Ryouki Kamitsubo Explained

Ryouki Kamitsubo
上坪 亮樹
Other Names:Motona Hino (日野基鳴)
Birth Place:Japan
Occupation:Director, storyboard artist
Employer:Film Magic (1991~1992)
Media Vision (1996~1998)
Gonzo (1998~2000)
Years Active:1991–present

is a Japanese director and storyboard artist best known for co-directing Hidamari Sketch with Akiyuki Shinbo.[1] [2]

Career

Kamitsubo began his career in the anime industry as a production manager for Film Magic in the early 90s. He transitioned to digital photography and visual effects work for Media Vision and, later, Gonzo in the mid and late 90s. In the early 2000s, he started doing episode directing and storyboard work. In 2004, he worked under Akiyuki Shinbo on the original anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and the following year was brought into Shaft by Shinbo the following year, where his first project with the company was as an episode director on . He would later make his series directorial debut with Shinbo and Shaft in 2007 with Hidamari Sketch. Soon after, he left the company and began working on various Xebec projects, including his own series Softenni and Hen Semi.[1] [2] In 2012, however, he announced that he would be leaving the industry, and his final work would be as an episode director on the tenth episode of To Love Ru: Darkness under the pseudonym .[3] Despite this, Kamitsubo returned to the industry in 2014, acting as a storyboard artist for Xebec's series Argevollen beginning with the 13th episode. Since 2017, Kamitsubo has mainly worked on series produced by Doga Kobo.

Works

Television series

In "Director(s)" column highlights Yase's directorial works.

