Tooru Yoshida

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Tooru Yoshida

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1961-02-07 (65)

Kagawa, Japan

Biography

Tooru Yoshida (吉田徹, Yoshida Tōru, February 7, 1961) is an animator, mechanic designer, and anime director from Ayagawa town, Ayauta district, Kagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Designers' College, he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and then joined AnimeR 1st Studio. He is a lecturer at Osaka Amusement Media Academy and member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

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Biography

Tooru Yoshida (吉田徹, Yoshida Tōru, February 7, 1961) is an animator, mechanic designer, and anime director from Ayagawa town, Ayauta district, Kagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Designers' College, he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and then joined AnimeR 1st Studio. He is a lecturer at Osaka Amusement Media Academy and member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

Best known for:

Filmography:

Armored Trooper VOTOMS poster

Armored Trooper VOTOMS(1983)

Key Animation

Blue Comet SPT Layzner poster

Blue Comet SPT Layzner(1985)

Animation Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation

Dream Hunter Rem poster

Dream Hunter Rem(1985)

Key Animation

Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99 poster

Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99(1986)

Mechanical Designer

Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 poster

Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000(1986)

Animation Director

Zillion poster

Zillion(1987)

Key Animation

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission - Skill Level 2 poster

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission - Skill Level 2(1987)

Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack poster

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack(1988)

Key Animation

Ronin Warriors poster

Ronin Warriors(1988)

Key Animation

Armor Hunter Merowlink poster

Armor Hunter Merowlink(1988)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well poster

Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well(1988)

Character Designer

The Five Star Stories poster

The Five Star Stories(1989)

Key Animation

Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga poster

Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga(1989)

Mechanical Designer, Key Animation

Record of Lodoss War poster

Record of Lodoss War(1990)

Key Animation

Guardian of Darkness poster

Guardian of Darkness(1990)

Key Animation

City Hunter: Bay City Wars poster

City Hunter: Bay City Wars(1990)

Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory poster

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory(1991)

Key Animation

Bastard!! poster

Bastard!!(1992)

Key Animation, Storyboard Artist, Director

Ellcia poster

Ellcia(1992)

Key Animation

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still(1992)

Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon poster

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon(1992)

Key Animation

New Cutey Honey poster

New Cutey Honey(1994)

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Mobile Fighter G Gundam poster

Mobile Fighter G Gundam(1994)

Key Animation

Bounty Dog poster

Bounty Dog(1994)

Key Animation

Wild Knights Gulkeeva poster

Wild Knights Gulkeeva(1995)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Super Atragon poster

Super Atragon(1995)

Key Animation

The Vision of Escaflowne poster

The Vision of Escaflowne(1996)

Key Animation

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive poster

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive(1996)

Key Animation

Variable Geo poster

Variable Geo(1997)

Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation

Voogie's Angel poster

Voogie's Angel(1997)

Key Animation

Demon Fighter Kocho poster

Demon Fighter Kocho(1997)

Director, Storyboard Artist

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 poster

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040(1998)

Director, Storyboard Artist

Spriggan poster

Spriggan(1998)

Key Animation

Cowboy Bebop poster

Cowboy Bebop(1998)

Key Animation

His and Her Circumstances poster

His and Her Circumstances(1998)

Key Animation

One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! poster

One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!(1998)

Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report poster

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report(1998)

Animation Director

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade poster

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade(1999)

Key Animation

Colorful poster

Colorful(1999)

Key Animation

Turn A Gundam poster

Turn A Gundam(1999)

Key Animation

Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes poster

Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes(2000)

Key Animation

Ceres: Celestial Legend poster

Ceres: Celestial Legend(2000)

Key Animation

Argento Soma poster

Argento Soma(2000)

Key Animation

The Daichis Earth's Defense Family poster

The Daichis Earth's Defense Family(2001)

Key Animation

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven poster

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven(2001)

Key Animation

Project Arms poster

Project Arms(2001)

Key Animation

s-CRY-ed poster

s-CRY-ed(2001)

Key Animation

Usagi-chan de Cue!! poster

Usagi-chan de Cue!!(2001)

Series Director

Zone of the Enders: Idolo poster

Zone of the Enders: Idolo(2001)

Key Animation

Cyborg 009 poster

Cyborg 009(2001)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex(2002)

Key Animation

Witch Hunter Robin poster

Witch Hunter Robin(2002)

