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Yoshinobu Yawakawa[a] (Japanese: 山川吉樹[b], Hepburn: Yawakawa Yoshinobu) is a Japanese anime animator, director, and character designer.
Yoshinobu Yamakawa | |
|---|---|
山川吉樹 | |
| Born | February 9, 1968 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Other names | Yoshiki Yamakawa |
| Occupation(s) | Animation director, animator and character designer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Agent | J.C.STAFF |
| Notable work | |
Yamakawa was born on February 9, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from a mechanical engineering course in a technical high school.[1]
TV anime
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Slayers | Animator | [2] |
| 1996 | Saber Marionette J | Animator, Small Items Design | [2] |
| 1997 | Tenchi in Tokyo | Animator, Small Items Design | [2] |
| 1999 | Excel Saga | Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 5) | [3] |
| Sorcerous Stabber Orphen | Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 9, 18) | [4] | |
| 2003 | Di Gi Charat Nyo! | Character Design, Animation Director | [5][2] |
| Nanaka 6/17 | Character Designer[c] | [6] | |
| 2006 | Mushishi | Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 15) | [7] |
| 2009 | First Love Limited | Director | [8][9] |
| 2012 | Kill Me Baby | Director | [10] |
| Little Busters! | Director | [11] | |
| 2013 | Little Busters! Refrain | Director | [12] |
| 2015 | Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? | Director | [13] |
| 2017 | Alice & Zoroku | Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 2, 4–5, 10), Episode Director (Episode 10) | [14] |
| Children of the Whales | Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 11) | [15] | |
| 2018 | Hi Score Girl | Director | [16] |
| 2019 | High Score Girl Season 2 | Director | [17] |
| 2021 | The Duke of Death and His Maid | Director | [18] |
| 2023 | The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2 | Director | [19] |
| 2024 | The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 | Director | [20] |
Anime Movie
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011 | Character Design, Animation Director | [2] |
| 2001 | Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet | Character Designer | [21] |
| 2008 | Hells | Director | [22] |
Original Video Animation
Web Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | B: The Beginning | Director | [25] |
| 2024 | Murai no Koi | Director | [26] |
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards | Animation Division | Hells Angels (Directed by Yamakawa) | Jury Recommended Works (Long Animation) | [27] |
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