YearTitleDirector(s)StudioSBEDOther roles and notesRef(s)
1991Genji Tsūshin AgedamaMasao NamikiStudio GallopProduction assistant
Hime-chan's RibbonHatsuki TsujiStudio GallopProduction assistant
1997GeGeGe no Kitarō 4th SeriesDaisuke NishioToei AnimationDigital photography
1998Himitsu no Akko-chanHiroki ShibataToei AnimationDigital photography
2000Gate KeepersJunichi Sato
Koichi Chigira		GonzoPhotography[4]
2001Star Ocean EXHiroshi WatanabeStudio Deen[5]
HellsingUmanosuke Iida
Yasunori Urata		Gonzo[6] [7]
2003Bomberman JettersKatsuyuki KoderaStudio Deen[8]
Peacemaker KuroganeTomohiro HirataGonzoDigital director[9] [10]
The Mythical Detective Loki RagnarokHiroshi WatanabeStudio DeenOpening director
Ending director		[11] [12]
2004AM DriverIsao ToradaStudio Deen[13]
Magical Girl Lyrical NanohaAkiyuki ShinboSeven Arcs[14]
YumeriaKeitarō MotonagaStudio Deen[15]
2005Akiyuki ShinboShaftKey animator[16] [17]
Gun x SwordGorō TaniguchiAIC ASTA[18]
2006Inukami!Keizō KusakawaSeven Arcs[19]
Negima!?Shaft[20] [21]
2007Ef: A Tale of MemoriesShin OonumaShaft[22] [23]
Hidamari SketchShaftEnding director[24] [25] [26] [27]
Hidamari Sketch SpecialsShaft[28]
2008Dinosaur King: Season 2Katsuyoshi YatabeSunrise[29]
Kyōran Kazoku NikkiYasuhiro KurodaNomad[30] [31]
Hidamari Sketch x 365Akiyuki ShinboShaftEnding director[32]
HyakkoMichio FukudaNippon Animation[33] [34]
Kyō no Go no NiTsuyoshi NagasawaXebec[35]
2009Pandora HeartsTakao KatoXebec[36] [37]
Polyphonica: Crimson SToshimasa SuzukiDiomedéa[38]
2010Ladies versus Butlers!Atsushi ŌtsukiXebec[39]
Durarara!!Takahiro OmoriBrain's Base[40]
2011SoftenniXebecSeries composition
Ending director		[41] [42] [43]
2012To Love Ru DarknessAtsushi ŌtsukiXebecCredited as Motona Hino[44]
Tatsuo Satō
Toshimasa Suzuki		Xebec[45] [46]
Saki: Episode of Side AManabu OnoStudio Gokumi[47]
2014ArgevollenAtsushi ŌtsukiXebec[48]
Trinity SevenHiroshi NishikioriSeven Arcs Pictures[49]
2015Kin-iro MosaicTenshoStudio Gokumi[50]
Fafner in the Azure: ExodusTakashi Noto
Nobuyoshi Habara		Xebec Zwei[51]
Plastic MemoriesYoshiyuki FujiwaraDoga Kobo[52]
Triage XTakao Kato
Akio Takami		Xebec[53]
2016Masaharu WatanabeWhite Fox[54]
Big OrderNobuharu KamanakaAsread[55]
New Game!Yoshiyuki FujiwaraDoga Kobo[56]
2017Gabriel DropOutMasahiko OhtaDoga Kobo[57]
Gamers!Manabu OkamotoPine Jam[58]
Eromanga SenseiRyōhei TakeshitaA-1 Pictures[59]
Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~Hiroaki AkagiDoga Kobo[60]
2018Hozuki's CoolheadednessKazuhiro YonedaStudio Deen[61]
Hinomaru SumoKōnosuke Uda
Yasutaka Yamamoto		Gonzo[62]
Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!Masahiko OhtaDoga Kobo[63]
Anima Yell!Masako SatōDoga Kobo
|||[64] |-|rowspan="2"|2019||Daisuke Hiramaki|Doga Kobo||||[65] |-|The Helpful Fox Senko-san|Tomoaki Koshida|Doga Kobo|||Ending director and storyboard|[66] [67] [68] |-|rowspan="2"|2020|A3! Season Spring & Summer|Masayuki Sakoi
Keisuke Shinohara|P.A.Works
Studio 3Hz||||[69] |-|Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater|Takaharu Ōkuma|Doga Kobo||||[70] |-|rowspan="3"|2021|The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter|Kenta Ōnishi|Okuruto Noboru||||[71] |-|My Senpai Is Annoying|Ryōta Itō|Doga Kobo||||[72] |-|Amaim Warrior at the Borderline|Nobuyoshi Habara|Sunrise Beyond||||[73] [74] |-|rowspan="3"|2022|Don't Hurt Me, My Healer!|Nobuaki Nakanishi|Jumondou||||[75] |-|Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie|Ryōta Itō|Doga Kobo||||[76] |-|Healer Girl|Yasuhiro Irie|3Hz||||[77] |-|2025|The Shiunji Family Children||Doga Kobo||||[78] |}

OVAs

YearTitleDirector(s)StudioSBEDOther roles and notesRef(s)
1998Blue Submarine No. 6Mahiro MaedaGonzoVisual effects
2000Melty LancerTakeshi MoriGonzoCG director[79]
2005Maria-sama ga MiteruYukihiro MatsushitaStudio DeenEnding director[80]
2010Hen SemiXebecEnding director (uncredited)[81] [82]
2015Magical Suite Prism Nana: I Want to Fulfill My Dreams!? Hope Advancing (First Half)Yukihiro MiyamotoShaft[83]
2017Nobuyoshi HabaraXebec[84] [85]
2019Daisuke HiramakiDoga Kobo[86]

