Biography
Tooru Yoshida (吉田 徹, Yoshida Tōru, February 7, 1961) is an animator, mechanic designer, and anime director from Ayagawa town, Ayauta district, Kagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Designers' College, he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and then joined AnimeR 1st Studio. He is a lecturer at Osaka Amusement Media Academy and member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
Filmography
all 158
TV Shows 110
Movies 48
Director 34
Lead Animator
Grendizer U (2024)
TV
Animation Director
The Fable (2024)
TV
Key Animation
maboroshi (2023)
Movie
Key Animation
My Happy Marriage (2023)
TV
Animation Director
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023)
Movie
9
Key Animation
Buddy Daddies (2023)
TV
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury (2022)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Action Director
Extreme Hearts (2022)
TV
Key Animation / Animation Director
The Heike Story (2022)
TV
Key Animation
The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm (2021)
TV
Key Animation
The Case Study of Vanitas (2021)
TV
Key Animation / Animation Director
Yasuke (2021)
TV
Key Animation
SHAMAN KING (2021)
TV
8
Storyboard Artist
Otherside Picnic (2021)
TV
Prop Designer
Cap Revolution Bottleman (2020)
TV
Key Animation
Jujutsu Kaisen (2020)
TV
7.75
Key Animation
Genie Family 2020 (2020)
TV
Key Animation
Gleipnir (2020)
TV
Key Animation
SHIROBAKO The Movie (2020)
Movie
10
Key Animation
The Demon Girl Next Door (2019)
TV
Key Animation
Fire Force (2019)
TV
10
Key Animation
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019)
TV
8.67
Key Animation
Dororo (2019)
TV
Key Animation
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation (2018)
Movie
Key Animation
Penguin Highway (2018)
Movie
Second Unit Director
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
Movie
6.29
Storyboard Artist
Angels of Death (2018)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director
The Piano Forest (2018)
TV
Storyboard Artist
Beatless (2018)
TV
Director
Devilman Crybaby (2018)
TV
7.33
Animation Director / Key Animation
The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)
TV
6
Storyboard Artist
A Centaur's Life (2017)
TV
Key Animation
Made In Abyss (2017)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Key Animation
KanColle Movie (2016)
Movie
Key Animation
Drifters (2016)
TV
6
Key Animation
Mob Psycho 100 (2016)
TV
7
Key Animation
Bungo Stray Dogs (2016)
TV
6
Key Animation
My Hero Academia (2016)
TV
6.22
Key Animation
Garo: Divine Flame (2016)
Movie
Director
Charlotte (2015)
TV
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie (2015)
Movie
4.59
Key Animation
Wish Upon the Pleiades (2015)
TV
Key Animation
Blood Blockade Battlefront (2015)
TV
6.14
Key Animation
Psycho-Pass: The Movie (2015)
Movie
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
KanColle: Kantai Collection (2015)
TV
5.4
Key Animation
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! (2015)
TV
Key Animation
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie (2014)
Movie
Animation Director
Parasyte -the maxim- (2014)
TV
6
Key Animation
World Trigger (2014)
TV
Key Animation
Akame ga Kill! (2014)
TV
6
Key Animation
Captain Earth (2014)
TV
Key Animation
Tiger & Bunny: The Rising (2014)
Movie
Key Animation
Space Dandy (2014)
TV
6.5
Key Animation
Kill la Kill (2013)
TV
4.75
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 (2013)
TV
Key Animation
Attack on Titan (2013)
TV
7.7
Key Animation
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012)
TV
6.8
Key Animation
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012)
TV
8
Director / Mechanical Designer
Gattai Robot Atranger (2011)
Movie
Key Animation
UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON (2011)
Movie
Key Animation
Un-Go (2011)
TV
Key Animation
Blade (2011)
TV
Key Animation
Level E (2011)
TV
6
Key Animation
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010)
Movie
Key Animation
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine (2010)
Movie
Key Animation
Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010)
TV
Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
TV
5.57
Key Animation
Linebarrels of Iron (2008)
TV
Key Animation
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (2007)
TV
Storyboard Artist
Claymore (2007)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia (2007)
TV
Director / Key Animation
Gurren Lagann (2007)
TV
6.31
Key Animation
Reideen (2007)
TV
Key Animation
Getsumen to Heiki Mina (2007)
