Toshiyuki Kato
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Toshiyuki Kato (加藤 敏幸, Kato Toshiyuki) is an animator and storyboard artist credited for his work on the TV adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by David Production. He works primarily as one of the TV Anime series's main directors and storyboard artists since the first season.
Originally affiliated with Studio Deen and Gallop, he currently works for David Production. He is particularly known to visually distort scenes to "move the atmosphere without moving the picture.[2]"
Credits
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Season 1)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
Interviews
| # | Interview | Type | Media | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA Interviews (June 2017) | Interview |
Website/Online |
June 28, 2017 |
| 2 | Livedoor Kato & Ishimoto (March 2020) | Interview |
Website/Online |
March 25, 2020 |
| 3 | Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA Booklet (March 2020) | Interview & Commentary |
Home Media |
March 25, 2020 |
| 4 | Animation Series Production Note (March 2021) | Interview & Commentary |
Website/Online |
March 26, 2021 |
| 5 | Ultra Jump (October 2022) | Interview |
Magazine |
October 19, 2022 |
Gallery
Promotional Artwork (原画)
Walk Like Crusaders Brochure
JoJo Great Festival Brochure
Storyboards
Episode 14
SC Episode 43
SC Episode 43
SC Episode 43
SC Episode 46
SC Episode 46
SC Episode 46
SC Episode 48
SC Episode 48
SC Episode 48
DU Episode 35
DU Episode 35
DU Episode 35
DU Episode 35
GW Episode 38
GW Episode 38
GW Episode 38
GW Episode 38
SO Episode 5
Example of Kato's scene distortion
Example 2
Example 3
Videos
Trivia
- Kato's favorite scene from the TV anime was during the Anubis arc in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders when Polnareff is getting a shave at a salon. He notes the details of this scene were particularly nostalgic to him due to his own parents running a barber shop.[3]
