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]

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

• Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996; key animation, episode 1) — uncredited.
• Turn A Gundam (1999–2000; key animation, episodes 33, 37, 40, 45, 48, 50)
• Overman King Gainer (2002-2003; character design, mechanical design, animation director, episodes 1, 2, 14, 22, 26; key animation, OP, ED, episodes 11, 13, 19)
• Scrapped Princess (2003; key animation, episode 15)
• Wolf's Rain (2003; animation director, 26; key animation, episode 24)
• Planetes (2003–2004; ED animation; key animation, episodes 1, 7, 26)
• Kenran Butōsai: The Mars Daybreak (2004; OP key animation)
• Kurau Phantom Memory (2004; OP key animation)
• Eureka Seven (2005–2006; character design; main animator; ED 4 storyboards, director, animation; animation director, OP1, OP2, OP4, ED2, episodes 1, 26, 43, 44, 45; key animation, episodes 1, 9, 11, 12, 19, 26, 28, 33, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50)
• Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi (2006–2007; OP 2 key animation)
• Dennō Coil (2007; key animation, ending segment, episode 26)
• Gundam Reconguista in G (2014; character design, animation director, chief animator, key animation)

OVA

• Giant Robo: The Animation - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992–1998; key animation, episode 2)
• Gunsmith Cats (1995–1996; key animation, episode 2)
• Master Keaton (1998; animation director, episode 30)
• Top wo Nerae 2! (2004–2006; key animation, episode 6)
• Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007; animation director)

Web anime

• Xam'd: Lost Memories (2008; key animation, OP)

Films

• Only Yesterday (1991; in-between animation)
• Porco Rosso (1992; key animation)
• I Can Hear the Sea (1993; key animation)
• Pom Poko (1994; key animation)
• Whisper of the Heart (1995; key animation)
• On Your Mark (1995; key animation)
• Princess Mononoke (1997; key animation)
• Spriggan (1998; key animation)
• My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999; key animation)
• Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (2001; assistant animation director, key animation)
• Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Pocketful of Rainbows (2009; character design)
• Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann: Chapter Lagann (2009; key animation)

Games

• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1998; OP key animation)
• Arc Rise Fantasia (2009; original main character designs)

Others

• edge - a collection of paintings (2004; illustrations)
• Shangri-La (2004–2005; illustrations)
• Kozue Takada's CD single Himitsu Kichi (2005; jacket illustrations)

Sources:^[1][4][5]

References

External links

• gallo44 — official website.
• Kenichi Yoshida on Twitter
• Kenichi Yoshida at Anime News Network's encyclopedia