A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
Shigeru Morikawa
Yumekichi Minatoya
Yū Kō
森川滋
湊屋夢吉
紅優
Birthplace:
Osaka, Japan
Born:
January 1, 1960
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.
Director:
1989 All That Gundam
1989 Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
1990 Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
2021 ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!
Stage Director:
1986 Project A-Ko
1989 All That Gundam
1989 Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
1990 Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
2021 ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!
Storyboard Artist:
1986 Project A-Ko
1989 All That Gundam
1989 Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
1990 Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
1991 Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
2021 ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!
Director:
1989 Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1995 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
2004 Gankutsuou
2004 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2006 The Familiar of Zero
2011 Uta no Prince-sama
Series Composition:
1989 Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1995 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
2004 Gankutsuou
2004 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2006 The Familiar of Zero
2011 Uta no Prince-sama
Series Director:
1989 Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1995 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
2003 Chrono Crusade
2004 Gankutsuou
2004 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2005 Loveless
2006 The Familiar of Zero
2009 Sea Story
2010 Giant Killing
2011 Uta no Prince-sama
Storyboard:
1986 Fight! Kickers
1989 Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1995 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
2003 Chrono Crusade
2004 Gankutsuou
2004 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2005 Loveless
2006 The Familiar of Zero
2009 Sea Story
2010 Giant Killing
2011 Uta no Prince-sama
Storyboard Artist:
1986 Fight! Kickers
1989 Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
1989 Yawara!
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1995 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
2003 Chrono Crusade
2003 Gunparade March
2004 Gankutsuou
2004 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2005 Blood+
2005 Loveless
2006 The Familiar of Zero
2007 Naruto Shippūden
2009 Sea Story
2010 Giant Killing
2011 Blue Exorcist
2011 Uta no Prince-sama
2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
Writer:
1986 Fight! Kickers
1989 Fuma no Kojirou: Yasha-hen
1989 Yawara!
1990 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1995 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
2003 Chrono Crusade
2003 Gunparade March
2004 Gankutsuou
2004 Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2005 Blood+
2005 Loveless
2006 The Familiar of Zero
2007 Naruto Shippūden
2009 Sea Story
2010 Giant Killing
2011 Blue Exorcist
2011 Uta no Prince-sama
2020 Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
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Filtering is applied here to film projects flagged as "adult" by TheMovieDB. Pending "popular demand" I am contemplating a login and profile system with preferences (such as whether to allow adult images to appear) and permissions (such as data entry).
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