is a Japanese

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. She is one of Japan's leading animators, and is noted for her work with

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, where she was the supervising animator and character designer for the ''

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'' series and several others, mentoring future several Sunrise character designers and animators, including

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. Prior to working at Sunrise, Kamimura previously worked at

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and

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. She worked as general supervising animator and character designer when the ''Tezuka Production Company Ltd.'' made the

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into a TV series. Kamimura designed characters and artwork for the anime film and OVA series ''

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'' and designed them for the

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video game, as well as producing illustrations for many Japanese novels. In 2021, Kamimura was appointed Dean of the Kaishi Professional University's Anime and Manga department.

Personal life

Kamimura is married to

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, anime director.

Career

She studied and taught at

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Works

Books

* ''Encyclopedia of Animation Basics,'' Graphic Inc ., 1, 2009

References

External links

Sachiko Kamimura anime listing
at Media Arts Database *
Sachiko Kamimura Personal Website
(Archived 12-04-17, accessed 2024-04-24) (in Japanese) Japanese women illustrators Japanese animators Japanese women animators Anime character designers Living people Sunrise (company) people 1970 births {{Japan-artist-stub