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Toshihiro Kawamoto

Toshihiro Kawamoto

Visual EffectsArt Jul 15 (age 62) Mie, Japan 1986–2025 (39 year career)
7.3 avg rating

Biography

Toshihiro Kawamoto (川元 利浩, Kawamoto Toshihiro, July 15, 1963) is a Japanese animator and character designer from Mie Prefecture. He is co-founder and current director of the animation studio Bones.

Known For

My Hero Academia
Film

My Hero Academia

Animation Director
Cowboy Bebop
Film

Cowboy Bebop

Animation Director
Mob Psycho 100
Film

Mob Psycho 100

Key Animation
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Film

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Key Animation
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Film

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

Animation Director
Noragami
Film

Noragami

Character Designer
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
Film

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Animation Director
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish
Film

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Animation Director

Filmography

Crew (84)

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Movies (37)

Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

2021

Animation Director

6.6
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020

Animation Director

8.3
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020

Graphic Designer

8.3
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020

Key Animation

8.3
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020

Layout Supervisor

8.3
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

2018

Animation Director

7.9
Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

2018

Key Animation

8.1
Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

2018

Animation Director

5.8
Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

2018

Key Animation

5.8
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

2014

Key Animation

7.5
Ein's Summer Vacation

Ein's Summer Vacation

2012

Painter

7.0
Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

2011

Animation Director

6.8
Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

2011

Character Designer

6.8
Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

2011

Supervising Animation Director

6.8
Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon

2011

Animation Director

6.7
Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety

Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety

2011

Animation Director

6.8
Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos

Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos

2011

Animation Director

6.8
Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible

Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible

2011

Animation Director

6.6
Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams

Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams

2011

Animation Director

6.9
Sword of the Stranger

Sword of the Stranger

2007

Key Animation

7.6
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006

Key Animation

7.8
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

2005

Key Animation

7.3
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001

Animation Director

7.7
Escaflowne: The Movie

Escaflowne: The Movie

2000

Animation Supervisor

6.7
Escaflowne: The Movie

Escaflowne: The Movie

2000

Key Animation

6.7
Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

2000

Key Animation

6.9
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

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

1998

Key Animation

7.1
Macross Plus: The Movie

Macross Plus: The Movie

1995

Key Animation

7.1
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

1992

Animation Director

7.1
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

1990

Key Animation

5.2
Nineteen 19

Nineteen 19

1990

Key Animation

10.0
Obatarian

Obatarian

1990

Animation

Obatarian

Obatarian

1990

Animation Director

Venus Wars

Venus Wars

1989

Key Animation

6.7
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

1988

Key Animation

7.2
Antique Heart

Antique Heart

1988

Key Animation

3.5
The Scarred Man

The Scarred Man

1986

Animation Supervisor

Television (47)

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

2025

Animation Director

7.7
Metallic Rouge

Metallic Rouge

2024

Animation Director

7.0
Metallic Rouge

Metallic Rouge

2024

Character Designer

7.0
SK8 the Infinity

SK8 the Infinity

2021

Key Animation

8.4
Eden

Eden

2021

Character Designer

6.7
Eden

Eden

2021

Mechanical Designer

6.7
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

Animation Director

8.6
Blood Blockade Battlefront

Blood Blockade Battlefront

2015

Animation Director

7.0
Blood Blockade Battlefront

Blood Blockade Battlefront

2015

Character Designer

7.0
Blood Blockade Battlefront

Blood Blockade Battlefront

2015

Supervising Animation Director

7.0
Space Dandy

Space Dandy

2014

Animation Director

7.5
Noragami

Noragami

2014

Character Designer

8.2
Noragami

Noragami

2014

Supervising Animation Director

8.2
Gosick

Gosick

2011

Character Designer

7.9
HEROMAN

HEROMAN

2010

Animation Director

7.6
Michiko & Hatchin

Michiko & Hatchin

2008

Key Animation

6.8
Xam'd: Lost Memories

Xam'd: Lost Memories

2008

Key Animation

5.6
Eureka Seven

Eureka Seven

2005

Key Animation

7.4
Mars Daybreak

Mars Daybreak

2004

Key Animation

7.0
Wolf's Rain

Wolf's Rain

2003

Animation Director

7.8
Wolf's Rain

Wolf's Rain

2003

Character Designer

7.8
RahXephon

RahXephon

2002

Key Animation

7.3
Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

1998

Animation Director

8.5
Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

1998

Key Animation

8.5
Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

1998

Supervising Animation Director

8.5
The Vision of Escaflowne

The Vision of Escaflowne

1996

Key Animation

8.1
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

1996

Character Designer

8.1
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

1996

Mechanical Designer

8.1
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1995

Animation Director

8.2
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1995

Character Designer

8.2
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1995

Key Animation

8.2
Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1995

Supervising Animation Director

8.2
Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

1994

Key Animation

7.4
Mighty Space Miners

Mighty Space Miners

1994

Art Direction

7.5
Mighty Space Miners

Mighty Space Miners

1994

Character Designer

7.5
The Cockpit

The Cockpit

1993

Animation Director

5.4
The Cockpit

The Cockpit

1993

Character Designer

5.4
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

1991

Animation Director

7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

1991

Key Animation

7.5
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

1990

Key Animation

7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

1989

Animation Director

7.9
Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

1989

Key Animation

7.9
Dirty Pair OVA

Dirty Pair OVA

1987

Key Animation

6.6
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

1986

Key Animation

7.4
Violence Jack

Violence Jack

1986

Key Animation

4.3