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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 ...

, storyboard artist, and director.

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Elfen Lied is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lynn Okamoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2002 to August 2005, with its 107 chapters collected into twelve volumes. ''El ...

'': 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation (ep 10) *''

Fantastic Detective Labyrinth is a manga series written by Meito Banjō and illustrated by Seiji Wakayama, published in Kodansha's ''Magazine Special''. The manga was adapted into an animated television series in 2007. The Studio Deen production aired on TV Tokyo ...

'': Director, Storyboard, Episode Director, Key Animation *''

Fist of the North Star (1986 film) is a 1986 Japanese adult animated post-apocalyptic martial arts film based on the manga of the same name. It was produced by Toei Animation, the same studio who worked on the TV series that was airing at the time, with most of the same cast and ...

'': Key Animation *'' Gekijōban Meiji Tokyo Renka: Yumihari no Serenade'': Director *'' Guyver: Out of Control'': Director, Key Animation *''

Hell Girl , also known as ''Jigoku Shōjo: Girl from Hell'', is a Japanese anime series conceptualized by Hiroshi Watanabe and produced by SKY Perfect Well Think, Tokyo MX, Wakasa Seikatsu, Fujishoji, Aniplex and Studio Deen. It is directed ...

'': Storyboard (ep. 24), Draft Proposal *'' Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'': Original Script, Storyboard (eps. 4, 10), Episode Director (ep. 10) *'' Hell Girl: Three Vessels'': Director, Storyboard (ep 1), Episode Director (eps 1, 26), Original Concept *'' Hetalia The Beautiful World'': Director, Storyboard (episodes 5, 15), Episode Director (episodes 5, 15) *'' Hetalia The World Twinkle'': Director *'' If I See You in My Dreams (OVA)'': Director, Character Design *'' If I See You in My Dreams (TV)'': Supervision *'' Jing: King of Bandits'': Director, Storyboard *''Jing, King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven'': Director, Storyboard *''

Magical Princess Minky Momo is a Japanese magical girl anime franchise by Ashi Productions. The original series ran between 1982 and 1983 on TV Tokyo and inspired three OVAs between 1985 and 1987. A second television series, titled , ran on NTV between 1991 and ...

'': Character Design *''

Meganebu! is a 2013 anime television series produced by Studio Deen and directed by Soubi Yamamoto, which is based on a series of Drama CDs released by Deen in 2011-2012. The series follows the activities of five male students who belong to their school' ...

'': Assistant Director *''Nameko: Sekai no Tomodachi'': Director *''

Samurai Champloo is a 2004 Japanese historical adventure anime television series. The debut television production of studio Manglobe, the 26-episode series aired from May 2004 to March 2005. It was first partially broadcast on Fuji TV, then had a complete a ...

'': In-Between Animation (Triple A; episodes 11–12, 26) *''

Shining Tears X Wind is a Japanese anime based on the PlayStation 2 games ''Shining Tears'' and ''Shining Wind''. ''Shining Tears X Wind'' presents an adapted version of ''Shining Winds story, seen from the perspective of the character Souma. It is directed by H ...

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Slayers Excellent is the second set of three ''Slayers'' OVA episodes featuring Lina Inverse and Naga the Serpent, following the earlier OVA series '' Slayers Special''. The series was written by Keiko Watanabe basing on the original stories in the light novels ...

'': Director *'' Slayers Gorgeous'': Director, Storyboard *''

Slayers Great is a 1997 Japanese anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe. It was the third film released in the ''Slayers'' saga and was met with a generally positive reception from Western critics. ''Great'' was followed by '' ...

'': Director, Key Animation *''

Slayers Return , also known as ''Slayers Movie 2 - The Return'', is a 1996 Japanese comic fantasy anime film written by Hajime Kanzaka and directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and Hiroshi Watanabe (Animation), Hiroshi Watanabe. It is the second film released in the ''Sl ...

'': Director, Key Animation *'' Slayers Special (OVA)'': Director *''

Slayers The Motion Picture ''Slayers – The Motion Picture'', also known as ''Slayers Perfect'' (or ''Slayers the Movie: Perfect Edition'') and originally released in Japan simply as , is a 1995 Japanese animated comic fantasy adventure film directed by Hiroshi Watanabe ...

'': Director *''

Sorcerous Stabber Orphen is a Japanese light novel series written by Yoshinobu Akita. It was adapted into manga, two anime television series and a Orphen: Scion of Sorcery, video game. As of December 2019, the novels had over 14 million copies in ...

'': Series Director, Storyboard (episode 15) *''

Star Ocean EX is a seven volume manga series written and illustrated by Mayumi Azuma. Based on the tri-Ace role-playing video game of the same name, it follows the exploits of Claude C. Kenny, a young ensign in the Earth Federation who finds himself strand ...

'': Director, Storyboard, Key Animation *''

Tactics Tactic(s) or Tactical may refer to: * Tactic (method), a conceptual action implemented as one or more specific tasks ** Military tactics, the disposition and maneuver of units on a particular sea or battlefield ** Chess tactics In chess, a tac ...

'': Director, Storyboard, Episode Director *''

The Law of Ueki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2001 to October 2004, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. A sequel, ''The ...

'': Director, Unit Director (Opening) *''

The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok is a manga by Sakura Kinoshita published from August 1999 to October 2004. A television anime based on the manga series ran for 26 episodes from April 5, 2003, to September 27, 2003, in Japan. The series originally ran in the magazine ''M ...

'': Director, Storyboard (Opening; episode 1), Episode Director (episode 1) *''

Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marcey Naito. It was originally published as a one-shot in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' in December 2020, before beginning serialization in the same magazine in April 2021. An a ...

'': Assistant Director *''

Xuan Yuan Sword Luminary is a Japanese anime television series co-produced by TV Tokyo, Softstar and Nada Holdings, and animated by Studio Deen. It is based on the Taiwanese role-playing video game '' Xuan-Yuan Sword: The Millennial Destiny''. The series is being strea ...

'':Director, Storyboard (OP, ED; eps. 1-2), Unit Director (OP, ED; eps. 1, 13), Animation Director (eps. 10, 13), Art design, 2nd Key Animation (ep. 13), Key Animation (OP; eps. 8, 10, 13)

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