Kazuchika Kise (Japanese: 黄瀬和哉, Hepburn: Kise Kazuchika, born March 6, 1965) is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer. He started working in the anime industry in 1989 with Patlabor: The Movie. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Kazuchika Kise | |
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黄瀬和哉 | |
| Born | March 6, 1965 Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, animator, and character designer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Employer | Production I.G |
| Known for | |
Biography
editKazuchika Kise was born in Osaka on March 6, 1965.[1] After graduating from High School, he joined AnimeR and studied under Hiromi Muranaka. Later, he joined Production I.G and was involved in his first project, Patlabor: The Movie.[1] Following the film's release, Kise continued to work with Production I.G and started directing series with Ghost in the Shell: Arise in 2013.[1]
In 2013, Kise did the character designs with Clamp for Blood-C, which won the Reaper Award for best animation that year.[2][3] In 2018, Kise designed the characters for Made in Abyss, which won anime of the year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in the same year.[4][5]
Works
editTV series
edit- Blue Seed (1994–1998) (character designer)[6]
- Otogi Zoshi (2004–2005) (character designer)[7]
- xxxHolic (2006–2008) (character designer)[8]
- Blood-C (2011) (character designer with Clamp)[2]
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013–2015) (director)[1]
- Made in Abyss (2017–present) (character designer)[4]
- Platinum End (2021–2022) (second part director)[9]
Films
edit- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) (animation director)[2]
- Blood-C: The Last Dark (2011) (character designer with Clamp)[10]
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) (character designer)[11]
- Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020–2021) (character designer)[12]
Original video animation
edit- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1991) (animation director)[13]
- Combustible Campus Guardress (1994) (character designer)[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Kasai, Mifuno (June 21, 2016). ""それ以前"の世界に『新しい攻殻』を作ること - 黄瀬和哉総監督の考える『攻殻機動隊ARISE』とは?". Mynavi (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Production I.G and CLAMP collaborate on BLOOD-C Project". Production I.G. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Blood-C: The Complete Series Receives 2013 Reaper Award" (Press release). Funimation. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Anime News Network.
- ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (December 21, 2016). "Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (February 25, 2018). "Made in Abyss, My Hero Academia Win Big at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "BLUE SEED" (in Japanese). Ashi Productions. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Otogi Zoshi". Production I.G. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "STAFF & CAST". Production I.G. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2021). "Platinum End Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Staff, Uninterrupted 24-Episode Run". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (May 29, 2012). "Blood-C: The Last Dark Film's 1st 8 Minutes Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Staff and Cast" (in Japanese). Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie official website. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 18, 2020). "2nd Fate/Grand Order Anime Film's Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ Sevakis, Justin (December 13, 2007). "Buried Treasure: Heroic Legend of Arslan (Part 1)". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "爆炎ＣＡＭＰＵＳガードレス". Allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
External links
edit- Kazuchika Kise at Anime News Network's encyclopedia