Morio Asaka

Morio Asaka
Born	(1967-03-11) March 11, 1967 Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Osaka Designers' College
Occupation(s)	Storyboard artist, director
Years active	1987-present
Known for	Cardcaptor Sakura Chobits Gunslinger Girl Nana Chihayafuru My Love Story!!

Morio Asaka (浅香 守生, Asaka Morio, born March 11, 1967) is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.

A graduate of the Osaka Designers' College, he is a longtime member of Madhouse. His noted works include, among others, Cardcaptor Sakura (his directorial anime television series debut), Chobits, Gunslinger Girl, Nana, Chihayafuru, and My Love Story!!

Filmography

TV series

• Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000) - Director
• Galaxy Angel (2001) - Director
• Galaxy Angel Z (2002) - Director
• Chobits (2002) - Director
• Gunslinger Girl (2003–2004) - Director
• Nana (2006–2007) - Director
• No Longer Human (2009) - Director
• Chihayafuru (2011-2012) - Director
• Chihayafuru 2 (2013) - Director
• My Love Story!! (2015) - Director
• Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2018) - Director
• Chihayafuru 3 (2019) - Director

TV specials

• Yawara! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga... (1996) - Director

Films

• Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) - Director
• Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000) - Director
• Leave It To Kero! Movie (2000) - Story composition

OVAs

• POPS (1993; director)

Other works

• Attack! Future's Challenge! J League (1996; artbook)

Tankōbon: Shiobunsha, art: Akihiko Tanaka, ISBN 4-8113-0299-0

• Noel (1996; game, storyboards)

PlayStation game.

• Ryūjin Numa (2001; storyboards)

Special anime museum screening by Shotaro Ishinomori.

• Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005; director, storyboards)

Limited-edition special DVD production included in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

External links

• Morio Asaka at TAF 2006 at Madhouse website (in Japanese)
• Morio Asaka anime works at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
• Morio Asaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Morio Asaka at IMDb