Yoh Yoshinari | |
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吉成 曜 | |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan | May 6, 1971
Occupation(s) | Anime director, animator, character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator |
Years active | 1992–present |
Family | Koh Yoshinari (older brother) |
Yoh Yoshinari (吉成 曜, Yoshinari Yō, born May 6, 1971) is a Japanese key animator, storyboard artist, and anime director.
Yoshinari was born in Tokyo on May 6, 1971. He graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. [1]
Yoshinari entered the anime industry through the influence of his older brother, Kou Yoshinari. Several of his early works were uncredited second key animation and in-betweens for his brother during high school. After leaving professional school, he applied to Gainax and Madhouse. Not receiving a response from Gainax, he joined Madhouse. Due to a misunderstanding, Gainax failed to process his application until three months later. Not wanting to explain, Yoshinari told Madhouse "being an animator is too hard for me", and switched to Gainax. [2]
At Gainax, Yoshinari had joined just after the closure of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. [2] With nothing to do, he was immediately put onto visual development for the film Aoki Uru. [3] The brief turn around after Nadia put Yoshinari on the fast track to becoming a key animator.
He is recognized by the way he represents volume and perspective using spheres, [3] especially for smoke and explosions, [2] as well as his character action in general. He remarks Nijitte Monogatari is one of his most important influences, [3] with his artistic style particularly visible in his design work for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, [4] and Little Witch Academia. [5] His favorite American creators are Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust. [6]
Yoh Yoshinari | |
---|---|
吉成 曜 | |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan | May 6, 1971
Occupation(s) | Anime director, animator, character designer, storyboard artist, illustrator |
Years active | 1992–present |
Family | Koh Yoshinari (older brother) |
Yoh Yoshinari (吉成 曜, Yoshinari Yō, born May 6, 1971) is a Japanese key animator, storyboard artist, and anime director.
Yoshinari was born in Tokyo on May 6, 1971. He graduated from Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. [1]
Yoshinari entered the anime industry through the influence of his older brother, Kou Yoshinari. Several of his early works were uncredited second key animation and in-betweens for his brother during high school. After leaving professional school, he applied to Gainax and Madhouse. Not receiving a response from Gainax, he joined Madhouse. Due to a misunderstanding, Gainax failed to process his application until three months later. Not wanting to explain, Yoshinari told Madhouse "being an animator is too hard for me", and switched to Gainax. [2]
At Gainax, Yoshinari had joined just after the closure of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. [2] With nothing to do, he was immediately put onto visual development for the film Aoki Uru. [3] The brief turn around after Nadia put Yoshinari on the fast track to becoming a key animator.
He is recognized by the way he represents volume and perspective using spheres, [3] especially for smoke and explosions, [2] as well as his character action in general. He remarks Nijitte Monogatari is one of his most important influences, [3] with his artistic style particularly visible in his design work for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, [4] and Little Witch Academia. [5] His favorite American creators are Genndy Tartakovsky, Craig McCracken and Lauren Faust. [6]