Kōnosuke Uda

Kōnosuke Uda (宇田 鋼之介, Uda Kōnosuke, born 1966 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese director of anime. He graduated from the Animation Department of Tokyo Design Academy and worked as a freelancer at Toei Animation. His most notable work has been as a series director for One Piece, including two of its feature films.^[1] Other works directed include Ginga e Kickoff!!, Rainbow Fireflies, Majin Bone, and Days. He currently works mainly for MAPPA.

Kōnosuke Oda
宇田 鋼之介
Born	(1966-02-01) February 1, 1966 (age 59) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Tokyo Design Academy (Animation)
Occupation	Anime director

Filmography

TV series

• One Piece (1999–2006) - Director^[2]
• The File of Young Kindaichi (2007) - Director
• Love Com (2007) - Director
• Ginga e Kickoff!! (2012–2013) - Director^[3]
• Majin Bone (2014) - Director^[4]
• One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia (2015) - Director^[5]
• DAYS (2016) - Director, series composition^[6]
• One Piece: Episode of Skypiea (2018) - Chief director
• Hinomaru Sumo (2018–2019) - Chief director, series composition^[7]
• Ranma ½ (2024) - Director, sound director^[8]

Films

• One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) - Director
• One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) - Director
• Rainbow Fireflies (2012) - Director^[9]
• Gekijōban Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (2025) - Chief director^[10]