Chikashi Kubota
Chikashi Kubota | |
|---|---|
久保田 誓 | |
| Born | August 29, 1978 Katsushika, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director |
| Notable work | |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 久保田 誓 |
| Hiragana | くぼた ちかし |
| Romanization | Kubota Chikashi |
Chikashi Kubota (Japanese: 久保田 誓, Hepburn: Kubota Chikashi; born August 29, 1978) is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director. He is notable for his character design works for Corpse Princess, FLCL Progressive, One-Punch Man and Robotics;Notes.
Career
Born and raised in Katsushika, Kubota joined Xebec after working at Toei Animation Institute, and later worked at Gainax.[1] Since then, he has provided many episode animation directions for various shows, and key animation for various movies, as well as designed the characters for Corpse Princess,[2] One-Punch Man,[3] FLCL,[4] and Robotics;Notes.[5]
In 2016, Kubota won in the "best animator" category at the Tokyo Anime Award.[6]
Works
TV Anime
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! | Key Animation (eps. 40) | |
| Petite Princess Yucie | Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 26) | ||
| 2008 | Corpse Princess: Aka | Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 12) | [2] |
| 2009 | Corpse Princess: Kuro | Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 11), Key Animation (OP) | |
| 2011 | Marvel Anime X-Men | Key Animation (OP) | |
| 2012-13 | From the New World | Main Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 1, 25), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 8), Key Animation (eps. 25) | |
| Robotics;Notes | Animation Character Design | [5] | |
| 2015 | One-Punch Man | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 2-11), Animation Director (OP, ED; eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 12) | Season 1[3] |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 1) | [4] |
| 2019 | One-Punch Man | Character Design | Season 2[7] |
| Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon | Key Animation (eps. 144) | ||
| 2020-22 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Key Animation (eps. 98) | |
| 2024-25 | Dragon Ball Daima | Chief Animation Director (eps. 1), Key Animation (eps. 1, 20) | |
| 2025–present | One Punch Man | Character Design | Season 3[8] |
Anime film
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers | Key Animation | |
| 2002 | Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon | ||
| 2005 | One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island | Character Design, Animation Director | |
| Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom | Key Animation | ||
| 2006 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Animation Director | |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive: The Movie | Character Design | [9] |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Key Animation | ||
| 2022 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Chief Animation Director | [10] |
| Suzume | Key Animation | ||
| 2023 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Key Animation (Part 2) | 2-Part film[11] |
References
- ^ "WEBアニメスタイル - ガイナックス若手アニメーター紹介 - 久保田誓". Web Anime Style (in Japanese). August 12, 2002. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ a b Henderson, Tim (December 8, 2012). ""Corpse Princess: Shikabane Hime Complete Collection" DVD Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (September 6, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime's 3rd Video Unveils More of Cast, JAM Project Song, Debut Date". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ^ a b "アニメ「フリクリ」続編は劇場版2本に決定！ビジュアル＆PVも公開". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
- ^ a b Nelkin, Sarah (October 5, 2012). "Robotics;Notes' 1st Episode Preview Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
- ^ これまでの受賞作 ["Previous Award-Winning Categories"]. Tokyo Anime Award (in Japanese). June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Loo, Egan (August 12, 2018). "One-Punch Man Anime Season 2 Unveils Teaser, JAM Project's Return, April Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 6, 2025). "One Punch Man Season 3's New Video Reveals October TV Premiere". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
- ^ "劇場版「フリクリ」新PV公開、貞本義行による刺激的なキービジュアルも". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). July 11, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- ^ "『ドラゴンボール超』新作映画、来年4・22公開 新キャラ役を神谷浩史&宮野真守 予告映像第1弾解禁". Oricon (in Japanese). December 18, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
- ^ Kotono Mitsuishi, Kenji Nojima, Misato Fukuen, director Tomoya Takahashi (December 20, 2023). 劇場版「美少女戦士セーラームーンCosmos」Blu-ray・DVDオーディオコメンタリー《後編》／三石琴乃、野島健児、福圓美里、髙橋知也監督 [Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie Blu-ray & DVD Audio Commentary (-Part II-) with Kotono Mitsuishi, Kenji Nojima, Misato Fukuen and director Tomoya Takahashi] (Audio Commentary) (in Japanese). Event occurs at 2:53. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via YouTube.
Takahashi: This Sailor Moon's transformation you're seeing right now is animated by industry's 'Super Animator', Chikashi Kubota-san.
External links
- Chikashi Kubota at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Chikashi Kubota at IMDb