Biography and filmography

Toshihiro Kawamoto

Toshihiro Kawamoto (川元 利浩, Kawamoto Toshihiro, July 15, 1963) is a Japanese animator and character designer from Mie Prefecture. He is co-founder and current director of the animation studio Bones.

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Movies (29)

Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

2021 · Animation Director

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

Josee, the Tiger and the Fish

2020 · Key Animation, Animation Director, Layout Supervisor, Graphic Designer

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution

2018 · Key Animation, Animation Director

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

My Hero Academia: Two Heroes

2018 · Animation Director

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple

2018 · Key Animation

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark

2014 · Key Animation

Ein's Summer Vacation

Ein's Summer Vacation

2012 · Painter

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon

Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon

2011 · Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director

Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible

Towa no Quon 5: The Return of the Invincible

2011 · Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety

Towa no Quon 4: The Roaring Anxiety

2011 · Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams

Towa no Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams

2011 · Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos

Towa no Quon 2: Dancing Orchid in Chaos

2011 · Animation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

Towa no Quon 1: The Ephemeral Petals

2011 · Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Sword of the Stranger

Sword of the Stranger

2007 · Key Animation

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006 · Key Animation

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

2005 · Key Animation

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie

2001 · Animation Director

Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

2000 · Key Animation

Escaflowne: The Movie

Escaflowne: The Movie

2000 · Key Animation, Animation Supervisor

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report

1998 · Key Animation

Macross Plus: The Movie

Macross Plus: The Movie

1995 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon

1992 · Animation Director, Key Animation, Character Designer

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind

1990 · Key Animation

Nineteen 19

Nineteen 19

1990 · Key Animation

Obatarian

Obatarian

1990 · Animation, Animation Director

Venus Wars

Venus Wars

1989 · Key Animation

Antique Heart

Antique Heart

1988 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

1988 · Key Animation

The Scarred Man

The Scarred Man

1986 · Animation Supervisor

TV shows (32)

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes

2025 · Animation Director

Metallic Rouge

Metallic Rouge

2024 · Character Designer, Animation Director

Edén

Edén

2021 · Character Designer, Mechanical Designer

SK8 the Infinity

SK8 the Infinity

2021 · Key Animation

Mob Psycho 100

Mob Psycho 100

2016 · Key Animation

Bungo Stray Dogs

Bungo Stray Dogs

2016 · Key Animation

My Hero Academia

My Hero Academia

2016 · Animation Director

Blood Blockade Battlefront

Blood Blockade Battlefront

2015 · Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Noragami

Noragami

2014 · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

Space Dandy

Space Dandy

2014 · Animation Director

Gosick

Gosick

2011 · Character Designer

HEROMAN

HEROMAN

2010 · Animation Director

Michiko & Hatchin

Michiko & Hatchin

2008 · Key Animation

Xam'd: Lost Memories

Xam'd: Lost Memories

2008 · Key Animation

Eureka Seven

Eureka Seven

2005 · Key Animation

Mars Daybreak

Mars Daybreak

2004 · Key Animation

Wolf's Rain

Wolf's Rain

2003 · Animation Director, Character Designer

RahXephon

RahXephon

2002 · Key Animation

Cowboy Bebop

Cowboy Bebop

1998 · Key Animation, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director

The Vision of Escaflowne

The Vision of Escaflowne

1996 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team

1996 · Character Designer, Mechanical Designer

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1995 · Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation, Supervising Animation Director

Mighty Space Miners

Mighty Space Miners

1994 · Character Designer, Art Direction, Animation Director, Key Animation

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Mobile Fighter G Gundam

1994 · Key Animation

The Cockpit

The Cockpit

1993 · Animation Director, Character Designer

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory

1991 · Animation Director, Key Animation

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

1990 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

1989 · Animation Director, Key Animation

Dirty Pair OVA

Dirty Pair OVA

1987 · Key Animation

Violence Jack

Violence Jack

1986 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ

1986 · Key Animation

Fate Rewinder

Fate Rewinder

· Character Designer