Kenichi Yoshida (animator) explained
Kenichi Yoshida 吉田 健一 |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1969 |
Birth Place: | Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan |
Occupation: | Animator, illustrator |
Years Active: | 1990 - present |
Alma Mater: | Tokyo Designer Gakuin College |
Website: | gallo44 |
is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College.[1] He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).[1]
Biography
Upon joining Studio Ghibli in 1990, Yoshida worked on Only Yesterday and Porco Rosso.[1] In 1999, he left Studio Ghibli to become freelance.[1] Currently, he is focusing on working on Sunrise and Bones works.[1] He is good friends with fellow animator Akira Yasuda (Akiman) and has collaborated with him in numerous productions.[1]
In 2005, he was awarded the individual prize in the 10th Animation Kobe awards.[1] [2] In 2006 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, he was given the character design award for his work in Eureka Seven.[1] [3]
Works
Anime television
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996; key animation, episode 1) — uncredited.
- Turn A Gundam (1999–2000; key animation, episodes 33, 37, 40, 45, 48, 50)
- Overman King Gainer (2002-2003; character design, mechanical design, animation director, episodes 1, 2, 14, 22, 26; key animation, OP, ED, episodes 11, 13, 19)
- Scrapped Princess (2003; key animation, episode 15)
- Wolf's Rain (2003; animation director, 26; key animation, episode 24)
- Planetes (2003–2004; ED animation; key animation, episodes 1, 7, 26)
- (2004; OP key animation)
- Kurau Phantom Memory (2004; OP key animation)
- Eureka Seven (2005–2006; character design; main animator; ED 4 storyboards, director, animation; animation director, OP1, OP2, OP4, ED2, episodes 1, 26, 43, 44, 45; key animation, episodes 1, 9, 11, 12, 19, 26, 28, 33, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50)
- Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi (2006–2007; OP 2 key animation)
- Dennō Coil (2007; key animation, ending segment, episode 26)
- Gundam Reconguista in G (2014; character design, animation director, chief animator, key animation)
- Chikyūgai Shōnen Shōjo (2022; character design)
OVA
Web anime
- (2008; key animation, OP)
Films
Games
- (1998; OP key animation)
- Arc Rise Fantasia (2009; original main character designs)
- (2005; original main character designs)
- (2006; original main character designs)
Others
- edge - a collection of paintings (2004; illustrations)
- Shangri-La (2004–2005; illustrations)
- Kozue Takada's CD single Himitsu Kichi (2005; jacket illustrations)
Sources:[1] [4] [5]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: http://www.weblio.jp/content/吉田健一+(アニメーター). ja:吉田健一 (アニメーター) . February 2005 . Weblio. 2009-02-26.
- Web site: 10th Animation Kobe Awards. Anime News Network. 2005-09-22. 2009-02-26.
- Web site: Tokyo Anime Fair: Award Winners. Anime News Network. 2006-03-27. 2009-02-26.
- Web site: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p0523280.htm. ja:吉田健一. Japanese Movie Database. 2009-02-26. Japanese.
- Web site: 吉田健一. Hate na Diary. 2009-02-26.