Kōnosuke Uda

Kōnosuke Oda
宇田 鋼之介
Born	(1966-02-01) February 1, 1966 (age 58) Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Alma mater	Tokyo Design Academy (Animation)
Occupation	Anime director

Kōnosuke Uda (宇田 鋼之介, Uda Kōnosuke, born 1966 in Shizuoka) is a Japanese director of anime. He graduated from the Animation Department of Tokyo Design Academy and worked as a freelancer at Toei Animation. His most notable work has been as a series director for One Piece, including two of its feature films.^[1] Other works directed include Ginga e Kickoff!!, Rainbow Fireflies, Majin Bone, and Days. He currently works mainly for MAPPA.

Filmography

TV series

• One Piece (1999–2006) - Director^[2]
• The File of Young Kindaichi (2007) - Director
• Ginga e Kickoff!! (2012–2013) - Director^[3]
• Majin Bone (2014) - Director^[4]
• One Piece: Adventure of Nebulandia (2015) - Director^[5]
• DAYS (2016) - Director, series composition^[6]
• One Piece: Episode of Skypiea (2018) - Chief director
• Hinomaru Sumo (2018–2019) - Chief director, series composition^[7]
• Ranma ½ (2024) - Director, sound director^[8]

Films

• One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003) - Director
• One Piece: The Giant Mechanical Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006) - Director
• Rainbow Fireflies (2012) - Director^[9]

References

1. Shonen Jump Volume 5, Issue 12. December 2007. VIZ Media. 198.
2. Loo, Egan (May 16, 2007). "Anime Expo, Toei Announces 2 Anime Directors as Guests". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
3. Loo, Egan (January 19, 2012). "Ginga e Kickoff!! Soccer Anime's Staff Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
4. "Majin Bone - The Spring 2014 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
5. Sherman, Jennifer (December 4, 2015). "One Piece Kabuki Play's Luffy Stars in Adventure of Nevlandia Winter Special". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 12, 2016). "One Piece/Ginga e Kickoff's Uda Helms DAYS Soccer Anime at MAPPA". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 24, 2018). "Hinomaru Zumō Anime's Main Cast Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
8. Cayanan, Joanna (July 17, 2024). "New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 27, 2012). "Toei's Niji-iro Hotaru Film Cast, Theme Singer Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

External links

• Kōnosuke Uda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kōnosuke Uda on Twitter