Kenichi Yoshida (animator)

Kenichi Yoshida (吉田 健一 Yoshida Ken'ichi?, born November 23, 1969 in Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College.[1] He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).[1]

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Biography

Upon joining Studio Ghibli in 1990, Yoshida worked on Only Yesterday and Porco Rosso.[1] In 1999, he left Studio Ghibli to become freelance.[1] Currently, he is focusing on working on Sunrise and Bones works.[1] He is good friends with fellow animator Akira Yasuda (Akiman) and has collaborated with him in numerous productions.[1]

In 2005, he was awarded the individual prize in the 10th Animation Kobe awards.[1][2] In 2006 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, he was given the character design award for his work in Eureka Seven.[1][3]

Works

TV anime

OVA

Web anime

Films

Games

Others

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