Keiji Gotoh
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese anime
director, character designer, manga artist
, and member of three man production team gímik
whose works include Kiddy Grade
and Uta Kata
.
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....
director, character designer, manga artist
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...
, and member of three man production team gímik
Gímik
gímik is a Japanese animation production group, formed by Keiji Gotoh, Megumi Kadonosono and Hidefumi Kimura.In the past, animators have often formed production groups to produce animations, but increasingly animation groups are assuming a dominant role in the process, and developing works with...
whose works include Kiddy Grade
Kiddy Grade
is 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...
and Uta Kata
Uta Kata
is a 2004 TV anime series. Written differently , the title can also refer to bubbles, which is used as such in the ending theme.The series can be loosely considered a magical girl story...
.
Television
- ThundercatsThunderCatsThunderCats is an American animated television series that was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions debuting in 1984, based on the characters created by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. The series follows the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens...
(1985), In-between animation - Kiko Senki Dragonar (1987), In-between animation
- Transformers: The HeadmastersTransformers: The Headmastersis a Japanese anime television series.-Development:Inititally, Takara, the Japanese producers of the Transformers toyline, imported the American Transformers cartoon series from 1985 to 1986...
(1987), In-between animation - Tsuideni Tonchinkan (1987), In-between animation
- Moeru! Oniisan (1988), In-between animation
- Shin Pro Golfer Saru (1988), In-between animation
- What's Michael?What's Michael?is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi. In 1984, it began its serialization in the Weekly Morning magazine. The comic shows Michael, an orange American Shorthair tabby cat, his feline friends, and other domesticated pets in a series of humorous episodes.The manga was adapted into...
(1988), In-between animation - Ronin WarriorsRonin WarriorsRonin Warriors, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime series and manga adaptation created by Hajime Yatate. The anime was produced and animated by Sunrise, and aired across Japan on Nagoya Television from April 30, 1988 to March 4, 1989 and has a total of 39 episodes.Ronin Warriors was produced...
(1988), In-between animation - Mister AjikkoMister Ajikkois a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Terasawa about a young boy cook. It was later adapted into anime series, produced by TV Tokyo and Sunrise. This show was broadcast from October 8, 1987 to September 28, 1989 with a total of 99 episodes.-Plot:Ajiyoshi Yoichi is a culinary...
(1987), Key animation, key animation (eps 76, 80, 85, 94, 96, 98-99) - Mahōtsukai Sally (1989), Key animation (eps 3, 22)
- Jungle Book Shōnen MowgliJungle Book Shonen Mowgliis an anime adaption of Rudyard Kipling's original collection of stories, The Jungle Book. It aired in 1989, and consists of a total of 52 episodes.-Music:...
(1989), Key animation (ep 7) - Yawara! A Fashionable Judo GirlYawara! A Fashionable Judo GirlYAWARA!, also known as Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl, is a Japanese manga series by Naoki Urasawa which ran in Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1993...
(1989), Key animation (eps 17, 26) - Brave ExkaiserBrave Exkaiseris a Japanese animated television series that began in 1990, created by Sunrise under the direction of Katsuyoshi Yatabe, and is the first of the long running Yuusha or "Brave" metaseries funded by Takara and produced by Sunrise.-Story:...
(1990), Key animation (eps 19, 25, 29, 34, 39, 43) - Nadia: The Secret of Blue WaterNadia: The Secret of Blue Wateris a Japanese animated television series inspired by the works of Jules Verne, particularly Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and the exploits of Captain Nemo...
(1989), Key animation (eps 17, 19, 25) - Getter Robo GoGetter Robo Goor Getter Robo Go, also known as Venger Robo or Venger Robot Go outside of Japan, is a Japanese mecha anime and manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa....
(1991), Key animation (eps 3, 8, 17, 24) - Sun Brave Fyvard (1991), Key animation (eps 12, 17, 21, 28, 32, 38)
- Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (1991), Key animation (eps 5, 12, 30, 37, 43)
- Legendary Brave Da Garn (1992), Key animation (eps 1, 7, 12, 17, 22, 31, 36)
- Tekkaman BladeTekkaman Bladeor Teknoman is an anime series, released in 1992 and 1995 in both Japanese and English language versions.-Plot:During the year 2300 AD , otherwise known as United Earth Year 192, the Earth is under attack from an extraterrestrial enemy known as the Radam...
