Yuu Kou

Director, Writer

January 1, 1960 (66 years)
Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.

Known For

  • Chrono Crusade
    Chrono Crusade1 season
  • Blood+
    Blood+1 season
  • The Familiar of Zero
    The Familiar of Zero4 seasons
  • Loveless
    Loveless19 episodes
  • Project A-Ko
    Project A-Ko1986
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
    Mobile Suit Gundam Wing1 season
  • Uta no Prince-sama
    Uta no Prince-sama4 seasons
  • Giant Killing
    Giant Killing1 season
  • Fight! Kickers
    Fight! Kickers1 season
  • Gankutsuou
    Gankutsuou1 season
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
    Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water1 season
  • Project A-Ko 4: Final
    Project A-Ko 4: Final1989
  • Kimagure Orange Road
    Kimagure Orange Road1 season
  • The Law of Ueki
    The Law of Ueki1 season
  • Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i
    Zone of the Enders: Dolores, i1 season
  • Saikano
    Saikano1 season
  • Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play
    Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play1 season
  • Glitter Force
    Glitter Force1 season
  • Angelic Layer
    Angelic Layer1 season
  • Kimagure Orange Road OVA
    Kimagure Orange Road OVA8 episodes

Filmography

2025
GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS · as Series Director
2011
Uta no Prince-sama · as Series Director
2010
Giant Killing · as Series Director
2009
Sea Story · as Series Director
2006
The Familiar of Zero · as Series Director
2005
Loveless · as Series Director
2003
Chrono Crusade · as Series Director
1991
1989
Project A-Ko 4: Final · as Composition
1986
Ganbare! Kickers · as Storyboard
1986
Project A-Ko · as Stage Director