is a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer from

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

, Japan.

Anime credits

*'' Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution'': Animation (OP/ED) * ''Clannad'' movie: Character Design *'' D.N.Angel'': Animation director (ep 20) *'' Generator Gawl'': Animation director (ep 3) *''

Genesis Survivor Gaiarth was an anime OVA series produced by AIC and Artmic 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 dis ...

'': Key Animation (Ep 3; MU FILM, Ltd.) *''

Kiddy Grade ''Kiddy Grade'' () is a Japanese anime television 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 ...

'': Character Design, Animation director (OP), Eyecatch Illustration (ep 1) * ''Kiddy Grade'' movies: Character Design *''

Kiddy Girl-and is a 2009 Japanese anime television series. It is a sequel to the anime series ''Kiddy Grade'', created by gímik and Satelight and directed by Keiji Gotoh. The manga adaptation , illustrated by Yukari Higa, ran in ''Comp Ace'' and was relea ...

'': Character Design *''

Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula , also known as '' Apo Mekhanes Theos Gigantic Formula'', is a Japanese anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2007, to September 26, 2007. A manga adaptation by Shōhei Oka was serialized concurrently in '' Dengeki Dai ...

'': Original Character Design *'' Legend of Himiko'': Animation Character Design *'' Level C'': Animation *'' Magic Knight Rayearth 2'': Animation director (eps 36, 45) *''

Martian Successor Nadesico , sometimes referred to as simply , is a Japanese anime television series produced by Xebec and directed by Tatsuo Satō, with manga artist Kia Asamiya providing original character designs, Keiji Gotoh serving as chief animation director, Mi ...

'': Animation director (characters) *''

Metal Fighter Miku is a Japanese anime television series created by Hiroyuki Birukawa and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. It was originally broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to September 1994 and animated by J.C.Staff, the studio's first television production. Stor ...

'': Principal Drawing *'' Oshare Majo Love and Berry: Shiawase no Mahou'': Chief Animation Director, Character Designer. *''

Petopeto-san is a light novel series written by Kou Kimura, with illustrations by Yug. A television 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 fro ...

'': Key Animation (OP) *'' Pretear'': Animation director (ep 11) *'' Rayearth'' (OVA): Character Design *''

Shuffle! ''Shuffle!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel (company), Navel. It was originally released as an Eroge, adult game for Microsoft Windows, Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an al ...

'': Key Animation (ED) *''

Uta-Kata is a 2004 anime television series. Written differently (泡沫), the title can refer to bubbles and is used as such in the ending theme. The series can be loosely considered a magical girl story. However, this series deviates from more con ...

'': Character Design *''

Vampire Knight is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine ''LaLa'' from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen volumes. The manga series is licensed in English by Viz Media, wh ...

'': Key Animation (OP) *''

Vampire Princess Miyu is 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 adapted as a 4-episode original video animation (OVA) series released in 1988 ...

'': Animation director (ep 26, OP, ED), Assistant Animation Director (ep 20), Character Planning *'' Zettai Karen Children'': Key Animation (ED)

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