(1992), Key animation (eps 7, 15, 26, 33, 48) - Mahō no Princess Minky Momo: Yume o Dakishimete (1991), Key animation (ep 29)
- Yūsha Tokkyū Might Gaine (1993), Ending animation (eps 27+), key animation (eps 1, 27, 37)
- YadamonYadamonor Yadamon: Magical Dreamer is a 10-minute anime created by Suezen that originally run between 24 August 1992 to 16 July 1993. The series was broadcast every weekday. In the 21-week first run, 110 episodes aired...
(1992), Animation director (eps 97, 150), key animation (eps 97, 150) - Miracle GirlsMiracle Girlsis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Nippon Animation in 1993. Tokyopop has licensed the manga for English release in North America.-Plot summary:...
(1993), Key animation (eps 37, 41, 44, 50) - Mobile Suit Victory GundamMobile Suit Victory Gundam, is a 1993 Japanese science fiction anime television series. It consists of 51 episodes, and was directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. The series was first broadcast on TV Asahi and later by the anime satellite television network, Animax, across Japan and later its respective networks...
(1993), Key animation (ep 40) - Brave Police J-DeckerBrave Police J-DeckerBrave Police J-Decker was the fifth series of the anime television meta Brave series that aired in Japan during 1994 and 1995....
(1994), Key animation (eps 1, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35) - Magic Knight RayearthMagic Knight Rayearthis a Japanese manga series created by Clamp, a manga artist team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona. Rayearth combines elements from the magical girl and mecha anime genres with parallel world fantasy....
(1994), Animation director (eps 2, 7, 12, 16) - Magic Knight Rayearth 2 (1995), Animation director (eps 21, 26, 31, 36), animation (OP #2), key animation (eps 26, 31, 36, 41, 45, 48-49)
- Blue SeedBlue Seedis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology and the tale of the god Susanoo and the eight-headed monster Yamata no Orochi. The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical . When Japan is menaced...
(1994), Animation director (eps 8, 13, 17), key animation (eps 7, 26) - Macross 7Macross 7is an anime television series. It is a sequel to the show The Super Dimension Fortress Macross that takes place many years after the events of the first series following a cast of mostly new characters. The show ran from October 16, 1994 to September 24, 1995 at 11:00 AM, and 49 episodes were aired...
(1994), Animation director (eps 26, 31, 38), key animation (eps 16, 39) - Sorcerer HuntersSorcerer Huntersis a 13-volume manga series, written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Rei Omishi. Akahori and Omishi also published Sorcerer Hunters Special, a one-volume story set sometime after the series' conclusion....
(1995), Character design, animation director, animation director (eps 1, 11, 19, 25-26), key animation (OP), key animation (eps 1, 11, 15, 17, 26) - Neon Genesis EvangelionNeon Genesis Evangelion, commonly referred to as Evangelion, is a commercially and critically successful Japanese anime series that began airing in October 1995. The series was highly influential, and launched the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. It garnered several major animation awards...
(1995), Key animation, key animation (ep 9) - Saint TailSaint Tail, is a magical girl manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was brought to television anime by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC...
(1995), Key animation (OP2, eps 29, 42) - Akachan to Boku (1996), Key animation (ep 4)
- Martian Successor NadesicoMartian Successor Nadesico, is a science fiction comedy anime TV series, and a later manga series created by Kia Asamiya. The manga, published in English by CPM Manga, is significantly different from the anime....
(1996), Character design, animation director (eps 1, 19 26), mechanical animation director (ep 6), character animation director (ep 13) key animation (eps 1, 6, 9, 21, 23, 26), opening animation - Those Who Hunt ElvesThose Who Hunt Elvesis a manga series and an anime television series by Yu Yagami, released in North America on VHS and DVD by ADV Films. The plot revolves around three travellers, the eponymous "Elf Hunters", and the elven sorceress Mistress Celcia.-Plot:...
