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Toshihiro KAWAMOTO

川元 利浩
Family name (in kanji): 川元
Given name (in kanji): 利浩
Date of birth: 1963-07-15
Non-anime staff credits:
Animation director for "Ghost in the Shell" (VG) (Japanese)
Animation director for "Kidô Senshi Gundam" (VG) (Japanese)
Assistant chief animator for "OVER THE MONOCHROME RAINBOW" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Gigantic Drive" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Kidô Senshi Gundam A year of War" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Kidô Senshi Gundam Cross Dimension 0079" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Kidô Senshi Gundam F91 Formula Senki 0122" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Kidô Senshi Gundam Return of Zion" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Kidô Senshi Gundam Senki" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "OUT LIVE Be Eliminate Yesterday" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "OUT LIVE" (VG) (Japanese)
Character design for "Wonder Project J" (VG) (Japanese)
Character designer for "Robot Alchemic Drive" (VG)
Key animation for "Ghost in the Shell" (VG)
Key animation for "Kidô Senshi Gundam Cross Dimension 0079" (VG)
Key animation for "Kidô Senshi Gundam PERFECT ONE YEAR WAR" (VG) (Japanese)
Key animation for "Kidô Senshi Gundam" (VG) (Japanese)
Key animation for "Serial Experiments Lain" (VG) (Japanese)
Key animation for "Spiral Zone" (eps 5)
News: Show:
BONES' Tech Noir Anime Metallic Rouge Announces Main Cast in Character Video (Sep 15, 2023)
Anime Expo Hosts BONES Co-Founders, Manga Creator Kafka Asagiri, VTuber Group LazuLight (Jun 2, 2023)
Eden Manga Listed as Ending in 2nd Volume (Updated) (Feb 12, 2022)
Netflix's Eden Anime Reveals Cast, May 2021 Delay, New Visual (Oct 26, 2020)
Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory and Fire Force Released Monday (May 3, 2020)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory Released on Blu-ray on May 4 (Feb 12, 2020)
California's Fanime to Host Character Designer Toshihiro Kawamoto (May 2, 2019)
New York Comic Con to Host Cowboy Bebop Writer, Character & Mecha Designers (Jul 10, 2018)
Dragon Ball Z Movies Released Monday (Mar 11, 2018)
Blood Blockade Battlefront, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Too Released Monday (Oct 24, 2016)
AnimeLab Announces More Titles for Fall Simulcast Lineup (Oct 5, 2015)
Noragami Season 2 Casts Yuki Takao, Satomi Akesaka (Sep 5, 2015)
Blood Blockade Battlefront Finale Delayed Until Further Notice (Jun 30, 2015)
Noragami's 2nd Season Title, Fall Premiere, New Visual Unveiled (May 30, 2015)
Funimation Unveils Blood Blockade Battlefront's English Dub Cast, Video (May 13, 2015)
2nd Noragami Anime Season's Video Teases Manga's Story (May 2, 2015)
Noragami Anime Season 2's Bishamon Story, Visual Unveiled (Apr 5, 2015)
Noragami Supernatural TV Anime Gets 2nd Season (Mar 31, 2015)
Blood Blockade Battlefront Gets New Character, Bump of Chicken Song (Feb 28, 2015)
Blood Blockade Battlefront's 2nd Video, Nana Mizuki & Miyuki Sawashiro's Roles Unveiled (Feb 19, 2015)
Banjou Ginga Replaces Shinji Ogawa in Blood Blockade Battlefront Cast (Feb 13, 2015)
3 More Blood Blockade Battlefront Voice Roles Unveiled (Jan 31, 2015)
2 More Blood Blockade Battlefront Voice Roles Unveiled (Jan 15, 2015)
Blood Blockade Battlefront Anime Reveals More Voice Roles, Designs (Dec 17, 2014)
The 2014 Sydney Manga and Anime Show on This Weekend (Aug 8, 2014)
Animax UK Adds Noragami (Jun 23, 2014)
Space Dandy Anime's 2nd Season's 3rd TV Spot Streamed (Jun 20, 2014)
Space Dandy Anime's 2nd Season's 2nd TV Spot Streamed (Jun 13, 2014)
Anime Expo to Host Space Dandy Voice Actress Uki Satake (Jun 8, 2014)
Space Dandy Anime's 2nd Season's Promo Previews New Characters (Jun 5, 2014)
Toshihiro Kawamoto to attend SMASH as special guest (May 18, 2014)
Noragami Anime's Teaser Promo Streamed (Oct 18, 2013)
Retailer: Noragami Manga's 10th, 11th Volumes to Come With Anime DVDs (Oct 5, 2013)
Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Uchida, Yuuki Kaji Lead Noragami Anime's Cast (Sep 30, 2013)
Discotek Licenses Mighty Space Miners Video Anime (May 7, 2013)
