Chikashi Kubota
Japanese animator (born 1978)
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Chikashi Kubota (Japanese: 久保田 誓, Hepburn: Kubota Chikashi; born August 29, 1978) is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director. He is notable for his character design works for Corpse Princess, FLCL Progressive, One-Punch Man and Robotics;Notes.
Chikashi Kubota | |
|---|---|
久保田 誓 | |
| Born | August 29, 1978 Katsushika, Japan |
| Occupations | Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director |
| Notable work | |
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 久保田 誓 |
| Hiragana | くぼた ちかし |
| Romanization | Kubota Chikashi |
Career
Born and raised in Katsushika, Kubota joined Xebec after working at Toei Animation Institute, and later worked at Gainax.[1] Since then, he has provided many episode animation directions for various shows, and key animation for various movies, as well as designed the characters for Corpse Princess,[2] One-Punch Man,[3] FLCL,[4] and Robotics;Notes.[5]
In 2016, Kubota won in the "best animator" category at the Tokyo Anime Award.[6]
Works
TV Anime
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! | Key Animation (eps. 40) | |
| Petite Princess Yucie | Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 26) | ||
| 2008 | Corpse Princess: Aka | Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 12) | [2] |
| 2009 | Corpse Princess: Kuro | Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 11), Key Animation (OP) | |
| 2011 | Marvel Anime X-Men | Key Animation (OP) | |
| 2012-13 | From the New World | Main Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 1, 25), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 8), Key Animation (eps. 25) | |
| Robotics;Notes | Animation Character Design | [5] | |
| 2015 | One-Punch Man | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 2–11), Animation Director (OP, ED; eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 12) | Season 1[3] |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 1) | [4] |
| 2019 | One-Punch Man | Character Design | Season 2[7] |
| Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon | Key Animation (eps. 144) | ||
| 2020-22 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Key Animation (eps. 98) | |
| 2024-25 | Dragon Ball Daima | Chief Animation Director (eps. 1), Key Animation (eps. 1, 20) | |
| 2025–present | One-Punch Man | Character Design | Season 3 Co-character design with Shinjiro Kuroda and Ryōnosuke Shirokawa[8] |
Anime film
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers | Key Animation | |
| 2002 | Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon | ||
| 2005 | One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island | Character Design, Animation Director | |
| Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom | Key Animation | ||
| 2006 | The Girl Who Leapt Through Time | Animation Director | |
| 2018 | FLCL Progressive: The Movie | Character Design | [9] |
| Dragon Ball Super: Broly | Key Animation | ||
| 2022 | Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero | Chief Animation Director | [10] |
| Suzume | Key Animation | ||
| 2023 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie | Key Animation (Part 2) | 2-Part film[11] |