Yasuomi Umetsu


























Yasuomi Umetsu
Native name
梅津 泰臣
Born
(1960-12-19) December 19, 1960 (age 57)
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Nationality
Japanese
Occupation
animator, director
Known for
Kite
Kite Liberator

Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津 泰臣, Umetsu Yasuomi, born December 19, 1960) is a Japanese animator known for creating the Kite film series.[1][2]




Contents






  • 1 Works


    • 1.1 Filmography


    • 1.2 Video games


    • 1.3 Manga




  • 2 References


  • 3 External links





Works



Filmography




  • Megazone 23 Part II (1986) character designer/animation director


  • Robot Carnival (1987) episode director/animation director, 'Presence' segment


  • Lily C.A.T. (1987) character designer


  • Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) character designer[3]


  • Gatchaman (OVA) (1994) character designer


  • Cool Devices Operation 07: Yellow Star (1995) character designer


  • Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) animator


  • New Hurricane Polymar (1997) character designer


  • Hen (1997) character designer (as Yasuomi Umezu aka Strange Love)


  • Kimera (1997) character designer


  • Kite (1998) director/writer/character designer/animation director[4]


  • Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999) key animator


  • Mezzo Forte (2001) director/writer/character designer/animation director[5]


  • Nakoruru ~Ano hito kara no okurimono~ (OVA) (2002) character designer


  • Mezzo DSA (2004) (TV series) director/character designer/animation director


  • Kite Liberator (2008) director/writer/character designer/animation director[6]


  • Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) episode director


  • Beelzebub (2011) animation director (ED2)


  • Galilei Donna (2013) director


  • Wizard Barristers (2014) director/character designer


  • Gourmet Girl Graffiti (2015) animation director (OP)


  • Isuca (2015) animation director (ED)


  • Seraph of the End (2015) animation director (OP)


  • Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION (2015) animation director (ED)


  • Gangsta. (2015) animation director (ED)


  • Dimension W (2016) animation director (OP)


  • Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) animation director (ED)


  • Twin Star Exorcists (2016) animation director (OP1)


  • Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016) animation director (OP)


  • ēlDLIVE (2017) animation director (ED)



Video games




  • Contra: The Hard Corps (Mega Drive, 1994) – package artwork (Japanese version)


  • Castlevania (Nintendo 64, 1999) – Illustrator


  • Shin Megami Tensei: Nine (Xbox, 2002) – Character designer


  • Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Nintendo Switch, 2017) - Illustrator[7]



Manga



  • Vegetables (1998)


References





  1. ^ Fisher, Martha (January 21, 2006). "Live action Kite on the way"..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Films directed by Yasuomi Umetsu". letterboxd.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.


  3. ^ McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 48. — 528 p. —
    ISBN 978-0061474507



  4. ^ "'A Kite' and 'Mezzo Forte,' The Shocking Works of Yasuomi Umetsu to Be Screened at the Shin-Bungeiza Theater | Tokyo Otaku Mode News". otakumode.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.


  5. ^ "Yasuomi UMETSU". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2018-08-27.


  6. ^ "Yasuomi UMETSU". Anime-Planet. Retrieved 2018-08-27.


  7. ^ "Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Gets New Blade Designed by Yasuomi Umetsu". DualShockers. 2017-11-06. Retrieved 2018-08-27.




External links




  • Official blog (in Japanese)


  • Yasuomi Umetsu at Anime News Network's encyclopedia


  • Yasuomi Umetsu on IMDb


  • Yasuomi Umetsu anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)












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