Sakura-Con to Host Animator/Designer Toshihiro Kawamoto (Feb 11, 2013)
Gundam: The 08th MS Team BD Box to Add New Short Film (Oct 22, 2012)
3rd Yamato 2199 Film Slated for October 13 (Jun 27, 2012)
Kawamoto: BONES Working on New Version of 'Familiar' Title (Jun 16, 2012)
Bones' 6-Film Towa no Quon Anime Opens June 18 (Jan 22, 2011)
Bones Makes Late Director Iida's Last Anime Towa no Kuon (Dec 31, 2010)
Golden Boy Manga Returns in New Series in September (Aug 31, 2010)
Anime Expo 2010 - Opening Ceremonies (Jul 1, 2010)
Anime Expo to Host Voice Actresses Yui Horie, Eri Kitamura (May 26, 2010)
Anime Expo to Host Otaku Blogger Danny Choo (May 21, 2010)
Anime Expo Hosts Hayate/Shana Singer Mell (May 6, 2010)
Anime Expo Hosts Gurren Lagann Voice Katsuyuki Konishi (Apr 18, 2010)
Anime Expo to Host 6 Japanese DJs (Apr 9, 2010)
Anime Expo to Host Bebop Designer Toshihiro Kawamoto (Mar 11, 2010)
Yoko Kanno Makes Voice Cameo in Genius Party Beyond (Aug 19, 2008)
Stan Lee's Pow Develops Quartz with Gonzo's Parent GDH (Aug 10, 2008)
G4 Presents: Comic-Con '08 - Bandai Entertainment (Jul 25, 2008)
Bones Co-Founder Masahiko Minami to Attend Anime Expo (Jul 1, 2008)
Stan Lee, Bones Confirmed to be Working on Hero Man (Apr 10, 2008)
Bones Co-Founder Hiroshi Ōsaka Passes Away at 44 (Sep 24, 2007)
Bandai Entertainment Adds Code Geass, Three More Anime (Jul 21, 2007)
Otakon 2007 - Bandai Entertainment (Jul 20, 2007)
Errata: Toshihiro Kawamoto to do Character Designs for Ayakashi Ayashi (Jul 26, 2006)
Ayakashi Ayashi (Jul 25, 2006)
Otakon 2005 - Opening Ceremonies (Aug 20, 2005)
More Guests for Otakon (Jul 13, 2005)
Overview (Oct 4, 2003)
Otakon 2003: Final Guest Announcement (Jul 14, 2003)
BAAF to run Anime on Time Square Astro Screen (Aug 1, 2002)
Official: Cowboy Bebop Staff at BAAF (Jul 16, 2002)
Cowboy Bebop Staff at BAAF (Jul 15, 2002)
ACen Announces Hidenori Matsubara (Mar 14, 2002)
Anime Central Guest Announcement (Feb 25, 2002)
Toshihiro Kawamoto at ACen (Feb 13, 2002)
More Cowboy Bebop Anime? (Oct 3, 2001)
Nan Desu Kan Guest of Honor: Toshihiro Kawamoto (Aug 4, 2001)
Anime Expo 2001 Auction and Closing Ceremonies (Jul 9, 2001)
Anime Expo Opening Ceremonies (Jul 5, 2001)
Otakon: Complete Guest of Honor List (Jun 23, 2001)
New Otakon Guest of Honor: Toshihiro Kawamoto (Jun 3, 2001)
Akadot Announces 3rd Bebop Contest (May 1, 2001)
Mobile Suit Gundam: 08th MS Team DVD Details (Apr 26, 2001)
AKADot: Cowboy Bebop Month (Apr 12, 2001)
Toshihiro Kawamoto joins web animation project (Sep 8, 2000)
AX '99 Wrap-up (Jul 18, 1999)
Interest:
Designer Kawamoto Sketches Cowboy Bebop: A Photo Series (Mar 21, 2013)
Interview:
Studio Bones Looks Back on 25 Years of Anime (Jul 10, 2023)
Other articles: Show:
Interview: The Crew of Cowboy Bebop, 20 Years Later (Oct 17, 2018)
Hey, Answerman! - Y'all Ready For This (May 18, 2012)
Shelf Life - Vampire Diaries (Feb 6, 2012)
Anime News Nina! Special Edition Part IV (Jul 14, 2010)
Buried Treasure - Orguss 02 (Aug 28, 2008)
Buried Treasure - Venus Wars (Jul 24, 2008)
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Staff in:
(English version)
Cowboy Bebop (TV) : Cover Art

Staff in:
Ai City (movie) : In-Between Animation
Angelic Layer (TV) : Key Animation (OP)
Antique Heart (OAV) : Key Animation
Arion (movie) : In-Between Animation
Armored Trooper Votoms: Big Battle (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Heretic Saint (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 4)
Armored Trooper Votoms: The Last Red Shoulder (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Assemble Insert (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 2)
Ayakashi Ayashi: Ayashi Divine Comedy (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director (ep 5)
Blood Blockade Battlefront (TV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director (ED; 5 episodes
eps 1, 3, 6-7, 9
), Animation Director (OP; ep 12)
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (TV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director (6 episodes
eps 1-2, 4-10 even
), Animation Director (OP; ep 12)
Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) : Key Animation
Blue Comet SPT Layzner (TV) : In-Between Animation
