Akio Sugino Explained

Akio Sugino
Native Name:	杉野 昭夫
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	19 September 1944
Birth Place:	Sapporo, Hokkaido Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Occupation:	Animator, character designer, director
Years Active:	1963–present

is a Japanese character designer who is known for working with Osamu Dezaki and his designs on Golgo 13 and Space Adventure Cobra.

Filmography

• Astro Boy (1963)^[1]
• Kimba the White Lion (1965) – Character design

• Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968) – Animation
• A Thousand and One Nights (1969) – Original pictures^[2]
• Ashita no Joe (1970)^[3]
• Nobody's Boy Remi (1970) – Character design

• Aim for the Ace! (1973) – Design
• La Seine no Hoshi (1975) – Design
• Gaiking (1976) – Design and animation
• Manga Fairy Tales of the World (1976) – Animation
• Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka (1977) – Design
• Jetter Mars (1977) – Design and animation
• 3D Animation: Child Without a Home (1977) – Character design
• Treasure Island (1978) – Animation^[4]
• The Rose of Versailles (1979) – Design^[5]
• Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken (1979) – Design
• Botchan (1980) – Animation
• Tom Sawyer (1980) – Animation
• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981) – Animation
• Space Adventure Cobra (1982) – Design and animation – also (1982)^[6] and Cobra The Animation (2010)^[7]
• Cat's Eye (1983) – Character design^[8]
• (1983)^[9]
• Oshin (1984) – Design
• Mighty Orbots (1985) – Design
• Nayuta (1986) – Design and animation
• They Were 11 (1986) – Design

• 2001 Nights (1987) – Design

• Clan of Pihyoro (1988) – Design and animation
• Sea's Darkness, Moon's Shadow (1988) – Animation
• The Story of Riki (1989) – Design
• Starlight Nocturne (1989) – Design and animation
• B.B. (Burning Blood) (1990) – Design and animation
• Sword for Truth (1990) – Design and animation
• Reporter Blues (1990) – Design
• Brother Dearest (1991) – Design and animation^[10]
• (1992) – Animation
• Black Jack (1993) – Design and animation
• First Tram in Hiroshima (1993) – Design and animation
• (1997) – Screenplay
• (1998) – Design
• Boku no Son Goku (2003) – Director^[11]
• Phoenix (2004) – Animation director^[12]
• Gin Tama (2005) – Animation
• The Snow Queen (2005) – Design
• Mokke (2007) – Animation
• (2008) – Character design^{[13] [14]}

Bibliography

• Akio Sugino Drawings (1982) – ^[15]
• Hakugei Densetsu Artbook (1994) – ^[16]

References

Book references

• Book: Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces . Camp . Brian. Davis . Julie. Stone Bridge Press. 2007. 408. 9781933330228 . y. .
• Book: The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Clements . Jonathan . Jonathan Clements. McCarthy . Helen . Helen McCarthy. Stone Bridge Press. 2012. 9781611725155 . 867. y. .
• Book: The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Clements . Jonathan . Jonathan Clements. McCarthy . Helen . Helen McCarthy. Stone Bridge Press. 2014. 9781611729092 . 1200. y. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Osamu Dezaki's Directional Style – Postcard Memories . Postcard Memories . December 4, 2014 . March 31, 2015.
2. Web site: A Thousand and One Nights . tezukaosamu.net . March 31, 2015.
3. Web site: Benoit Spacher's Comic Art Gallery – All Comic Art by Artist Akio Sugino . comicartfans.com . March 31, 2015.
4. Web site: 宝島DVD BOX1･2 . zawazawa.com . March 31, 2015.
5. Web site: The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963–2013): 1980, Part 2: What Anime Bloggers Would Typically Say About It . goldenani.blogspot.com . March 31, 2015 . Geoffrey Tebbetts. March 3, 2013 .
6. Web site: Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie . Daryl . Surat . April 9, 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718193917/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/Anime/News1/Space_Adventure_Cobra_The_Movie_2539.aspx . July 18, 2014 . mdy .
7. Web site: List of New Anime: Winter 2010 . gigazine.net . March 31, 2015.
8. RIGHT STUF, Inc. Announces: the Acquisitions of CAT'S EYE, PRINCESS NINE, SENGOKU COLLECTION, and BLESSINGS OF THE CAMPANELLA; Upcoming HETALIA Graphic Novels 4 & 5; and Exclusive Distribution of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) for Sunrise Inc. . July 5, 2013 . RightStuf . Right Stuf Inc. . . March 30, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114406/http://www.rightstuf.com/rsstatic/comingSoon/ax2013-njnuu-flhjj-98ib1-11b/Acquisition-Announcemen-AX.pdf . September 24, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
9. Web site: AICN Anime – Dream Machine and Tales From Earthsea, also Guns, Guns and More Guns with Golgo 13,... . Scott . Green . . July 10, 2010 . March 31, 2015.
10. Web site: The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963–2013): 1991: The Kids Are All Right. Geoffrey Tebbetts. goldenani.blogspot.com. April 26, 2013. March 31, 2015.
11. Book: Xu Bing and Contemporary Chinese Art. Tsao . Hsingyuan. Ames . Roger T.. Roger T. Ames. SUNY Press. 2011. 9781438437927. 174.
12. Web site: Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix = [DVD] = Hinotori. Volume 1, Persistence of time / animation production, Tezuka Productions; animation producers, Yoshihiro Shimizu, Sumio Udagawa; general producers, Kensuke Kishi, Shinichi Tominaga; director, Ryousuke Takahashi. ]. March 31, 2015 . Manhattan Public Library . .
13. Web site: Anime of Jovovich's Ultraviolet Film Confirmed (Update 3). Anime News Network. March 31, 2015.
14. Web site: Ultraviolet: Code 044 TV Anime's Trailer Streamed (Updated). Anime News Network. March 31, 2015.
15. Web site: Anime Artbook :: A :: Akio Sugino Drawings illustration art book – Anime Art Book Online, Japanese Manga and Anime sheet music book store . animeartbookonline.com . March 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402143036/http://animeartbookonline.com/akio-sugino-drawings-illustration-art-book.html . April 2, 2015 . dead .
16. Book: Hakugei Densetsu Artbook: sugino akio . 9784881440636 . 統·出崎 . 1994 . 創芸社 .