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Japanese animator
Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Born (1968-07-30 ) July 30, 1968 (age 55) Nationality Japanese Occupation(s) Animator and character designer Years active 1994–present Known for Awards 2011
Tokyo Anime Award for best character designer
Yoshihiko Umakoshi (
Japanese : 馬越嘉彦 ,
Hepburn : Umakoshi Yoshihiko , born July 30, 1968) is a Japanese animator and character designer. In 1994, he was put in charge of character designs for the first time with
Marmalade Boy . Since then, he has done character designs for many series, such as
HeartCatch PreCure! ,
Ojamajo Doremi , and
My Hero Academia .
Biography
Yoshihiko Umakoshi was born in
Hakata, Ehime in 1968.
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[2] Umakoshi debuted as a character designer in 1994 with
Marmalade Boy .
[2] In 2011, due to his work on
HeartCatch PreCure! , he won the award for best character designer at the 2011
Tokyo Anime Award .
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Starting in 2016, Umakoshi created the character designs for the anime adaptation of
My Hero Academia .
[4] He also provided the character designs for the three anime films based on the series.
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[7] The series has received praise, with
Paste ranking the adaptation among the top 40 anime of all time.
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Polygon ,
Crunchyroll , and
IGN also named the adaptation as one of the best anime of the 2010s.
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[11] At the
Crunchyroll Anime Awards , the adaptation was nominated for anime of the year in 2016 and the film
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes won the award for best film in 2018.
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[13] In 2020, Umakoshi did the character designs for
Looking for Magical Doremi , which won the
Mainichi Film Award for Best Animation Film .
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Works
TV series
Films
References
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"夢追いかけて 新春インタビュー" (PDF) (in Japanese).
Imabari, Ehime . January 1, 2012. Archived from
the original (PDF) on March 9, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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g Fey, Chris (May 13, 2004).
"Interview: Akitaroh Daichi" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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b Loo, Egan (March 1, 2011).
"Arrietty Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Top Award & 4 More (Update 2)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 5, 2015).
"My Hero Academia TV Anime's Main Staff Revealed" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 15, 2017).
"My Hero Academia Anime Film Reveals Visual, Main Staff" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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「ヒロアカ」劇場版は「ヒーローズ:ライジング」、堀越耕平「最終回とも言えます」 .
Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 27, 2021).
"My Hero Academia 3rd Anime Film's 1st Teaser Reveals Full Title, August 6 Opening" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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"The 50 Best Anime Series of All Time" .
Paste . October 3, 2018. Archived from
the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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"The best anime of the decade" .
Polygon . November 6, 2019. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
^ Wolf, Ian (November 27, 2019).
"Crunchyroll Names The Top 100 Anime of the 2010s" . Anime UK News . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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"The Best Anime of the Decade (2010–2019)" .
IGN . January 1, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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"Crunchyroll Announces Its First Ever Anime Awards" (Press release).
San Francisco :
Crunchyroll . December 20, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2021 – via
Anime News Network .
^ Schley, Matt (February 18, 2019).
"Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards" .
Otaku USA . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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c Loo, Egan (October 29, 2019).
"Ojamajo Doremi Magical Girl Anime's 20th Anniversary Film Reveals Story, More Staff, Visuals, May 15 Debut" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 21, 2021).
"Looking for Magical DoReMi, On-Gaku Win at 74th Mainichi Film Awards" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
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b Loo, Egan (June 19, 2008).
"New Casshern Anime Tentatively Titled Casshern Sins" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
^ Nelkin, Sarah (December 30, 2013).
"Mushishi Anime Special's 2nd Promo Previews Animation" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
^ Loo, Egan (February 6, 2012).
"Saint Seiya Returns in New Omega TV Anime Series (Updated)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 29, 2021 .
External links
International National Artists