Katsumi Tamegai Explained

Katsumi Tamegai
Native Name:爲我井 克美
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Place:Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Nationality:Japanese
Occupation:Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director
Employer:Toei Animation (1990–present)
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Years Active:1987–present
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Child:yes
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Kanji:爲我井 克美
Hiragana:ためがい かつみ
Romaji:Tamegai Katsumi

is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director that works at Toei Animation. He is most notable for his episode animation director work on the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series and character design for its fifth and final season. His other notable works include his episode animation direction work for the Pretty Cure series.

Career

Katsumi Tamegai entered the industry in 1987, and provided few key animations for few OVAs. From 1992 to 1996, at Toei Animation, Tamegai provided many episode animation directions and key animations for Sailor Moon series. After Ikuko Itoh's departure, Tamegai became the next character designer for its fifth and final season, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars in 1996.[1]

In 1997, after Sailor Moon had ended, he continued to work at Toei Animation, and provided few episode animation direction for Cutey Honey Flash and Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy. In 1999, Tamegai was chosen as a chief animation director for Phantom Thief Jeanne, which were character designed by Hisashi Kagawa.[2]

From 2004 and onwards, Tamegai worked as a frequent episode animation director for the Pretty Cure series, and character designed each respective movies.[3]

Works

TV Anime

Year Title Credit Note
1992-93 Sailor Moon Animation Director (eps. 43), Key Animation (eps. 18, 24, 43)
1993-94 Sailor Moon R Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38), Key Animation (eps. 4-5, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38, 40)
1994-95 Sailor Moon S Animation Director (eps. 2, 7, 16, 25, 30), Key Animation (eps. 16)
1995-96 Sailor Moon SuperS Animation Director (eps. 1, 7, 15, 22, 29)
1996-97 Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 1, 14, 19, 24, 34), Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 14, 19, 34)
1997-98 Cutey Honey Flash Animation Director (eps. 7, 14, 22, 30, 35), Key Animation (eps. 7)
1998-99 Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy Animation Director (eps. 2, 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41)
1999 Magic User's Club Key Animation (eps. 4, 13)
1999-2000 Phantom Thief Jeanne Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1, 11, 20, 28, 36, 44), Key Animation (eps. 20, 28, 36)
2004-05 Futari wa Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 17, 24, 31, 39), Key Animation (eps. 8, 17, 24, 31, 39)
2005-06 Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Key Animation (eps. 21)
2006-07 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Animation Director (eps. 5, 14, 23, 31), Key Animation (eps. 5, 14, 23, 49)
2007-08 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 Animation Director (eps. 7, 15), Key Animation (eps. 7, 15, 23, 46)
2008-09 Yes! Pretty Cure 5 GoGo! Animation Director (eps. 8, 16), Key Animation (eps. 8, 16)
2009-10 Fresh Pretty Cure! Animation Director (eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 1, 12, 21, 50)
2010-11 HeartCatch PreCure! Animation Director (eps. 7, 15, 24, 33, 43), Key Animation
2011-14 Toriko Animation Director (eps. 2, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77), Key Animation (eps. 2, 7, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77)
2015-16 Go! Princess PreCure Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 23, 36, 43), Key Animation (eps. 4, 8-9, 13, 18, 23, 29, 36, 43, 50)
2016-17 Witchy PreCure! Chief Animation Director (eps. 1-10, 16), Animation Director (eps. 15, 23, 31, 39, 50), Key Animation (eps. 1, 15, 23, 31, 39, 41-42, 47, 50)
2017-18 Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode Animation Director (eps. 11), Key Animation (eps. 11)
2018-19 Hug! Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 22)
2019-20 Star Twinkle PreCure Animation Director (eps. 5, 11, 19, 31), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6, 14, 19, 27, 37)
2020-22 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Chief Animation Director (eps. 30, 34, 36, 39, 42, 46, 51, 53, 56, 60, 64, 67, 70, 74, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 94, 97), Animation Director (eps. 98-100), Key Animation (OP2; eps. 37-38, 40-41, 88)
2020-21 Healin' Good Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 44), Key Animation (eps. 1, 3, 4, 10)
2021-22 Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 4)
2022-23 Delicious Party Pretty Cure Key Animation (eps. 4)
2023-24 Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 2, 12, 22, 32), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 5), Key Animation (eps. 2, 22, 32)
2024–present Wonderful PreCure! Animation Director (eps. 1)

Anime film

Year Title Credit Note
1994 Animation Director [4]
1995 Assistant Animation Director [5]
2003 Chief Animation Director, Animation Director
2005 Futari wa Pretty Cure the Movie Character Design, Animation Director [6]
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky [7]
2006 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin-Thread! [8]
2007 Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!
2008 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom
2009 Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Toy Kingdom has Lots of Secrets?!
2010 HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital…Really?! Assistant Animation Director
2015 Assistant Animation Director (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure)
2017 Character Design, Chief Animation Director
2018 Pretty Cure Super Stars! Animation Director [9]
Animation Director
2021 Character Design, Animation Director

OVA (Original Video Animation)

Year Title Credit Note
1987 Shōnen Bakuzoku Key Animation (eps. 5)
1988 Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer Key Animation
Tōyama Sakura Uchū Chō - Yatsu no Na wa Gold
1990 Vampire Wars
1996-97 Magic User's Club Key Animation (eps. 5-6)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "美少女戦士セーラームーンセーラースターズ" Staff. January 8, 2020. Toei Animation. ja. January 8, 2020.
  2. Web site: "神風怪盗ジャンヌ" Staff. May 20, 2019. Toei Animation. ja. May 20, 2019.
  3. Web site: Healin' Good Precure Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Staff, Visual. Mateo. Alex. December 1, 2020. Anime News Network. December 1, 2020.
  4. Web site: "劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンS" Staff. February 7, 2018. Toei Animation. ja. February 7, 2018.
  5. Web site: "美少女戦士セーラームーンSuperS セーラー9戦士集結!ブラック・ドリーム・ホールの奇跡" Staff. February 7, 2018. Toei Animation. ja. February 7, 2018.
  6. Web site: "映画 ふたりはプリキュア マックスハー" Staff. April 16, 2018. Toei Animation. ja. April 16, 2018.
  7. Web site: "映画 ふたりはプリキュア マックスハー 2 雪空のともだち" Staff. April 16, 2018. Toei Animation. ja. April 16, 2018.
  8. Web site: "映画 ふたりはプリキュア スプラッシュ☆スター チクタク危機一髪!" & "デジモンセイバーズ THE MOVIE: 究極パワー! バーストモード発動!!" Staff. April 16, 2018. Toei Animation. ja. April 16, 2018.
  9. Web site: "映画プリキュアスーパースターズ!" Cast & Staff. March 17, 2018. Pretty Cure Super Stars. ja. March 17, 2018.