Keiichirō Saitō
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Keiichirō Saitō | |
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斎藤 圭一郎 | |
| Born | January 18, 1993 |
| Alma mater | Kyoto Seika University |
| Occupations | Animator Anime director |
Keiichirō Saitō (斎藤 圭一郎, Saitō Keiichirō, born January 18, 1993) is a Japanese animator and anime director.
He has stated that he did not attend high school.[1] In 2015, he graduated from the Manga Faculty, Animation Course at Kyoto Seika University.[2]
His graduation animation work, which he directed, Itadakinosaki, won the Kyoto Seika University Manga Faculty Animation Course Graduation Production Excellent Work Award, as well as the Excellent Work Award / PRODUCTION I.G Award at the 12th Kichijōji Animation Film Festival.[3]
Additionally, the work was selected as one of the 12 nominated works at the 15th Indies Anime Festa, where he met producer Shōta Umehara of CloverWorks. This encounter later led to his involvement in directing roles for the studio's works and ultimately to his selection as director for the studio's anime series Bocchi the Rock!.[4]
For Bocchi the Rock!, he received the Best Director award at the Newtype Anime Awards 2023.[5]
