Hiroyuki Kitazume

Hiroyuki Kitazume
北爪 宏幸
Born	(1961-07-24) July 24, 1961 (age 63) Tokyo, Japan
Occupation(s)	Animator, manga artist, and illustrator

Hiroyuki Kitazume (北爪 宏幸, Kitazume Hiroyuki, born July 24, 1961 in Tokyo) is a Japanese animator, manga artist and illustrator. He is often noted for his work with anime studio Sunrise.^[1] Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies commented that he "shot to fame" in 1985 as a character designer on the Zeta Gundam TV series.^[2]

Works

Anime television

• Aura Battler Dunbine (1983) - Animation Director (episodes 23, 33, 37, 42, 45, and 47)
• Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984)- Animation Director (episodes 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, 23, 27, 30, and 37)
• Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross (1984) - Secondary Character Designer
• Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) - Animation Director (episodes 1, 6, 11, 15, 19, 23, 26, and 36)
• Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986) - Character Designer; Animation Director (episodes 2, 32 and 47)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei: Character Design
• Megazone 23: Key Animation (Part 2), Character Designer (Part 3)
• Robot Carnival: Director, Script, Character Design (Starlight Angel)
• Dragon Century: Animation Director and Character Designer
• Genesis Survivor Gaiarth: Screenplay, Original Concept, Character Design, Key Animation (ep. 1)
• Moldiver: Director, Original Concept, Character Design, Animation Director (ep. 6), Animation (OP/ED)
• Yamato 2520 Character Designer

Anime films

• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack: Character Design, Animation Director

References

1. Anime Expo '96 - Guests of Honor (Archived 2012-09-30 at the Wayback Machine)
2. McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Harper Design, 2009. p. 62. ISBN 978-0061474507.

External links

• Hiroyuki Kitazume^{[permanent dead link]} anime works in Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
• Hiroyuki Kitazume at Anime News Network's encyclopedia