Kazuchika Kise Explained

Kazuchika Kise
Native Name:	黄瀬和哉
Native Name Lang:	ja
Birth Date:	6 March 1965
Birth Place:	Osaka, Japan
Occupation:	Director, animator, and character designer
Years Active:	1989–present
Employer:	Production I.G

is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer. He started working in the anime industry in 1989 with . In 2015, he made his directorial debut with .

Biography

Kazuchika Kise was born in Osaka on March 6, 1965.^[1] After graduating from High School, he joined AnimeR and studied under . Later, he joined Production I.G and was involved in his first project, .^[1] Following the film's release, Kise continued to work with Production I.G and started directing series with in 2013.^[1]

In 2013, Kise did the character designs with Clamp for Blood-C, which won the Reaper Award for best animation that year.^[2] In 2018, Kise designed the characters for Made in Abyss, which won anime of the year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in the same year.^[3]

Works

TV series

• Blue Seed (1994–1998) (character designer)^[4]
• Otogi Zoshi (2004–2005) (character designer)^[5]
• xxxHolic (2006–2008) (character designer)^[6]
• Blood-C (2011) (character designer with Clamp)^[7]
• (2013–2015) (director)^[1]
• Made in Abyss (2017–present) (character designer)^[8]
• Platinum End (2021–2022) (second part director)^[9]

Films

• (2000) (animation director)^[7]
• (2011) (character designer with Clamp)^[10]
• (2015) (character designer)^[11]
• Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020–2021) (character designer)^[12]

Original video animation

• The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1991) (animation director)^[13]
• Combustible Campus Guardress (1994) (character designer)^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "それ以前"の世界に『新しい攻殻』を作ること - 黄瀬和哉総監督の考える『攻殻機動隊ARISE』とは?. Mynavi. Kasai. Mifuno. June 21, 2016. October 9, 2021. ja.
2. Blood-C: The Complete Series Receives 2013 Reaper Award. Funimation. Anime News Network. October 22, 2013. October 9, 2021.
3. Web site: Made in Abyss, My Hero Academia Win Big at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards. Loveridge. Lynzee. February 25, 2018. Anime News Network. October 9, 2021.
4. Web site: BLUE SEED. Ashi Productions. October 9, 2021. ja.
5. Web site: Otogi Zoshi. Production I.G. October 9, 2021.
6. Web site: STAFF & CAST. Production I.G. October 9, 2021.
7. Web site: Production I.G and CLAMP collaborate on BLOOD-C Project. Production I.G. October 9, 2021.
8. Web site: Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss Manga Gets TV Anime. Sherman. Jennifer. Anime News Network. December 21, 2016. October 9, 2021.
9. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Platinum End Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Staff, Uninterrupted 24-Episode Run. Anime News Network. October 9, 2021. July 1, 2021.
10. Web site: Blood-C: The Last Dark Film's 1st 8 Minutes Streamed. Anime News Network. Loo. Egan. May 29, 2012. October 9, 2021.
11. Web site: Staff and Cast. Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie official website. October 9, 2021. ja.
12. Web site: 2nd Fate/Grand Order Anime Film's Trailer Streamed. Anime News Network. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. December 18, 2020. October 9, 2021.
13. Web site: Buried Treasure: Heroic Legend of Arslan (Part 1). Anime News Network. Sevakis. Justin. December 13, 2007. October 9, 2021.
14. Web site: 爆炎ＣＡＭＰＵＳガードレス . Allcinema. Stingray. October 9, 2021. ja.