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Hisashi Kagawa

Hisashi Kagawa (Japanese: 香川 久, Hepburn: Kagawa Hisashi, born June 23, 1965) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and animation director that gained popularity for his episode animation director work for the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series. His other notable works as a character designer includes Phantom Thief Jeanne, Toriko and Fresh Pretty Cure!.

Hisashi Kagawa
香川 久
Born (1965-06-23) June 23, 1965 (age 59)
Ehime Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director
Years active1988–present
Notable work

Career

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Hisashi Kagawa entered the anime industry in 1988, and provided various episode animation direction for the second season of Sally the Witch.

From 1992 to 1997, Kagawa then provided many key animations and episode animation direction for Sailor Moon series, and eventually provided character designs and animation direction for its two movies: Sailor Moon S: The Movie and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie.

After Sailor Moon had ended, from 1997 to 2008, Kagawa provided various episode animation direction for Revolutionary Girl Utena, and character designs for St. Luminous Mission High School, Phantom Thief Jeanne, Bomberman Jetters, Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet, Tai Chi Chasers, Wangan Midnight and Glass Maiden.[1]

In 2009, Kagawa provided the character designs for one of the Pretty Cure series, titled Fresh Pretty Cure!.[2]

In 2011, Kagawa provided the character designs for Toriko series.[3] In 2015, Kagawa provided character design and animation director for Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure segment in Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!!.[4] In 2016, Kagawa provided the character design for Tiger Mask W,[5] and that same year, Kagawa provided the animated attack sequence for Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS live-action sentai film.[6]

In 2020, Kagawa provided the character designs for Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga series.[7]

Works

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TV Anime

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Year Title Credit Note
1989 Sally the Witch! 2 Animation Director (eps. 18, 23, 28, 34, 40, 44, 49, 56, 61, 67, 73, 79, 85)
1992-93 Sailor Moon Animation Director (eps. 14, 20, 25, 32, 38, 40), Key Animation (eps. 14, 25, 44)
1993-94 Sailor Moon R Animation Director (eps. 5, 24, 39), Key Animation (eps. 5, 13, 17, 24, 39)
1994-95 Sailor Moon S Animation Director (eps. 3)
1995-96 Sailor Moon SuperS Animation Director (eps. 3, 8, 14, 20)
Wedding Peach Key Animation (eps. 9, 29, 50)
1996-97 Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Key Animation (OP; eps. 1, 34) [8]
1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena Animation Director (eps. 10, 17, 30), Key Animation (eps. 10, 17, 30, 34, 39)
1999 Magic User's Club Key Animation (eps. 4, 13)
1999-2000 Phantom Thief Jeanne Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 27, 34), Key Animation (eps. 34)
2000 Pocket Monsters Animation Director (eps. 143)
2001 Angelic Layer Animation Director (eps. 4), Key Animation (4, 8)
2002-03 Bomberman Jetters Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 24, 29, 39, 52)
2002-05 Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet Character Design, Animation Director (OP, ED; eps. 5), Key Animation (eps. 1, 13) [1]
2003-04 Fullmetal Alchemist Key Animation (eps. 51)
2006 Ray The Animation Charactet Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 13)
2007-08 Tai Chi Chasers Character Design
Wangan Midnight Character Design, Character Animation Supervisor (eps. 1–3, 6–7, 15)
2008 Glass Maiden Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (eps. 1)
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Assistant Animation Director (eps. 16)
2009-10 Fresh Pretty Cure! Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 24, 36, 50), Key Animation (eps. 1–3, 8, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36–37, 50) [2]
2011-14 Toriko Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 2–3, 5–16, 26, 43, 46, 51, 59, 68, 71, 83), Animation Director (eps. 1, 24, 34), Key Animation (ED 3 & 4; eps. 34) [3]
2013 Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! Character Design (Toriko), Chief Animation Director (Toriko), Key Animation
2014-15 Mysterious Joker Key Animation (OP1-2)
Majin Bone Animation Director (eps. 16, 23, 34, 45, 51), Key Animation (eps. 16, 23, 29, 34, 40, 45, 51)
2015 Go! Princess PreCure Key Animation (eps. 11)
Dragon Ball Super Key Animation (OP)
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan Animation Director (OP; eps. 10, 13), Key Animation (eps. 1, 10)
2016 Tiger Mask W Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 1–7, 12–13, 22, 28), Animation Director (eps. 18, 27, 32, 37) [5]
2019 Dororo Key Animation (OP2)
2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Character Design, Chief Animation Director [7]
2020-22 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Chief Animation Director (eps. 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 38, 41, 45, 49, 54, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 78, 84, 88, 92, 95, 98), Animation Director (eps. 100), Key Animation (eps. 73, 98)
2024 Bucchigiri?! Key Animation (eps. 7) [9]

