Hidetoshi Omori

Hidetoshi Omori (大森 英敏) is a Japanese animator and illustrator. During the production of the Stardust Crusaders OVA, he worked under the alias Dan Kongoji (金剛寺 弾).

Omori is a veteran freelance animator best known as one of the directors for, a series of short films produced by A.P.P.P. in 1987.

History
After graduating from a vocational school, Omori moved to where he joined Studio Annapuru. Soon after, he transferred to 's Studio Biboo where he worked alongside on various -related series like  and. In 1987, he left Biboo to begin working with the newly established animation studio, Atelier Giga (アトリエ戯雅), founded by. During this period, Omori would become known for supervising shows like and. In 1987, Omori made his directorial debut with the short film Deprive, which was featured in. The short was highly praised for its action scenes and strange designs.

During the 90s, Omori worked as a graphic design and art director for video game companies like Cobra Team and. Most notably, Omori was credited as an animation director for, being put in charge of creating animations for some of the mid-bosses in-game. While in the game industry, Omori would be credited under the alias "Dan Kongoji" (金剛寺 弾) when working on anime-related productions. After that, Omori returned to the animation industry, first directing the anime. Since then, Omori has been credited as a storyboard artist and key animator on various TV shows and films, including, and.

Omori currently works as a freelance animator, often doing contract work for Studio Pastoral. As of January 30, 2021, Omori has a YouTube channel called RAKUGAKI where he films himself drawing various illustrations.

Credits

 * Famicom Jump II: Saikyo no Shichinin
 * Graphic Design
 * Promotional Artwork
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (SFC Game)
 * Box Art Illustration
 * Art Director


 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
 * Storyboard
 * Layout Animation Director
 * Animation Director
 * Key Animation
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
 * Key Animation
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
 * Key Animation