Kinji Yoshimoto (よしもときんじ, Yoshimoto Kinji, 吉本 欣司) 27 February 1966 – 5 November 2021 was a Japanese animator, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include Megazone 23 and Plastic Little. He also directed several of the Queen's Blade anime series, as well as anime adaptations for I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job and Unbreakable Machine-Doll, and is known for his manga and anime productions with manga artist Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021.[2]
Kinji Yoshimoto | |
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よしもときんじ | |
| Born | 27 February 1966 Hiroshima Prefecture,[1] Japan |
| Died | 5 November 2021 (aged 55) |
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| Years active | 1985–2021 |
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Filmography
editAnime
edit| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source[3] |
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| 1985–1986 | Megazone 23 | Key animation | OVA series Part 1, 2 | |
| 1989 | Legend of Lemnear | Director | OVA | |
| 1994 | Plastic Little | Key animation, Director, Screenplay | [4] | |
| 2007 | Genshiken Pt. 2 | Director | [5] | |
| 2009 | Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin | Director, Screenplay, Series Composition | ||
| 2009 | Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye | Story concept, Director | ||
| 2010–2011 | Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors | Director | OVA | [6] |
| 2013 | I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job | Director | [7] | |
| 2013 | Unbreakable Machine-Doll | Director | [8] | |
| 2013–2014 | Vanquished Queens | Director, Composer | OVA | |
| 2016 | Queen's Blade Grimoire | Chief director | OVA | |
| 2017 | Seven Mortal Sins | Director | [9] | |
| 2018 | Joshi Ochi! 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futte Kita!? | Director, Series Composition | ONA | [a][10] |
| 2019 | Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest | Director, Series Composition | [11] |
Other projects
edit| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
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| 1996 | Langrisser III | Opening Animation Staff (director) | Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn | |
| 1998 | Langrisser V: The End of Legend | Opening Animation Staff (director, key frame artist), Development Staff (visual artist) | Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn | |
| 1999 | Growlanser | Opening Animation Staff (director) | Video game originally released for the PlayStation | |
| 2015 | The Shisho (Master Teacher) | Animation Director | Combination live-action and anime | [12] |
Notes
edit- ^ Credited under the pseudonym of Jinki Tomoshiyo (ジンキトモシヨ).
References
edit- ^ よしもとのページ [Yoshimoto page]. Earthwork (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (10 November 2021). "Director, Animator Kinji Yoshimoto Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – よしもときんじ" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Kinji Yoshimoto]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Patten, Fred (17 April 2002). "New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews". Animation World Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Loo, Egan (23 April 2013). "Tsutomu Mizushima Directs New Genshiken Anime at I.G". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (14 August 2014). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Loo, Egan (22 September 2013). "Yu-Shibu Fantasy Comedy TV Anime's Promo Introduces Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (17 May 2013). "Kana Asumi, Nobuhiko Okamoto Join Unbreakable Machine-Doll Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (11 August 2016). "Hobby Japan's The 7 Deadly Sins Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ^ "Joshiochi!: 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futtekita!?" Two Sides of the Same Hole (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb, retrieved 15 April 2023
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (29 April 2018). "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest TV Anime Reveals New Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ^ Nelkin, Sarah (28 February 2015). "Shishō 2chan Novels Get TV Anime, Live-Action Film, TV Drama". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Kinji Yoshimoto at IMDb
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