Storyboard Artist

RahXephon poster

RahXephon(2002)

Key Animation

Armitage: Dual Matrix poster

Armitage: Dual Matrix(2002)

Key Animation

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street poster

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street(2002)

Key Animation

A Tree of Palme poster

A Tree of Palme(2002)

Key Animation

Overman King Gainer poster

Overman King Gainer(2002)

Key Animation

Macross Zero poster

Macross Zero(2002)

Key Animation

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio poster

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio(2003)

Key Animation

Last Exile poster

Last Exile(2003)

Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation

Kino's Journey poster

Kino's Journey(2003)

Key Animation

Fullmetal Alchemist poster

Fullmetal Alchemist(2003)

Key Animation

Samurai 7 poster

Samurai 7(2004)

Key Animation

Steamboy poster

Steamboy(2004)

Key Animation

Bleach poster

Bleach(2004)

Key Animation

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama poster

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama(2004)

Key Animation

Tweeny Witches poster

Tweeny Witches(2004)

Director, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

Eureka Seven poster

Eureka Seven(2005)

Key Animation

SPEED GRAPHER poster

SPEED GRAPHER(2005)

Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Animation Director

The Law of Ueki poster

The Law of Ueki(2005)

Key Animation

Honey and Clover poster

Honey and Clover(2005)

Key Animation

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island poster

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island(2005)

Key Animation

Sugar Sugar Rune poster

Sugar Sugar Rune(2005)

Animation Director

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan poster

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan(2005)

Key Animation

Ōban Star-Racers poster

Ōban Star-Racers(2006)

Director

Tekkonkinkreet poster

Tekkonkinkreet(2006)

Key Animation

Brave Story poster

Brave Story(2006)

Animation

Higurashi: When They Cry poster

Higurashi: When They Cry(2006)

Key Animation

Glass Fleet poster

Glass Fleet(2006)

Key Animation

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion poster

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion(2006)

Key Animation

009-1 poster

009-1(2006)

Key Animation

Welcome to the N-H-K poster

Welcome to the N-H-K(2006)

Director

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur(2006)

Key Animation

Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo! poster

Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo!(2006)

Key Animation

Shin Jeeg poster

Shin Jeeg(2007)

Key Animation

Afro Samurai poster

Afro Samurai(2007)

Key Animation

Gurren Lagann poster

Gurren Lagann(2007)

Key Animation, Director

iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia poster

iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia(2007)

Director, Storyboard Artist

Bokurano poster

Bokurano(2007)

Key Animation

Reideen poster

Reideen(2007)

Key Animation

Claymore poster

Claymore(2007)

Storyboard Artist

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei poster

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei(2007)

Key Animation

Mina poster

Mina(2007)

Key Animation

Linebarrels of Iron poster

Linebarrels of Iron(2008)

Key Animation

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood poster

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood(2009)

Key Animation

Dance in the Vampire Bund poster

Dance in the Vampire Bund(2010)

Key Animation

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works poster

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works(2010)

Key Animation

Katanagatari poster

Katanagatari(2010)

Key Animation

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine poster

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine(2010)

Key Animation

Level E poster

Level E(2011)

Key Animation

Un-Go poster

Un-Go(2011)

Key Animation

Blade poster

Blade(2011)

Key Animation

UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON poster

UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON(2011)

Key Animation

Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon poster

Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon(2011)

Key Animation

Gattai Robot Atranger poster

Gattai Robot Atranger(2011)

Mechanical Designer, Director

NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals poster

NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals(2012)

Key Animation

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure poster

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012)

Key Animation

Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear poster

Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear(2012)

Director

Attack on Titan poster

Attack on Titan(2013)

Key Animation

Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 poster

Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3(2013)

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation, Director

Kill la Kill poster

Kill la Kill(2013)

Key Animation

Captain Earth poster

Captain Earth(2014)

Key Animation

Space Dandy poster

Space Dandy(2014)

Key Animation

Akame ga Kill! poster

Akame ga Kill!(2014)

Key Animation

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace poster

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace(2014)

Key Animation

Parasyte -the maxim- poster

Parasyte -the maxim-(2014)

Animation Director

World Trigger poster

World Trigger(2014)

Key Animation

TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising poster

TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising(2014)

Key Animation

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie poster

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie(2014)

