Ryouki Kamitsubo (Japanese: 上坪 亮樹, Hepburn: Kamitsubo Ryōki) is a Japanese director and storyboard artist best known for co-directing Hidamari Sketch with Akiyuki Shinbo.[1][2]
Ryouki Kamitsubo 上坪 亮樹 | |
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Born | Japan |
Other names | Motona Hino (日野基鳴) |
Occupation | Director, storyboard artist |
Years active | 1997–present |
Employer(s) | Shaft (2005–2008)[lower-alpha 1] Xebec (2009–2016)[lower-alpha 1] |
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Kamitsubo began his career in the anime industry as a photographer and episode director with studios Gonzo and Studio Deen.[3][4][5] In 2004, he worked under Akiyuki Shinbo on the original anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha,[6] and the following year was brought into Shaft by Shinbo the following year, where his first project with the company was as an episode director on Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase.[7] He would later make his series directorial debut with Shinbo and Shaft in 2007 with Hidamari Sketch.[8] Soon after, he left the company and began working on various Xebec projects, including his own series Softenni and Hen Semi.[1][2] In 2012, however, he announced that he would be leaving the industry, and his final work would be as an episode director on the tenth episode of To Love Ru: Darkness under the pseudonym Motona Hino (日野基鳴, Hino Motona).[8][9] Despite this, Kamitsubo returned to the industry in 2014, acting as a storyboard artist for Xebec's series Argevollen beginning with the 13th episode.[10] Since 2017, Kamitsubo has mainly worked on series produced by Doga Kobo.
Highlights roles with series directorial duties.
Year | Title | Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) |
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2000 | Gate Keepers | Junichi Sato[lower-alpha 3] Koichi Chigira |
Gonzo | Photography (#1–2, 5–6, 8) | [3] |
2001 | Star Ocean EX | Hiroshi Watanabe | Studio Deen | Episode director (#2, 6, 10, 15, 20, 25) | [4] |
Hellsing | Umanosuke Iida (chief) Yasunori Urata |
Gonzo | Episode director (#6) Storyboard artist (#7) |
[5][11] | |
2003 | Bomberman Jetters | Katsuyuki Kodera | Studio Deen | Episode director (#17, 22, 26, 31, 36, 40, 45, 50) | [12] |
Peacemaker Kurogane | Tomohiro Hirata | Gonzo | Digital director Episode director (#2) Storyboard artist (#2) |
[13][14] | |
The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok | Hiroshi Watanabe | Studio Deen | Unit director (OP; ED) | [15][16] | |
2004 | AM Driver | Isao Torada | Studio Deen | Episode director (#6, 12) | [17] |
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha | Akiyuki Shinbo | Seven Arcs | Episode director (#6, 9, 13) | [6] | |
Yumeria | Keitarō Motonaga | Studio Deen | Episode director (#2, 7) | [18] | |
2005 | Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | Episode director (#14, 19) Key animator (#19) |
[7][19] |
Gun x Sword | Gorō Taniguchi | AIC ASTA | Episode director (#7) | [20] | |
2006 | Inukami! | Keizō Kusakawa | Seven Arcs | Episode director (#5, 10) | [21] |
Negima!? | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma[lower-alpha 4] |
Shaft | Episode director (#4, 9) Storyboard artist (#4, 12) |
[22][23] | |
2007 | Ef: A Tale of Memories | Shin Oonuma | Shaft | Storyboard artist (#3) Episode director (#4) |
[24][25] |
Hidamari Sketch | Akiyuki Shinbo[lower-alpha 3] Ryouki Kamitsubo[lower-alpha 4] |
Shaft | Chief director Storyboard artist (#1, 12) Episode director (#1, 5; ED) |
[8][26][27][28] | |
Hidamari Sketch Specials | Akiyuki Shinbo[lower-alpha 3] | Shaft | Episode director (#2) Storyboard artist (#2) |
[29] | |
2008 | Dinosaur King: Season 2 | Katsuyoshi Yatabe | Sunrise | Storyboard artist (#9) | [30] |
Kyōran Kazoku Nikki | Yasuhiro Kuroda | Nomad | Episode director (#2, 7, 13) Storyboard artist (#2) |
[31][32] | |
Hidamari Sketch x 365 | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | Ending director (ED 1) | [33] | |
Hyakko | Michio Fukuda | Nippon Animation | Episode director (#3, 11) Storyboard artist (#11) |
[34][35] | |
Kyō no Go no Ni | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Xebec | Episode director (#2, 8) Storyboard artist (#2, 8) |
[36] | |
2009 | Pandora Hearts | Takao Kato | Xebec | Episode director (#5, 13, 20) Storyboard artist (#5, 20) |
[37][38] |
Polyphonica: Crimson S | Toshimasa Suzuki | Diomedéa | Storyboard artist (#7) | [39] | |
2010 | Ladies versus Butlers! | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Xebec | Episode director (#2, 8) Storyboard artist (#2, 8) |
[40] |
Durarara!! | Takahiro Omori | Brain's Base | Storyboard artist (#16) | [41] | |
