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Yūji NUNOKAWA

布川ゆうじ

Family name (in kanji): 布川

Given name (in kanji): ゆうじ

Birth name: Yūji (郁司) Nunokawa (布川)

Date of birth: 1947-02-11

Hometown: Sakata, Yamagata, Japan (birthplace)

Date of death: 2022-12-25

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In Memoriam (Dec 31, 2022)

Studio Pierrot Founder Yūji Nunokawa Passes Away (Dec 26, 2022)

Pierrot Anime Studio Founder Yūji Nunokawa, Manga Creator Kazuo Umezu Receive Government Cultural Award (Mar 14, 2019)

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(The) Abashiri Family (OAV) : Executive producer, Planning
Adesugata Mahou no Sannin Musume (OAV) : Planning
Aitsu to Lullaby: Suiyobi no Cinderella (movie) : Producer
Akachan to Boku (TV) : Planning (Studio Pierrot)
Akai Hayate (OAV) : Planning
Anmitsu Hime (TV) : Production
Area 88 (movie) : Producer
Area 88 (OAV) : Producer
Baribari Densetsu (movie) : Producer
Baribari Densetsu (OAV) : Producer
Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (movie 3) : Executive producer
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (movie 4) : Executive producer
Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (movie 2) : Production
Casshan (TV) : Episode Director (12 episodes

eps 5, 8, 11, 13, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, 34-35

)
Ceres, Celestial Legend (TV) : Executive producer
Chiisana Kyojin Microman: Daigekisen! Microman VS Saikyō Senshi Gorgon (movie) : Planning
Creamy Mami: Long Good-Bye (OAV) : Production
Dallos (OAV) : Producer
Dokkiri Doctor (TV) : Planning
Edokko Boy: Gatten Taro (TV) : Production
Eguchi Hisashi no Kotobuki Goro Show (OAV) : Planning (Studio Pierrot)
Eight Clouds Rising (OAV) : Producer
Fancy Lala (TV) : Planning
Fire Tripper (OAV) : Producer
Flame of Recca (TV) : Planning (Pierrot)
(The) Funny Judo Champion (TV) : Episode Director
Fushigi Yugi (OAV) : Executive producer (Pierrot)
Fushigi Yugi (OAV 2) : Executive producer (Pierrot)
Fushigi Yugi (TV) : Planning
Fushigi Yugi Eikoden (OAV) : Executive producer (Studio Pierrot)
Fuusen Shoujo Temple-chan (TV) : Episode Director (ep 24)
Ganbare! Kickers Special: Hitoribocchi no Ace Striker : Executive producer
Gatchaman II (TV) : Director, Episode Director (4 episodes

eps 7, 12, 18, 22

)
Gekisō! Rubenkaiser (TV) : Chief Director, Episode Director
Ghost Stories (TV) : Planning
Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! (OAV) : Supervision
GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (TV) : Planning (Studio Pierrot)
Hajime Ningen Gon (TV) : Planning
Harbor Light Story - Fashion Lala yori (OAV) : Executive producer, Planning
Hazedon (TV) : Storyboard (ep 12)
Heisei Tensai Bakabon (TV) : Production
Here Is Greenwood (OAV) : Executive producer
Hikaru no Go (TV) : Planning
Hyper Police (TV) : Planning (Studio Pierrot)
Hyppo and Thomas (TV) : Animation Director
I'm Gonna Be An Angel (TV) : Producer
Ippatsu Kanta-kun (TV) : Episode Director (eps 3, 7, 11)
Jump Out! Machine Hiryu (TV) : Episode Director (4 episodes

eps 1, 6, 10, 16

eps 2, 6, 9, 11-12, 14, 19-21, 25, 27, 29, 35, 38, 43-44, 48, 53, 61

)
Tottemo! Luckyman (TV) : Planning (Studio Pierrot)
(The) Ultraman (TV) : Storyboard (ep 11)
Urusei Yatsura (TV 1981) : Producer
Urusei Yatsura: Only You (movie 1) : Animation producer
(The) Wonderful Adventures of Nils (movie) : Director, Storyboard
(The) Wonderful Adventures of Nils (TV) : Episode Director (ep 2), Executive producer
Yatterman (TV) : Episode Director (16 episodes

eps 6, 15, 19, 27, 33, 60, 78, 80, 82-83, 88, 90-92, 98, 106

)
Yu Yu Hakusho The Movie: Poltergeist Report (movie 2/1994) : Planning
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho (OAV) : Executive producer (Studio Pierrot)
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho II (OAV) : Executive producer (Studio Pierrot)
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (TV) : Executive producer (Studio Pierrot)
Yu Yu Hakusho: Opening & Ending Encyclopedia (OAV) : Planning (Studio Pierrot)
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (movie 1/1993) : Executive producer
Yumemakura Baku Twilight Gekijō (OAV) : Planning

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GoHands Reveals Original Anime Momentary Lily for January 2025

Apr 27, 10:00

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anime

Anime's teaser visual also revealed ― A website opened on Thursday to reveal the original anime project of animation studio GoHands titled Momentary Lily, which will premiere in January 2025. The website also revealed a teaser visual and promotional video. The visual above teases: "Our daily life is always fun." GoRA and GoHands' K television anime series premiered in October 2013, and had a TV serie...

game review

SAND LAND Video Game Review

Apr 27, 02:00 games

SAND LAND is a curious game that combines an eclectic set of gameplay features into a well-realized package that, despite its flaws, is perfectly solid and more than the sum of its parts. ― SAND LAND is a curious game that combines an eclectic set of gameplay features into a well-realized package that, despite its flaws, is perfectly solid and more than the sum of its parts. Going into this one, all ...