Bounty Dog (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 2)
Bungo Stray Dogs (TV 3) : Key Animation (OP2; ep 1)
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple (movie) : Key Animation
Call Me Tonight (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Chiko, Heiress of the Phantom Thief (TV) : Key Animation (OP/ED)
City Hunter 3 (TV) : Key Animation (eps 6, 11)
City Hunter: Bay City Wars (movie) : Key Animation
City Hunter: Million Dollar Conspiracy (movie) : Key Animation
(The) Cockpit (OAV) : Character Design (ep 2), Animation Director (ep 2)
Cowboy Bebop (TV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director (ep 25), Animation Director (OP/ED+Eps. 1, 5, 12, 22, 26), Key Animation (5 episodes
eps 7, 9, 18, 24, 26
), Layout Check (eps 11, 17)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie : Storyboard, Character Design, Animation Director
Dead Heat (OAV) : Key Animation
Dirty Pair (OAV) : Key Animation (eps 2-3)
Dirty Pair (TV) : In-Between Animation
Dirty Pair OAV 2 : Key Animation
Dirty Pair OAV 3 : Key Animation
Dirty Pair: Project Eden (movie) : In-Between Animation
Eden (ONA) : Character Design
Escaflowne: The Movie : Assistant Chief Animator, Key Animation, Key Animation Supervisor
Eureka Seven (TV) : Key Animation (OP, OP2; eps 1, 16, 26)
EUREKA SEVEN AO (OAV) : Key Animation (OP)
EUREKA SEVEN AO (TV) : Animation Director (eps 14, 19), Design Cooperation (eps 13, 24), Key Animation (OP1; eps 12, 14, 22)
Exper Zenon (OAV) : Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) : Opening Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV) : Key Animation (OP)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Chibi Party (OAV) : Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist: Seven Homunculi VS State Alchemists (OAV) : Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa : Key Animation
G-Saviour (live-action TV movie) : Conceptual Design
Ghost Slayers Ayashi (TV) : Character Design, Animation Director (OP1, OP2; ep 18ast), Opening Animation
Ginga Hyōryū Vifam: "Kate no Kioku" Namida no Dakkai Sakusen!! (OAV) : In-Between Animation
God Bless Dancougar (OAV) : Key Animation
Golden Boy (OAV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps 1, 6), Key Animation (ep 6)
Gosick (TV) : Character Design
Heroman (TV) : Animation Director (OP; eps 1, 9), Chief animator
Hi-Speed Jecy (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 10)
Iron Leaguer (TV) : Key Animation (ep 3)
Josee, The Tiger and the Fish (movie) : Animation Director, Key Animation, Screen Design
Jyu-Oh-Sei (TV) : Key Animation (ep 11)
Kaze to Ki no Uta SANCTUS -Sei naru kana- (OAV) : Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
Kekkai Sensen: Ō-sama no Restaurant no Ō-sama (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director
Kiko Senki Dragonar (TV) : Key Animation (eps 18, 24)
Kizuoibito (OAV) : Key Animation
Kurau: Phantom Memory (TV) : Animation Director (ep 21), Key Animation (OP)
Kyomu Senshi Miroku (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 3)
(The) Laughing Target (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Macross Plus (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 4)
Macross Plus Movie Edition : Key Animation
Magnetic Rose (movie) : Key Animation
Maison Ikkoku (TV) : In-Between Animation
Maris the Chojo (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Mars Daybreak (TV) : Animation Director (eps 1, 9), Key Animation (OP; 5 episodes
eps 3, 9, 15, 23, 26
)
Maryū Senki (OAV) : In-Between Animation
Matchless Raijin-Oh (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 3)
Metallic Rouge (TV) : Character Design, Animation Director (ep 1) , Character Animation Director (eps 1-2)
Michiko & Hatchin (TV) : Animation Director (ep 3), Key Animation (ep 3)
Mighty Space Miners (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director (eps 1-2), Key Animation (ep 1)
Mob Psycho 100 (TV) : Key Animation (ep 9)
Mob Psycho 100 II (TV) : Key Animation (ep 12)
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV) : Assistant Animation Director (eps 1-3), Key Animation (OP; OP1; ED1; ep 49)
