Atsushi Wakabayashi
Director
December 10, 1964 (61 years)
Atsushi Wakabayashi is a Japanese animator, anime director, character designer and storyboard artist. He graduated from Tatsunoko Animation Technology Institute in 1989. After working at Tatsunoko, he served as animation director on such shows as " Yu Yu Hakusho " and " Midori no Makibao " in the 1990s , mainly supporting the animation of Studio Pierrot 's works. He attracted major attention for directing episodes 30, 71, and 133 of " Naruto" . Since then, he has expanded his work to other companies' productions, but most of his involvement is in basic storyboarding only. His nickname on set is "Kaba-san." Since 2013, he has also been a guest lecturer at NUNOANI Juku.
Filmography
| 2022 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2002 | |
| 2002 |
| 2020 | Future Folktales · as Character Designer |
| 2014 | Rage of Bahamut · as Animation Director |
| 2012 | Kingdom (2012) · as Key Animation |
| 2009 | Guin Saga · as Series Director |
| 2007 | Naruto Shippuden · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Bleach · as Key Animation |
| 2002 | Naruto · as Animation Director |
| 2002 | The Twelve Kingdoms · as Key Animation |
| 2001 | Saiyuki: Requiem - The Motion Picture · as Key Animation |
| 2000 | Micronauts · as Key Animation |
| 1999 | Great Teacher Onizuka · as Key AnimationOn Plex |
| 1998 | Popolocrois Monogatari · as Key Animation |
| 1997 | Flame of Recca · as Key Animation |
| 1996 | Midori no Makibao · as Key Animation |
| 1994 | Ninku · as Key Animation |
| 1992 | Eternal Filena · as Key Animation |
| 1992 | Green Legend Ran · as Key Animation |
| 1992 | Yu Yu Hakusho · as Key Animation |
| 1991 | Dear Brother · as Key Animation |
| 1990 | Violence Jack: Hell's Wind · as Key Animation |
| 1990 | Mad Bull 34 · as Key Animation |
| 1990 | Devil Hunter Yohko · as Key Animation |
| 1989 | Ranma ½ · as Key Animation |
| 1986 | Violence Jack · as Key Animation |