(1996), Character design, animation director (OP, ED, ep 12), key animation (ep 12) - Revolutionary Girl UtenaRevolutionary Girl Utenais a manga by Chiho Saito and anime directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The manga serial began in the June 1996 issue of Ciao and the anime was first broadcast in 1997. The anime and manga were created simultaneously, but, despite some similarities, they progressed in different directions. A movie, was...
(1997), Key animation (ep 1), key animation (ep 9) - Hyper PoliceHyper Policeis the name of a manga and anime series created by Minoru Tachikawa under the pseudonym MEE. It is a comic science fiction, set in a period in the far future, in which humanity is almost extinct and most of the population are monsters...
(1997), Character design, animation director (eps 15, 25), key animation (eps 15, 25) - Slayers Try (1997), Key animation (ep 6)
- Chōja Reideen (1996), Key animation (ep 38)
- Those Who Hunt Elves 2 (1997), Character design
- 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...
(1997), Key animation (OP, ED, ep 25) - KodochaKodochais a manga series by Miho Obana, helped periodically by her sister, Kaori Obana. The series is commonly known under the name Kodocha. The manga won the 1998 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. In the year 2007, At the American Anime Awards the anime was nominated for best comedy anime...
(1996), Key animation (ep 90A) - Cooking Master Boy (1997), Key animation (ep 27)
- BerserkBerserk (manga)is a manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired world, the story centers around the characters of Guts, an orphaned mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the...
(1997), Key animation (ep 23) - Cyberteam in Akihabara (1998), Animation director (ep 26), key animation (ep 26)
- Generator GawlGenerator Gawlis a 1998 12-part anime series. The story is set in 2007, when Professor Takuma Nekasa uncovers a gene code that will unlock the human body's greatest mystery and expose mankind to its greatest threat. As a result, Gawl, Koji, and Ryo—three young scientists from a future period—have traveled back...
(1998), Storyboard (ep 3), key animation (eps 3, 12) - Steam DetectivesSteam Detectivesis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kia Asamiya. The manga was originally serialized in Ultra Jump. It was later adapted into a 26-episode anime TV series which ran from October 1998 to March 1999 on TV Tokyo...
(1998), Key animation (ep 5) - Legend of HimikoLegend of Himikois an anime series, manga book, and PlayStation game. All three were released in early 1999.The PlayStation game was created by Hakuhodo and was released in Japan on March 11, 1999. The manga is a single volume series created by Oh! great and released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in early 1999...
(1999), Design work, ending animation (ep 4 onwards), opening animation - BettermanBettermanis a Japanese anime television series which began airing in 1999. It was created by Sunrise's internal "Studio 7" under the direction of Yoshitomo Yonetani...
(1999), Key animation (ep 25)
- Gate KeepersGate Keepersis primarily a role-playing game for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and an anime series produced by Gonzo, and first aired on April 3, 2000.....
(2000), Storyboard (ep 20), episode director (ep 20), character design, chief animation director, animation director (OP, ED, eps 12, 20), animation (eps 12, 24), key animation (OP), layout supervisor (ep 24) - Pilot CandidateThe Candidate for Goddessis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The series takes place in the distant future, where human beings live among space colonies and a single, inhabitable planet called Zion. The plot follows Zero Enna and his fellow candidates as they try to prove themselves worthy of...
(2000), key animation (OP; ep 1) - Fruits BasketFruits Basket, sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese magazine Hana to Yume, published by Hakusensha, from 1999 to 2006. The series was also adapted into a 26-episode anime series, directed by Akitaro...
(2001), Storyboard (eps 5, 22), episode director (eps 5, 22), key animation (ep 26) - Samurai Girl: Real Bout High SchoolSamurai Girl: Real Bout High Schoolis a Japanese light novel series written by Reiji Saiga and illustrated by Sora Inoue. It was serialized in Dragon Magazine from 1997 to 2010. A manga adaptation by the same authors was serialized in Montly Comic Dragon from 1998 to 2001. A 13-episode anime television series was produced by Gonzo...
