Yuu Kou
Born: 1960-01-01 in Osaka, Japan
Known For: Directing
Biography
Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.
Filmography
2025
- GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS ... (Series Director)
2022
- GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: Find Your One Way ... (Storyboard)
2021
- ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！ ... (Director)
2020
- Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga ... (Storyboard Artist)
2018
- Cells at Work! ... (Storyboard Artist)
2017
2011
- Blue Exorcist ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Uta no Prince-sama ... (Series Composition)
2010
- Giant Killing ... (Series Director)
2009
- Umi Monogatari ... (Series Director)
2007
- Naruto Shippūden ... (Storyboard Artist)
2006
- The Familiar of Zero ... (Storyboard Artist)
2005
- Blood+ ... (Storyboard Artist)
- The Law of Ueki ... (Writer)
- Loveless ... (Series Director)
2004
- Gankutsuou ... (Director)
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama ... (Director)
2003
- Chrono Crusade ... (Series Director)
- Gunparade March ... (Storyboard Artist)
2002
- Saikano ... (Director)
1995
- Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Wild Knights Gulkeeva ... (Storyboard Artist)
1991
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture ... (Original Story)
- Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles ... (Storyboard Artist)
1990
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water ... (Director)
- Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out! ... (Storyboard Artist)
1989
- Yawara! ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Kojiro of the Fuma ... (Director)
- Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart ... (Director)
- All That Gundam ... (Director)
1987
- Kimagure Orange Road ... (Storyboard Artist)
1986
- Fight! Kickers ... (Storyboard)
- Project A-Ko ... (Stage Director)
- Project A-ko: Secret File as Self