Shunichi Ishimoto

Shunichi Ishimoto (石本 峻一) is a animator affiliated with David Production, prominently known for his significant involvement with the TV  adaptation of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. He is credited as an animation director for Stardust Crusaders, co-chief animation director for Diamond is Unbreakable, chief animation director for Golden Wind and Stand designer for Stone Ocean. He is also the character designer and chief animation director for the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan OVA series.

His career in animation notably started with the first season of the JoJo anime, where he used the experience as a key animator to learn the basics of animation and improve his basic drawing skills. He has since then become one of the series' mainstay animation supervisors. His and corrections are often cited by other staff as very intense.

Credits

 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
 * Animation Director Cooperation:
 * Assistant Animation Director:
 * Key Animation:
 * 2nd Key Animation:
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
 * Animation Director:
 * Animation Director Cooperation:
 * Assistant Animation Director:
 * Key Animation:
 * 2nd Key Animation:
 * Eyecatch Illustration:
 * Design Cooperation:
 * Promotional Artwork
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
 * Chief Animation Director:
 * Animation Director:
 * Animation Director Cooperation:
 * Assistant Chief Animation Director:
 * Opening Animation Animation Director:
 * Key Animation:
 * 2nd Key Animation:
 * Sub-Character Design
 * Promotional Artwork
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
 * Chief Animation Director:
 * Assistant Chief Animation Director:
 * Animation Director:
 * Assistant Animation Director:
 * Ending Animation Animation Director:
 * Opening Animation Chief Animation Director:
 * Eyecatch Illustration:
 * Key Animation:
 * 2nd Key Animation:
 * Sub-Character Design
 * Promotional Artwork
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
 * Chief Animation Director:
 * Animation Director:
 * Key Animation:
 * 2nd Key Animation:
 * In-between Animation Inspection:
 * Stand Design
 * Stand Gimmick Supervisor:
 * Design Cooperation:
 * Eyecatch Illustration:


 * Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
 * Chief Animation Director
 * Character Design
 * Animation Director:
 * Opening Animation Animation Director:
 * Key Animation:
 * Promotional Artwork

Trivia

 * Ishimoto's favorite Stand is Star Platinum. He appreciates its ability to take precise measurements.
 * Ishimoto's favorite characters to draw in Golden Wind was Guido Mista, Sticky Fingers and Purple Haze. He notes that Mista was the easiest to draw of the characters, while Purple Haze was one of the hardest.
 * Ishimoto read JoJo's Bizarre Adventure when he was a student, noting that the Ermes's Sticker story arc left an impression on him.