Films

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sofuteni, A Channel, Norageki Promos Streamed. Anime News Network. 15 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Thriller Restaurant Live-Action/Anime Teaser Streamed. Anime News Network. 15 July 2015.
  3. kamitsubonpu. 266449105314791424. November 7, 2012. @suna_pyon え～～～っ　今更ですか？ｗ　随分前から予告してたんですけどｗ　はい。仕事としてのアニメ作りは今やってるToLoveるが最後です。. @suna_pyon Eh ~~~ Is it now? I had announced it a long time ago, but yes. To Love-Ru is the last thing I'm going to do with anime as a job..
  4. Gate Keepers. Japanese. ja:撮影 - 上坪亮樹. Photography - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 1–2, 5–6, 8.
  5. Star Ocean EX. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25.
  6. Hellsing. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 6.
  7. Hellsing. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 7.
  8. Bomberman Jetters. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 17, 22, 26, 31, 36, 40, 45, 50.
  9. Peacemaker Kurogane. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 2.
  10. Peacemaker Kurogane. Japanese. opening credits. ja:デジタルディレクター - 上坪亮樹. Digital director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  11. The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok. Japanese. opening credits. ja:OP 演出 - 上坪亮樹. OP Unit director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  12. The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok. Japanese. ending credits. ja:ED 演出 - 上坪亮樹. ED Unit director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  13. AM Driver. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 6, 12.
  14. Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 6, 9, 13.
  15. Yumeria. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 7.
  16. . Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 14, 19.
  17. . Japanese. ja:原画 - 上坪亮樹. Key animatator - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 19.
  18. Gun x Sword. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 7.
  19. Inukami!. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 5, 10.
  20. Negima!?. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 4, 9.
  21. Negima!?. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 4, 12.
  22. Ef: A Tale of Memories. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 3.
  23. Ef: A Tale of Memories. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 4.
  24. Web site: Director Ryouki Kamitsubo: To Love-Ru Darkness Is His Last Anime. 10 November 2012. Anime News Network. 28 October 2020.
  25. Hidamari Sketch. Japanese. ending credits; episodes 1, 12. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  26. Hidamari Sketch. Japanese. ending credits; episodes 1, 5. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  27. Hidamari Sketch. Japanese. ending credits. ja:ED ディレクター - 上坪亮樹. ED director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  28. Hidamari Sketch. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ / 演出 - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist / Episode Director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 2.
  29. Dinosaur King: Season 2. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 9.
  30. Kyōran Kazoku Nikki. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 2.
  31. Kyōran Kazoku Nikki. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 7, 13.
  32. Hidamari Sketch x 365. Japanese. ending credits. ja:ED ディレクター - 上坪亮樹. ED director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  33. Hyakko. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 3, 11.
  34. Hyakko. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 11.
  35. Kyō no Go no Ni. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 8.
  36. Pandora Hearts. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 5, 13, 20.
  37. Pandora Hearts. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 5, 20.
  38. Polyphonica: Crimson S. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 7.
  39. Ladies versus Butlers!. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 8.
  40. Durarara!!. Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 16.
  41. Softenni. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ / 演出 - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist / Episode Director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 1, 12.
  42. Softenni. Japanese. opening credits. ja:シリーズ構成 - 上坪亮樹. Series composition - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  43. Softenni. Japanese. ending credits. ja:ED ディレクター - 上坪亮樹. ED director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  44. To Love Ru Darkness. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 10.
  45. . Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 5.
  46. . Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 5, 11, 16.
  47. Saki: Episode of Side A. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 4.
  48. Argevollen. Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 13, 16, 19, 22, 24.
  49. Trinity Seven. Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 10.
  50. Kin-iro Mosaic. Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 5.
