Katsuya Kondo
Personal Info
Know For
Visual Effects
Gender
Male
Birthday
1963-06-02 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Ehime, Japan
Also known As
Katsuya Kondoh
Katsuya Kondô
Kondô Katsuya
Katsuya Kondō
Kondō Katsuya
近藤 勝也
Katsuya Kondou
Katsuya Kondo
Biography
Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也, born June 2, 1963, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator, and animation director. He is best known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon. His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style. After graduating from high school, he began working for Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino at their Studio Annapuru. Under the direction of Shinji Ōtsuka, Kondō worked as a key animator of the TV anime series Cat's Eye. He then worked as a free agent on such shows as...
Production
2006
as Animation Director
2013
as Key Animation
1993
as Animation Director
1999
as Key Animation
2008
as Animation Director
1997
as Animation
1988
as Animation
1992
as Key Animation
2010
as Key Animation
2022
as Director
2022
as Animation
1987
as Key Animation
1994
as Key Animation
2004
as Key Animation
1991
as Animation Director
1986
as Key Animation
2004
as Character Designer
2000
as Character Designer
1990
as Character Designer
1990
as Animation Director
2023
as Key Animation
1993
as Character Designer
2004
as Animation Supervisor
2014
as Key Animation
2011
as Character Designer
2016
as Director
2016
as Director
2016
as Director
1986
as Key Animation
2021
as Character Designer
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