| Yoshinobu Yamakawa | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Other Names: | Yoshiki Yamakawa |
| Birth Date: | 9 February 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Nationality: | Japanese |
| Occupation: | Animation director, animator and character designer |
| Years Active: | 1994–present |
| Agent: | J.C.STAFF |
is a Japanese anime animator, director, and character designer.
Yamakawa was born in February 9, 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from a mechanical engineering course in a technical high school.[1]
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Slayers | Animator | [2] |
| 1996 | Saber Marionette J | Animator, Small Items Design | |
| 1997 | Tenchi in Tokyo | Animator, Small Items Design | |
| 1999 | Excel Saga | Episode Storyboard Artist | [3] |
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | Episode Storyboard Artist | ||
| 2003 | Di Gi Charat Nyo! | Character Design, Animation Director | [4] |
| Nanaka 6/17 | Character Designer | [5] | |
| 2006 | Mushishi | Episode Storyboard Artist | [6] |
| 2009 | First Love Limited | Director | [7] [8] |
| 2012 | Kill Me Baby | Director | [9] |
| Little Busters! | Director | [10] | |
| 2013 | Little Busters! Refrain | Director | [11] |
| 2015 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Director | [12] |
| 2017 | Alice & Zoroku | Episode Storyboard Artist, Episode Director | |
| Children of the Whales | Episode Storyboard Artist | [13] | |
| 2018 | Hi Score Girl | Director | [14] |
| 2019 | High Score Girl Season 2 | Director | [15] |
| 2021 | The Duke of Death and His Maid | Director | [16] |
| 2023 | The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2 | Director | [17] |
| 2024 | The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 | Director | [18] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011 | Character Design, Animation Director | ||
| 2001 | Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet | Character Designer | [19] | |
| 2008 | Hells | Director | [20] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Kill Me Baby | Director | [21] |
| 2014 | Little Busters! EX | Director | [22] |
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | B: The Beginning | Director | [23] |
| 2024 | Murai no Koi | Director | [24] |