Yoshimichi Kameda
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Date of birth: | March 3, 1984 (41) |
| Place of birth: | Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan[1] |
| Location: | Tokyo Metropolis, Japan |
| Position: | Character design Chief animation director Animation director Key animation 2nd key animation |
| Studio: | WIT Studio |
| Years active: | 2004-present |
| Aliases: | 糸篠絵里 波典譲仁 砂山ヶ好世[Note 1] |
| Website: | X Account |
Yoshimichi Kameda (亀田 祥倫 Kameda Yoshimichi) is a Japanese animator and character designer from Hiroshima Prefecture[1]. He is the character designer and chief animation director of Shin Samurai-den Yaiba anime.
Biography
Yoshimichi Kameda graduated from the fine art department of Onomichi City University (尾道市立大学)[2]; after his graduation, he moved to Tokyo, he then debuted as a key animator in 2004 via the anime Bleach (ブリーチ BLEACH), and was active mainly in drawing action scenes[3]. In 2006, he joined Anime International Company (アニメインターナショナルカンパニー). After he had done the key animation work of the anime Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST) in 2009[Note 2], he quit Anime International Company and became freelance (yet he is presently affiliated with WIT Studio[4]).
After that, Kameda joined the production of the anime Parol Mirai Island (パロルのみらい島): in which he was involved in the series' early-stage planning, later he served as character design and animation director for that anime[5]. Thereafter he began to serve as character designer for certain animation series - notably, in 2016, he became the character design for Mob Psycho 100 (モブサイコ100). In 2023, he received the "Okawa-Fukutani Award" at the Niigata International Animation Film Festival for his directed work Inu-Oh (犬王), where he was the chief animation director[6].
Kameda joined the production of Detective Conan in 2022, for which he first worked on the production of the openings and endings of the spin-off stories of the series: Zero's Tea Time and The Culprit Hanzawa. Whereupon he also did key animation in Movie 25: The Bride of Halloween. In 2024, he was appointed as the character designer and chief animation director for Shin Samurai-den Yaiba anime.
Works in Detective Conan
Movies
Participation in: 2 movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
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| 25 | The Bride of Halloween | April 15, 2022 | Key animation | |
| 26 | Black Iron Submarine | April 14, 2023 | Key animation |
Spin-offs
Zero's Tea Time
Participation in: 1 opening
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The Culprit Hanzawa
Participation in: 1 opening
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note | |||
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Works in Yaiba
Yaiba: Samurai Legend
Participation in: 17 episodes + 1 opening + 1 ending
| Jpn# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note | |||
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| 1 | Yaiba Appears | April 5, 2025 | Animation director, Key animation, 2nd key animation | ||||
| 2 | Sword of Fujin, Reborn | April 12, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 3 | Another Magic Sword | April 19, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 4 | Attack of the Eight Demons | April 26, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 5 | Onsen Fun | May 3, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 6 | The Unexpected Bat Guy | May 10, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 7 | Kojiro Resurrected | May 17, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 8 | The Duel at Ganryu Island | May 24, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 9 | Dawn of the Lightning Slash | May 31, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 10 | Onimaru's Devil Kings | June 7, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 11 | Sword of Raijin vs Sword of Fujin | June 14, 2025 | Chief animation director, animation director | ||||
| 12 | Nadeshiko Yamato Is Calling | June 21, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 13 | Find the Dragon God Orb | June 28, 2025 | Chief animation director, animation director | ||||
| 14 | The Rise of Ninja Kotaro | July 12, 2025 | Chief animation director, animation director | ||||
| 15 | Showdown! Magician vs. Yaiba | July 19, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
| 16 | A Battle of Giants | July 26, 2025 | Chief animation director, animation director | ||||
| 17 | The Man of Yagyu Shinkage-ryu | August 2, 2025 | Chief animation director | ||||
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Other notable works
Anime
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: Key animation, In-between animation, 2nd key animation
- Mob Psycho 100 S1-S3: Character design, Chief animation director, Animation director, Key animation, 2nd key animation
- My Bride is a Mermaid: In-between animation, In-between check
- One Punch Man: Assistant character design, Animation director, Action animation director, Key animation
- Pokémon Sun & Moon: Key animation (Credited as "糸篠絵里")
- Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage: Storyboard, Episode director, Animation director, Key animation
- Space Dandy Season 2: Animation director, Sub-character design, Key animation
- Spy×Family: Key animation (WIT Studio)
Movies
- Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island: Character design, Chief animation director, Animation director, Key animation
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time: Assistant mechanical animation director, Key animation
- INU-OH: Chief animation director, Key animation
- Paroru no Miraijima: Character design, Animation director
- The Boy and the Heron: Key animation
See also
References
- ^ a b "アニメーター・インタビューズ亀田祥倫". http://animestyle.jp/2014/12/08/8346/. Retrieved on 2024-05-08.
- ^ "亀田祥倫『エヴァ』と今石洋之がきっかけだった". http://animestyle.jp/2014/12/08/8346/. Retrieved on 2024-05-08.
- ^ "「日本アニメ（ーター）見本市」第一弾 舞城王太郎監督×鶴巻和哉「龍の歯医者」公開". https://web.archive.org/web/20141214103131/http://info.dwango.co.jp/pi/ns/2014/1110/index.html. Retrieved on 2024-05-08.
- ^ "『ONE PIECE FILM RED』『スパイファミリー』などが受賞！ TAAF2023“アニメ オブ ザ イヤー部門”各賞決定". https://dengekionline.com/articles/171968/. Retrieved on 2024-05-08.
- ^ "「パロルのみらい島」スタッフ紹介 vol.2 作画監督・キャラクターデザイン：亀田祥倫さん". http://anifav.com/animemirai/20131203_2403.html. Retrieved on 2024-05-08.
- ^ "第1回新潟国際アニメーション映画祭「大川=蕗谷賞」が発表！『犬王』『劇場版 呪術廻戦 0』など受賞作の記念上映も". https://moviewalker.jp/news/article/1125106/. Retrieved on 2024-05-08.
- ^ Note: Apart from these aliases, Yoshimichi Kameda has also used the name "Kameda of the World" (世界の亀田 Sekai no Kameda) when working on the key animation work of the OVA My Bride Is a Mermaid (瀬戸の花嫁).
- ^ Note: By reason of his eminent performance as one of the core animators in this animation work, he received recommendations from animator Asako Nishida on X, and was interviewed on the well-known magazine "NewType".
