Tooru Yoshida
Born: 1961-02-07 in Kagawa, Japan
Known For: Visual Effects
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).
Filmography
2026
- 斬 -ZAN- (pilot film) ... (Director)
2025
- Gachiakuta ... (Animation Director)
- Anne Shirley ... (Key Animation)
- Babanba Banban Vampire ... (Key Animation)
- I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! ... (Key Animation)
2024
- Solo Leveling ... (Key Animation)
- Dan Da Dan ... (Key Animation)
- The Fable ... (Animation Director)
- T・P BON ... (Key Animation)
- Rising Impact ... (Key Animation)
- Haigakura ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Grendizer U ... (Lead Animator)
- Trapezium ... (Key Animation)
2023
- My Happy Marriage ... (Key Animation)
- Buddy Daddies ... (Key Animation)
- Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King ... (Animation Director)
- maboroshi ... (Key Animation)
2022
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury ... (Key Animation)
- The Heike Story ... (Key Animation)
- Extreme Hearts ... (Action Director)
- KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea ... (Key Animation)
2021
- SHAMAN KING ... (Key Animation)
- The Case Study of Vanitas ... (Key Animation)
- Yasuke ... (Key Animation)
- Otherside Picnic ... (Storyboard Artist)
- The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm ... (Key Animation)
2020
- JUJUTSU KAISEN ... (Key Animation)
- Gleipnir ... (Key Animation)
- Cap Revolution Bottleman ... (Prop Designer)
- Genie Family 2020 ... (Key Animation)
- SHIROBAKO the Movie ... (Key Animation)
2019
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ... (Key Animation)
- Dororo ... (Key Animation)
- The Demon Girl Next Door ... (Key Animation)
- Fire Force ... (Key Animation)
- KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson ... (Key Animation)
- O Maidens in Your Savage Season ... (Director)
2018
- The Piano Forest ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Devilman Crybaby ... (Director)
- Angels of Death ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Beatless ... (Storyboard Artist)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes ... (Second Unit Director)
- Penguin Highway ... (Key Animation)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation ... (Key Animation)
2017
- The Ancient Magus' Bride ... (Key Animation)
- Made in Abyss ... (Key Animation)
- A Centaur's Life ... (Storyboard Artist)
2016
- Mob Psycho 100 ... (Key Animation)
- Bungo Stray Dogs ... (Key Animation)
- My Hero Academia ... (Key Animation)
- Drifters ... (Key Animation)
- Girlish Number ... (Storyboard Artist)
- GARO: Divine Flame ... (Key Animation)
- KanColle Movie ... (Key Animation)
- Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes ... (Director)
2015
- Blood Blockade Battlefront ... (Key Animation)
- Charlotte ... (Director)
- Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! ... (Key Animation)
- KanColle: Kantai Collection ... (Director)
- Concrete Revolutio ... (Director)
- Wish Upon the Pleiades ... (Key Animation)
- PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie ... (Key Animation)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie ... (Key Animation)
2014
- Akame ga Kill! ... (Key Animation)
- Parasyte -the maxim- ... (Animation Director)
- World Trigger ... (Key Animation)
- Space Dandy ... (Key Animation)
- When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace ... (Key Animation)
- Captain Earth ... (Key Animation)
- TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising ... (Key Animation)
- Yo-kai Watch: The Movie ... (Key Animation)
2013
- Attack on Titan ... (Key Animation)
- Kill la Kill ... (Key Animation)
- Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 ... (Storyboard Artist)
2012
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ... (Key Animation)
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals ... (Key Animation)
- Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear ... (Director)
2011
- Level E ... (Key Animation)
- Blade ... (Key Animation)
- Un-Go ... (Key Animation)
- Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon ... (Key Animation)
- UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON ... (Key Animation)
- Gattai Robot Atranger ... (Mechanical Designer)
2010
- Dance in the Vampire Bund ... (Key Animation)
- Katanagatari ... (Key Animation)
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works ... (Key Animation)
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine ... (Key Animation)
2009
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood ... (Key Animation)
2008
- Linebarrels of Iron ... (Key Animation)
2007
- Gurren Lagann ... (Key Animation)
- Claymore ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei ... (Key Animation)
- iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia ... (Director)
- Reideen ... (Key Animation)
- Afro Samurai ... (Key Animation)
- Bokurano ... (Key Animation)
- Shin Jeeg ... (Key Animation)
- Mina ... (Key Animation)
2006
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion ... (Key Animation)
- Higurashi: When They Cry ... (Key Animation)
- Welcome to the N-H-K ... (Director)
- Ōban Star-Racers ... (Director)
- 009-1 ... (Key Animation)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur ... (Key Animation)
- Glass Fleet ... (Key Animation)
- Tekkonkinkreet ... (Key Animation)
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! ... (Key Animation)
- Brave Story ... (Animation)
2005
- SPEED GRAPHER ... (Director)
- Eureka Seven ... (Key Animation)
- Sugar Sugar Rune ... (Animation Director)
- Honey and Clover ... (Key Animation)
- The Law of Ueki ... (Key Animation)
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island ... (Key Animation)
- Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan ... (Key Animation)
2004
- Bleach ... (Key Animation)
- Tweeny Witches ... (Director)
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama ... (Key Animation)
- Samurai 7 ... (Key Animation)
- Steamboy ... (Key Animation)
2003
- Fullmetal Alchemist ... (Key Animation)
- Last Exile ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Kino's Journey ... (Key Animation)
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio ... (Key Animation)
2002
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ... (Key Animation)
- Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street ... (Key Animation)
- RahXephon ... (Key Animation)
- Witch Hunter Robin ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Petite Princess Yucie ... (Director)
- Overman King Gainer ... (Key Animation)
- Macross Zero ... (Key Animation)
- Armitage: Dual Matrix ... (Key Animation)
- A Tree of Palme ... (Key Animation)
- Beat Angel Escalayer ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
2001
- Cyborg 009 ... (Key Animation)
- s-CRY-ed ... (Key Animation)
- Project Arms ... (Key Animation)
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven ... (Key Animation)
- Usagi-chan de Cue!! ... (Series Director)
- The Daichis Earth's Defense Family ... (Key Animation)
- Zone of the Enders: Idolo ... (Key Animation)
2000
- Argento Soma ... (Key Animation)
- Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes ... (Key Animation)
- Ceres: Celestial Legend ... (Key Animation)
1999
- Turn A Gundam ... (Key Animation)
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade ... (Key Animation)
- Colorful ... (Key Animation)
1998
- Cowboy Bebop ... (Key Animation)
- His and Her Circumstances ... (Key Animation)
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 ... (Director)
- One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! ... (Key Animation)
- Spriggan ... (Key Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report ... (Animation Director)
1997
- Variable Geo ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Voogie's Angel ... (Key Animation)
- Demon Fighter Kocho ... (Director)
1996
- The Vision of Escaflowne ... (Key Animation)
- Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive ... (Key Animation)
1995
- Wild Knights Gulkeeva ... (Animation Director)
- Super Atragon ... (Key Animation)
1994
- Mobile Fighter G Gundam ... (Key Animation)
- New Cutey Honey ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Bounty Dog ... (Key Animation)
1992
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still ... (Key Animation)
- Bastard!! ... (Key Animation)
- Ellcia ... (Key Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon ... (Key Animation)
1991
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory ... (Key Animation)
1990
- Record of Lodoss War ... (Key Animation)
- Guardian of Darkness ... (Key Animation)
- City Hunter: Bay City Wars ... (Key Animation)
1989
- The Five Star Stories ... (Key Animation)
- Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga ... (Mechanical Designer)
1988
- Ronin Warriors ... (Key Animation)
- Armor Hunter Merowlink ... (Key Animation)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack ... (Key Animation)
- Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well ... (Character Designer)
1987
- Zillion ... (Key Animation)
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission ... (Animation)
1986
- Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99 ... (Mechanical Designer)
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 ... (Animation Director)
1985
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner ... (Animation Director)
- Dream Hunter Rem ... (Key Animation)
1983
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS ... (Key Animation)