Kenichi Konishi

Kenichi Konishi (小西　賢一) was born in 1968. A renown movies animator and character designer that started at Studio Ghibli in 1989. Tokyo Animator College graduate, now Freelance.

Interview(jp) - Twitter - SakugaBooru - Japanese Wiki Page

Works

• Like the Clouds, Like the Wind(1990/Movie)

1. In-betweens.

• Umi ga Kikoeru(1993/Movie)

1. Key Animator.
   1. Did also some Animation Direction Assistance.

• Heisei Tanuki Gassen Ponpoko(1994/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Mimi wo Sumaseba(1995/Movie)

1. Key Animator.
   1. Country Road scene. 1030 Key Frames, took him around half a year.

• On Your Mark(1995/Short)

1. Key Animator.

• Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995/TV)

1. Key Animator: #11.

• Kaiketsu Zorro(1996~1997/TV)

1. Key Animator: #26, #31, #51.

• Mononoke Hime(1997/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Tonari no Yamada-kun(1999/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game!(1999~2000/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Jin-Rou(2000/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Arete Hime(2001/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Sci-fi Harry(2000~2001/TV)

1. Key Animator: OP.

• FLCL(2000~2001/OVA)

1. Key Animator: #6.

• Spirited Away(2001/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Kujiratori(2001/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Sennen Joyuu(2002/Movie)

1. Animation Director.
2. Key Animator.

• Tokyo Godfathers(2003/Movie)

1. Character Designs.
2. Animation Director.

• Doraemon: Nobita no Wan Nyan Jikuuden(2005/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Mousou Dairinin(2004/TV)

1. Key Animator: #5.
2. ED Animation.

• Re: Cutey Honey(2004/OVA)

1. Key Animator: #1.

• Howl no Ugoku Shiro(2004/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG(2004~2005/TV)

1. Animation Director: #21.

• Beck(2004~2005/TV)

1. Key Animator: #1.

• Space Station No.9(2005/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Doraemon: Nobita no Kyouryuu 2006(2006/Movie)

1. Animation Director.

• Ged Senki(2006/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Gekijouban Naruto: Dai Koufun! Mikazuki-jima no Animal Panic Datteba yo(2006/Movie)

1. Key Animator.
   1. OP.

• Bokura no(2007/TV)

1. Character Designs.

• Paprika(2006/Movie)

1. Key Animator.
   1. OP, from Paprika riding the scooter till the office cut.

• Iblard Jikan(2007/OVA)

1. Animation Director.

• Bounen no Xamdou(2008~2009/TV)

1. Key Animator: #8.

• Gake no Ue no Ponyo(2008/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Naruto: Shippuuden - Kizuna(2008/Movie)

1. Animation Director.

• Genius Party Beyond(2008/Movie)

1. Key Animator: "Wanwa".

• Rideback(2009/TV)

1. Key Animator: OP, #11.

• Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance(2009/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Jet'aime(2010/MV)

1. Key Animator.

• Ni no Kuni(2010/Game)

1. Key Animator.

• Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos(2011/Movie)

1. Character Designs.
2. General Animation Director.

• Nazo no Kanojo X(2013/TV)

1. Character Designs.

• Nijiiro Hotaru: Eien no Natsuyasumi(2012/Movie)

1. Key Animator.

• Kaguya-hime no Monogatari(2013/Movie)

1. Animation Director.
   1. Key animated the scene where Kaguya runs after a cat.

• Nandaka Velonica(2014/TV)

1. Animation Director: #8.
2. Key Animator: #1~#10 (except #8).

• Omoide no Marnie(2014/Movie)

1. Key Animator.
   1. C928, 931, 936~938: Anna looking for Marnie who hid herself.

• Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai(2014/TV)

1. 1. Participated as a member of "Team Nico".
2. Director.
3. Character Designs.
4. General Animation Director(Joint).

• Kaijuu no Kodomo(2019/Movie)

1. 1. Interview on his work in the movie (jp).
2. Character Designs.
3. General Animation Director.
4. Episode Director.