Yasuomi Umetsu  | |
|---|---|
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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