Kazuya Shiotsuki
Kazuya Shiotsuki 潮月 一也 | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, character designer |
| Years active | 2001–present |
| Employer(s) | Hadashi Pro (2001~2002) Shaft (2003–present) |
| Known for | Gourmet Girl Graffiti Luminous Witches |
Kazuya Shiotsuki (Japanese: 潮月一也, Hepburn: Shiotsuki Kazuya) is a Japanese animator and character designer.
Career
[edit]Shiotsuki joined Hadashi Pro in the early 2000s as a rookie in-between animator. Within a few years, he left the studio and joined Shaft around 2003. Initially, Shiotsuki continued with in-between work, but was promoted to key animator within a year; and by 2006, he was doing animation direction work. In 2008, Shiotsuki received his first job as a character designer for one of the Shina Dark music videos.[1] Soon thereafter, he became more involved with Shaft's works as a main staff member taking on a variety of different roles from accessory designer, to chief animation director, and so forth. His first character design work for a televised anime, however, came in 2015 when he designed the characters for Gourmet Girl Graffiti.[2] In 2022, he designed the characters for the Strike Witches spin-off series Luminous Witches.[3]
Shiotsuki named Shaft colleague Nobuhiro Sugiyama as a particular influence on his style. Nisekoi's first season, which Sugiyama drew the designs for and acted as chief animation director alongside Shiotsuki, garnered praise from the latter, who described the key visuals and character sheets as "godlike."[4]
Works
[edit]This is an incomplete list.
Teleivison series
[edit] Highlights character design or chief animation direction roles.
Highlights other main animation staff member roles.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Natsu no Arashi! | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma |
Shaft | Accessory design (#1–3) | |
| 2012 | Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase |
Shaft | Chief animation direction assistance (#8) | |
| 2014 | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
Shaft | Chief animation director | [5] |
| 2015 | Gourmet Girl Graffiti | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
Shaft | Character designer Chief animation director |
[2] |
| 2016–2017 | March Comes In like a Lion | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirou Okada |
Shaft | Chief animation director Clothing designer (#1–11) Prop designer (#12–22) | |
| 2017–2018 | March Comes In like a Lion 2nd Season | Chief animation director | [6] | ||
| 2020 | Assault Lily Bouquet | Shouji Saeki Hajime Ootani |
Shaft | Chief animation director Sub-character designer |
[7][8] |
| 2022 | Luminous Witches | Shouji Saeki | Shaft | Animation character designer Chief animation director |
[3][9] |
| 2023 | The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses | Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions (Shaft) | Chief animation director (#9) | |
| 2025 | Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Animation character designer Chief animation director |
[10] |
OVAs
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Shina Dark | Naoyuki Konno Shinpei Tomooka Shin Oonuma Toshimasa Suzuki |
Shaft | Character designer | [1] |
| 2013 | Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase |
Shaft | Clothing designer (#1) | |
| 2014 | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
Shaft | Chief animation director (#1) | |
| 2015 | Magical Suite Prism Nana | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Character designer (#1) | [11] |
Films
[edit]| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | The Quintessential Quintuplets~ | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Character designer Chief animation director |
[12] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "シャイナ・ダルク ～黒き月の王と蒼碧の月の姫君～". Highway Star (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ a b 幸腹グラフィティ [Gourmet Girl Graffiti]. Shaft. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ a b Loo, Egan (November 14, 2021). "Luminous Witches TV Anime Posts 2nd Promo Video's Short Version Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Himmelheber, Eric; Sarca (July 29, 2023). "Discussing The Quintessential Quintuplets∽ Special With Junichiro Tanaka, Keiichiro Ohchi and Kazuya Shiotsuki". Anime Corner. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ ニセコイ [Nisekoi]. Shaft (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ ３月のライオン [March Comes In like a Lion]. Shaft (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ Loo, Egan (December 21, 2019). "Assault Lily Bouquet Anime Teased in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ アサルトリリィ BOUQUET [Assault Lily Bouquet]. Shaft (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ @shaft_official (July 3, 2022). 【ルミナス】|『ルミナスウィッチーズ』第１話 | から、ジニー、いのり、ミラーシャの総作監修正です | 総作画監督：潮月一也 [Luminous Witches | From the first episode of "Luminous Witches" | Ginny, Inari, and Milasha; this is the chief animation director's correction | Chief animation director: Kazuya Shiotsuki] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 25, 2024). "Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi Anime Reveals April 2025 Debut, Teaser Video, Staff, More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ "Prism Nana Episode 1 Staff". Prism Nana (in Japanese). Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "STAFF / CAST". 5hanayome (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Kazuya Shiotsuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kazuya Shiotsuki at IMDb