Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口 敬一郎, Kawaguchi Keiichirō, born January 22) is a Japanese animator and director born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. He got his start at Ashi Productions and has worked as a key animator and animation director, as well as episode director for many projects. In recent years, he has also worked as a sound director and screenwriter for some of the works. Initially, the OVA Pinky:St was supposed to be his first directorial work, but due to production delays, the TV series MÄR was aired before it, resulting in it being his first directorial work instead.[1] He is a quick worker and often directs two or three projects at a time. He also does much of the storyboarding himself.
Kawaguchi enjoys collecting figurines and character goods, and his work desk is crammed with toys.[1] He got into the anime industry because he dreamed of working on plastic models and toyetic anime[2] (that dream was eventually realized when he directed Frame Arms Girl).
Filmography
TV series
- MÄR (2005-2007) - Director
- Moetan (2007) - Director
- Getsumento Heiki Mina (2007) - Director
- Hayate the Combat Butler (2007-2008) - Director
- Psychic Squad (2008-2009) - Director
- Nyan Koi! (2009) - Director
- Sket Dance (2011–2012) - Director
- Mayo Chiki! (2011) - Director
- OniAi (2012) - Director
- Minami-ke: Tadaima (2013) - Director
- Dragon Collection (2014-2015) - Director
- Million Doll (2015) - Director
- Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation (2016) - Director
- Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (2016) - Director
- Nurse Witch Komugi R (2016) - Director
- Frame Arms Girl (2017) - Director
- Island (2018) - Director
- Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues (2018) - Director
- Shadowverse (2020) - Director
- Higurashi: When They Cry - New (2020) - Director
- Ochikobore Fruit Tart (2020) - Director, series composition
OVAs/ONAs
- Pinky:St (2006) - Director
- The Idolmaster Live For You! (2008) - Director
- Kowarekake no Orgel (2009) - Director
- Yutori-chan (2009-2010) - Director
- Psychic Squad OVA: Changing Love! Take Back the Stolen Future? (2010) - Director
- Princess Resurrection (2010-2011) - Director
- Mei-elle Otoko no Ko (2010) - Director
- Kantan Pacemaker Nyūmon (2010) - Director
- Minami-ke: Tadaima (2012) - Director
- Rescue Me! (2013) - Director
- Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (2013) - Director
Films
- Kowarekake no Orgel (2010) - Director
- Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission (2013) - Director
- Frame Arms Girl: Kyakkyau Fufu na Wonderland (2019) - Director
References
- ^ a b Pinky:St anime official site (special corner)
- ^ "楽しいこといっぱい! オモチャ箱のようなアニメ「フレームアームズ・ガール」について川口敬一郎監督とコトブキヤスタッフに聞く- アキバ総研（株式会社カカクコム）". 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
See Also
- Keiichiro Kawaguchi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia