EmperorBrandon
03-17-2007, 06:19 PM
I don't see him (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9803) mentioned too often, but it seems I've been running across his name quite a bit lately. I knew him earlier on as a Sailor Moon director, where he was director of Sailor Stars (one of my favorite series out of them) and several earlier episodes, most of which are pretty notable ones it seems. I have recently checked out Ouran High School Host Club which he is series director and am really enjoying it, and I also found while looking through Utena credits recently that he apparently worked on a few episodes there under the pseudonym Jugo Kazayama.
Doesn't seem like he's directed that much at this point, but the positive record of some of the stuff I've seen does make me curious. There's Ojamajo Doremi, which he directed four series (I've seen 4Kids version of that, before they cancelled it - but it was pretty enjoyable even then) and another big one of his is Ashita no Nadja (that one any good?). He's been episode director on several other Toei series as well, including Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy (which I REALLY want to check out, but can't - dangit...) Definitely going to keep an eye on his name - seems he used to be affiliated with Toei but now is freelance.
Doesn't seem like he's directed that much at this point, but the positive record of some of the stuff I've seen does make me curious. There's Ojamajo Doremi, which he directed four series (I've seen 4Kids version of that, before they cancelled it - but it was pretty enjoyable even then) and another big one of his is Ashita no Nadja (that one any good?). He's been episode director on several other Toei series as well, including Fushigi Mahou Fun Fun Pharmacy (which I REALLY want to check out, but can't - dangit...) Definitely going to keep an eye on his name - seems he used to be affiliated with Toei but now is freelance.