Naoki Kobayashi

Naoki Kobayashia(小林　直樹) is a prominent animator in the Naruto series. Joined Khara after graduating from vocational school, now is freelance. His work involves fast-paced action with very prominent smears that convey swift motion in attacks with a great understanding of choreography. Not only is he a fantastic action animator but he is also a great at character acting.

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Works

• Naruto Shippuuden(2007~2017)　

1. Storyboard: ED32, ED38.
2. Episode Director: ED32, ED38.
3. Animation Director: ED32, ED36, ED38.
4. Key Animator: ED32, ED36, ED38, OP16, OP18, OP19, #542, #549, #559, #565, #568, #573, #576, #578, #583, #592, #595, #683.
5. 2nd Key Animator: #552,　#554,　#568,　#570,　#584.
6. In-betweens: #513.
7. Animation: ED40.

• Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden(TV/2012~2013)　

1. Key Animator:　#51.

• Shingeki no Kyoujin(TV/2013)　

1. Key Animator:　#9.

• Naruto Shippuuden Event Film(Film/2013)　

1. Key Animator.

• Zankyou no Terror(TV/2014)　

1. Key Animator:　#8　#11.

• Naruto The Last(Movie/2014)　

1. Key Animator.

• Punchline(TV/2015)　

1. Key Animator:　OP1.

• Miss Hokusai(Movie/2015)

1. 2nd Key Animator.

• Boruto: Naruto the Movie(Movie/2015)　

1. Storyboard(Joint).
2. Episode Director.　
3. Animation Director.
4. Key Animator.

• One-Punch Man(TV/2015)　

1. Key Animator:　OP.

• Kizumonogatari(Movie/2016~2017)　

1. Key Animator:　2nd Part, 3rd Part.

• Your Name.(Movie/2016)　

1. Key Animator.

• Ryuu no Haisha(TVSP/2017)　

1. Key Animator.

• Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale(Movie/2017)　

1. Animation Director.　
2. Action Animation Director.

• Boruto Naruto NEXT GENERATIONS(TV/2017~)　

1. Key Animator: #23.

• Fastening Days 3(Web配信/2017)　

1. Key Animator.

• Houseki no Kuni(TV/2017)　

1. Pre-Visualization: #10.

• Doraemon Nubi's Treasure Island(Movie/2018)　

1. Key Animator.