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This Week in Games - Atlus With the Old, In With the New

Apr 27, 01:00

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games

Atlus reveals its big new game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, amid the recent exit of Shin Megami Tensei artist Kazuma Kaneko. PLUS: A Golden Axe comedy series and Pokémon Go models get a makeover. ― Welcome back, folks! As you probably noticed, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes came out earlier this week. It's a fun time, as you could see in my review of it. It's come to my attention that there are some per...

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The Story of Suikoden

Apr 26, 23:00

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games

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes promises to revive the Suikoden series in everything but name, but what's so great about Suikoden that it's worth reviving? Well, read on… ― It's 1996, and the PlayStation is just starting to take over the game industry. It has many genres covered: racing, fighting, action, sports, puzzles, train-conducting, deep-sea diving, fire-fighting, and so forth. But what abou...

column

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This Week in Anime - What's Weekly Shonen Jump's Next Big Manga?

Apr 26, 03:00

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manga

Some of Shonen Jump's biggest manga hits are approaching their end. Does the magazine have new heavy-hitters lined up to take up the mantle? ― Some of Shonen Jump's biggest manga hits are approaching their end. Does the magazine have new heavy-hitters lined up to take up the mantle? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Netwo...

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Voice Actor Takaaki Seki Dies at 54

Apr 25, 23:18

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people

Seki voiced Shutaro Kiba in Mōryō no Hako, Zhang Fei in Sōten Kōro ― Talent agency En-kikaku announced on Tuesday that voice actor Takaaki Seki died on April 15 due to esophageal cancer. He had been undergoing medical treatment. He was 54. There was a funeral held for close relatives. Seki was born in Osaka, Japan on November 5, 1969. He entered the En Theater Institute in 1995 and joined Engeki Shūd...

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The ANN Aftershow - Will You Watch Solo Leveling Season 2?

Apr 25, 08:00

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anime

James and Lynzee reflect on the end of Solo Leveling and whether its worldbuilding is worth its edgy turn. PLUS: The big monsters of Kaiju No. 8, & court intrigue in Yatagarasu! ― Will You Watch Solo Leveling Season 2? James and Lynzee reflect on the end of Solo Leveling and whether its worldbuilding is worth its edgy turn. PLUS: The big monsters of Kaiju No 8, court intrigue in Yatagarasu, and a li...

review

Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Volumes 1-2 Manhwa Review

Apr 25, 02:00 manga

Some books are good. Some books read like self-insert fanfiction from the early days of AO3, but you can't stop reading and enjoying them. Dark Moon: The Blood Altar is one of those. ― Some books are good. Some books are not and read sort of like self-insert fanfiction from the early days of AO3, but even though you recognize that they aren't objectively filled with literary merit, you can't stop rea...

interview

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Interview: Voice Actors Rika Hayashi and Hiroki Tōchi Talk About Their New Golf Anime, Tonbo!

Apr 24, 23:00

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anime

Hayashi and Tōchi play mentee/mentor in heart-warming golf anime series. ― Golf anime Tonbo! is one of the new anime premiering in the Spring 2024 season. At Anime Japan 2024, we sat down with lead voice actors Rika Hayashi and Hiroki Tōchi to talk about their characters, their experiences with golf, and the positives of country life in Japan. In her first voice acting role as a main character, Hayas...

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This Week in Anime - So, Is Sound Euphonium Queerbaiting or Not?

Apr 24, 03:30

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anime

The third season of Sound Euphonium reignites the fandom controversy over Reina and Kumiko's relationship. Chris and Steve delve into it and why 'queerbaiting' is such a loaded term. ― The third season of Sound Euphonium reignites the fandom controversy over Reina and Kumiko's relationship. Chris and Steve delve into it and why 'queerbaiting' is such a loaded term. Disclaimer: The views and opinions...

review

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Wonderful Precure! Episodes 1-12 Anime Review

Apr 24, 02:00

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anime

You can't accuse the Pretty Cure franchise of resting on its laurels. Wonderful Precure! could move too slowly for some viewers. But these episodes are full of unmitigated joy. ― You can't accuse the Pretty Cure franchise of resting on its laurels. While there are distinct similarities between all iterations of the long-running Magical Girl franchise, recent years have done their best to maintain the...

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