is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined
Shaft
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in 1995 as an episode director and storyboard artist, and although he continues to work for Shaft, Suzuki commonly directs series with other studios, most notably with
Xebec
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, where he made his series directorial debut with ''
Heroic Age'' in 2007.
Career and life
Suzuki joined
Shaft
Shaft may refer to:
Rotating machine elements
* Shaft (mechanical engineering), a rotating machine element used to transmit power
* Line shaft, a power transmission system
* Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque
* Axle, a shaft around wh ...
around 1988 as a key animator.
He made his debut as an episode director and storyboard artist for the studio's first original television series, ''
Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger
is a 1995 Japanese anime television series. The Eto Rangers are based on the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Summary
The Eto Rangers ride in Space-Time Transmitting Machine Kirinda to repair the Novel Worlds of Mugen. The Eto Rangers ...
'', in 1995.
His employment with Shaft continued until the early 2000s, when he decided to go freelance (he continued to work with Shaft as a freelancer).
In 2007, he debuted as a series director with Xebec with ''
Heroic Age'' under the supervision of Takashi Noto.
For the next few years, Suzuki focused solely on freelancing work with other studios. He continued to do work with Xebec, directing ''
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne'' and ''
Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth'',
and started directing series outside of either Xebec or Shaft, such as ''
The Pilot's Love Song
is a Japanese light novel series by Koroku Inumura. It is set in the same fictional universe as Inumura's earlier light novel '' The Princess and the Pilot''. Five volumes were published between 2009 and 2011 by Shogakukan under their Gaga ...
'' and ''
The Price of Smiles
is a Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Production. The series was created as part of the studio's 55th anniversary celebration.
Synopsis
A kingdom full of smiles on a star far away from the earth. Princess Yūki Soleil is twelve ye ...
''.
However, he remains a prominent figure at Shaft and works on most of the studio's productions.
Suzuki was born in 1966, and he is married.
Style
He said that he is a fan of hard
sci-fi
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, as well as a fan of foreign sci-fi productions, which he has used for inspiration on works like ''
Fafner in the Azure
is a Japanese mecha anime franchise created by Xebec in collaboration with Starchild Records. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The first s ...
'' and ''Heroic Age''.
Although a fan of watching realistic and 'muddy' depictions of emotions, he himself does not like to make realistic depictions in his works, and is instead more interested in making his works beautiful and exaggerated.
Writer
Tow Ubukata
is the pen name of a Japanese novelist and anime screenwriter. His major works include '' Mardock Scramble'', ''Le Chevalier D'Eon'' and '' Heroic Age''. He also did series composition for the ''Fafner in the Azure'' series, '' Ghost in the Shel ...
commented on Suzuki's ideal of beauty by saying he was good at directing emotional scenes.
After he worked as
Akiyuki Shinbo
is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.
Born in Koori, Fukushima P ...
's assistant on ''
Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase'', Suzuki wanted to use some of Shinbo's visual composition techniques himself while working on ''
Fafner: Right of Left'' succeeding the end of ''Tsukuyomi''s production.
Works
Television series
Highlights roles with series directorial duties.
Highlights roles with assistant director or supervising duties.
OVAs
Highlights roles with series directorial duties.
Films
Highlights roles with series directorial duties.
Video games
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1966 births
Anime directors
Living people