Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, Sugino Akio, born September 19, 1944) is a Japanese character designer who is known for working with Osamu Dezaki and his designs on Golgo 13 and Space Adventure Cobra.

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Filmography

• Astro Boy (1963)[1]
• Kimba the White Lion (1965) – Character design[2]
• Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968) – Animation[2]
• A Thousand and One Nights (1969) – Original pictures[3]
• Ashita no Joe (1970)[4][5][6]
• Nobody's Boy Remi (1970) – Character design[2]
• Aim for the Ace! (1973) – Design[2]
• La Seine no Hoshi (1975) – Design[6]
• Gaiking (1976) – Design and animation[2]
• Famous World Fairy Tales (1976) – Animation[2]
• Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka (1977) – Design[2]
• Jetter Mars (1977) – Design and animation[2]
• 3D Animation: Child Without a Home (1977) – Character design[6]
• Treasure Island (1978) – Animation[2][7]
• The Rose of Versailles (1979) – Design[2][4]
• Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken (1979) – Design[6]
• Botchan (1980) – Animation[2]
• Tom Sawyer (1980) – Animation[2]
• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981) – Animation[6]
• Space Adventure Cobra (1982) – Design and animation[2] – also Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982)[8] and Cobra The Animation (2010)[9]
• Cat's Eye (1983) – Character design[2][10]
• Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)[11][12]
• Oshin (1984) – Design[2]
• Mighty Orbots (1985) – Design[2]
• Nayuta (1986) – Design and animation[6]
• They Were 11 (1986) – Design[2]
• 2001 Nights (1987) – Design[6]
• Clan of Pihyoro (1988) – Design and animation[2]
• Sea's Darkness, Moon's Shadow (1988) – Animation[2]
• The Story of Riki (1989) – Design[6]
• Starlight Nocturne (1989) – Design and animation[2]
• B.B. (Burning Blood) (1990) – Design and animation[2]
• Sword for Truth (1990) – Design and animation[2]
• Reporter Blues (1990) – Design[6]
• Brother Dearest (1991) – Design and animation[2][13]
• In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1992) – Animation[2]
• Black Jack (1993) – Design and animation[2][11]
• First Tram in Hiroshima (1993) – Design and animation[2]
• Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997) – Screenplay[2]
• Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998) – Design[14]
• Boku no Son Goku (2003) – Director[15]
• Phoenix (2004) – Animation director[16]
• Gin Tama (2005) – Animation[2]
• The Snow Queen (2005) – Design[6]
• Mokke (2007) – Animation[2]
• Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008) – Character design[17][18]

Bibliography

• Akio Sugino Drawings (1982) – ISBN 978-4061080645[19]
• Hakugei Densetsu Artbook (1994) – ISBN 978-4881440636[20]

References

Book references

• Camp, Brian; Davis, Julie (2007). Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. 408. ISBN 9781933330228.

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2012). The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press. 867. ISBN 9781611725155.

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200. ISBN 9781611729092.

External links

• Akio Sugino at Anime News Network's encyclopedia