:: Mr. Kitajima Nobuyuki ::
-= Profile =-

Mr. Kitajima was born on June 11, 1952 at Tokyo, Japan. As you can see in his self-portrait, his biggest hobby is bicycling and he always wins in the "Anime Cup" every year.
The first anime he worked on as inbetweener was "Inakappe Taisho" in 1970 and the first work as Animation director was "Arabian Night - The adventure of Sindbad" in 1975. The first time he met Mr. Miura (AIC's CEO) was when he work on "Good Morning! Spank" in 1981. He and Mr. Akiyama Katsuhito became good friends through the production of "Thunder Cats"(1985).
Later he joined AIC and worked as Animation director in "Gall Force" and this Animation director veteran did become the main force of AIC animation. His most famous works are as Animation director of the "Ah! My Goddess" OVA series and "Ah! My Goddess the movie."


-= Filmography =-

1970 "Inakappe Taisho (General Inakappe)" -Inbetweener

1972 "Dokonjo Gaeru (Frog With Guts!)" -Inbetweener

1974 "First Human Giatrus" -Key frame animator

1975 "Arabian Nights-The Adventure of Sindbad" -Animation director

1977 "Charlotte of Young Grass" -Episode1,15 Animation director

1978 "Conan the Future Boy" -Episode 16,17,19,21,22 Key frame animator

1980 "Invincible RoboTrider G7" -Episode6,11,14,27,35 Storyboard

1981 "Jolie the Great Dog" -Ending Animation

1981 "Good Morning!Spank" -Key frame animator

1983 "Penguin's Memory" -Key frame animator

1984 "Lensman" -Animation director

1985 "Ninja Hattori-kun" -Animation director

1985 "Thunder Cats" -Director

1986 "Gall Force" Episode1,2 -Animation director

1987 "Wicked City" -Key frame animator

1987 "Royal Space Force" -Inbetweener

1987 "Panzu no ana" -Character Design • Storyboard

1988 "The Ten Little Gall Force" -Animation director

1989 "RHEA Gall Force" -Chief animation director

1989 "Explorer-woman RAY" -Animation director

1989 "Komatsu Sakyo Anime Theater" -Episode 1 Animation director

1989-1990 "Gall Force-Earth Chapter" -Chief animation director

1992 "Mikeneko Homes's Ghost Castle Master" -Character Design • Animation director

1992 "Silent Mebius The motion picture 2" -Animation director

1993 "Ah! My Goddess" OVA -Animation director

1994 "Hongildon" -Character Design • Animation director

1995 "The Hakkenden-New Chapter" -Episode 6 Animation director

1995 "Elementalors" -Animation director

1996 "Tatoon Master "1-2 -Animation director

1996 "Ninja Cadets" -Animation director

1996 "Magical Girl Pretty Sammy" OVA Episode 2 -Animation director

1997 "El Hazard -The Magnificent World" OVA2 Episode 3 Animation director

1997 "Battle Athletess" TV -Episode6, 10, 11, 18, 20, 25, 26 Animation director

1998 "Record of Lodoss War-Chronicles of the Heroic Knight" -Episode 2, 8 Animation director

1999 "Tenchi in Love2" -Key frame animator

1999 "Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure" -Animation director

2000 "Ah! My Goddess" 2000 movie -Animation director

2001 "Armitage - Dual Matrix" -Animation director

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