Cindy H. Yamauchi
Cindy Hideko Yamauchi was born September 11th at a U.S. Air Base near Tokyo, Japan, where her father worked as a civilian. She showed an interest in drawing from an early age, so her parents enrolled her in several art classes when she was in grade school. Except for these classes, she is basically self-taught—she never attended a formal art school.
She began her art career at the age of sixteen, working part-time as an in-between animator at Studio Musashi. After graduating from high school, she went to work for Kaname Productions, where she worked as an in-between animator for titles such as Plawres Sanshiro, Birth and Windaria. She moved up to key animation as a freelancer until being hired by Studio D.A.S.T., where she worked on titles like Bionic 6 and Battle Royal High School. Over time, her animation career gave her opportunities to work abroad in countries like Canada and Indonesia.
She left the anime industry in her late 20s and moved back to Honolulu to explore other career options and further her education. When Square (now Square Enix) opened a studio there to make computer animated feature films, she took a job as a 3D animator on Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. After that, she moved to San Francisco, where she worked as a producer for Super Techno Arts on the English adaptation of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime series. These days, she lives mostly in Japan, working for various studios as a chief animation director, key animator and character designer, and is the owner of REGION FREE Japan Artist Network.
Films (15)
Hirune Hime, Rêves éveillés
2017 · Animation Director, Key Animation
Avengers Confidential : La Veuve Noire et Le Punisher
2014 · Animation Director
Hakuoki - Film 1: Danse sanglante à Kyoto
2013 · Animation Director
Onigamiden, la légende du Dragon millénaire
2011 · Key Animation
Trigun Badlands Rumbles
2010 · Animation Director
Highlander - Soif de Vengeance
2007 · Key Animation
Naruto et la Princesse des neiges
2004 · Key Animation
Final Fantasy : Les créatures de l'esprit
2001 · Animation
Escaflowne - Une fille sur Gaïa
2000 · Key Animation
Genmu Senki Leda
1991 · Animation
MAROKO
1990 · Key Animation
Venus Wars
1989 · Key Animation
Akira
1988 · Key Animation
Antique Heart
1988 · Key Animation
Birth
1984 · Animation
Séries (25)
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
2025 · Character Designer
FUUTO PI
2022 · Animation Director
Tokyo 24th Ward
2022 · Animation Director
Platinum End
2021 · Supervising Animation Director
Akudama Drive
2020 · Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
Divine Gate
2016 · Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer
Yona, princesse de l'aube
2014 · Animation Director
Star Blazers : Space Battleship Yamato 2199
2013 · Key Animation
Kids on the Slope
2012 · Animation Director, Key Animation
Blade: the animation
2011 · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director
Beyond the Heavens
2009 · Character Designer
Michiko to Hatchin
2008 · Key Animation
Kaiji
2007 · Key Animation
TOKYO TRIBE 2
2006 · Key Animation, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director
Black Lagoon
2006 · Animation Director, Key Animation
Black Cat
2005 · Key Animation
Beck
2004 · Key Animation
Bleach
2004 · Animation Director
Samurai Champloo
2004 · Key Animation
Gungrave
2003 · Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Chroniques de la guerre de Lodoss
1990 · Key Animation, Animation Director
Magical Hat
1989 · Key Animation
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
1989 · Key Animation
Dirty Pair OVA
1987 · Key Animation
Dream Dimension Hunter Fandora
1985 · Key Animation, Character Designer