2011 | Softenni | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Xebec | Director Series composition Storyboard artist (#1, 12) Episode director (#1, 12; ED) |
[1][42][43][44] |
2012 | To Love Ru Darkness | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Xebec | Episode director (#2, 10) Storyboard artist (#2, 10) Credited as Motona Hino |
[45][8] |
Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Tatsuo Satō (chief) Toshimasa Suzuki |
Xebec | Episode director (#5, 11, 16) Storyboard artist (#5) |
[46][47] | |
Saki: Episode of Side A | Manabu Ono | Studio Gokumi | Episode director (#4) | [48] | |
2014 | Argevollen | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Xebec | Storyboard artist (#13, 16, 19, 22, 24) | [10] |
Trinity Seven | Hiroshi Nishikiori | Seven Arcs Pictures | Storyboard artist (#10) | [49] | |
2015 | Kin-iro Mosaic | Tensho | Studio Gokumi | Storyboard artist (#5) | [50] |
Fafner in the Azure: Exodus | Takashi Noto (chief) Nobuyoshi Habara |
Xebec Zwei | Episode director (#25) | [51] | |
Plastic Memories | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Doga Kobo | Storyboard artist (#9) | [52] | |
Triage X | Takao Kato Akio Takami |
Xebec | Episode director (#7) Storyboard artist (#7) |
[53] | |
2016 | Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World | Masaharu Watanabe | White Fox | Storyboard artist (#9) | [54] |
Big Order | Nobuharu Kamanaka | Asread | Episode director (#3) Storyboard artist (#3) |
[55] | |
New Game! | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#4, 10) Storyboard artist (#4, 10) |
[56] | |
2017 | Gabriel DropOut | Masahiko Ohta | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#5) Storyboard artist (#5) |
[57] |
Gamers! | Manabu Okamoto | Pine Jam | Storyboard artist (#7) Episode director (#11) |
[58] | |
Eromanga Sensei | Ryōhei Takeshita | A-1 Pictures | Storyboard artist (#2, 12) | [59] | |
Hina Logi ~from Luck & Logic~ | Hiroaki Akagi | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#6) Storyboard artist (#6) |
[60] | |
2018 | Hozuki's Coolheadedness | Kazuhiro Yoneda | Studio Deen | Storyboard artist (#18) | [61] |
Hinomaru Sumo | Kōnosuke Uda (chief) Yasutaka Yamamoto |
Gonzo | Storyboard artist (#4) | [62] | |
Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! | Masahiko Ohta | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#10) Storyboard artist (#10) |
[63] | |
Anima Yell! | Masako Satō | Doga Kobo | Storyboard artist (#4) | [64] | |
2019 | Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me | Daisuke Hiramaki | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#6, 11) Storyboard artist (#6, 11) |
[65] |
The Helpful Fox Senko-san | Tomoaki Koshida | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#3, 12) Storyboard artist (#3) Ending director & storyboard artist |
[66][67][68] | |
2020 | A3! Season Spring & Summer | Masayuki Sakoi (series) Keisuke Shinohara |
P.A.Works Studio 3Hz |
Storyboard artist (#3) | [69] |
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater | Takaharu Ōkuma | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#2) Storyboard artist (#2) |
[70] | |
2021 | The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter | Kenta Ōnishi | Okuruto Noboru | Episode director (#4) | [71] |
My Senpai Is Annoying | Ryōta Itō | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#4) Storyboard artist (#4) |
[72] | |
Amaim Warrior at the Borderline | Nobuyoshi Habara | Sunrise Beyond | Episode director (#7–8) Storyboard artist (#7) |
[73][74] | |
2022 | Don't Hurt Me, My Healer! | Nobuaki Nakanishi | Jumondou | Episode director (#2) Storyboard artist (#2) |
[75] |
Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie | Ryōta Itō | Doga Kobo | Episode director (#4, 9, 12) Storyboard artist (#4) |
[76] | |
Healer Girl | Yasuhiro Irie | 3Hz | Episode director (#9) | [77] |
Year | Title | D(s)[lower-alpha 2] | Studio | Role(s) | Ref(s) |
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2000 | Melty Lancer | Takeshi Mori | Gonzo | CG director (#5–6) | [78] |
2005 | Maria-sama ga Miteru | Yukihiro Matsushita | Studio Deen | Unit director (ED 1) | [79] |
2010–2011 | Hen Semi | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Xebec | Director Episode director (#1–2; ED) Storyboard artist (#1–2; ED) |
[2][80][81] |
2017 | Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 | Nobuyoshi Habara | Xebec | Episode director (#2, 8) Storyboard artist (#8) |
[82][83] |
2019 | Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me | Daisuke Hiramaki | Doga Kobo | Episode director | [84] |
Shaft people | |
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Hiroshi Wakao (founder, CEO 1975–2004), Mitsutoshi Kubota (CEO 2004–present) | |
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