(2001), Director (OP), character design, animation director (OP), key animation (OP) - 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), Director, storyboard (eps 1, 2, 4, 15, 24), storyboard (OP; ED), episode director (eps 1, 24; OP; ED), eyecatch illustration (ep 24), key animation (eps 1, 9, 10, 20, 24) - D.N.AngelD.N.Angelis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The ongoing manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten shōjo magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997. The series went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue, returning in the April 2008 issue...
(2003), Director (ep 20), storyboard (ep 20) - Samurai ChamplooSamurai Champloois a Japanese anime series created and directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. It was broadcast in Japan from May 20, 2004 through March 19, 2005 on Fuji TV. Samurai Champloo has earned Watanabe a renowned title in the anime and Japanese television communities...
(2004), Key animation (ep 26) - Uta∽Kata (2004), Director, ending illustration (ep 12), original artwork
- Shuffle!Shuffle!is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows...
(2005), Storyboard (ep 7), episode director (ep 7), animation director (ep 7) - Petopeto-sanPetopeto-sanis a light novel series by Kou Kimura, with illustrations by Yug. An anime adaptation ran from July 9, 2005 to October 1, 2005. The show takes place in a Japanese school where everything is normal, except for students from what are called "specified races." The specified races are based on yōkai...
(2005), Key animation (OP) - Aria the Animation (2005), Episode director (ep 3), key animation (ep 3)
- Blood+Blood+Blood+, pronounced as "Blood Plus", is an anime series produced by Production I.G and Aniplex and directed by Junichi Fujisaku. The series premiered in Japan on Sony's anime satellite channel, Animax, as well as on terrestrial networks such as MBS, TBS, and RKB on October 8, 2005. The final episode...
(2005), Key animation (ep 1, 13) - Fate/stay nightFate/stay nightis a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC. An all-ages version of Fate/stay night, titled Fate/stay night Réalta Nua, was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 19, 2007, and features the Japanese voice actors from the anime series...
(2005), Key animation - Ergo ProxyErgo Proxyis a science fiction suspense anime television series, produced by Manglobe, which premiered across Japan on 25 February 2006 on the WOWOW satellite network. It is directed by Shukō Murase, with screenplay by Dai Satō et al.. Ergo Proxy has been described as dark science fiction mystery with...
(2006), Key animation (ep 16) - Aria the Natural (2006), Storyboard (ep 9)
- School Rumble: 2nd SemesterSchool Rumbleis a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi. First serialized in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from October 22, 2002 to July 23, 2008, all 345 chapters were later collected in 22 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. Shōnen Magazine Special published a sequel, School Rumble Z,...
(2006), Ending key animation - Jyu-Oh-Sei (2006), Storyboard (ep 8), key animation (OP)
- D.Gray-manD.Gray-manis an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series tells the story of a boy named Allen Walker, a member of an organization of Exorcists who makes use of an ancient substance called Innocence to combat the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of akuma...
(2006), Storyboard (ep 76) - Ghost Slayers Ayashi (2006), Opening Animation
- Kishin Taisen Gigantic FormulaKishin Taisen Gigantic Formula, also known as Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula, is a Japanese anime series that aired in Japan. The show was first aired April 4, 2007 by TV Tokyo, and ended its run on September 26, 2007. A manga adaptation by Shōhei Oka was serialized concurrently in Dengeki Daioh.-Overview:The series is set...
(2007), Director, storyboard (ep 1, 2, ED), storyboard (ep 26), episode director (ep 1, 2, ED), episode director (ep 26), key animation (eps 1, 18, 26) - KaijiKaiji (manga)is a Japanese manga series about the art of gambling, written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It is published by Kodansha in Young Magazine. The first part of the manga , was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series called , which began airing October 2007...
(2007), Storyboard (ep 12) - You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle (2007), Storyboard (ep 18)
- 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...
(2007), Key animation (eps 19, 25) - Kure-naiKure-naiis a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of Jump Square magazine...
(2008), Animation director (ep 7), key animation (eps 1-2) - Itazura na KissItazura na Kissis a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan...
