Yoko Kikuchi (animator)
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese anime
animator and artists. Her positions range from general animation tasks to character designing for anime
such as Noir
. She has worked under a number of animation studios and has designed for several projects, her most recent being the Bee Train
adaptation of ~Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, and CLAMP
's Tsubasa SHUNRAIKI. Kikuchi has also directed closing credits of Noir.
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....
animator and artists. Her positions range from general animation tasks to character designing for 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....
such as Noir
Noir (anime)
is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series produced in 2001 by the Bee Train animation studio. Kōichi Mashimo directed Noir, it was written by Ryoe Tsukimura, and the soundtrack was composed by Yuki Kajiura...
. She has worked under a number of animation studios and has designed for several projects, her most recent being the Bee Train
Bee Train
, commonly referred simply as Bee Train, is a Japanese animation studio founded by Kōichi Mashimo in 1997. Since their involvement with Noir, .hack//Sign, and Madlax they have a strong following in the yuri fandom for being involved in series portraying strong female leads with speculatively...
adaptation of ~Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~, and CLAMP
CLAMP
, is an all-female Japanese manga artist group that formed in the mid 1980s. Many of the group's manga series are often adapted into anime after release. It consists of their leader , who provides much of the storyline and screenplay for all their works and adaptations of those works respectively ,...
's Tsubasa SHUNRAIKI. Kikuchi has also directed closing credits of Noir.
Original video animations
- Giant RoboGiant Robois an original video animation series written and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa , and inspired by Mitsuteru Yokoyama's manga series of the same name....
(1992), Key Animation - Dirty Pair Flash: Mission I (1994), Key Animation
- Macross PlusMacross Plusis a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. It was the first sequel to the original Macross television series that took place in the official timeline...
(1994), Key Animation - Ninja CadetsNinja CadetsNinja Cadets, originally , is a 2-episode OVA anime series by Eiji Suganuma. It is a comedy about a group of ninja-in-training in feudal Japan.-English:*Michelle Ruff as Yume*Jack Cox as Kaoru*Lex Lang as Hayashi, Matsuzaka*Lia Sargent as Matsuri...
(1996), Original Drawing - The Adventures of Kotetsu (1996), Character Design, Animation Director
- Agent AikaAgent AikaAgent Aika, known in Japan as simply , is an adventure anime OVA series. Aika Sumeragi is a Japanese woman who works as a salvager for hire, but gets caught up in a plot for world domination...
(1997), Animation Director (eps 2, 4–5), Assistant Character Design, Key Animation (Special Trial; eps 1–7) - GeobreedersGeobreedersis a manga series by Akihiro Ito. Two anime OVAs were also produced to tell part of the story, with "Kitty" taking place during the timeline between volumes 5 and 6 of the manga, and "Breakthrough" acting as an introduction to volume 8...
(1998), Key Animation - Labyrinth of Flames (2000), Character Design
- Kirameki Project (2005), Character Design, Animation Director (ep 1)
- Saikano: Another Love Song (2005), Key Animation
- Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations (2007), Character Design
- Tsubasa: Shunraiki (2009), Character Design, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (OP)
Anime television
- Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992), Key Animation
- Jigoku Sensei Nube (1996), In-Between Animation
- Silent MöbiusSilent Möbiusis a twelve-volume manga, a 26-episode anime series, and a pair of motion pictures, created by manga artist Kia Asamiya. Both anime versions have been licensed by Bandai Entertainment...
(1998), Key Animation (ep 25) - Arc the LadArc the Ladis a series of console role-playing games that were released for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2. Several of the games were published by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan. The games were never released outside of Japan until Arc the Lad Collection was released by Working Designs in 2002. An...
(1999), Character Design, Animation Director - NoirNoirNoir is the French word for black. It may refer to:- People :* Noir , Danish Dj & Producer. Owner of Noir Music...
(2001), Director (ED), Character Design, Animation Director (ED), Animation (OP) - Tantei Shōnen Kageman (2001), Announcer, Obachan
- .hack//Legend Of The Twilight.hack//Legend of the Twilightis a science fiction manga series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and drawn by Rei Izumi. The twenty-two chapters of .hack//Legend of the Twilight appeared as a serial in the Japanese magazine Comptiq, and published in three tankōbon by Kadokawa Shoten from July 2002 to April 2004...
(2003), Character Design, Animation Director (eps 1, 12), Cover Art - Rumbling Hearts (2003), Character Design, Chief Animation Director
- Le Chevalier D'EonLe Chevalier D'Eonis a 24-episode anime TV series produced by Production I.G based on an original story by Tow Ubukata. The anime originally aired in Japan on WOWOW from August 19, 2006 to February 2, 2007. The story has also been adapted into a manga series written by Tow Ubukata and illustrated by Kiriko Yumeji,...
(2006), Key Animation (ep 1) - El Cazador de la BrujaEl Cazador de la Bruja, is an anime television series directed by Kōichi Mashimo and animated by Bee Train studio. It is a spiritual successor of Noir and Madlax and the final installment of Bee Train's "girls-with-guns" trilogy. The series was aired on TV Tokyo from April to September in 2007...
(2007), Character Design, Animation Director (eps 1, 13, 26), Key Animation Supervisor (OP/ED) - Junjō RomanticaJunjo Romantica, stylized as Junjo Romantica ~Pure Romance~, is a yaoi series by Shungiku Nakamura. It focuses on three storylines; the main couple, which comprises the bulk of the books, and two other male couples which provide ongoing side stories...
(2008), Character Design - Junjō Romantica 2 (2008), Character Design
- Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~ (2009), Character Design, Animation (OP1)
- Umineko no Naku Koro niUmineko no Naku Koro niis a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The first game in the series, Legend of the Golden Witch, was first released at Comiket 72 on August 17, 2007 playable on the PC; the game sold out in thirty minutes...
(2009), Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (ep 26) - Hakuōki (2010), Key Animation (ep 12)
- Sekai-ichi HatsukoiSekai-ichi Hatsukoiis a Japanese boys-love manga series written and illustrated by Shungiku Nakamura. In 2011, the manga was adapted into an anime television series under the title Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi. Produced by Studio DEEN under the direction of Chiaki Kon, the anime series began its broadcast run on April 9, 2011...
(2011), Character Design
Anime films
- Slayers: The Motion Picture (1995), Key Animation
- Macross Plus Movie EditionMacross Plusis a four-episode anime OVA and theatrical movie in the Macross series. It was the first sequel to the original Macross television series that took place in the official timeline...
(1995), Key Animation - Case Closed: The Fourteenth TargetCase Closed: The Fourteenth TargetCase Closed: the Fourteenth Target, known as in Japan, is the second Case Closed movie. It was released in Japanese theatres on April 18, 1998. The English version was released on DVD on November 20, 2007 by Funimation. The movie grossed ¥1.05 billion in Japan.-Plot:The Fourteenth Target opens...
(1998), Key Animation - Ah! My Goddess: The MovieAh! My Goddess: The Movieis a 2000 Japanese animated film directed by Hiroaki Gōda, written by Michiko Yokote and Yoshihiko Tomizawa, animated by Anime International Company and co-produced by Kodansha, Dentsu, Sega Enterprises, Pony Canyon, Nippon Shupan Hanbai, AIC, MOVIC and Shochiku, based on the manga of the same name...
(2000), Key Animation - Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (2005), Character Design, Animation Director
- YattermanYattermanis a Japanese anime television series broadcast from January 1, 1977 to January 27, 1979, comprising 108 episodes. It is the second and longest show in the Time Bokan series by Tatsunoko Productions...
(2009), Key Animation - Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works (2010), Key Animation