Kazuya Kuroda

is a Japanese animator, character designer and illustrator. He made with his debut with the Gainax series, "Top Wo Nerae!" and "", where he contributed the in-between and key animation respectively. He was then the character designer and the chief animation director of Gonzo's "Vandread", where his style of art and animation, especially of the female characters, brought him a great number of fans and renown.

Works

TV anime

*"" (in-between and key animation)
*"Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon S" (animation director)
*"Musekinin Kanchō Tylor" (key animation)
*"Neon Genesis Evangelion" (key animation)
*"VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire" (animation character design and animation director)
*"Master of Mosquiton 99" (character design)
*"Gate Keepers" (animation director)
*"Vandread" (character design and chief animation director)
*"Vandread: The Second Stage" (character design and chief animation director)
*"Chrno Crusade" (character design and chief animation director)
*"Saishū Heiki Kanojo" (key animation)
*"Chōjūshin Gravion" (key animation)
*"Raimuiro Senkitan" (key animation)
*"Kaibutsu Ōjo" (character design and chief animation director)
*"Spice and Wolf" (character design and chief animation director)

OVA

*"Top Wo Nerae!" (in-between animation)
*1982 "Otaku no Video" (key animation)
*1985 "Zoku Otaku no Video" (key animation)
*"" (key animation)
*"Macross Dynamite 7" (OP/ED animation)
*"Dōkyūsei 2" (episodes 11 and 12 key animation)
*"" (key animation)
*"" (character design)
*"" (character design)
*"Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei" (character design)

Adult anime

*"Hōkago Mania Club" (package key animation and poster key animation)
*"Sora no Iro, Mizu no Iro" (character design and chief animation director)

Anime films

*"" (key animation)
*"" (animation director)

Games

*"Gate Keepers" (animation director)
*"Akiba-kei Kanojo" (key telephone card illustrations; 18+)

Illustrations

*"Saber Marionette R" (novel illustrations)
*"BugBug" (cover illustrations)
*"Stars over Heaven" (Trading card illustration)
*"Mist la Rouge" (Trading card illustrations; 2nd volume)
*"Toranoana: 2006 Fuyu no Dai Kansha-sai" (Trading card illustrations; 2nd volume)

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1617 Anime News Network]