is a Japanese

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director, best known for working on '' shōjo''-based anime and in the

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genre. He was formerly associated with TYO Animations (formerly

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). Born in

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Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Aichi Prefecture has a population of 7,552,873 () and a geographic area of with a population density of . Aichi Prefecture borders Mie Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture ...

, Japan, his first major work was directing the first two seasons of ''

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'' for

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, after which he handed the position over to Kunihiko Ikuhara, although he continued to storyboard and direct episodes for the later seasons. He later went on to co-direct '' Ojamajo Doremi'' and '' Princess Tutu''. Sato served as chief director for long-runner ''

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'', and in recent years has become more known for his " healing anime" such as ''

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'' and '' Tamayura''.

Works

Anime television

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'' (1981) (Production Manager) *''

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'' (1982) (Production Manager) *''Bemubemu Hunter Kotengu Tenmaru'' (1983) (Storyboard, Episode Director) *'' Tongari Bōshi no Memoru'' ("Wee Wendy" in the U.S.) (1984) (Storyboard, Episode Director) *'' Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985) (Storyboard) *''Hai Step Jun'' (1985) (Assistant Series Director, Storyboard, Episode Director) *'' Maple Town Monogatari'' (1986) (Series Director) *'' Akuma-kun'' (1989) (Series Director) *''Kimama ni Idol'' (1990) (Director) *'' Mooretsu Atarō'' (1990) (Series Director) *'' Goldfish Warning!'' (1991) (Series Director) *''

'' (1992) (Series Director) *''

Sailor Moon R The second season of the ''Sailor Moon'' anime series ''Sailor Moon R'' (originally released in Japan as , and later as ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon R''), was produced by Toei Animation and directed by Junichi Sato and Kunihiko Ikuhara. Accordin ...

'' (1993) (Chief Director, #1–13) *''

Neon Genesis Evangelion , also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion ...

'' (1995) (Storyboard) (as "Kiichi Hadame") *''

Yume no Crayon Oukoku is a Japanese seventy-episode anime television series created by Toei Animation and broadcast from 1997 to 1999. It was based on the novel series by Reizo Fukunaga, and was adapted into a manga by Michiru Kataoka and serialized in ''Nakayos ...

'' (1997–1999) (Series Director) *'' Ojamajo Doremi'' (1999) (Chief Director) *'' Magic User's Club'' (1999) (Original Plan, Director) *''

Strange Dawn is a 13-episode anime television series created by Hal Film Maker for Pioneer LDC (now Geneon) in 2000. The series follows the adventures of Eri and Yuko after they are transported to a strange world where all the people are very short. The ...

'' (2000) (Chief Director) *''

Gate Keepers is a Tactical role-playing game developed by Entertainment Software Publishing and published by Kadokawa Shoten for the PlayStation. The game was then adapted into a manga series written by Hiroshi Yamaguchi and drawn by Keiji Gotoh and a ...

'' (2000) (Chief Director) *''

Prétear , also called ''Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White'', is a manga series written by Junichi Sato and illustrated by Kaori Naruse. Spanning four volumes, the manga series was originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten from May 2000 ...

'' (2001) (Original Creator, Chief Director) *'' Princess Tutu'' (2002) (Chief Director) *'' Kaleido Star'' (2003) (Original Plan, Director) *''

'' (2004) (Chief Director) *'' Fushigiboshi no Futagohime'' (2005) (Chief Director) *'' Aria the Animation'' (2005) (Director, Series Composition) *'' Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu!'' (2006) (Chief Director) *''

Aria the Natural ''Aria'' (stylized as ''ARIA'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano. The series was originally titled ''Aqua'' (stylized as ''AQUA'') when it was published in Enix's ''Monthly Stencil'' magazine from 200 ...

