Yoshinobu Yamakawa

Yoshinobu Yamakawa
Yoshinobu Yamakawa
山川（やまかわ）吉樹（よしのぶ）
Born	February 9, 1968 (age 58); Tokyo, Japan
Other name	Yoshiki Yamakawa
Occupations	Animation director, animator and character designer
Years active	1994–present
Agent	J.C.STAFF
Notable work	The Duke of Death and His Maid; Kill Me Baby; Di Gi Charat;

Yoshinobu Yamakawa^[a] (Japanese: 山川（やまかわ）吉樹（よしのぶ）^[b], Hepburn: Yamakawa Yoshinobu) is a Japanese anime animator, director, and character designer.

BornFebruary 9, 1968 (age 58)

Tokyo, Japan

OthernameYoshiki Yamakawa

OccupationsAnimation director, animator and character designer

Yearsactive1994–present

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Year	Title	Role	Ref
1995	The Slayers	Animator	^[2]
1996	Saber Marionette J	Animator, Small Items Design	^[2]
1997	Tenchi in Tokyo	Animator, Small Items Design	^[2]
1999	Excel Saga	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 5)	^[3]
	Di Gi Charat	Character Design, Chief Animation Director	^[4]^[2]
	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 9, 18)	^[5]
2003	Di Gi Charat Nyo!	Character Design, Animation Director	^[6]^[2]
2003	Nanaka 6/17	Character Designer^[c]	^[7]
2006	Mushishi	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 15)	^[8]
2009	First Love Limited	Director	^[9]^[10]
2012	Kill Me Baby	Director	^[11]
2012	Little Busters!	Director	^[12]
2013	Little Busters! Refrain	Director	^[13]
2015	Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?	Director	^[14]
2017	Alice & Zoroku	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 2, 4–5, 10), Episode Director (Episode 10)	^[15]
2017	Children of the Whales	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 11)	^[16]
2018	Hi Score Girl	Director	^[17]
2019	High Score Girl Season 2	Director	^[18]
2021	The Duke of Death and His Maid	Director	^[19]
2023	The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2	Director	^[20]
2024	The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3	Director	^[21]

Year	Title	Role	Ref
1999	Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011	Character Design, Animation Director	^[2]
2001	Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet	Character Designer	^[22]
2008	Hells	Director	^[23]

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2013	Kill Me Baby	Director	^[24]
2014	Little Busters! EX	Director	^[25]

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2018	B: The Beginning	Director	^[26]
2024	Murai no Koi	Director	^[27]

Biography

Yoshinobu Yamakawa
山川（やまかわ）吉樹（よしのぶ）
Born	(1968-02-09) February 9, 1968 (age 58) Tokyo, Japan
Other name	Yoshiki Yamakawa
Occupations	Animation director, animator and character designer
Years active	1994–present
Agent	J.C.STAFF
Notable work	The Duke of Death and His Maid Kill Me Baby Di Gi Charat