Seiji Kishi

Seiji Kishi (岸 誠二, Kishi Seiji) is a Japanese director of anime.

Works

Anime television series

• Yugo the Negotiator: Pakistan Chapter (2004) - Director[1]
• Ragnarok the Animation (2004) - Director, Storyboard[2][3]
• Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki (2005) - Art
• Magikano (2006) - Director, Storyboard[4][5]
• Galaxy Angel II (2006) - Director[6]
• My Bride Is a Mermaid (2007) : Director[7]
• Astro Fighter Sunred (2008–09) - Director[8]
• Astro Fighter Sunred 2 (2009–10) - Chief Director, Storyboard[8]
• Angel Beats! (2010) - Director, Storyboard[9]
• Kamisama Dolls (2011) - Director, Voice Director
• Persona 4: The Animation (2011) - Director
• Humanity Has Declined (2012) - Director
• Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (2013) - Director
• Danganronpa: The Animation (2013) - Director
• Arpeggio of Blue Steel (2013) - Director
• Hamatora: The Animation (2014) - Chief Director
• Re:_Hamatora (2014) - Director
• Persona 4: The Golden Animation (2014) - Chief Director
• Yuki Yuna Is a Hero (2014) - Director
• Assassination Classroom (2015) - Director, Storyboard Artist
• Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace (2015) - Director
• Assassination Classroom: Second Season (2016) - Director
• Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016) - Chief Director
• Tsuki ga Kirei (2017) - Director
• Classroom of the Elite (2017) - Director
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Washio Sumi Chapter (2017) - Chief Director
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Hero Chapter (2017) - Chief Director
• Asobi Asobase (2018) - Director
• Radiant (2018–20) - Director
• Kengan Ashura (2019) - Director
• With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun (2020) - Director, Series Composition
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Full Blossom Arc (TBA) - Director

Original video animation

• My Bride Is a Mermaid OVA (2008–09) - Director
• Carnival Phantasm (2011) - Director
• Fate/Grand Carnival (2021) - Director

Anime film

• Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War (2013) - Director
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth (2013) - Supervisor
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014) - Supervisor
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down (2015) - Supervisor
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (2016) - Supervisor

Video games

• Ultimate Despair Girls: Danganronpa Another Episode (2014) - Director (animated cutscenes)

Awards

In 2014, The 19th Animation Kobe committee chose him to receive their Individual Award for the stretch of his career including Danganronpa: The Animation, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, and Hamatora. In his writeup explaining the committee's choice, Toshiya Matsushita of Animage cited his impressive annual volume of work and his work on Arpeggio of Blue Steel, a fully 3DCG anime, in particular.[10]

References

1. "Barbican - Yugo the Negotiator (15)". Barbican. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
2. Cable, Jordan. "Ragnarok Online Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
3. Clements & McCarthy 2012, p. 521
4. "Majikano TV Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
5. Clements & McCarthy 2012, p. 392
6. "Amazon.com: Galaxy Angel Rune, Chapter 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
7. "Funimations Adds My Bride Is A Mermaid! Comedy Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
8. "Tentai Senshi Sunred". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
9. "Angel Beats, Kamen Rider Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
10. "アニメーション神戸賞｜アニメーション神戸". anime-kobe.jp. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

Book references

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2012). The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press. 867. ISBN 9781611725155.

External links

• Seiji Kishi on Twitter
• チームティルドーン
• チームティルドーン公式ブログ
• Seiji Kishi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Seiji Kishi at IMDb