Katsumi Tamegai
Japanese animator (born 1965)
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Katsumi Tamegai (Japanese: 爲我井 克美, Hepburn: Tamegai Katsumi; born July 12, 1965) is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director that works at Toei Animation. He is most notable for his episode animation director work on the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series and character design for its fifth and final season. His other notable works include his episode animation direction work for the Pretty Cure series.
Katsumi Tamegai | |
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爲我井 克美 | |
| Born | July 12, 1965 |
| Occupations | Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Employer | Toei Animation (1990–present) |
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| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 爲我井 克美 |
| Hiragana | ためがい かつみ |
| Romanization | Tamegai Katsumi |
Career
Katsumi Tamegai entered the industry in 1987, and provided few key animations for few OVAs. From 1992 to 1996, at Toei Animation, Tamegai provided many episode animation directions and key animations for Sailor Moon series. After Ikuko Itoh's departure, Tamegai became the next character designer for its fifth and final season, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars in 1996.[1]
In 1997, after Sailor Moon had ended, he continued to work at Toei Animation, and provided few episode animation direction for Cutey Honey Flash and Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy. In 1999, Tamegai was chosen as a chief animation director for Phantom Thief Jeanne, which were character designed by Hisashi Kagawa.[2]
From 2004 and onwards, Tamegai worked as a frequent episode animation director for the Pretty Cure series, and character designed each respective movies.[3]
Works
TV Anime
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-93 | Sailor Moon | Animation Director (eps. 43), Key Animation (eps. 18, 24, 43) | |
| 1993-94 | Sailor Moon R | Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38), Key Animation (eps. 4-5, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38, 40) | |
| 1994-95 | Sailor Moon S | Animation Director (eps. 2, 7, 16, 25, 30), Key Animation (eps. 16) | |
| 1995-96 | Sailor Moon SuperS | Animation Director (eps. 1, 7, 15, 22, 29) | |
| 1996-97 | Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 1, 14, 19, 24, 34), Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 14, 19, 34) | [1] |
| 1997-98 | Cutey Honey Flash | Animation Director (eps. 7, 14, 22, 30, 35), Key Animation (eps. 7) | |
| 1998-99 | Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy | Animation Director (eps. 2, 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41) | |
| 1999 | Magic User's Club | Key Animation (eps. 4, 13) | |
| 1999–2000 | Phantom Thief Jeanne | Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1, 11, 20, 28, 36, 44), Key Animation (eps. 20, 28, 36) | [2] |
| 2004-05 | Futari wa Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 17, 24, 31, 39), Key Animation (eps. 8, 17, 24, 31, 39) | |
| 2005-06 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart | Key Animation (eps. 21) | |
| 2006-07 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star | Animation Director (eps. 5, 14, 23, 31), Key Animation (eps. 5, 14, 23, 49) | |
| 2007-08 | Yes! PreCure 5 | Animation Director (eps. 7, 15), Key Animation (eps. 7, 15, 23, 46) | |
| 2008-09 | Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! | Animation Director (eps. 8, 16), Key Animation (eps. 8, 16) | |
| 2009-10 | Fresh Pretty Cure! | Animation Director (eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 1, 12, 21, 50) | |
| 2010-11 | HeartCatch PreCure! | Animation Director (eps. 7, 15, 24, 33, 43), Key Animation | |
| 2011-14 | Toriko | Animation Director (eps. 2, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77), Key Animation (eps. 2, 7, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77) | |
| 2015-16 | Go! Princess PreCure | Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 23, 36, 43), Key Animation (eps. 4, 8-9, 13, 18, 23, 29, 36, 43, 50) | |
| 2016-17 | Witchy PreCure! | Chief Animation Director (eps. 1-10, 16), Animation Director (eps. 15, 23, 31, 39, 50), Key Animation (eps. 1, 15, 23, 31, 39, 41-42, 47, 50) | |
| 2017-18 | Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode | Animation Director (eps. 11), Key Animation (eps. 11) | |
| 2018-19 | Hug! Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 22) | |
| 2019-20 | Star Twinkle PreCure | Animation Director (eps. 5, 11, 19, 31), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6, 14, 19, 27, 37) | |
| 2020-22 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Chief Animation Director (eps. 30, 34, 36, 39, 42, 46, 51, 53, 56, 60, 64, 67, 70, 74, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 94, 97), Animation Director (eps. 98-100), Key Animation (OP2; eps. 37-38, 40-41, 88) | |
| 2020-21 | Healin' Good Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 44), Key Animation (eps. 1, 3, 4, 10) | |
| 2021-22 | Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 4) | |
| 2022-23 | Delicious Party Pretty Cure | Key Animation (eps. 4) | |
| 2023-24 | Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 2, 12, 22, 32), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 5), Key Animation (eps. 2, 22, 32) | |
| 2024-25 | Wonderful Pretty Cure! | Animation Director (eps. 1, 17, 43), Key Animation (eps. 1, 17, 43) | |
| 2025-26 | You and Idol Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 4, 30) | |
| 2026–present | Star Detective Precure! | Animation Director (eps. 1) | |
Anime film
OVA (Original Video Animation)
| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Shōnen Bakuzoku | Key Animation (eps. 5) | |
| 1988 | Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer | Key Animation | |
| Tōyama Sakura Uchū Chō - Yatsu no Na wa Gold | |||
| 1990 | Vampire Wars | ||
| 1996-97 | Magic User's Club | Key Animation (eps. 5-6) | |