Key Animation

Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! poster

Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!(2015)

Key Animation

Blood Blockade Battlefront poster

Blood Blockade Battlefront(2015)

Key Animation

Charlotte poster

Charlotte(2015)

Director

KanColle: Kantai Collection poster

KanColle: Kantai Collection(2015)

Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

Concrete Revolutio poster

Concrete Revolutio(2015)

Director

Wish Upon the Pleiades poster

Wish Upon the Pleiades(2015)

Key Animation

PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie poster

PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie(2015)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie poster

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie(2015)

Key Animation

My Hero Academia poster

My Hero Academia(2016)

Key Animation

Bungo Stray Dogs poster

Bungo Stray Dogs(2016)

Key Animation

Mob Psycho 100 poster

Mob Psycho 100(2016)

Key Animation

Drifters poster

Drifters(2016)

Key Animation

Girlish Number poster

Girlish Number(2016)

Storyboard Artist, Director

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes poster

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes(2016)

Director

GARO: Divine Flame poster

GARO: Divine Flame(2016)

Key Animation

KanColle Movie poster

KanColle Movie(2016)

Key Animation, Storyboard Artist

A Centaur's Life poster

A Centaur's Life(2017)

Storyboard Artist

Made in Abyss poster

Made in Abyss(2017)

Key Animation

The Ancient Magus' Bride poster

The Ancient Magus' Bride(2017)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Devilman Crybaby poster

Devilman Crybaby(2018)

Director

Beatless poster

Beatless(2018)

Storyboard Artist

The Piano Forest poster

The Piano Forest(2018)

Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation

Angels of Death poster

Angels of Death(2018)

Storyboard Artist

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes poster

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes(2018)

Second Unit Director

Penguin Highway poster

Penguin Highway(2018)

Key Animation

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation poster

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation(2018)

Key Animation

Dororo poster

Dororo(2019)

Key Animation

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba poster

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba(2019)

Key Animation

O Maidens in Your Savage Season poster

O Maidens in Your Savage Season(2019)

Director

Fire Force poster

Fire Force(2019)

Key Animation

The Demon Girl Next Door poster

The Demon Girl Next Door(2019)

Key Animation

KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson poster

KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson(2019)

Key Animation

JUJUTSU KAISEN poster

JUJUTSU KAISEN(2020)

Key Animation

Gleipnir poster

Gleipnir(2020)

Key Animation

Genie Family 2020 poster

Genie Family 2020(2020)

Key Animation

Cap Revolution Bottleman poster

Cap Revolution Bottleman(2020)

Prop Designer

SHIROBAKO the Movie poster

SHIROBAKO the Movie(2020)

Key Animation

Otherside Picnic poster

Otherside Picnic(2021)

Storyboard Artist

SHAMAN KING poster

SHAMAN KING(2021)

Key Animation

Yasuke poster

Yasuke(2021)

Key Animation, Animation Director

The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm poster

The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm(2021)

Key Animation

The Case Study of Vanitas poster

The Case Study of Vanitas(2021)

Key Animation

The Heike Story poster

The Heike Story(2022)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Extreme Hearts poster

Extreme Hearts(2022)

Action Director, Storyboard Artist

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury poster

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury(2022)

Key Animation

KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea poster

KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea(2022)

Key Animation

My Happy Marriage poster

My Happy Marriage(2023)

Key Animation

Buddy Daddies poster

Buddy Daddies(2023)

Key Animation

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King poster

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King(2023)

Animation Director

maboroshi poster

maboroshi(2023)

Key Animation

Solo Leveling poster

Solo Leveling(2024)

Key Animation

Grendizer U poster

Grendizer U(2024)

Lead Animator

T・P BON poster

T・P BON(2024)

Key Animation

The Fable poster

The Fable(2024)

Animation Director, Director, Supervising Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Dan Da Dan poster

Dan Da Dan(2024)

Key Animation

Rising Impact poster

Rising Impact(2024)

Key Animation

Haigakura poster

Haigakura(2024)

Storyboard Artist

Trapezium poster

Trapezium(2024)

Key Animation

Gachiakuta poster

Gachiakuta(2025)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Babanba Banban Vampire poster

Babanba Banban Vampire(2025)

Key Animation

I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! poster

I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!(2025)

Key Animation

Anne Shirley poster

Anne Shirley(2025)

Key Animation