Yu Yamashita

VISUAL EFFECTS

1978-08-07 (47)

Fukuoka, Japan

Biography

Yu Yamashita (山下祐, Yamashita Yu, born Born August 7, 1978) is a Japanese animator and character designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. They're also known under their nickname Charozou (ちゃろぞう, Charozō).

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Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

Gunbuster(1988)

6.4

work as

Key Animation

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(1993)

5.7

work as

Key Animation

Fighting Spirit(2000)

7.7

work as

Key Animation

Sci-fi Harry(2000)

work as

Key Animation

Hikaru no Go(2001)

6.4

work as

Key Animation

Battle Doll: Angelic Layer(2001)

work as

Key Animation

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time poster

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time(2001)

6.3

work as

Key Animation

RahXephon(2002)

work as

Key Animation

Please Teacher!(2002)

6.7

work as

Key Animation

Heat Guy J(2002)

work as

Key Animation

Naruto(2002)

8.2

work as

Opening/Ending Animation

Wolf's Rain(2003)

6.6

work as

Key Animation

Ninja Nonsense(2004)

work as

Key Animation

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad(2004)

6.5

work as

Key Animation

Le Portrait de Petite Cossette(2004)

work as

Key Animation

Jing: King of Bandits Seventh Heaven poster

Jing: King of Bandits Seventh Heaven(2004)

work as

Key Animation

Kamichu!(2005)

work as

Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation

Aquarion(2005)

work as

Key Animation

Emma: A Victorian Romance(2005)

work as

Lead Animator

Honey and Clover(2005)

6.7

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom poster

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom(2006)

5.8

work as

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Innocent Venus(2006)

work as

Key Animation

Ghost Hunt(2006)

6.8

work as

Key Animation

Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie poster

Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie(2006)

work as

Key Animation

Den-noh Coil(2007)

work as

Key Animation

Gurren Lagann(2007)

work as

Key Animation

Naruto Shippūden(2007)

8.4

work as

Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Animation

Nagasarete Airanto(2007)

work as

Key Animation

Bokurano(2007)

work as

Storyboard Artist

The Sky Crawlers(2008)

5.4

work as

Key Animation

A Certain Magical Index(2008)

6.3

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation

A Certain Scientific Railgun(2009)

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire(2009)

6.1

work as

Animation Director

Occult Academy(2010)

5.6

work as

Key Animation

The Qwaser of Stigmata(2010)

6.1

work as

Key Animation

Wagnaria!!(2010)

6.9

work as

Storyboard Artist

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower(2010)

5.9

work as

Animation Director

Welcome to the Space Show(2010)

5.1

work as

Key Animation, Concept Artist

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King(2010)

5.6

work as

Key Animation

Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi(2010)

work as

Key Animation

Usagi Drop(2011)

work as

Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation

Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT(2011)

6.3

work as

Key Animation

Sword Art Online(2012)

7.2

work as

Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum(2013)

work as

Key Animation

Japan Animator Expo(2014)

work as

Key Animation

Cross Road(2014)

4.9

work as

Key Animation

The Anthem of the Heart(2015)

6.4

work as

Animation Director

Ibuseki Yoruni(2015)

work as

Key Animation

Izetta: The Last Witch(2016)

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Penguin Highway(2018)

5.9

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation

Love Me, Love Me Not(2020)

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Pompo the Cinephile(2021)

5.9

work as

Character Designer, Key Animation

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End(2023)

7.7

work as

Opening/Ending Animation

Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur- poster

Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-(2026)

work as

Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director