Yasuomi Umetsu
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Yasuomi Umetsu, also credited by his alternate name Yasuomi Umezu, is known for his directorial debut for the anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 cult classic A Kite.

Filmography

  • Megazone 23 Part II (1986) character designer/animation director
  • Robot Carnival
    Robot Carnival
    is a Japanese anime anthology film released in 1987. It consists of nine shorts by different directors, many of whom started out as animators with little to no directing experience...

    (1987) episode director/segment presence/animation director
  • Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) animator
  • Hen
    Hen (manga)
    is a seinen manga which was the first work created by manga artist Hiroya Oku, who is best known for Gantz.There are two separate series of Hen, but they share the same setting, and characters from the first series appear in the second....

    (1997) character designer (as Yasuomi Umezu aka Strange Love)
  • Kimera
    Kimera (anime)
    Kimera is a two-volume manga series written and illustrated by Kazuma Kodaka and serialized in Super Jump. It was adapted into a single episode original video animation by Toho in 1996. Both the manga and OVA were licensed and released in English by ADV Films...

    (1997) character designer
  • Mezzo Forte (1998) director/writer/character designer/animation director
  • A Kite (1998) director/writer/character designer/animation director
  • Sol Bianca: The Legacy
    Sol Bianca: The Legacy
    is a 1999 miniseries of six episodes loosely based on the original Sol Bianca and employing computer generated animation. This version is a re-imagining of the ship and crew of Sol Bianca, and does not follow the continuity of the original...

    (1999) key animator
  • Mezzo DSA
    Mezzo DSA
    Mezzo DSA is a 13-episode anime series created by Yasuomi Umetsu. It is a follow up to the 1998 OVA Mezzo Forte.-Synopsis:Mikura, Kurokawa, and Harada are the 3 members of the Danger Service Agency . Mikura is the brawn of the group, Harada is the brains, and Kurokawa is just a bitter ex-cop who...

    (2003) (TV series) director/character designer/animation director
  • Kite Liberator
    Kite Liberator
    is a Japanese original video animation series and sequel to Kite. It was also adapted as a manga serialzed in Comic Valkyrie magazine.-Synopsis:...

    (2007) director/writer/character designer/animation director
  • Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
    Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic
    Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic is a direct to DVD animated film released on February 9, 2010. The film is a spin-off from Electronic Arts' Dante's Inferno video game.-Plot:...

    (2010) episode director

Video games

  • Contra: The Hard Corps
    Contra: Hard Corps
    Contra: Hard Corps, released in Japan as and in Europe and Australia as Probotector, is a side-scrolling run and gun-style shoot-'em-up video game released by Konami for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in...

    (Mega Drive, 1994) - package artwork (Japanese version)
  • Castlevania (Nintendo 64, 1999) - Illustrator
  • Shin Megami Tensei: NINE
    Shin Megami Tensei: NINE
    is a Megami Tensei game released for the Xbox, released only in Japan. It was originally developed to be played as an MMORPG, but due to numerous delays it was released as a single-player only version with an online version planned to be released in the future. The online version was eventually...

    (Xbox, 2002) - Character Designer

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