  51. Fafner in the Azure: Exodus. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 25.
  52. Plastic Memories. Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 9.
  53. Triage X. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 7.
  54. . Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 9.
  55. Big Order. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 3.
  56. New Game!. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 4, 10.
  57. Gabriel DropOut. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 5.
  58. Gamers!. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 7.
  59. Eromanga Sensei. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 12.
  60. Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 6.
  61. Hozuki's Coolheadedness. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 18.
  62. Hinomaru Sumo. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 4.
  63. Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!. Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 10.
  64. Anima Yell!. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 4.
  65. . Japanese. ja:演出 / 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Episode director / Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 6, 11.
  66. The Helpful Fox Senko-san. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 3, 12.
  67. The Helpful Fox Senko-san. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 3.
  68. The Helpful Fox Senko-san. Japanese. ja:エンディングアニメーション 絵コンテ / 演出 - 上坪亮樹. Ending animation storyboard artist / Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits.
  69. A3! Season Spring & Summer. Japanese. ja: 絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 3.
  70. Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ / 演出 - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist / Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 2.
  71. The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 4.
  72. My Senpai Is Annoying. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ / 演出 - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist / Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 4.
  73. Amaim Warrior at the Borderline. Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 7–8.
  74. Amaim Warrior at the Borderline. Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 7.
  75. Web site: Sutōrī -Terebi Anime "Kono Hīrā, Mendokusai" Kōshiki Saito-. ja. ja:STORY -TVアニメ「このヒーラー、めんどくさい」公式サイト-. Story -TV Anime "Don't Hurt Me, My Healer!" Official Website-. kono-healer-anime.com. March 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328080911/https://kono-healer-anime.com/story/. March 28, 2022. live.
  76. Web site: Sutōrī -Terebi Anime "Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san" Kōshiki Saito-. ja. ja:STORY -TVアニメ『可愛いだけじゃない式守さん』公式サイト-. Story -TV Anime "Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie" Official Website-. shikimori-anime.com. April 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20220403221325/https://shikimori-anime.com/story/introduction.html. 3 April 2022. live.
  77. Web site: Sutōrī Terebi Anime "Hīrā Gāru" Kōshiki Saito. ja. ja:STORY TVアニメ「ヒーラー・ガール」公式サイト. Story TV Anime "Healer Girl" Official Website. healer-girl.jp. January 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128131213/https://healer-girl.jp/story/. January 28, 2022. live.
  78. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. The Shiunji Family Children Anime's Teaser Unveils Main Cast & Staff, 2025 Debut. Anime News Network. August 7, 2024. August 7, 2024.
  79. Melty Lancer. Japanese. ja:2DCGディレクター - 上坪亮樹. 2DCG Director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 5–6.
  80. Maria-sama ga Miteru. Japanese. ending credits. ja:ED 演出 - 上坪亮樹. ED unit director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  81. 1496680630255427586. kamitsubonpu. February 23, 2022. Japanese. ja:変ゼミのEDにテロップ乗せなかったものだから、海外ニキたちが、誰が作ったと頭をかしげてる(￣▽￣;)オレが絵コンテ演出監督をやってる作品なんだからオレ以外いないと思うのだが。同じ名前を並べるのも美しくないので省いたが、それが混乱の元となってるらしい。面白いので次も名前省こうかな？ｗ. I didn't put a credit on the ED of "Hen Semi", so some foreigners were wondering who made it. I was the storyboard artist and director, so I guess it must have been me. It's not beautiful to put the same names on the same page, so I left it off, but that seems to be the source of confusion. It's funny, so maybe I'll leave out the name next time, too..
  82. Hen Semi. Japanese. ending credits; episodes 1–2. ja:絵コンテ / 演出 - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist / Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo.
  83. 671002334231662592. kamitsubonpu. Kamitsubo, Ryouki. Japanese. ja:ん？　ああ、そうか、イベント上映か。てな感じで「まじかるすいーとプリズム・ナナ」のコンテやっただす。ＯＶＡ……なのかな？. November 29, 2015. Hmm?　Oh, I see, an event screening. I'm doing the storyboard for "Magical Sweets and Prism Nana". Is it an OVA......?.
  84. . Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episodes 2, 8.
  85. . Japanese. ja:絵コンテ - 上坪亮樹. Storyboard artist - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 8.
  86. . Japanese. ja:演出 - 上坪亮樹. Episode director - Ryōki Kamitsubo. ending credits; episode 13 (OVA).

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