Anime film

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Year Title Credit Note
1993 Sailor Moon R: The Movie Key Animation
1994 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Character Design, Animation Director
1995 Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie Character Design, Animation Director
1999 Pikachu's Rescue Adventure Key Animation Short feature released alongside Pocket Monsters the Movie: Revelation Lugia
Adolescence of Utena Key Animation
2000 Pocket Monsters the Movie: Emperor of the Crystal Tower-ENTEI Character Design, Chief Animation Director
2005 Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie Key Animation
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky Key Animation
2009 Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!)
Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Toy Kingdom has Lots of Secrets!? Character Design
2010 Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!), Key Animation
HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital…Really?! Assistant Animation Director
2011 Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!), Key Animation
Buddha: The Great Departure Animation Director
Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! Character Design, Key Animation
2012 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!), Key Animation
2013 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!)
Toriko the Movie: Secret Recipe of the Gourmet God! Character Design
2014 Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!)
2015 Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!)
Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!! Character Design (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure), Animation Director (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure) [4]
2016 Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone! Miraculous Magic! Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure), Key Animation
Pop in Q Key Animation
2017 Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode the Movie: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille! Assistant Animation Director
2018 Pretty Cure Super Stars! Character Design, Chief Animation Director [10]
Hug! Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!)
The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky Key Animation
2019 Pretty Cure Miracle Universe Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure)
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Key Animation (Part 1) 2-Part film, Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)
2022 One Piece Film: Red Key Animation
2023 Pretty Cure All Stars F Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure), Key Animation
Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe Key Animation

OVA (Original Video Animation)

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Year Title Credit Note
1996-97 Magic User's Club Key Animation (eps. 4, 6)
2005 Saikano: Another Love Song Character Design, Key Animation
2011 Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken from Someone's Sake Key Animation (OP)

Live-Action

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Year Title Credit Note
2016 Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS Key Animation Live-action direct-to-video film
Animated attack sequence.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b Loo, Egan (February 8, 2008). "Shion, Kitarō, Glass Maiden Pitched for Overseas Rights". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  2. ^ a b "フレッシュプリキュア! スタッフ&キャスト". toei-anim.co.jp/tv/fresh_precure (in Japanese). January 25, 2009. Retrieved January 25, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "トリコ スタッフ&キャスト". toei-anim.co.jp/tv/toriko (in Japanese). March 15, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "映画Go！プリンセスプリキュア Go! Go!! 豪華3本立て!!! スタッフ&キャスト". toei-anime.co.jp/movie/2015_princess_precure (in Japanese). September 15, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 22, 2016). "Toei Reveals Tiger Mask W Anime's Promo Video, Staff, Fall Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  6. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (April 8, 2015). "Precure Animators Make Ninninger Sentai Project's 1st Animated Sequence". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  7. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 20, 2019). "Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga Canine Samurai TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  8. ^ 香川久 HISASHI KAGAWA [@DanngoDaisuki] (January 25, 2016). "Kagawa confirms his key animation role in "Sailor Stars" OP" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 25, 2016 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ 香川久 HISASHI KAGAWA [@DanngoDaisuki] (March 2, 2024). "Hisashi Kagawa confirms his key animation work for 'Bucchigiri?!'" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved March 2, 2024 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ ""映画プリキュアスーパースターズ！" Cast & Staff". Pretty Cure Super Stars (in Japanese). March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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