Katsuhito Akiyama

Katsuhito Akiyama (秋山 勝仁, Akiyama Katsuhito, born January 29, 1950) is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.^[1] He often works with Shinji Aramaki and Hideki Kakinuma.

Katsuhito Akiyama
秋山 勝仁
Born	(1950-01-29) January 29, 1950 (age 74) Hokkaidō, Japan
Occupation(s)	Director, screenwriter, storyboard artist

Filmography

Director

Films

• Elementalors (1995)^[1][2]
• Armitage III: Dual Matrix (2002)^[1]

OVAs

• Gall Force (1986–1991) Eternal Story — New Era^[1][2]
• Bubblegum Crisis (1987)^[1] (first 4 episodes)
• Spirit Warrior (part 1 and 3, 1988)^{[citation needed]}
• Sol Bianca (1990)^[1] (episode 1)
• The Wedge Between (1992)^[1]
• Bastard!! (1992)^[1]
• Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999) Assistant director
• The Wedge Between (2009)

Television

• ThunderCats (1985-1988)^[1] (animator: 130 episodes)
• El Hazard: The Wanderers (1995)
• Magical Project S (1996)^[1]
• Battle Athletes Victory (1997)^[1]
• Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (1999)^[1]
• Monkey Turn (2004)^[1]
• Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (2005)^[1]
• Pumpkin Scissors (2006)^[1]
• Inazuma Eleven (2008)
• Inazuma Eleven GO! (2011)
• Beyblade Burst (2016)
• Beyblade Burst Evolution (2017) (chief director)
• Beyblade Burst Turbo (2018) (chief director)
• Beyblade Burst Rise (2019) (chief director)
• Beyblade Burst Surge (2020) (chief director)
• Beyblade Burst QuadDrive (2021) (chief director)
• Beyblade Burst QuadStrike (2023) (chief director)
• Beyblade X (2023) (chief director)

References

1. Wong, Amos. "Pumpkin Scissors". Newtype USA. 6 (10) pp. 52–55. October 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
2. Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy. The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. — Berkeley, CA: Stone Bridge Press, 2006. — P. 14. — ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5

External links

• Katsuhito Akiyama at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Katsuhito Akiyama at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)