Itsuro Kawasaki Explained

is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, and director from Tokyo.

Works

Anime television

• Popolocrois Monogatari (1998–99) – Assistant Director, Episode Director
• Arc the Lad (1999) – Director
• (1999–2000) – Series Director, Storyboard
• Love Hina (2000) – Storyboard
• Noir (2001) – Storyboard, Episode director
• Chitchana Yukitsukai Sugar (2001–02) – Storyboard, Episode director
• Shaman King (2001–02) – Storyboard
• (2002–03) – Storyboard
• Kiddy Grade (2002–03) – Storyboard
• (2003) – Director
• (2004–05) – Storyboard
• Kaiketsu Zorori (2004–05) – Storyboard
• Canvas 2: Niji Iro no Sketch (2005–06) – Director^[1]
• Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! (2006) – Director
• Nanatsuiro Drops (2007) – Storyboard
• Rental Magica (2007–08) – Director, Storyboard
• White Album (2009) – Storyboard
• Chrome Shelled Regios (2009) – Director^[2]
• (2009) – Director, Storyboard
• Umi Monogatari (2009) – Episode Director
• The Legend of the Legendary Heroes (2010) – Director
• Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! (2012) – Director
• (2012) – Director, Writer^[3]
• Lady Jewelpet (2014) – Director
• Samurai Jam -Bakumatsu Rock- (2014) – Director^[4]
• Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION (2016) – Director, Writer^[5]
• Magical Girl Ore (2018) – Director, Writer^[6]
• The Morose Mononokean II (2019) – Director^[7]
• True Cooking Master Boy (2019–21) – Director, Writer^[8]
• The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting (2022) – Director^[9]
• Flaglia (2023) – Director^[10]
• The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (2024) – Director, Writer^[11]
• Baban Baban Ban Vampire (2025) – Director, Writer^[12]

Original video animation

• Video Girl Ai (1992) – Animation Director
• (1993) – Director
• Please Save My Earth (1993–94) – Assistant Director
• Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989 (1994) – Director
• Dimensional Adventure Numa Monjar (1996) – Director
• Chrono Trigger: Time and Space (1996) – Director
• Canvas ~Motif of Sepia~ (2001–02) – Director
• I'll/CKBC (2002) – Director
• Love Hina Again (2002) – Storyboard
• Pokémon Origins (2013) – Director
• Star Fox Zero: The Battle Begins (2016) - Assistant Director

Original net animation

• B: The Beginning Succession (2021) – Director^[13]

Film

• (2005) – Director^[14]

Video games

• Sonic Riders – Opening cinematic director and storyboard artist.

External links

• • • Itsuro Kawasaki anime at Media Arts Database

Notes and References

1. Book: The anime encyclopedia: a guide to Japanese animation since 1917. 2006. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1-933330-10-5. Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. 85, 298, 365, 867.
2. Web site: Funimation Adds Rosario + Vampire, Chaos;HEAd, Regios. Anime News Network.
3. Web site: Sengoku Basara's Kawasaki Directs Shining Hearts Anime. Anime News Network. December 19, 2011. December 7, 2021.
4. Web site: Bakumatsu Rock Game for Female Players Gets TV Anime in July. Anime News Network. March 7, 2014. December 7, 2021.
5. Web site: Tsukiuta TV Anime About Anthropomorphized Months Premieres in July. Anime News Network. May 14, 2016. December 7, 2021.
6. Web site: Mahō Shōjo Ore Manga Gets TV Anime Starring Kaito Ishikawa, Wataru Hatano. Anime News Network. December 7, 2017. December 7, 2021.
7. Web site: The Morose Mononokean TV Anime Gets 2nd Season. Anime News Network. June 21, 2018. December 7, 2021.
8. Web site: Chūka Ichiban!/Cooking Master Boy Manga Gets New Anime. Anime News Network. December 3, 2019. December 7, 2021.
9. Web site: The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2022 Premiere. Anime News Network. December 7, 2021. December 7, 2021.
10. Web site: Flaglia Anime, Musical Project Announced. Anime News Network. October 25, 2022. October 25, 2022.
11. Web site: Stupid Angel Dances with the Devil Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, 2024 Debut. Anime News Network. July 26, 2023. July 26, 2023.
12. Web site: Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Teaser Video, Visual, January 2025 Debut. Anime News Network. June 24, 2024. June 24, 2024.
13. Web site: B: The Beginning Anime Season 2 Unveils Title, Updated Staff, 2021 Debut. Anime News Network. October 27, 2020. December 7, 2021.
14. Book: Cavallaro, Dani. Anime and Memory: Aesthetic, Cultural and Thematic Perspectives. 2009. McFarland. 978-0-7864-4112-9. 193.