'' (2006) (Director, Series Composition) *'' Romeo × Juliet'' (2007) (Sound Supervisor) *'' Sketchbook ~full color'S~'' (2007) (Supervisor) *''

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'' (2008) (Director, Series Composition) *''

Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ is a Japanese anime series, directed by Yuu Kou and Junichi Sato and produced by Zexcs. It began airing on Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting on June 24, 2009. An unaired episode was featured in the final DVD volume, released on March 26, 2010. The ...

'' (''Sea Story: That You Were There For Me'') (2009) (Director) *''

Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth , also titled in French as ''La Croisée dans un Labyrinthe Étranger'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinata Takeda about a young Japanese girl named Yune who finds herself in late-19th century Paris. The series was ...

'' (2011) (Series Composition) *'' Tamayura: Hitotose'' (2011) (Director) *'' Phi Brain: Puzzle of God'' (2011) (Director) *'' One Off'' (2012) (Director) *'' Tamayura: More Aggressive'' (2013) (Director) *'' M3 the dark metal'' (2014) (Director) *''

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'' (2016) (Chief Director) *'' Amanchu! Advance'' (2018) (Chief Director) *''

Hugtto! PreCure , simply known as ''Hugtto! PreCure'' is a Japanese magical girl anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the fifteenth series in the ''Pretty Cure'' franchise, released to celebrate its 15th anniversary. It is directed by Jun ...

'' (2018-2019) (Series Director) *''

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'' (2021-Present) (Chief Director) *'' Akuma-kun'' (TBA) (Chief Director)

Anime movie

*'' Tongari Bōshi no Memoru'' (1985) (Director) *'' Akuma-kun'' (1989) (Director) *'' Goldfish Warning!'' (1992) (Director) *''

Junkers Come Here is a series of novels about Junkers (pronounced Yoon-kers), a miniature schnauzer, language-speaking dog, written by Japanese musician Naoto Kine as a member of TM Network since 1990. Media Anime An anime movie about a girl, Hiromi Nozawa, dir ...

'' (1995) (Director) *'' The End of Evangelion'' (1997) (Storyboard) *''

Slayers Premium is a 2001 Japanese anime short film written and directed by Junichi Satō. ''Premium'', the fifth and latest ''Slayers'' film, was first released in Japan on December 22, 2001, along with '' Sakura Wars: The Movie'', '' Di Gi Charat - A Trip to ...

'' (2001) (Screenplay, Director) *'' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie'' (2006) (Chief Director) *'' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 2: The Deep Sea Princess'' (2007) (Chief Director) *'' Evangelion: 2.0'' (2008) (Storyboard) *'' Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 3: Keroro vs. Keroro Great Sky Duel'' (2008) (Chief Director) *''

A Whisker Away is a 2020 Japanese animated film produced by Studio Colorido, Toho Animation and Twin Engine. Directed by Junichi Sato and Tomotaka Shibayama, the film was released on June 18, 2020, on Netflix in Japanese. Originally slated to premiere wit ...

'' (2020) (Director) *'' Looking for Magical Doremi'' (2020) (Director) *'' Aria the Crepusculo'' (2021) (Chief Director) *'' Aria the Benedizione'' (2021) (Chief Director)

OVA

*'' Magic User's Club'' (1996) (Original Plan, Director) *'' Kaleido Star: New Wings -Extra Stage-'' (2004) (Director) (with Yoshimasa Hiraike) *'' Ojamajo Doremi Na-i-sho'' (2004) (Director) *'' Kaleido Star: Legend of phoenix 〜Layla Hamilton Monogatari〜'' (2005) (Original Plan, Director, Sound Director) *'' ARIA The OVA 〜ARIETTA〜'' (2007) (Director, Screenplay, Storyboard) *'' Tamayura'' (2010) (Director) *'' Zetsumetsu Kigu Shōjo Amazing Twins'' (2014) (Director) *'' Tamayura: Sotsugyō Shashin'' (2015) (Director, Series Composition)

References

External links

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Junichi Sato on Twitter
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