Yasuhito Kikuchi

DirectorWriterVisual EffectsArtDirecting Aomori Prefecture, Japan 1989–2026 (37 year career)

6.8 avg rating

Highest Rated

Hyper Police

1997 · Key Animation

8.8

Stars Align

2019 · Animation Director

8.4

Baby and Me

1996 · Key Animation

8.4

Known For

Film

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Series Director

Film

Golden Boy

Animation Director

Film

Ergo Proxy

Key Animation

Film

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond

Animation Director

Film

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Key Animation

Film

Absolute Duo

Storyboard Artist

Film

Infinite Stratos

Series Director

Film

Stars Align

Animation Director

Filmography

Crew (58)

Movies (17)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea

2026

Director

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea

2026

Screenplay

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea

2026

Writer

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond

2022

Animation Director

7.4

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond

2022

Director

7.4

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond

2022

Storyboard Artist

7.4

Macross Frontier MUSIC CLIP Collection - Nyankuri

2010

Director

Macross Frontier: The False Songstress

2009

Director

6.9

Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky

2004

Key Animation

7.1

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

2001

Key Animation

7.5

Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989

Key Animation

Crimson Wolf

Animation Director

Crimson Wolf

Assistant Director

Crimson Wolf

Key Animation

Crimson Wolf

Storyboard

Moonlight Pierce

Key Animation

Otaku no Video

1991

Key Animation

5.5

Television (41)

Synduality Noir

Animation Director

Stars Align

Animation Director

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

2018

Series Director

8.4

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime

Storyboard Artist

Knight's & Magic

Animation Director

Absolute Duo

Storyboard Artist

Comet Lucifer

Director

Comet Lucifer

Storyboard Artist

Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess

2012

Series Director

5.7

Busou Shinki: Armored War Goddess

Storyboard Artist

Infinite Stratos

Series Director

Birdy the Mighty: Decode

Key Animation

Macross Frontier

Key Animation

Macross Frontier

Series Director

Macross Frontier

Storyboard Artist

Ergo Proxy

Key Animation

Aquarion

Director

Aquarion

Key Animation

Aquarion

Storyboard

Noein: To Your Other Self

2005

Animation

7.4

Noein: To Your Other Self

2005

Director

7.4

Noein: To Your Other Self

Key Animation

Shadow

Executive Producer

Sci-fi Harry

Key Animation

Legend of Black Heaven

1999

Series Director

5.4

Legend of Black Heaven

Storyboard

Hyper Police

Key Animation

Baby and Me

Key Animation

Golden Boy

Animation Director

Golden Boy

Director

Golden Boy

Key Animation

Golden Boy

Storyboard Artist

Phantom Quest Corp.

Animation Director

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

1993

Animation Director

6.9

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

1993

Key Animation

6.9

The Irresponsible Captain Tylor

Key Animation

Green Legend Ran

Key Animation

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

1990

Key Animation

7.5

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors

Key Animation

Angel Cop

Key Animation

Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon

1989

Key Animation

6.0