Kamikaze Douga

Kamikaze Douga Co., Ltd. (神風動画, Kamikaze Dōga) is a Japanese animation company known for its production of animated shorts. Located at Jingumae in Shibuya, Kamikaze Douga prides itself as a "half-breed studio" specializing in blending CG production with traditional 2D Cel animation.

Creators of several commercials, promotional videos, game cinematic, and anime openings, the company boasts the largest number of supervised animated music videos.

Kamikaze Douga is responsible for the openings of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, as well as the JoJo-related Ultra Jump commercials.

Yoshibe with JoJo Opening Staff

Summary

Junpei Mizusaki

The company was originally founded by Junpei Mizusaki (水崎淳平) in Kyoto as a private business, but was incorporated later on with the motto, "Compromise is death". Kamikaze Douga focuses on animation with cell style shading using 3DCG, elaborate design mechanics, and camera work with a sense of realism.

Works

Anime

• Amanatsu (OAV) : Animation Production
• Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter (TV) : Avant CG Imaging *Assistance (ep. 27)
• Connected (OAV) : Animation
• Gatchaman Crowds (TV) : Opening Animation (2013)
• SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation (TV) : Ending 8 Animation (2014)
• Terraformars (TV) : Ending Animation (2014)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV) : Opening Animation OP 1-2 (2012)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (TV) : Opening Animation (2014)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Egypt Arc (TV) : Opening Animation (2014)
• Gatchaman Crowds insight (TV) : Opening Animation (2015)
• (The) Last Piece (OAV) : Animation Production
• Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (TV) : Ending Animation (2016)
• Pop Team Epic (2018)
• Batman Ninja (Movie): Animation Production (2018)

• Sound and Fury (Movie): Animation Production (2019)
• Star Wars: Visions : Episode 1 - "The Duel" (2021)

Game

• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter: Opening/Ending Animation (2004)
• Mega Man Command Mission: Opening/Ending Animation (2004)
• Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity: Opening Animation (2004)
• Megaman X8: Opening/Ending Animation (2005)
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin: Opening Animation (2006)
• Fire Emblem Awakening: Cutscene Supervision/Animation (2012)
• Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Cutscene Animation (2015)

CM

• No. 5 (IKKI Magazine's CD rom PV, 2003)
• AXEBUSTERS ( AXE 's web PV, 2007)
• DAIWA 50th Anniversary TVCM (2008 - 2009)
• MIZUNO FOOTBALL (Sports maker Mizuno 's web PV, 2009)
• Mobile game "UTOPIA ~ Utopia ~" TVCM (2011)
• Ultra Jump　TVCM (2012, 2015)
• TerraFormers TVCM (2012)
• Sharp AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH TVCM (2013)
• Kubota "From the Viewpoint of Life" TVCM (2014)
• Shueisha "Shonen Jump +" (2015)
• Aquarion × Kamikaze Video Union Collaboration CM (2015)

Music

• Hifana "Wamono" PV (2005)
• Namie Amuro "Defend Love" PV (2009)
• EXILE "Aisubeki Mirai e" PV (2009)
• Namie Amuro "Dr." PV (2009)
• Base Ball Bear "Cross You and I" (2010)
• EXILE "BOW & ARROWS" PV (2012)
• Sound Horizon "Yodaka no Hoshi" PV (2014)

Gallery

Screenshots & Promo Art

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  Sono Chi No Sadame
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  BLOODY STREAM
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  Stand Proud & JoJo Sono Chi no Kioku
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  CGWORLD Entry Vol.4
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  Kamikaze Douga x Ultra Jump - All CM Works
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  Part 4 CM Storyboard
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  Part 4 CM Storyboard #2
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  Part 4 CM Initial Sketch
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  JoJo raDIO Brochure Art by Junpei Mizusaki
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  Walk Like Crusaders Brochure Art by Naoki Yoshibe
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  Last Crusaders Brochure Art by Naoki Yoshibe

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Trivia

• The founder, Junpei Mizusaki, was previously enrolled at STUDIO 4 ℃.
• In the opening BLOODY STREAM, when Wamuu performs his Divine Sandstorm (神砂嵐, Kamizuna Arashi), the kanji used in the credits for Kamikaze Douga (神風動画) briefly change into Kamiarashi Douga (神嵐動画).