Keiichi Sato

Keiichi Sato (さとう けいいち, Satō Keiichi, born December 18, 1965) is a Japanese animation director, mecha and character designer born in Kagawa Prefecture.^[1]

In 1996, Sato met with Kazuyoshi Katayama to begin work on The Big O. Until then, Sato's work consisted mainly of designing characters and supervising animation for anime series. The Big O is the first based on a concept of his creation and he considers it his magnum opus.^[2] Sato's style is influenced by his "love of all things nostalgic."

Filmography

Director

• Karas (2005)^[3]
• Tiger & Bunny (2011)^[3]
• Asura (2012)^[4]
• Black Butler (2014)^[5]
• Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary (2014)^[6]
• Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014)^[7]
• Gantz: O (2016, chief director)^[8]
• Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (2017)^[9]
• Inuyashiki (2017, chief director)^[10]
• Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (2024)^[11]

Other

• Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (Key Animation)
• Genesis Survivor Gaiarth (Animation Director (ep. 3))
• Giant Robo (Animation supervisor)
• Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (Animation Director)
• Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture (Key Animation)
• Junkers Come Here (Original Character Design)
• The Brave of Gold Goldran (Animation Director (eps. 12, 16, 21))
• Brave Command Dagwon (Opening Animation (op1))
• Ninja Resurrection (Character Design, Chief Animation Director)
• Urotsukidoji (Character Design)
• City Hunter: Goodbye my Sweetheart (Character design, Chief animation supervisor)
• Sentimental Graffiti (Visual director)
• City Hunter: Death of the Vicious Criminal Ryo Saeba (Character design)
• The Big O (Original concept, Character design, Mecha designer)
• The SoulTaker (Storyboard (ep. 5), Creature design, OP director)
• Mazinkaiser (Mecha design)
• Wolf's Rain (Animation director)
• Mazinkaiser: Shitou! Ankoku Daishogun (Mecha design)
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (Animation Director (ep. 1))
• C (Conceptual Design)
• Unofficial Sentai Akibaranger (Character design)

References

1. アニメ「いぬやしき」特集、奥浩哉×さとうけいいち. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 17, 2017. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
2. Shimura, Shinichi. (2004). Anime rebel with a cause: The Big O's Keiichi Sato. AnimePlay, 5, 22-26.
3. Loo, Egan (November 23, 2010). "Sunrise to Start Tiger & Bunny Hero TV Series in April". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
4. Loo, Egan (January 30, 2012). "Tiger & Bunny's Satou Directs Toei's Ashura Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 8, 2013). "Hiro Mizushima to Star in Live-Action Black Butler Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
6. Loo, Egan (October 29, 2013). "2014 Saint Seiya Film's Title, Date, Story Basis Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
7. Loo, Egan (December 29, 2013). "Rage of Bahamut Fantasy Social Card Game Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
8. Ressler, Karen (April 27, 2016). "Gantz:O 3DCG Film's New Visual, Main Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
9. Sherman, Jennifer (March 26, 2016). "Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul Anime's 1st Video Previews New Main Character". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 15, 2016). "Inuyashiki Manga By Gantz's Hiroya Oku Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Film Adaptations". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
11. Mateo, Alex (October 10, 2023). "'Go, Go, Loser Ranger!' TV Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Visual, Cast, 2024 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2023.

External links

• Keiichi Sato at Anime News Network's encyclopedia