Yasuomi Umetsu
Yasuomi Umetsu | |
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梅津 泰臣 | |
| Born | December 19, 1960 Fukushima Prefecture, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | animator, director |
| Known for | Kite Kite Liberator |
Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津 泰臣, Umetsu Yasuomi, born December 19, 1960) is a Japanese animator known for creating the Kite film series.[1][2]
Works
Filmography
- Megazone 23 Part II (1986) character designer/animation director
- Robot Carnival (1987) episode director/animation director, 'Presence' segment
- Lily C.A.T. (1987) character designer
- Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) character designer[3]
- Gatchaman (OVA) (1994) character designer
- Cool Devices Operation 07: Yellow Star (1995) character designer
- Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) animator
- New Hurricane Polymar (1997) character designer
- Hen (1997) character designer (as Yasuomi Umezu aka Strange Love)
- Kimera (1997) character designer
- Kite (1998) director/writer/character designer/animation director[4]
- Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999) key animator
- Mezzo Forte (2001) director/writer/character designer/animation director[5]
- Nakoruru ~Ano hito kara no okurimono~ (OVA) (2002) character designer
- Mezzo DSA (2004) (TV series) director/character designer/animation director
- Kite Liberator (2008) director/writer/character designer/animation director[6]
- Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) episode director
- Beelzebub (2011) animation director (ED2)
- Galilei Donna (2013) director
- Wizard Barristers (2014) director/character designer
- Gourmet Girl Graffiti (2015) animation director (OP)
- Isuca (2015) animation director (ED)
- Seraph of the End (2015) animation director (OP)
- Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION (2015) animation director (ED)
- Gangsta. (2015) animation director (ED)
- Dimension W (2016) animation director (OP)
- Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) animation director (ED)
- Twin Star Exorcists (2016) animation director (OP1)
- Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016) animation director (OP)
- ēlDLIVE (2017) animation director (ED)
- Kokkoku: Moment by Moment (2018) character designer
Video games
- Contra: The Hard Corps (Mega Drive, 1994) – Packaging and promotional illustrations (Japanese version)
- Castlevania (Nintendo 64, 1999) – Promotional illustrations
- Shin Megami Tensei: Nine (Xbox, 2002) – Character designer
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo Switch, 2017) – Illustrator[7]
Manga
- Vegetables (1998)
References
- ^ Fisher, Martha (January 21, 2006). "Live action Kite on the way".
- ^ "Films directed by Yasuomi Umetsu". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Harper Design, 2009. p. 48. ISBN 978-0061474507
- ^ "'A Kite' and 'Mezzo Forte,' The Shocking Works of Yasuomi Umetsu to Be Screened at the Shin-Bungeiza Theater". Tokyo Otaku Mode News. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "Yasuomi UMETSU". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "Yasuomi UMETSU". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ^ "Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Gets New Blade Designed by Yasuomi Umetsu". DualShockers. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Yasuomi Umetsu at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yasuomi Umetsu at IMDb
- Yasuomi Umetsu anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
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