(2008), Animation director (ED2) - AmatsukiAmatsukiis an ongoing manga series by Shinobu Takayama, serialized in Monthly Comic Zero Sum. A 13 episode anime adaption produced by Studio Deen premiered on April 4, 2008.-Plot:...
(2008), Storyboard (ep 12) - Vampire KnightVampire Knightis a shōjo manga and anime series written by Matsuri Hino. The series premiered in the January 2005 issue of LaLa magazine and is still on-going. Chapters are collected and published in collected volumes by Hakusensha, with eleven volumes currently released in Japan. The manga series is licensed in...
(2008), Storyboard (ep 12) - Slayers Revolution (2008), Eyecatch illustration (5b, 12b)
- Strike WitchesStrike Witchesis a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. It was later adapted into two light novel series, three manga series, an anime OVA, a televised anime series and various video games. The story revolves around teenage girls who are...
(2008), Key animation (OP) - Hidamari Sketch × 365 (2008), Key animation (ep 12)
- Natsume Yūjin-Chō (2008), Storyboard (ep 8)
- Yozakura QuartetYozakura Quartetis a Japanese manga created by Suzuhito Yasuda that began publishing by Kodansha in 2006, and was then published in the US by Del Rey in 2008. The series was animated in Japan and began airing on October 2, 2008; it comprises 12 episodes, all of which have aired. The anime was produced by Nomad and...
(2008), Key animation (OP) - Toaru Majutsu no Index (2008), Key animation (ep 8)
- Ga-Rei -Zero- (2008), Storyboard (ep 4), episode director (ep 4), animation director (ep 4), key animation (ep 12)
- Michiko to HatchinMichiko to Hatchinis a Japanese animated television series. The show is produced by studio Manglobe and directed by Sayo Yamamoto, her first directorial work. The two eponymous starring roles are portrayed by noted Japanese film actresses Yōko Maki and Suzuka Ohgo respectively...
(2008), Key animation (ep 1) - Kiddy Girl-andKiddy Girl-andis a 2009 sequel to the science fiction anime series Kiddy Grade, created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, has been running in Comp Ace since the May 2009 issue, and the first tankōbon was released on 26 September...
(2009), Director, storyboard (ED 1-2; eps 1-2, 9), episode director (ED 1-2; ep1), key animation (Pilot DVD; ED 1, ep 1)
Original video animations
- 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:...
(1987), In-between animation - Relic Armor Legaciam (1987), In-between animation
- Xanadu Dragonslayer Densetsu (1987), In-between animation
- Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Birth of the Overfiend (1987), In-between animation
- Dominion Tank Police (1988), In-between animation (OP), key animation (ep 4)
- Armor Hunter MellowlinkArmor Hunter Mellowlinkwas a twelve episode anime OVA spinoff of Armored Trooper Votoms. It takes place in the same universe as Votoms, but the two stories are entirely independent of each other....
(1988), In-between animation - Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Final Inferno (1989), In-between animation, key animation
- GuyverGuyver (OVA)is a 12 part anime OVA loosely based on Yoshiki Takaya's manga, Bio-Booster Armor Guyver. It was released in Japan from 1989 to 1992. It is the second animated adaptation, following the 1986 film Guyver: Out of Control.-Plot:...
(1989), Key animation (OP) - Megazone 23 Part III (1989), Key animation (ep 2)
- Ogami Matsugoro (1989), Key animation
- Angel CopAngel Copis a six-part original video animation created and directed by Ichirô Sakano. A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Taku Kitazaki was serialized in Newtype Magazine and reprinted as a Newtype 100% collection in 1990.- Plot :...
(1989), Key animation (ep 3) - Nineteen 19 (1990), Key animation
- Angel (OVA)AngelAngels are mythical beings often depicted as messengers of God in the Hebrew and Christian Bibles along with the Quran. The English word angel is derived from the Greek ἄγγελος, a translation of in the Hebrew Bible ; a similar term, ملائكة , is used in the Qur'an...
(1990), Assistant animation director , Key animation - Iczer RebornIczer RebornIczer Reborn, also known , is a 6-episode anime OVA series. It is the sequel to Fight!! Iczer One. Although originally released in North America on VHS and Laserdisc under the title "Iczer-3" , Central Park Media renamed it "Iczer Reborn" for the DVD release.A sound novel trilogy, based on the...
(1990), Key animation (eps 1, 4) - Sol BiancaSol Biancais a two-volume original video animation anime series released in 1990 and 1992 by director Katsuhito Akiyama in association with AIC. Sol Bianca: The Legacy is a remake of this series....
(1990), Key animation (ep 2) - Shin Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Mataiden (1991), key animation
- Genesis Survivor GaiarthGenesis Survivor Gaiarthwas an anime OVA series produced by AIC and ARTMIC Studios in 1992. The story takes place in a post-apocalyptic, dystopian future, chronicling the story of a young man named Ital Del Labard and his partner, the war-roid Zaxon. It was licensed and distributed in North America in 1993 by a small...
(1992), Key animation (ep 1) - Giant RoboGiant Robois an original video animation series written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa , and inspired by Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga series of the same name....
(1992), Key animation, key animation (eps 1-4, 6) - Ai no KusabiAi no Kusabiis a Japanese novel written by Rieko Yoshihara. Originally serialized in the yaoi magazine Shousetsu June between December 1986 and October 1987, the story was collected into a hardbound novel that was released in Japan in 1990. This futuristic tale is set in a world where men are assigned various...
(1992), Key animation - Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji: Mirai Hen (1993), key animation (eps 2-3)
- Bastard!!Bastard!!is a manga by Kazushi Hagiwara. It first appeared in Weekly Shōnen Jump, in 1988, and continues to be published irregularly today in Ultra Jump. Currently, it spans 26 volumes....
(1992), Key animation (ep 4) - MoldiverMoldiveris a 6-episode 1993 OVA anime series. It is a parody of magical girl and superhero anime series.-Plot:The plot focuses on a young girl by the name of Mirai Ozora, living in Tokyo in the year 2045...
(1993), Key animation, key animation (ep 6) - Dirty Pair Flash: Mission IDirty Pair Flashis a humorous science fiction anime and manga franchise based on the light novel series by Haruka Takachiho.Although it is often said that these are younger versions of the original Lovely Angels Kei and Yuri, in truth this series is an alternate universe telling of Dirty Pair, set in the years...
(1994), Ending animation, opening animation - Gin Rei (1994), Key animation (ep 1)
- Tekkaman Blade IITekkaman Blade IIis a six-episode original video animation.Ten years have passed since the end of the original Tekkaman Blade, and a new generation of Tekkaman must confront a powerful new enemy while rebuilding their forces....
1st stage (1994), Key animation (ep 1) - ElementalorsElementalorsis a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Okazaki.The manga was adapted into an animated movie, which was released by AIC in Japan and Dybex in France on April 1, 1995...
(1995), Key animation - GraduationGraduationGraduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates. Before the graduation, candidates are referred to as Graduands. The date of graduation is often called degree day. The graduation itself is also...
(1995), Key animation (ep 2) - New Cutey Honey 1st stage (1994), Key animation (eps 2, 4)
- Tekkaman Blade IITekkaman Blade IIis a six-episode original video animation.Ten years have passed since the end of the original Tekkaman Blade, and a new generation of Tekkaman must confront a powerful new enemy while rebuilding their forces....
2nd stage (1995), Key animation (ep 5) - Idol Defense Force Hummingbird '95 Song of the WindIdol Defense Force Hummingbirdis a Japanese anime that consists of 4 OVA episodes, ran from 1993 to 1995, that told the very offbeat tale of five idol singer/fighter pilot sisters. A Hitoshi Yoshioka's light novel work.-Synopsis:...
(1993), Animation assistance (ep 3) - New Cutey Honey 2nd stage (1994), Key animation (ep 5)
- Idol ProjectIdol Projectis a short, four-episode long OAV series produced in 1995 by Studio OX. This anime follows a cute 14-year old girl named Mimu Emilton, who dreams of becoming a singing idol, much like her own idol, Yuri. Yuri brought world peace through her music, and became the world's president...
