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, and chief animation director for Golden Wind. 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
 * 2nd Key Animation (eps 1-2, 10, 14-15, 18, 21, 23, 26)
 * Animation Director Cooperation (eps 12, 18, 20, 25)
 * Assistant Animation Director (ep 13)
 * Key Animation (eps 3, 8-9, 11, 13, 20, 25)
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
 * Animation Director (eps 5, 9-10, 13, 20, 23, 28, 36, 43)
 * 2nd Key Animation (eps 3, 9-10, 13-15, 20, 25, 35, 37-38, 43-44, 48)
 * Animation Director Cooperation (eps 8, 14-15, 25, 32, 34-35)
 * Assistant Animation Director (eps 24, 38, 47)
 * Eyecatch Illustration (eps 19-20, 42-44)
 * Key Animation (eps 1, 28, 43)
 * Design Cooperation (ep 43-44)
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
 * Animation Director (eps 1-2, 8, 23-24, 32-36, 38-39)
 * Assistant Chief Animation Director (eps 4-5, 7-9, 14-15, 20, 22-25)
 * Chief Animation Director (eps 6, 10-12, 28-29, 33, 37-39)
 * Animation Director Cooperation (eps 19-20, 30-31)
 * Opening Animation Animation Director (OP 1-2)
 * Sub-Character Design
 * Key Animation (eps 28, 36)
 * 2nd Key Animation (eps 2, 32-34, 39)
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
 * Chief Animation Director (eps 1-2, 5, 7-21, 24-39)
 * Assistant Chief Animation Director (eps 4, 6)
 * Sub-Character Design
 * Ending Animation Animation Director (ED 1)
 * Opening Animation Chief Animation Director (OP 2)
 * Animation Director (eps 1, 5, 12, 20-21, 24, 28, 30, 32-39)
 * Assistant Animation Director (eps 2, 14, 16, 18, 25)
 * Eyecatch Illustration (eps 1-2, 7, 10, 13, 16, 28, 35, 37-38)
 * Key Animation (eps 1, 26, 28, 38)
 * 2nd Key Animation (eps 7-9, 16, 21, 30, 33, 37-38)
 * Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
 * Chief Animation Director
 * Character Design
 * Animation Director (eps 5, 2, 16)
 * Opening Animation Animation Director (OP 1)
 * Key Animation (eps 5, 2)

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.