two anime series and an animated film...
(2009) - Director, Storyboard - Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu (2010) - Director
Original video animation
- Video Girl AiVideo Girl Aiis a manga series created by Masakazu Katsura and published by Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. It also has an anime adaptation. The manga is published in English by Viz Communications...
(1992) - Animation Director - Please Save My EarthPlease Save My Earth, sometimes abbreviated Bokutama, is a shōjo science fiction manga by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha from 1987 to 1994 in Hana to Yume and collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted as a six-part anime OVA in 1993...
(1993–94) - Assistant Director - Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989Zetsuai 1989is a Japanese yaoi manga known for its melo-dramatic, almost operatic plot, its "semi-insane characters", and for the controversial style of its artwork. The word "Zetsu-ai" is a compound created by Minami Ozaki which has been translated as "desperate love". Ozaki's preferred English translation is...
(1994) - Director - Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar (1996) - Director
- Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~ (2001–02) - Director
- I'll/CKBCI'll CKBCI'll / Crazy Kouzu Basketball Club is an anime OVA based on the manga, I'll, by Hiroyuki Asada. The manga has yet to be released in North America....
(2002) - Director - Love Hina AgainLove Hinais a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Akamatsu. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha from October 21, 1998 to October 31, 2001 and was published in 14 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The series tells the story of Keitaro Urashima and his attempts to...
(2002) - Storyboard
Film
- Tsubasa Chronicle the Movie: The Princess of the Country of BirdcagesTsubasa: Reservoir Chronicleis a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young...
(2005) - Director