Mobile Suit Gundam (TV) : In-Between Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket (OAV) : Animation Director (eps 3, 5-6), Key Animation (ep 6)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (OAV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (4 episodes
eps 5, 7, 10, 13
), Key Animation (ep 13)
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - The Mayfly of Space 1 (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director, Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - The Mayfly of Space 2 (OAV) : Character Design
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: The Afterglow of Zeon (movie) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie) : Co-Animation Director
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (TV) : Key Animation (16 episodes
eps 7, 10, 13, 16, 18, 20, 24-25, 28, 30, 32, 35, 37, 40, 42, 46
)
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie) : Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team (OAV) : Character Design, Assistant Animation Director (eps 6, 11), Key Animation (eps 6, 10)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team, Miller's Report (movie) : Character Design, Key Animation
Mobile Suit SD Gundam Festival (movie) : Key Animation (Part 3)
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam (TV) : Key Animation (ep 39)
My Hero Academia (TV) : Animation Director (eps 10, 13), Animation Director Cooperation (ep 12), Key Animation (OP; ep 10)
My Hero Academia (TV 3) : Key Animation (OP1)
My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission : 2nd Key Animation
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (movie) : Animation Director
Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV) : Key Animation (ep 3)
Nineteen 19 (OAV) : Key Animation
Noragami (TV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Assistant Animation Director (ep 12)
Noragami Aragoto (TV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps 1, 7, 13), Animation Director (OP)
Obatarian (special) : Animation Director (ep 2), Animation
Once Upon a Time (movie) : Key Animation
Orguss 02 (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director (eyecatch)
Ouran High School Host Club (TV) : Key Animation (ep 1)
Patlabor the Mobile Police (TV) : Key Animation (eps 20, 29)
Pluto (ONA) : Key Animation
Power Dolls (OAV) : Character Design
Pro Golfer Saru (TV) : In-Between Animation
RahXephon (TV) : Key Animation (OP eps 15; OP)
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (movie) : Assistant Animation Director
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honnêamise (movie) : In-Between Animation
Scrapped Princess (TV) : Key Animation (ep 24)
Sentimental Journey (TV) : Key Animation (ep 12)
Sk8 the Infinity (TV) : Key Animation (ep 11)
Sonic Boom Squadron (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director, Key Animation
Space Dandy Season 2 (TV) : Animation Director (ep 11)
Space Sagittarius (TV) : In-Between Animation
Star Blazers 2199 (TV) : Character Animation Director (ep 10), Key Animation (ep 10)
Stink Bomb (movie) : Key Animation
Sword of the Stranger (movie) : Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation
Tekkaman Blade (TV) : Key Animation (ep 41)
Tekkaman Blade II (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 6)
Tenkai Knights (TV) : Character Design (main), Key Animation (OP)
Tobira o Akete (movie) : Key Animation
(The) Tokyo Project (OAV) : Key Animation
Towanoquon (movie series) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director (ep 1), Animation Director (ep 1), Planning
Urusei Yatsura (TV 1981) : In-Between Animation
Urusei Yatsura OVA Series : Key Animation
Venus Wars (movie) : Animation Director (Assistant), Key Animation
Violence Jack 3 (OAV) : Key Animation
(The) Vision of Escaflowne (TV) : Key Animation (ep 26)
Witch Hunter Robin (TV) : Key Animation (OP)
Wolf's Rain (OAV) : Character Design, Animation Director (ep 4)
Wolf's Rain (TV) : Character Design, Animation Director (ep 1), Assistant Animation Director (ep 14), Cover Art (Bones), Key Animation (ED)
Xam'd: Lost Memories (ONA) : Key Animation (ep 25)
Yamato Takeru: After War (OAV) : Key Animation
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