| Kazuya Shiotsuki 潮月 一也 | |
| Known For: | Gourmet Girl Graffiti Luminous Witches |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Animator, character designer |
| Employer: | Hadashi Pro (2001~2002) Shaft (2003–present) |
| Years Active: | 2001–present |
is a Japanese animator and character designer.
Shiotsuki joined Hadashi Pro in the early 2000s as a rookie in-between animator. Within a few years, he left the studio and joined Shaft around 2003. Initially, Shiotsuki continued with in-between work, but was promoted to key animator within a year; and by 2006, he was doing animation direction work. In 2008, Shiotsuki received his first job as a character designer for one of the Shina Dark music videos. Soon thereafter, he became more involved with Shaft's works as a main staff member taking on a variety of different roles from accessory designer, to chief animation director, and so forth. His first character design work for a televised anime, however, came in 2015 when he designed the characters for Gourmet Girl Graffiti. In 2022, he designed the characters for the Strike Witches spin-off series Luminous Witches.
Shiotsuki named Shaft colleague Nobuhiro Sugiyama as a particular influence on his style. Nisekois first season, which Sugiyama drew the designs for and acted as chief animation director alongside Shiotsuki, garnered praise from the latter, who described the key visuals and character sheets as "godlike."[1]
This is an incomplete list.
Highlights character design or chief animation direction roles.
Highlights other main animation staff member roles.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natsu no Arashi! | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma | Shaft | Accessory design | |
| 2012 | Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase | Shaft | Chief animation direction assistance | |
| 2014 | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | Chief animation director | [2] |
| 2015 | Gourmet Girl Graffiti | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | Character designer Chief animation director | [3] |
| 2016–2017 | March Comes In like a Lion | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirou Okada | Shaft | Chief animation director Clothing designer Prop designer | |
| 2017–2018 | March Comes In like a Lion 2nd Season | Chief animation director | [4] | ||
| 2020 | Assault Lily Bouquet | Shouji Saeki Hajime Ootani | Shaft | Chief animation director Sub-character designer | [5] [6] |
| 2022 | Luminous Witches | Shouji Saeki | Shaft | Animation character designer Chief animation director | [7] [8] |
| 2023 | The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses | Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions (Shaft) | Chief animation director (#9) | |
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shina Dark | Naoyuki Konno Shinpei Tomooka Shin Oonuma Toshimasa Suzuki | Shaft | Character designer | [9] | |
| 2013 | Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase | Shaft | Clothing designer | ||
| 2014 | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | Chief animation director | ||
| 2015 | Magical Suite Prism Nana | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Character designer | [10] |