| Kinji Yoshimoto | |
| Native Name: | Japanese: よしもときんじ |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Birth Date: | 27 February 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Hiroshima Prefecture,[1] Japan |
| Years Active: | 1985–2021 |
was a Japanese animator, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include Megazone 23 and Plastic Little. He also directed several of the Queen's Blade anime series, as well as anime adaptations for I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job and Unbreakable Machine-Doll, and is known for his manga and anime productions with manga artist Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021.[2]
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - 1986 | Megazone 23 | Key animation | OVA series Part 1, 2 | |
| Legend of Lemnear | Director | OVA | ||
| Plastic Little | Key animation, Director, Screenplay | [3] | ||
| Genshiken Pt. 2 | Director | [4] | ||
| Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin | Director, Screenplay, Series Composition | |||
| Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye | Story concept, Director | |||
| - 2011 | Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors | Director | OVA | [5] |
| I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job | Director | [6] | ||
| Unbreakable Machine-Doll | Director | [7] | ||
| - 2014 | Vanquished Queens | Director, Composer | OVA | |
| Queen's Blade Grimoire | Chief director | OVA | ||
| Seven Mortal Sins | Director | [8] | ||
| 2018 | Joshi Ochi! 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futte Kita!? | Director, Series Composition | ONA | |
| Director, Series Composition | [9] | |||
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langrisser III | Opening Animation Staff (director) | Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn | ||
| Opening Animation Staff (director, key frame artist), Development Staff (visual artist) | Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn | |||
| Growlanser | Opening Animation Staff (director) | Video game originally released for the PlayStation | ||
| The Shisho (Master Teacher) | Animation Director | Combination live-action and anime | [10] | |