Yoshinori Kanada

is an influential Japanese animator.

Best known of his popular work in 1984, "Birth", one of the first OVAs released in the market. He may not do much character designs, but he is famous of his character animation skills, his characters literally come alive on the screen. His work in "Galaxy Express 999" (1979) and " Harmegeddon" (1983) has been very influential to an entire generation of animators in Japan. These two works also served as partial inspiration for Takashi Murakami's Superflat art movement. During the 80s and 90s, he has worked with the famous director, Hayao Miyazaki closely in several movies from Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to Princess Mononoke. Also, he is known for breaking down the directorial system in animation allowing individual key animators to exert their own style into a particular work.

Anime works

Partial List (he has involved in over 50 TV, OVA series and movies since the 70s)
*"Birth" (Character Design, Animation director, Lead Animator)
*"Blue Submarine No. 6" (Key Animator)
*"Fushigi Yuugi" (OP Animator)
*"Galaxy Express 999" (Key Animator)
*"Harmegeddon" (Key Animator)
*"My Neighbor Totoro" (Key Animator)
*"Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" (Key Animator)
*"Kiki's Delivery Service" (Key Animator)
*"Porco Rosso" (Key Animator)
*"Princess Mononoke" (Key Animator)