Narumi Kakinouchi
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is a female Japanese manga artist
, animator
, director, character designer, and an animation director
. Some of her work has appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People
.
After graduating from high school, she began working at Studio Beebo under the direction of Tomonori Kogawa
, then moving on to Studio Io, Artland
, AIC
and other studios where she was an animator, designer, and animation director on many TV series and OVAs. She made her manga
and character designer debut with Vampire Princess Miyu
. Due to her magnificent artwork, she became very popular even outside the anime and manga scene, doing illustrations and character designs for many other projects.
Kakinouchi is married to anime director Toshiki Hirano
.
. She then garnered great attention as the character designer, storyboard artist, and animation director for the Vampire Princess Miyu
OVAs in 1988, and in March of that same year she co-authored the first Vampire Princess Miyu manga, serialized in the mystery/horror monthly manga magazine Susperia
.
She made her directorial debut with Ryokunohara Labyrinth in 1990, in addition to being the character designer, scenario creator, storyboard artis, and animation director for the OVA.
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Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
, animator
Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
, director, character designer, and an animation 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...
. Some of her work has appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People
Lemon People
was a sexploitation hentai manga magazine published by Kubo Shoten from 1981 to 1998 in Japan. The first issue had some gravure idol photographs, but the format of the magazine quickly switched to all manga by the eighth issue....
.
After graduating from high school, she began working at Studio Beebo under the direction of Tomonori Kogawa
Tomonori Kogawa
is a Japanese animator and character designer, often noted for his work in the 1980s with noted anime studio Sunrise.-Works:* Space Runaway Ideon - Character Designer, Animation Director* Combat Mecha Xabungle - Character Designer...
, then moving on to Studio Io, Artland
Artland (anime studio)
is a Japanese animation studio. It has produced numerous noted anime series, including the award-winning Mushishi and epic Legend of the Galactic Heroes...
, AIC
AIC (company)
, often abbreviated as AIC, is a Japanese anime studio with headquarters in Nerima, Tokyo.The company was founded on July 15, 1982. In addition to producing anime for domestic consumption in Japan, AIC has provided animation assistance on other animated series such as Inspector Gadget...
and other studios where she was an animator, designer, and animation director on many TV series and OVAs. She made her manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
and character designer debut with Vampire Princess Miyu
Vampire Princess Miyu
is a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA licenced by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop and...
. Due to her magnificent artwork, she became very popular even outside the anime and manga scene, doing illustrations and character designs for many other projects.
Kakinouchi is married to anime director Toshiki Hirano
Toshiki Hirano
is a Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and manga artist Narumi Kakinouchi. Some of his works have appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People.-Character Designer:...
.
Brief history
Kakinouchi made her key animation debut with her work on the 1980 series Space Runaway IdeonSpace Runaway Ideon
is a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise.-Production:Ideon was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series he produced immediately following his most famous work, Mobile Suit Gundam....
. She then garnered great attention as the character designer, storyboard artist, and animation director for the Vampire Princess Miyu
Vampire Princess Miyu
is a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA licenced by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop and...
OVAs in 1988, and in March of that same year she co-authored the first Vampire Princess Miyu manga, serialized in the mystery/horror monthly manga magazine Susperia
Susperia
Susperia is a Norwegian black/thrash metal band formed in October 1998 by Tjodalv and Cyrus.The band was originally named Seven Sins, but since there was another band with that name they changed it to the title of the horror film Suspiria, but changed the spelling to avoid copyright issues...
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She made her directorial debut with Ryokunohara Labyrinth in 1990, in addition to being the character designer, scenario creator, storyboard artis, and animation director for the OVA.
TV series
- Dr. Slump & Arale-chanDr. Slumpis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology comic Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984 which were collected into 18 tankōbon volumes...
(key animation, original designs) - Kimagure Orange RoadKimagure Orange Road, usually abbreviated as KOR, is a popular shōnen romantic comedy manga and anime series from the 1980s.Written by Izumi Matsumoto and serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump, it was later adapted into an anime series broadcast on Nippon Television, animated by Studio Pierrot and directed by...
(original designs, opening and ending animation for episode 1-8) - Magic Star Magical Emi (animation director for episode 34)
- Magical Idol Pastel YumiMagical Idol Pastel Yumiis a magical girl anime series by Studio Pierrot. It was simultaneously released as a manga by Kiyoko Arai. The fourth magical girl series created by Studio Pierrot, Pastel Yumi also appears in a feature-length OVA as well as the Majokko Club Yoningumi A-kūkan kara no Alien X OVA.-Story:Yumi...
(animation director for episode 25) - Magical Princess Minky MomoMagical Princess Minky Momo, also known as Magical Princess Gigi or Gigi or Benvenuta Gigi and Tanto tempo fa...Gigi in Italy, is the title of two different magical-girl anime. The first Momo, often called Sora Momo , aired from 1982...
(original designs for episode 10 and 15) - Ninja Senshi TobikageNinja Senshi Tobikage, also known as Ninja Robot Tobikage and Ninja Robots, is a Japanese anime television series, produced by Studio Pierrot, which aired from 6 October 1985 to 13 July 1986 on the Nippon Television network....
(animation director for episodes 25 and 41) - Plawres SanshiroPlawres Sanshirois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jirou Ushi. It was serialized in the Akita Shoten magazine Shukan Shōnen Champion from August 6, 1982 to May 3, 1985. An anime adaptation aired in 1983 in Japan, Hong Kong, the Middle East and Greece and Algeria...
(original designs for episode 28) - Space Runaway IdeonSpace Runaway Ideonis a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise.-Production:Ideon was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series he produced immediately following his most famous work, Mobile Suit Gundam....
