Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter)
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is a Japan
ese screenwriter
. Since beginning his career with the noted studio Sunrise
, he written anime
including My-HiME
, My-Otome
and Code Geass.
's school of literature.After this, Yoshino joined the staff of Tokuma Shoten
's Animage
magazine as a writer. It was here that the Sunrise
producer Naotake Furusato offered him a position in the studio as screenwriter.
Since joining Sunrise, the first series in which he was head writer and wrote the series composition was Mai-HiME, whose follow-ups Mai-Otome and Mai-Otome Zwei he has also gone on to supervise. He has also authored the manga adaptation
of Mai-Otome (along with Tatsuhito Higuchi) and gone on to write numerous other manga series.
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Japan
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ese screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
. Since beginning his career with the noted studio Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
, he written 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....
including My-HiME
My-HiME
is an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005...
, My-Otome
My-Otome
is an anime series created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, it is a spinoff of My-HiME anime series and as such My-Otome takes place in a new setting with new main characters....
and Code Geass.
Biography
Upon graduating from Waseda UniversityWaseda University
, abbreviated as , is one of the most prestigious private universities in Japan and Asia. Its main campuses are located in the northern part of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko, the institution was renamed "Waseda University" in 1902. It is known for its liberal climate...
's school of literature.After this, Yoshino joined the staff of Tokuma Shoten
Tokuma Shoten
is a publisher in Japan, that was established in 1954.The company was also the parent company for the film studio Daiei Motion Pictures, bought in 1974, and the record label Tokuma Japan Communications, bought in 1972, until both were sold off when Yasuyoshi Tokuma, who established this company,...
's Animage
Animage
is a Japanese anime and entertainment magazine which Tokuma Shoten began publishing in July 1978. Hayao Miyazaki's internationally renowned manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, was serialized in Animage from 1982 through 1994...
magazine as a writer. It was here that the Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
producer Naotake Furusato offered him a position in the studio as screenwriter.
Since joining Sunrise, the first series in which he was head writer and wrote the series composition was Mai-HiME, whose follow-ups Mai-Otome and Mai-Otome Zwei he has also gone on to supervise. He has also authored the manga adaptation
My-Otome (manga)
is the manga counterpart to Sunrise's My-Otome series, following a storyline different from that of the anime. It is authored by Hajime Yatate , Tatsuhito Higuchi , Hiroyuki Yoshino and Kenetsu Satō...
of Mai-Otome (along with Tatsuhito Higuchi) and gone on to write numerous other manga series.
Anime
- Gear Fighter DendohGear Fighter Dendohis an anime series that aired in Japan. It ran for 38 episodes, from October 4, 2000 to June 27, 2001, on the TV Tokyo network and its affiliates.-Overview:...
(Screenplay; 2000) - Gekitō! Crush Gear TurboCrush Gear Turbo, also known just as Crush Gear, is an anime and manga series. The anime series, produced by Sunrise, spanned 68 episodes, aired across Japan on the anime television network Animax, from October 7, 2001 to January 26, 2003. It was followed on by a sequel, Crush Gear Nitro, which has also been aired...
(Screenplay; 2001) - Machine Robo RescueMachine Robo Rescuewas a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise and the most recent Machine Robo series to date. A total of 51 episodes and a two-episode special were aired on TV Tokyo from January 8, 2003 to January 3, 2004...
(Screenplay; 2003) - Mai-HiME (Series composition; 2004)
- Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDMobile Suit Gundam SEEDis an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. As with other series from the Gundam franchise, Gundam SEED takes place in a parallel timeline, in this case the Cosmic Era, the first to do so...
(Screenplay; 2002) - Mobile Suit Gundam SEED DESTINYMobile Suit Gundam SEED Destinyis an anime television series, acting as a sequel of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED by Sunrise. It retains most of the staff from Gundam SEED, including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Set two years after the original Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, the plot follows the new character Shinn Asuka, a soldier from ZAFT,...
(Screenplay; 2004) - Mai-Otome (Series composition; 2005)
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (Associate series composition and screenplay; 2006)
- Mai-Otome Zwei (Series composition; 2006)
- Idolmaster: XenoglossiaIdolmaster: Xenoglossiais an anime television series by Sunrise, based on the Bandai Namco game series The Idolm@ster. It was first broadcast in Japan on April 4, 2007 on Kansai TV and various other UHF television stations...
(Screenplay; 2007) - Macross FrontierMacross Frontieris a Japanese animated science fiction space drama that aired in Japan on MBS from April 3, 2008 to September 25, 2008. It is the most recent Japanese anime television series set in the Macross universe. Animated by Satelight, premiered Japan on MBS on April 3, 2008...
(Series composition; 2008) - Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Associate series composition and screenplay; 2008)
- KuroshitsujiKuroshitsujiis a manga written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. Since its debut on September 16, 2006, it has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy....
(Screenplay; 2008) - Denpa teki na KanojoDenpa teki na Kanojois a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. In 2009, a two-episode OVA adaptation was exclusively bundled with the pre-order editions of Kure-nai DVD volumes 3 and 4. Kure-nai is another anime by the same author...
(Series composition; 2009) - So Ra No Wo ToSo Ra No Wo Tois a Japanese anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures and Aniplex and directed by Mamoru Kanbe. The 12-episode anime aired in Japan on the TV Tokyo television network between January 5 and March 22, 2010. Sound of the Sky is the debut project of Anime no Chikara...
(Series composition and screenplay; 2010) - Dance in the Vampire BundDance in the Vampire Bundis a supernatural romance manga written and illustrated by . The manga series is serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Comic Flapper, and is licensed for an English-language release by Seven Seas Entertainment....
(Series composition; 2010) - Guilty CrownGuilty Crownis a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G which airs on Fuji TV's noitaminA program block in October 2011. The story of Guilty Crown is set in 2039 and revolves around Shu Ouma, a boy who has acquired an ability called the "power of kings" that allows him to draw out...
(2011)
Manga work
- Mai-Otome (Co-authoring with Tatsuhito Higuchi; art: Kenetsu Satō; 2005)
- Seikon No QwaserSeikon No Qwaseris an ongoing action manga series authored by Hiroyuki Yoshino and featuring art by Kenetsu Satō. It is notable for its heavy violence and use of graphic fanservice, and in particular, the use of breast milk as an actual plot device. The manga is serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly...
(Art: Kenetsu Satō; 2006) - VITA SexualisVita SexualisVita Sexualis is an erotic novel published in 1909 by Mori Ogai. The protagonist of the novel, Shizuka Kanai, is understood to be an autobiographical representation of Mori Ogai....
(Art: Kenetsu Satō; 2007)
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