(1995), Key animation (OP) - Ninja CadetsNinja CadetsNinja Cadets, originally , is a 2-episode OVA anime series by Eiji Suganuma. It is a comedy about a group of ninja-in-training in feudal Japan.-English:*Michelle Ruff as Yume*Jack Cox as Kaoru*Lex Lang as Hayashi, Matsuzaka*Lia Sargent as Matsuri...
(1996), Key animation - Golden BoyGolden Boy (manga)is a Japanese manga series by Tatsuya Egawa about a 25-year-old freeter, pervert, and "travelling student" named Kintaro Oe . The manga was originally serialized in Shueisha's Super Jump starting in 1992, with the first collected volume released the following year...
(1995), Key animation (ep 6) - Voltage Fighter GowcaizerVoltage Fighter Gowcaizeris a superhero-themed head-to-head fighting game produced by Technos Japan Corp. for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It was the companys second attempt at a fighting game, following the Neo Geo fighting game version of Double Dragon. It features character designs by artist Masami Ōbari, who...
(1996), Key animation (Vol. 1) - Apocalypse ZeroApocalypse Zerois a manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi.The manga was adapted into a two-part original video animation in 1996.- Plot :...
(1996), Key animation (ep 2) - Sorcerer HuntersSorcerer Huntersis a 13-volume manga series, written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Rei Omishi. Akahori and Omishi also published Sorcerer Hunters Special, a one-volume story set sometime after the series' conclusion....
(1996), Character design, animation director (OP), design, key animation (OP), layout Check (ep 1) - Rayearth (1997), Beasts Design, key animation (eps 1, 3)
- Gekiganger III (1998), Animation director (Nadesico part)
- Tenamonya Voyagers (1999), Key animation, key animation (ep 4)
- Read or DieRead or Dieis a series of light novels authored by Hideyuki Kurata, published under Shueisha's Super Dash Bunko imprint. Read or Die follows Yomiko Readman, codename "The Paper", an agent for the Special Operations Division of the British Library. There are currently 11 Read or Die novels. In volume 11, a...
(2001), Key animation (ep 3) - Gate Keepers 21Gate Keepers 21is a Japanese six-part sequel OVA series to the Gate Keepers animated TV series and has a darker and more serious plot than its predecessor. Some of the questions left unanswered in the TV series are answered in this sequel...
(2002), Character design, chief animation director, animation director (eps 1-5, OP), key animation (ep 1, OP 2), SFX animation director - Uta∽Kata (2005), Director, storyboard, eyecatch illustration
Films
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's CounterattackMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattackis a 1988 anime film set in Gundam's Universal Century timeline of Gundam, specifically U.C. 0093.Making its theatrical debut on March 12, 1988, Char's Counterattack is the culmination of the original saga begun in Mobile Suit Gundam and continued through Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam and Mobile Suit...
(1988), 2nd key animation - Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989), Key animation
- Gude Crest - The Emblem of Gude (1990), Key animation
- Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken (1991), Key animation
- Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken Tachiagare! Aban no Shito (1992), Key animation
- Fatal Fury: The Motion PictureFatal Fury: The Motion Pictureis a 1994 Japanese animated feature film based on the SNK video game series Fatal Fury originally released in Japan on July 16, 1994. It was directed by character designer Masami Ōbari and follows the same continuity as the preceding two TV specials, Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf and Fatal...
(1994), Key animation - Mahoujin Guru Guru (1996), Key animation
- Mahou Gakuen Lunar! Aoi Ryu no HimitsuMagic School Lunar!is a Japanese console role-playing game developed by Studio Alex in association with Game Arts and published by ESP Software and Kadokawa Shoten for the Sega Saturn in 1997...
(1996), Key animation - Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! (1997), In-between assistance
- Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness (1998), Character design, chief animation director
- Kiddy Grade -Ignition- (2007), Director, eyecatch illustration
- Kiddy Grade -Maelstrom- (2007), Director
- Kiddy Grade -Truth Dawn- (2007), Director
- Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009), Key animation