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 33
Lead Animator

Grendizer U (2024)
TV
Storyboard Artist / Director / Supervising Animation Director / Animation Director

The Fable (2024)
TV
Key Animation

maboroshi (2023)
Movie
Key Animation

My Happy Marriage (2023)
TV
10
Animation Director

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (2023)
Movie
9.5
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
8.2
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
9
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
6.57
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

The Law of Ueki (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
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
Mechanical Designer / Key Animation

Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga (1989)
Movie
Key Animation

The Five Star Stories (1989)
Movie
Key Animation / Animation Director

Armor Hunter Merowlink (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
Information
Known ForVisual Effects
GenderMale
Birthday1961-02-07 (64 years old)
Birth PlaceAyagawa, Japan
CitizenshipsJapan
Also Known AsToru Yoshida, Tôru Yoshida, Yoshida Tooru, よしだ とおる, Tohru Yoshida, 吉田 徹
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