| Kazuchika Kise | |
|---|---|
| 黄瀬和哉 | |
| Born | (1965-03-06) March 6, 1965 (age 59) Osaka, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, animator, and character designer |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Employer | Production I.G |
| Known for | |
Kazuchika Kise (Japanese: 黄瀬和哉, Hepburn: Kise Kazuchika, born March 6, 1965) is a Japanese director, animator, and character designer. He started working in the anime industry in 1989 with Patlabor: The Movie. In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
Biography
Kazuchika Kise was born in Osaka on March 6, 1965. After graduating from High School, he joined AnimeR and studied under Hiromi Muranaka [ja]. Later, he joined Production I.G and was involved in his first project, Patlabor: The Movie. Following the film's release, Kise continued to work with Production I.G and started directing series with Ghost in the Shell: Arise in 2013.
In 2013, Kise did the character designs with Clamp for Blood-C, which won the Reaper Award for best animation that year. In 2018, Kise designed the characters for Made in Abyss, which won anime of the year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards in the same year.
Works
TV series
- Blue Seed (1994–1998) (character designer)
- Otogi Zoshi (2004–2005) (character designer)
- xxxHolic (2006–2008) (character designer)
- Blood-C (2011) (character designer with Clamp)
- Ghost in the Shell: Arise (2013–2015) (director)
- Made in Abyss (2017–present) (character designer)
- Platinum End (2021–2022) (second part director)
Films
- Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) (animation director)
- Blood-C: The Last Dark (2011) (character designer with Clamp)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015) (character designer)
- Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (2020–2021) (character designer)
Original video animation
- The Heroic Legend of Arslan (1991) (animation director)
- Combustible Campus Guardress (1994) (character designer)
References
- ^ Kasai, Mifuno (June 21, 2016). ""それ以前"の世界に『新しい攻殻』を作ること - 黄瀬和哉総監督の考える『攻殻機動隊ARISE』とは?". Mynavi (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- ^ "Production I.G and CLAMP collaborate on BLOOD-C Project". Production I.G. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "Blood-C: The Complete Series Receives 2013 Reaper Award" (Press release). Funimation. October 22, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2021 – via Anime News Network.
- ^ Sherman, Jennifer (December 21, 2016). "Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Loveridge, Lynzee (February 25, 2018). "Made in Abyss, My Hero Academia Win Big at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "BLUE SEED" (in Japanese). Ashi Productions. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "Otogi Zoshi". Production I.G. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "STAFF & CAST". Production I.G. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 1, 2021). "Platinum End Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Staff, Uninterrupted 24-Episode Run". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Loo, Egan (May 29, 2012). "Blood-C: The Last Dark Film's 1st 8 Minutes Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "Staff and Cast" (in Japanese). Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie official website. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 18, 2020). "2nd Fate/Grand Order Anime Film's Trailer Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- Sevakis, Justin (December 13, 2007). "Buried Treasure: Heroic Legend of Arslan (Part 1)". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
- "爆炎ＣＡＭＰＵＳガードレス". Allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
External links
- Kazuchika Kise at Anime News Network's encyclopedia