Sunao Chikaoka

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1979-09-18 (46)

Toyama, Japan

Biography

Sunao Chikaoka (近岡直, Chikaoka Sunao) is an animator, animation director, character designer and prop designer from Toyama, Japan.

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Biography

Sunao Chikaoka (近岡直, Chikaoka Sunao) is an animator, animation director, character designer and prop designer from Toyama, Japan.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Gurren Lagann(2007)

work as

Animation Director

Gigantic Formula(2007)

work as

Key Animation

Michiko & Hatchin(2008)

5.6

work as

Key Animation, Animation Director

Today in Class 5-2(2008)

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood(2009)

7.8

work as

Key Animation

Sound of the Sky(2010)

work as

Key Animation

Wagnaria!!(2010)

6.9

work as

Key Animation, Animation Director, Opening/Ending Animation

Black★Rock Shooter(2010)

4.7

work as

Key Animation

Puella Magi Madoka Magica(2011)

6.8

work as

Key Animation

Usagi Drop(2011)

work as

Key Animation

Abnormal Physiology Seminar(2011)

work as

Character Designer

Sword Art Online(2012)

7.2

work as

Animation Director

Blossom(2012)

work as

Character Designer

Oreshura(2013)

4.3

work as

Key Animation

Encouragement of Climb(2013)

work as

Animation Director

Patema Inverted(2013)

6.1

work as

Key Animation

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace poster

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace(2014)

4.6

work as

Animation Director

Wake Up, Girls!(2014)

work as

Character Designer

Wake Up, Girls! - Seven Idols(2014)

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

Yuri!!! on Ice(2016)

7.4

work as

Animation Director

Occultic;Nine(2016)

work as

Key Animation

A Centaur's Life(2017)

work as

Animation Director

Twilight(2019)

work as

Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Pokémon: Twilight Wings(2020)

5.5

work as

Animation Director

Night World(2021)

work as

Character Designer

Drifting Home(2022)

6.1

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation

My Oni Girl(2024)

5.9

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation, Prop Designer

ChaO(2025)

work as

Key Animation

Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- poster

Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood-(2025)

work as

Animation Director

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!(2026)

7.1

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation