Tooru Yoshida

Tooru Yoshida

Visual EffectsDirectorArtDirecting Feb 7 (age 65) Kagawa, Japan 1983–2025 (42 year career)
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Biography

Tooru Yoshida (吉田 徹, Yoshida Tōru, February 7, 1961) is an animator, mechanic designer, and anime director from Ayagawa town, Ayauta district, Kagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Designers' College, he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and then joined AnimeR 1st Studio. He is a lecturer at Osaka Amusement Media Academy and member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

Known For

Filmography

Crew (222)

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Movies (53)

Trapezium

Trapezium

2024

Key Animation

7.2
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

2023

Animation Director

8.1
maboroshi

maboroshi

2023

Key Animation

7.3
SHIROBAKO the Movie

SHIROBAKO the Movie

2020

Key Animation

6.9
KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson

KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson

2019

Key Animation

8.0
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

2018

Second Unit Director

7.9
Penguin Highway

Penguin Highway

2018

Key Animation

7.1
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation

2018

Key Animation

6.2
KanColle Movie

KanColle Movie

2016

Key Animation

5.0
KanColle Movie

KanColle Movie

2016

Storyboard Artist

5.0
GARO: Divine Flame

GARO: Divine Flame

2016

Key Animation

5.6
Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

2016

Director

4.0
PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie

PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie

2015

Key Animation

7.0
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

2015

Key Animation

6.6
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

2014

Key Animation

7.4
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising

TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising

2014

Key Animation

6.2
Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon

Inazuma Eleven GO The Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon

2011

Key Animation

7.3
UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON

UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON

2011

Key Animation

6.6
Gattai Robot Atranger

Gattai Robot Atranger

2011

Director

Gattai Robot Atranger

Gattai Robot Atranger

2011

Mechanical Designer

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

2010

Key Animation

6.8
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine

2010

Key Animation

5.3
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo!

Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo!

2006

Key Animation

7.5
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

2006

Key Animation

7.5
Tekkonkinkreet

Tekkonkinkreet

2006

Key Animation

7.4
Brave Story

Brave Story

2006

Animation

6.3
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

2005

Key Animation

7.2
Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan

2005

Key Animation

7.6
Steamboy

Steamboy

2004

Key Animation

6.9
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

2003

Key Animation

5.8
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street

Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street

2002

Key Animation

7.8
A Tree of Palme

A Tree of Palme

2002

Key Animation

6.5
Armitage: Dual Matrix

Armitage: Dual Matrix

2002

Key Animation

6.3
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

2001

Key Animation

7.4
Zone of the Enders: Idolo

Zone of the Enders: Idolo

2001

Key Animation

5.6
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes

Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes

2000

Key Animation

7.4
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade

1999

Key Animation

7.4
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

1998

Animation Director

7.1
Spriggan

Spriggan

1998

Key Animation

6.1
One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!

One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!

1998

Key Animation

6.6
Demon Fighter Kocho

Demon Fighter Kocho

1997

Director

3.3
Demon Fighter Kocho

Demon Fighter Kocho

1997

Storyboard Artist

3.3
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive

1996

Key Animation

6.5
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

1992

Key Animation

7.1
City Hunter: Bay City Wars

City Hunter: Bay City Wars

1990

Key Animation

6.2
The Five Star Stories

The Five Star Stories

1989

Key Animation

6.3
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga

Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga

1989

Key Animation

4.3
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga

Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga

1989

Mechanical Designer

4.3
Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well

Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well

1988

Character Designer

4.0
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

1988

Key Animation

7.2
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission - Skill Level 2

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission - Skill Level 2

1987

Animation

8.0
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000

Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000

1986

Animation Director

Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99

Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99

1986

Mechanical Designer

8.5

Television (169)

Gachiakuta

Gachiakuta

2025

Animation Director

8.6
Gachiakuta

Gachiakuta

2025

Key Animation

8.6
Babanba Banban Vampire

Babanba Banban Vampire

2025

Key Animation

7.6
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!

2025

Key Animation

7.0
Anne Shirley

Anne Shirley

2025

Key Animation

8.0
Solo Leveling

Solo Leveling

2024

Key Animation

8.6
Dan Da Dan

Dan Da Dan

2024

Key Animation

8.6
The Fable

The Fable

2024

Animation Director

7.8
The Fable

The Fable

2024

Director

7.8
The Fable

The Fable

2024

Key Animation

7.8
The Fable

The Fable

2024

Storyboard Artist

7.8
The Fable

The Fable

2024

Supervising Animation Director

7.8
Haigakura

Haigakura

2024

Storyboard Artist

6.8
T・P BON

T・P BON

2024

Key Animation

7.3
Rising Impact

Rising Impact

2024

Key Animation

8.5
Grendizer U

Grendizer U

2024

Lead Animator

6.4
My Happy Marriage

My Happy Marriage

2023

Key Animation

8.3
Buddy Daddies

Buddy Daddies

2023

Key Animation

8.0
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

2022

Key Animation

7.5
The Heike Story

The Heike Story

2022

Animation Director

7.3
The Heike Story

The Heike Story

2022

Key Animation

7.3
KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea

KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea

2022

Key Animation

6.0
Extreme Hearts

Extreme Hearts

2022

Action Director

4.1
Extreme Hearts

Extreme Hearts

2022

Storyboard Artist

4.1
SHAMAN KING

SHAMAN KING

2021

Key Animation

8.2
The Case Study of Vanitas

The Case Study of Vanitas

2021

Key Animation

8.3
The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm

The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue Storm

2021

Key Animation

7.8
Otherside Picnic

Otherside Picnic

2021

Storyboard Artist

6.7
Yasuke

Yasuke

2021

Animation Director

7.4
Yasuke

Yasuke

2021

Key Animation

7.4
JUJUTSU KAISEN

JUJUTSU KAISEN

2020

Key Animation

8.6
Gleipnir

Gleipnir

2020

Key Animation

8.1
Genie Family 2020

Genie Family 2020

2020

Key Animation

5.7
Cap Revolution Bottleman

Cap Revolution Bottleman

2020

Prop Designer

5.7
Dororo

Dororo

2019

Key Animation

8.5
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

2019

Key Animation

8.6
Fire Force

Fire Force

2019

Key Animation

8.4
The Demon Girl Next Door

The Demon Girl Next Door

2019

Key Animation

8.0
O Maidens in Your Savage Season

O Maidens in Your Savage Season

2019

Director

8.0
Devilman Crybaby

Devilman Crybaby

2018

Director

7.7
Beatless

Beatless

2018

Storyboard Artist

5.6
The Piano Forest

The Piano Forest

2018

Director

6.5
The Piano Forest

The Piano Forest

2018

Key Animation

6.5
The Piano Forest

The Piano Forest

2018

Storyboard Artist

6.5
Angels of Death

Angels of Death

2018

Storyboard Artist

7.9
The Ancient Magus' Bride

The Ancient Magus' Bride

2017

Animation Director

8.4
The Ancient Magus' Bride

The Ancient Magus' Bride

2017

Key Animation

8.4
Made in Abyss

Made in Abyss

2017

Key Animation

8.3
A Centaur's Life

A Centaur's Life

2017

Storyboard Artist

6.8
Mob Psycho 100

Mob Psycho 100

2016

Key Animation

8.5
Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungo Stray Dogs

2016

Key Animation

8.3
My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia

2016

Key Animation

8.6
Drifters

Drifters

2016

Key Animation

7.3
Girlish Number

Girlish Number

2016

Director

5.4
Girlish Number

Girlish Number

2016

Storyboard Artist

5.4
Blood Blockade Battlefront

Blood Blockade Battlefront

2015

Key Animation

7.0
Charlotte

Charlotte

2015

Director

8.3
KanColle: Kantai Collection

KanColle: Kantai Collection

2015

Director

6.1
KanColle: Kantai Collection

KanColle: Kantai Collection

2015

Key Animation

6.1
KanColle: Kantai Collection

KanColle: Kantai Collection

2015

Storyboard Artist

6.1
Concrete Revolutio

Concrete Revolutio

2015

Director

6.1
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!

Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!

2015

Key Animation

6.6
Wish Upon the Pleiades

Wish Upon the Pleiades

2015

Key Animation

6.4
Parasyte -the maxim-

Parasyte -the maxim-

2014

Animation Director

8.3
Akame ga Kill!

Akame ga Kill!

2014

Key Animation

8.3
Space Dandy

Space Dandy

2014

Key Animation

7.5
World Trigger

World Trigger

2014

Key Animation

7.2
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace

2014

Key Animation

5.9
Captain Earth

Captain Earth

2014

Key Animation

6.5
Attack on Titan

Attack on Titan

2013

Key Animation

8.7
Kill la Kill

Kill la Kill

2013

Key Animation

8.2
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3

Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3

2013

Director

5.5
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3

Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3

2013

Key Animation

5.5
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3

Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3

2013

Storyboard Artist

5.5
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

2012

Key Animation

8.6
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals

2012

Key Animation

6.3
Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear

Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear

2012

Director

6.9
Level E

Level E

2011

Key Animation

7.7
Blade

Blade

2011

Key Animation

7.2
Un-Go

Un-Go

2011

Key Animation

6.5
Dance in the Vampire Bund

Dance in the Vampire Bund

2010

Key Animation

6.7
Katanagatari

Katanagatari

2010

Key Animation

7.2
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

2009

Key Animation

8.7
Linebarrels of Iron

Linebarrels of Iron

2008

Key Animation

5.9
Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann

2007

Director

8.2
Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann

2007

Key Animation

8.2
Claymore

Claymore

2007

Storyboard Artist

8.1
Bokurano

Bokurano

2007

Key Animation

6.6
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

2007

Key Animation

7.2
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia

iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia

2007

Director

5.6
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia

iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia

2007

Storyboard Artist

5.6
Afro Samurai

Afro Samurai

2007

Key Animation

7.3
Reideen

Reideen

2007

Key Animation

7.5
Mina

Mina

2007

Key Animation

6.0
Shin Jeeg

Shin Jeeg

2007

Key Animation

7.3
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

2006

Key Animation

8.3
Higurashi: When They Cry

Higurashi: When They Cry

2006

Key Animation

7.7
Welcome to the N-H-K

Welcome to the N-H-K

2006

Director

8.4
Glass Fleet

Glass Fleet

2006

Key Animation

9.0
Ōban Star-Racers

Ōban Star-Racers

2006

Director

7.8
009-1

009-1

2006

Key Animation

5.6
Eureka Seven

Eureka Seven

2005

Key Animation

7.4
Sugar Sugar Rune

Sugar Sugar Rune

2005

Animation Director

5.9
SPEED GRAPHER

SPEED GRAPHER

2005

Animation Director

7.0
SPEED GRAPHER

SPEED GRAPHER

2005

Director

7.0
SPEED GRAPHER

SPEED GRAPHER

2005

Key Animation

7.0
SPEED GRAPHER

SPEED GRAPHER

2005

Storyboard Artist

7.0
Honey and Clover

Honey and Clover

2005

Key Animation

8.1
The Law of Ueki

The Law of Ueki

2005

Key Animation

7.8
Bleach

Bleach

2004

Key Animation

8.4
Samurai 7

Samurai 7

2004

Key Animation

7.0
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

2004

Key Animation

7.5
Tweeny Witches

Tweeny Witches

2004

Animation Director

6.4
Tweeny Witches

Tweeny Witches

2004

Director

6.4
Tweeny Witches

Tweeny Witches

2004

Storyboard Artist

6.4
Fullmetal Alchemist

Fullmetal Alchemist

2003

Key Animation

8.2
Da Capo

Da Capo

2003

Director

6.1
Last Exile

Last Exile

2003

Director

7.1
Last Exile

Last Exile

2003

Key Animation

7.1
Last Exile

Last Exile

2003

Storyboard Artist

7.1
Kino's Journey

Kino's Journey

2003

Key Animation

7.8
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

2002

Key Animation

8.2
RahXephon

RahXephon

2002

Key Animation

7.3
Witch Hunter Robin

Witch Hunter Robin

2002

Storyboard Artist

7.2
Macross Zero

Macross Zero

2002

Key Animation

7.4
Beat Angel Escalayer

Beat Angel Escalayer

2002

Opening/Ending Animation

4.8
Cyborg 009

Cyborg 009

2001

Key Animation

8.4
s-CRY-ed

s-CRY-ed

2001

Key Animation

7.8
The Daichis Earth's Defense Family

The Daichis Earth's Defense Family

2001

Key Animation

8.0
Project Arms

Project Arms

2001

Key Animation

6.3
Usagi-chan de Cue!!

Usagi-chan de Cue!!

2001

Series Director

6.9
Argento Soma

Argento Soma

2000

Key Animation

6.0
Ceres: Celestial Legend

Ceres: Celestial Legend

2000

Key Animation

6.5
Turn A Gundam

Turn A Gundam

1999

Key Animation

6.9
Colorful

Colorful

1999

Key Animation

5.8
Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

1998

Key Animation

8.5
His and Her Circumstances

His and Her Circumstances

1998

Key Animation

7.9
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

1998

Director

6.8
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040

1998

Storyboard Artist

6.8
Variable Geo

Variable Geo

1997

Director

5.0
Variable Geo

Variable Geo

1997

Key Animation

5.0
Variable Geo

Variable Geo

1997

Storyboard Artist

5.0
Voogie's Angel

Voogie's Angel

1997

Key Animation

5.0
The Vision of Escaflowne

The Vision of Escaflowne

1996

Key Animation

8.1
Wild Knights Gulkeeva

Wild Knights Gulkeeva

1995

Animation Director

7.0
Wild Knights Gulkeeva

Wild Knights Gulkeeva

1995

Key Animation

7.0
Super Atragon

Super Atragon

1995

Key Animation

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

1994

Key Animation

7.4
New Cutey Honey

New Cutey Honey

1994

Key Animation

6.0
New Cutey Honey

New Cutey Honey

1994

Storyboard Artist

6.0
Bounty Dog

Bounty Dog

1994

Key Animation

7.0
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

1992

Key Animation

9.8
Ellcia

Ellcia

1992

Key Animation

7.2
Bastard!!

Bastard!!

1992

Director

5.4
Bastard!!

Bastard!!

1992

Key Animation

5.4
Bastard!!

Bastard!!

1992

Storyboard Artist

5.4
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

1991

Key Animation

7.5
Record of Lodoss War

Record of Lodoss War

1990

Key Animation

7.5
Guardian of Darkness

Guardian of Darkness

1990

Key Animation

4.0
Ronin Warriors

Ronin Warriors

1988

Key Animation

7.9
Armor Hunter Merowlink

Armor Hunter Merowlink

1988

Animation Director

6.0
Armor Hunter Merowlink

Armor Hunter Merowlink

1988

Key Animation

6.0
Zillion

Zillion

1987

Key Animation

7.0
Blue Comet SPT Layzner

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

1985

Animation Director

8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

1985

Key Animation

8.7
Blue Comet SPT Layzner

Blue Comet SPT Layzner

1985

Opening/Ending Animation

8.7
Dream Hunter Rem

Dream Hunter Rem

1985

Key Animation

6.9
Armored Trooper VOTOMS

Armored Trooper VOTOMS

1983

Animation Director

7.1
Armored Trooper VOTOMS

Armored Trooper VOTOMS

1983

Key Animation

7.1