is a Japanese

animator An animator is an artist who creates images, known as frames, which give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, and video games. Animat ...

, character designer, and

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. She is married to anime director and animator Tomohiro Hirata, with whom she also collaborated in the ''

Trinity Blood is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in ''The Sneaker''. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the ...

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

(in which Nakajima was character designer and Hirata was director). Ms. Nakajima is strongly associated with the animated adaptations of the works of

Rumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with ''Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, she is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are known worldwide, where they have been tra ...

produced by

Kitty Films Kitty Films Co., Ltd. (キティフィルム ''Kabushiki-gaisha Kiti Firumu'') was a production company established in 1972 in Japan. They were a pioneer in releasing full anime television series in a single set. The sound recording work by Ken' ...

, having worked as an animation director on ''

Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were collected in 34 ''tankōbon'' volum ...

'', ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected in 38 volumes by Shogakukan. The story revolves a ...

'' and '' Maison Ikkoku'' and as a character designer on ''Ranma ½''.

Filmography

*''Cookin' Idol I! My! Mine!'' (TV): character designer *''

Fruits Basket , sometimes abbreviated , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya. It was serialized in the semi-monthly Japanese manga magazine , published by Hakusensha, from 1998 to 2006. The series' title comes from ...

'' (TV): genga artist *''

GetBackers is a Japanese manga series written by Yuya Aoki and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 1999 to February 2007, with its chapters collected in 39 volumes. Th ...

'' (TV): animation director, character designer *'' Haunted Junction'' (TV): character designer *''

Jin Roh , also known as ''Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade'' in its American release, is a 1999 Japanese anime action political thriller film directed by Hiroyuki Okiura and written by Mamoru Oshii. Based on the first chapter of volume 1 of Oshii's manga '' ...

'': animator *''

Komi Can't Communicate is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from May 2016 to January 2025, with its chapters collected in 37 volumes. The series is licensed in North A ...

'' (TV): character designer *'' Maison Ikkoku'' (TV): animation director *''

Maria-sama ga Miteru , often shortened to , is a Japanese light novel series written by with illustrations by Reine Hibiki. Originally written as a short story in 1997, Shueisha published 37 light novel volumes from April 1998 to April 2012. The story f ...

'' second season onward: character designer for the ED sequence, promotional pictures *''

Mon Colle Knights ''Mon Colle Knights'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Satoru Akahori and Katsumi Hasegawa and illustrated by Hideaki Nishikawa. The original concept was made by Hitoshi Yasuda and Group SNE. The series is based o ...

'' (TV): character designer *'' Oh My Goddess! The Movie'': animator *'' Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom'' (TV): character designer *'' Princess Princess'' (TV): character designer *''

Project A-ko is a 1986 Japanese animated science fiction action comedy film. The film focuses on 16-year-old Japanese schoolgirl A-ko, who defends her best friend C-ko, as they face off against their classmate and rival B-ko while the Earth faces the threa ...

'': animator *''

'': animation director, character designer *''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against ...

'' (TV): animation director *'' Sword Gai Sword: The Animation'' (ONA): character designer *''

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor is an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka, taking the title from its first volume. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP. ' ...

'': animator *'' Tokyo Ghoul:re'' (TV): character designer *''

'' (TV): character designer *''

'' (TV): animation director *'' Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You'': in between artist *'' Urusei Yatsura 3: Remember My Love'': animator *'' Urusei Yatsura 4: Lum the Forever'': animator *'' You're Under Arrest'': character designer *'' You're Under Arrest: The Movie'': character designer *'' You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle'': character designer *'' Violinist of Hameln'' (TV): character designer

References

* Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. (December 2007). "You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle". ''Newtype USA''. pp. 48–49.

External links

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