en Kenichi Yoshida (animator)

Kenichi Yoshida
吉田健一
Kenichi Yoshida; 吉田健一
Born	November 23, 1969 (age 55); Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Tokyo Designer Gakuin College
Occupation(s)	Animator, illustrator
Years active	1990–present
Website	gallo44

Kenichi Yoshida (吉田健一, Yoshida Ken'ichi, born November 23, 1969 in Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. He is a graduate of Tokyo Designer Gakuin College.^[1] He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).^[1]

Biography

Upon joining Studio Ghibli in 1990, Yoshida worked on Only Yesterday and Porco Rosso.^[1] In 1999, he left Studio Ghibli to become freelance.^[1] Currently, he is focusing on working on Sunrise and Bones works.^[1] He is good friends with fellow animator Akira Yasuda (Akiman) and has collaborated with him in numerous productions.^[1]

In 2005, he was awarded the individual prize in the 10th Animation Kobe awards.^[1]^[2] In 2006 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, he was given the character design award for his work in Eureka Seven.^[1]^[3]

Works

Anime television

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995–1996; key animation, episode 1) — uncredited.
Turn A Gundam (1999–2000; key animation, episodes 33, 37, 40, 45, 48, 50)
Overman King Gainer (2002-2003; character design, mechanical design, animation director, episodes 1, 2, 14, 22, 26; key animation, OP, ED, episodes 11, 13, 19)
Scrapped Princess (2003; key animation, episode 15)
Wolf's Rain (2003; animation director, 26; key animation, episode 24)
Planetes (2003–2004; ED animation; key animation, episodes 1, 7, 26)
Kenran Butōsai: The Mars Daybreak (2004; OP key animation)
Kurau Phantom Memory (2004; OP key animation)
Eureka Seven (2005–2006; character design; main animator; ED 4 storyboards, director, animation; animation director, OP1, OP2, OP4, ED2, episodes 1, 26, 43, 44, 45; key animation, episodes 1, 9, 11, 12, 19, 26, 28, 33, 42, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50)
Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi (2006–2007; OP 2 key animation)
Dennō Coil (2007; key animation, ending segment, episode 26)
Gundam Reconguista in G (2014; character design, animation director, chief animator, key animation)
Chikyūgai Shōnen Shōjo (2022; character design)

OVA

Giant Robo: The Animation - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992–1998; key animation, episode 2)
Gunsmith Cats (1995–1996; key animation, episode 2)
Master Keaton (1998; animation director, episode 30)
Top wo Nerae 2! (2004–2006; key animation, episode 6)
Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase (2007; animation director)