TV
Key Animation
Afro Samurai (2007)
TV
Key Animation
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
Movie
5.25
Key Animation
009-1 (2006)
TV
Key Animation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion (2006)
TV
5.8
Director
Ōban Star-Racers (2006)
TV
Animation
Brave Story (2006)
Movie
Key Animation
Higurashi: When They Cry (2006)
TV
Key Animation
Glass Fleet (2006)
TV
Key Animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006)
Movie
5.88
Key Animation
Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan (2005)
Movie
Animation Director
Sugar Sugar Rune (2005)
TV
Key Animation
Eureka Seven (2005)
TV
Key Animation
Honey and Clover (2005)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation / Animation Director
Speed Grapher (2005)
TV
Key Animation
Bleach (2004)
TV
5.63
Key Animation
Steamboy (2004)
Movie
3.67
Key Animation
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (2004)
TV
Key Animation
Samurai 7 (2004)
TV
6
Storyboard Artist / Director / Animation Director
Tweeny Witches (2004)
TV
Key Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003)
TV
6.17
Key Animation
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003)
Movie
Key Animation
Kino's Journey (2003)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Last Exile (2003)
TV
6.5
Key Animation
Macross Zero (2002)
TV
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
TV
4.5
Storyboard Artist
Witch Hunter Robin (2002)
TV
Key Animation
Armitage: Dual Matrix (2002)
Movie
Key Animation
A Tree of Palme (2002)
Movie
Key Animation
RahXephon (2002)
TV
Series Director
Usagi-chan de Cue!! (2001)
TV
Key Animation
Cyborg 009 (2001)
TV
Key Animation
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (2001)
Movie
3.83
Key Animation
Zone of the Enders: Idolo (2001)
Movie
Key Animation
The Daichis Earth's Defense Family (2001)
TV
Key Animation
Argento Soma (2000)
TV
Key Animation
Ceres: Celestial Legend (2000)
TV
Key Animation
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Movie
8
Key Animation
Colorful (1999)
TV
Key Animation
Turn A Gundam (1999)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998)
TV
7.5
Key Animation
His and Her Circumstances (1998)
TV
Key Animation
Spriggan (1998)
Movie
Animation Director
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report (1998)
Movie
Key Animation
One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! (1998)
Movie
Key Animation
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
TV
5.6
Key Animation
Voogie's Angel (1997)
TV
Director / Storyboard Artist
Demon Fighter Kocho (1997)
Movie
Director
Variable Geo (1997)
TV
Key Animation
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive (1996)
Movie
4.76
Key Animation
Super Atragon (1995)
TV
Key Animation
Bounty Dog (1994)
TV
Key Animation
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (1994)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Key Animation
New Cutey Honey (1994)
TV
Key Animation
Ellcia (1992)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director / Key Animation
Bastard!! (1992)
TV
Key Animation
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (1992)
TV
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory (1991)
TV
Key Animation
City Hunter: Bay City Wars (1990)
Movie
2.5
Key Animation
Record of Lodoss War (1990)
TV
Key Animation
Guardian of Darkness (1990)
TV
Key Animation / Mechanical Designer
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga (1989)
Movie
Key Animation
The Five Star Stories (1989)
Movie
Animation Director / Key Animation
Armor Hunter Mellowlink (1988)
TV
Key Animation
Ronin Warriors (1988)
TV
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
Movie
Character Designer
Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well (1988)
Movie
Animation Director
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000 (1986)
Movie
Mechanical Designer
Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99 (1986)
Movie
Key Animation
Dream Hunter Rem (1985)
TV
Opening/Ending Animation / Key Animation / Animation Director
Blue Comet SPT Layzner (1985)
TV
Key Animation
Armored Trooper VOTOMS (1983)
TV
Ratings
Average 7.01
Based on 2.06 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1983
2001
2007
2002
2024
Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1961-02-07 (63 years old)
Birth PlaceAyagawa, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsToru Yoshida, Tôru Yoshida, Tōru Yoshida, Yoshida Tooru, よしだ とおる, Tohru Yoshida, 吉田 徹
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