is a Japanese anime director, animator, storyboard artist, and manga artist. She is best known for her work with Kyoto Animation, particularly as the original director of Free!. After leaving Kyoto Animation's affiliate company Animation Do, she directed the anime adaptation of Banana Fish manga, and created and directed SK8 the Infinity with Bones. She is a graduate of the Osaka Municipal College of Design.
Works Television animation Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (2005), animator The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006), animator Kanon (2006–2007), animator Lucky Star (2007), animator Clannad (2007–2008), animator Clannad After Story (2008–2009), animator The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2009), assistant director and animator K-On! (2009), animator K-On!! (2010), storyboard artist, episode director, animator Nichijou (My Ordinary Life) (2011), storyboard artist, episode director, animator Hyouka (2012), storyboard artist, episode director and animator Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions (2012), storyboard artist and episode director Tamako Market (2013), storyboard artist and animator Beyond the Boundary (2013–2014), storyboard artist and episode director Free! (2013), series director, storyboard artist, episode director, unit director Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions -Heart Throb- (2014), storyboard artist Free! Eternal Summer (2014), series director, storyboard artist, episode director Days (2016), storyboard artist and unit director for closing animation Bungo Stray Dogs (2016), storyboard artist My Hero Academia (2017), storyboard artist and unit director for second season closing animation Altair: A Record of Battles (2017), storyboard artist Banana Fish (2018), series director, storyboard artist, episode director Dororo (2019), storyboard artist SK8 the Infinity (2021–present), series director, original creator, storyboard artist, episode director Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Teaser PV (2021), key animator Bucchigiri?! (2024), series director, original creator
Original video animation Lucky Star OVA (2008), animator K-On! (2010), unit director and animator SK8 the Infinity Extra Part (2025), director
Film animation Munto (2009), animator The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010), animator and unit director K-On!: The Movie (2011), animator and unit director Tamako Love Story (2014), production committee Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions (2016), animation director and animator
Manga Super Carve! (2016–present), serialized in Animedia
Short animation Star (2011), animator Swimsuit (2013), storyboard artist
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