Seiji Kishimoto

Visual Effects 1992–2025 (33 year career)

7.2 avg rating

Biography

Seiji Kishimoto is a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer. He is best known for his character design for the Elfen Lied series.

Known For

Film

Bleach

Animation Director

Film

Elfen Lied

Animation Director

Film

Fairy Tail

Animation Director

Film

Toradora!

Animation Director

Film

Slayers Return

Key Animation

Film

Azumanga Daioh

Animation Director

Film

More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

Animation Director

Film

Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play

Key Animation

Filmography

Crew (42)

Movies (7)

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… ~Next Shine~

2025

Supervising Animation Director

8.0

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

2014

Key Animation

7.5

Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell

2011

Key Animation

7.0

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness

2005

Key Animation

4.5

Welcome to Pia Carrot!! The Movie: Sayaka's Love Story

Character Designer

Slayers Return

Key Animation

Blue Butterfly Fish

Key Animation

Television (35)

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...

2025

Supervising Animation Director

8.1

More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

Animation Director

BanG Dream!

Animation Director

Big Order

Animation Director

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

2013

Animation Director

7.3

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

2013

Key Animation

7.3

I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job

Animation Director

Fairy Tail

Animation Director

Toradora!

Animation Director

Toradora!

Key Animation

Hitohira

Animation Director

Himawari!

Character Designer

Himawari!

Supervising Animation Director

Girl's High

Character Designer

Bleach

Animation Director

Bleach

Key Animation

Elfen Lied

Animation Director

Elfen Lied

Character Designer

Elfen Lied

Key Animation

Elfen Lied

Supervising Animation Director

Scrapped Princess

Animation Director

Azumanga Daioh

Animation Director

Pilot Candidate

Animation Director

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.

1999

Animation Director

6.0

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Dash!

1998

Animation Director

6.3

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (TV)

1998

Animation Director

7.0

Super Doll★Licca-chan

1998

Animation Director

10.0

VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fresh

1997

Mechanical Designer

9.5

VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

1996

Animation Director

10.0

VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire

1996

Key Animation

10.0

Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play

Key Animation

Jura Tripper

Key Animation

New Cutey Honey

Key Animation

New Cutey Honey

Mechanical Designer

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow

1992

Key Animation

6.3