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
2025
- Gachiakuta ... (Animation Director)
- Anne Shirley ... (Key Animation)
- I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! ... (Key Animation)
- Babanba Banban Vampire ... (Key Animation)
2024
- Solo Leveling ... (Key Animation)
- Dan Da Dan ... (Key Animation)
- Rising Impact ... (Key Animation)
- The Fable ... (Animation Director)
- T・P BON ... (Key Animation)
- Haigakura ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Trapezium ... (Key Animation)
- Grendizer U ... (Lead Animator)
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)
- KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea ... (Key Animation)
- Extreme Hearts ... (Action Director)
2021
- The Case Study of Vanitas ... (Key Animation)
- SHAMAN KING ... (Key Animation)
- Otherside Picnic ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Yasuke ... (Key Animation)
- 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
- Devilman Crybaby ... (Director)
- Penguin Highway ... (Key Animation)
- The Piano Forest ... (Storyboard Artist)
- My Hero Academia: Two Heroes ... (Second Unit Director)
- Angels of Death ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Beatless ... (Storyboard Artist)
- 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
- My Hero Academia ... (Key Animation)
- Mob Psycho 100 ... (Key Animation)
- Bungo Stray Dogs ... (Key Animation)
- Drifters ... (Key Animation)
- KanColle Movie ... (Key Animation)
- Girlish Number ... (Storyboard Artist)
- GARO: Divine Flame ... (Key Animation)
- Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes ... (Director)
2015
- Blood Blockade Battlefront ... (Key Animation)
- Charlotte ... (Director)
- Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie ... (Key Animation)
- Concrete Revolutio ... (Director)
- PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie ... (Key Animation)
- KanColle: Kantai Collection ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! ... (Key Animation)
- Wish Upon the Pleiades ... (Key Animation)
2014
- Akame ga Kill! ... (Key Animation)
- Space Dandy ... (Key Animation)
- Parasyte -the maxim- ... (Animation Director)
- World Trigger ... (Key Animation)
- TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising ... (Key Animation)
- When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace ... (Key Animation)
- Captain Earth ... (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)
- Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear ... (Director)
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals ... (Key Animation)
2011
- Un-Go ... (Key Animation)
- UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON ... (Key Animation)
- Blade ... (Key Animation)
- Level E ... (Key Animation)
- Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon ... (Key Animation)
- Gattai Robot Atranger ... (Mechanical Designer)
2010
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works ... (Key Animation)
- Dance in the Vampire Bund ... (Key Animation)
- Katanagatari ... (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)
- Reideen ... (Key Animation)
- iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia ... (Director)
- Bokurano ... (Key Animation)
- Afro Samurai ... (Key Animation)
- Getsumen to Heiki Mina ... (Key Animation)
- Shin Jeeg ... (Key Animation)
2006
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion ... (Key Animation)
- Higurashi: When They Cry ... (Key Animation)
- Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo! ... (Key Animation)
- Welcome to the N-H-K ... (Director)
- Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur ... (Key Animation)
- Brave Story ... (Animation)
- 009-1 ... (Key Animation)
- Ōban Star-Racers ... (Director)
- Glass Fleet ... (Key Animation)
- Tekkonkinkreet ... (Key Animation)
2005
- Eureka Seven ... (Key Animation)
- The Law of Ueki ... (Key Animation)
- SPEED GRAPHER ... (Director)
- Honey and Clover ... (Key Animation)
- Sugar Sugar Rune ... (Animation Director)
- Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan ... (Key Animation)
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island ... (Key Animation)
2004
- Bleach ... (Key Animation)
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama ... (Key Animation)
- Steamboy ... (Key Animation)
- Samurai 7 ... (Key Animation)
- Tweeny Witches ... (Director)
2003
- Fullmetal Alchemist ... (Key Animation)
- Last Exile ... (Director)
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio ... (Key Animation)
- Kino's Journey ... (Key Animation)
2002
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ... (Key Animation)
- Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street ... (Key Animation)
- RahXephon ... (Key Animation)
- Macross Zero ... (Key Animation)
- Witch Hunter Robin ... (Storyboard Artist)
- A Tree of Palme ... (Key Animation)
- Armitage: Dual Matrix ... (Key Animation)
- Beat Angel Escalayer ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
2001
- Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven ... (Key Animation)
- Cyborg 009 ... (Key Animation)
- Zone of the Enders: Idolo ... (Key Animation)
- Project Arms ... (Key Animation)
- The Daichis Earth's Defense Family ... (Key Animation)
- Usagi-chan de Cue!! ... (Series Director)
2000
- Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes ... (Key Animation)
- Ceres: Celestial Legend ... (Key Animation)
- Argento Soma ... (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)
- One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! ... (Key Animation)
- Spriggan ... (Key Animation)
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report ... (Animation Director)
1997
- Demon Fighter Kocho ... (Director)
- Variable Geo ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Voogie's Angel ... (Key Animation)
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)
- Armored Trooper Votoms: Brilliantly Shining Heresy ... (Key Animation)
1992
- Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still ... (Key Animation)
- Bastard!! ... (Director)
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon ... (Key Animation)
- Ellcia ... (Key Animation)
1991
- Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory ... (Key Animation)
1990
- Record of Lodoss War ... (Key Animation)
- City Hunter: Bay City Wars ... (Key Animation)
- Guardian of Darkness ... (Key Animation)
1989
- The Five Star Stories ... (Key Animation)
- Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga ... (Mechanical Designer)
1988
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack ... (Key Animation)
- Ronin Warriors ... (Key Animation)
- Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well ... (Character Designer)
- Armor Hunter Merowlink ... (Key Animation)
1987
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission - Skill Level 2 ... (Animation)
- Zillion ... (Key Animation)
1986
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 ... (Animation Director)
- Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99 ... (Mechanical Designer)
1985
- Dream Hunter Rem ... (Key Animation)
- Blue Comet SPT Layzner ... (Animation Director)
1983
- Armored Trooper VOTOMS ... (Key Animation)