(key animation) - The Super Dimension Fortress MacrossThe Super Dimension Fortress Macrossis an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
(original designs (episodes 4, 7, 12, 19, 26, 31, 36), assistant production director (episodes 19, 26)) - Urusei YatsuraUrusei Yatsurais a comedic manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi that premiered in Weekly Shōnen Sunday in 1978 and ran until its conclusion in 1987. Its 374 individual chapters were collected and published in 34 tankōbon volumes. The series tells the story of Ataru Moroboshi, and the alien...
(key animation, original designs) - Vampire Princess MiyuVampire Princess Miyuis a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA licenced by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop and...
(character designs, original designs, opening animation for episode 25)
Movies
- Crusher JoeCrusher Joeis a series of science fiction light novels by Haruka Takachiho and released by Asahi Sonorama from 1979 to 1983. During the late 1970s one of the founding fathers of Studio Nue, Takachiho decided that besides being a designer he would try his hand at penning novels...
(original designs) - Space Runaway IdeonSpace Runaway Ideonis a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise.-Production:Ideon was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series he produced immediately following his most famous work, Mobile Suit Gundam....
(in-between animation) - The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?, also known as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? or Super Spacefortress Macross , is a 1984 Japanese animated movie based around the Macross television series.The movie is a film adaptation of the original Macross series, with new animation...
(assistant animation director)
Original Video Animations
- Adventure! Iczer 3 (original designs)
- Cosmos Pink Shock (original designs, animation director)
- Cream Lemon: Don't Do It Mako! Mako Sexy SymphonyCream Lemonis an erotic anime series with some in-depth storylines and classic artwork. The first Cream Lemon OVA was released in 1984, though Cream Lemon was not the first hentai OVA...
(original designs, animation director) - Daimajū Gekitō: Hagane no Oni (original designs)
- Hyper Combat Unit DangaiohDangaiohis an anime OVA series produced by Anime International Company studios and released in Japan in 1987. Dangaioh featured character designs by creator Toshiki Hirano, mechanical designs by Shoji Kawamori, and animation direction by Masami Ōbari.-Plot:...
(animation director for episodes 1 and 3) - Fight!! Iczer 1 (original designs, animation director)
- Megazone 23Megazone 23is a four-part original video animation created by AIC, written by Hiroyuki Hoshiyama, and directed by Noboru Ishiguro, Ichiro Itano, Kenichi Yatagai and Shinji Aramaki. The series was originally titled but the title was changed just before release....
(original designs, animation director) - Neko Neko Gensōkyoku (character designs)
- Ryokunohara Labyrinth (director, character designs, scenario, storyboards, animation director)
- Vampire Princess MiyuVampire Princess Miyuis a Japanese horror manga series by Narumi Kakinouchi and Toshiki Hirano, as well as an anime adaptation by the same creators. The anime was originally presented in a 4-episode OVA licenced by AnimEigo in 1988, and was later adapted into a 26-episode television series licensed by Tokyopop and...
(character designs, storyboards, animation director)
Manga
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is a Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and manga artist Narumi Kakinouchi. Some of his works have appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People.-Character Designer:...
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Toshiki Hirano
is a Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and manga artist Narumi Kakinouchi. Some of his works have appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People.-Character Designer:...
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Toshiki Hirano
is a Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and manga artist Narumi Kakinouchi. Some of his works have appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People.-Character Designer:...
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- Snow Sugar
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is a Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer. His wife is animator and manga artist Narumi Kakinouchi. Some of his works have appeared in the adult manga magazine Lemon People.-Character Designer:...
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- The Wanderer
Book illustrations
Listed alphabetically by author.- Kagami no Naka no Atashi e... by Mariko Aihara
- Nagai Nagai Yoru no Mahō by Mariko Aihara
- Saka no Ie no Himitsu by Mariko Aihara
- Ushinawareta Koi no Monogatari by Mariko Aihara
- Yureru Manazashi by Rie Akagi
- Koi Shōjo wa Meitantei by Kae Oda
- Koi Shōjo wa Meitantei 2: I Love You wa Kikoenai by Kae Oda
- Koi Shōjo wa Meitantei 3: Koibito Game by Kae Oda
- Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki JikenboYakushiji Ryoko no Kaiki Jikenbois a series that consist of the TV anime, manga and light novels created by Yoshiki Tanaka and illustrated by Narumi Kakinouchi. Two Drama CDs had also been released prior to the anime adaptation with different seiyū from the CD and the TV version....
: Black Spider Island by Yoshiki TanakaYoshiki TanakaDr. Yoshiki Tanaka is a Japanese novelist. He was born in Kumamoto Prefecture and took his doctorate degree in Japanese Language and Literature in the Graduate School of Gakushūin University in Tokyo.... - Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Cleopatra no Sōsō by Yoshiki Tanaka
- Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Matenrō by Yoshiki Tanaka
- Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Pari Yōtohen by Yoshiki Tanaka
- Yakushiji Ryōko no Kaiki Jikenbo: Tokyo Nightmare by Yoshiki Tanaka
- Angel EyesAngel Eyes- Music :* Angel Eyes , 1984* Angel Eyes , 1968* "Angeleyes", a song by ABBA* "Angel Eyes" , a jazz standard written by Earl Brent and Matt Dennis* "Angel Eyes"...
: Shōryō Ōkoku by Yūji Watanabe - Girl by Kei Zushi
Games
- Arcus II: Silent SymphonyArcus II: Silent Symphonyis a computer game developed and released in Japan by Wolf Team. Narumi Kakinouchi, co-creator of Vampire Princess Miyu, was the art director for this game. The music for the game was composed by Masaaki Uno, Motoi Sakuraba, and Yasunori Shiono....
(art director) - Click Manga: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra (original design, character design)
- Zoku Hatsukoi Monogatari: Shūgaku Ryokō (character design)