Biography
He started working at Studio Deen, where he made his debut as animator in an episode of Dai Guard. After leaving Deen he became freelance and works mainly on productions for J.C.Staff but also on some titles for Bones, Gonzo and Feel. He is particularly renowned as bishoujo animator, since he tends to pay attention to detailed character appearance and traits for girls, as well as providing his characters cute and bashful gestures.
Filmography
all 20
TV Shows 19
Director 7
Movies 1
Character Designer
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (2023)
TV
Character Designer
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout the Animation (2023)
TV
Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer
Blue Period (2021)
TV
Character Designer
If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (2020)
TV
Character Designer
Afterlost (2019)
TV
Character Designer
Absolute Whiteness: Magical Girl (2012)
Movie
Key Animation
AnoHana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011)
TV
6
Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director
Bakuman。 (2010)
TV
Character Designer / Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director
KissXsis (2010)
TV
Character Designer / Supervising Animation Director / Character Designer
Hatsukoi Limited. (2009)
TV
Supervising Animation Director
Toradora! (2008)
TV
8
Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director / Supervising Animation Director
Welcome to the N.H.K. (2006)
TV
6
Key Animation
Speed Grapher (2005)
TV
Animation Director
Jinki: Extend (2005)
TV
Key Animation
Kurau Phantom Memory (2004)
TV
Key Animation
Paranoia Agent (2004)
TV
7
Key Animation
Naruto (2002)
TV
7.63
Key Animation
Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)
TV
Key Animation
Hunter × Hunter (1999)
TV
6.67
Character Designer
2.5 Dimensional Seduction
TV
Ratings
Average 7.34
Based on 210 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1999
2005
2010
2010
2023
Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known As下谷智之
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