is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director. He is notable for his character design works for Corpse Princess, FLCL Progressive, One-Punch Man and Robotics;Notes.
Career Born and raised in Katsushika, Kubota joined Xebec after working at Toei Animation Institute, and later worked at Gainax. Since then, he has provided many episode animation directions for various shows, and key animation for various movies, as well as designed the characters for Corpse Princess, One-Punch Man, FLCL, and Robotics;Notes.
In 2016, Kubota won in the "best animator" category at the Tokyo Anime Award.
Works TV Anime Year Title Credit Note 2002-03 Ojamajo Doremi Dokkān! Key Animation (eps. 40) Petite Princess Yucie Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 26) 2008 Corpse Princess: Aka Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 12) 2009 Corpse Princess: Kuro Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 11), Key Animation (OP) 2011 Marvel Anime X-Men Key Animation (OP) 2012-13 From the New World Main Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 1, 25), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 8), Key Animation (eps. 25) Robotics;Notes Animation Character Design 2015 One-Punch Man Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 2–11), Animation Director (OP, ED; eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 12) Season 1 2018 FLCL Progressive Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 1) 2019 One-Punch Man Character Design Season 2 Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon Key Animation (eps. 144) 2020-22 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Key Animation (eps. 98) 2024-25 Dragon Ball Daima Chief Animation Director (eps. 1), Key Animation (eps. 1, 20) 2025–present One-Punch Man Character Design Season 3Co-character design with Shinjiro Kuroda and Ryōnosuke Shirokawa
Anime film Year Title Credit Note 2001 Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers Key Animation 2002 Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon 2005 One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Character Design, Animation Director Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Key Animation 2006 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Animation Director 2018 FLCL Progressive: The Movie Character Design Dragon Ball Super: Broly Key Animation 2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Chief Animation Director Suzume Key Animation 2023 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie Key Animation (Part 2) 2-Part film
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