On September 17, 2019, Ashiya wrote a thread on Twitter claiming that he hadn't been paid for his work on the [[Golden Wind (Anime)|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind]] anime despite the [[GW_Episode_39|final episode]] having aired over two months prior.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-19/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-animation-director-claims-he-hasnt-been-paid/.151323</ref> He later made a Tweet reporting that, although the matter had not been fully resolved yet, he was able to get in touch with the producer and finally received payment for his work. However, because of the controversy surrounding his statement, Ashiya worried that he might not be allowed to participate in future ''JoJo''-related productions. Ashiya also mentioned that he had already not been invited to work on the next ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)|Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' project which was already underway.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-23/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-animation-director-reports-that-he-has-now-been-paid/.151426</ref>
On September 17, 2019, Ashiya wrote a thread on Twitter claiming that he hadn't been paid for his work on the [[Golden Wind (Anime)|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind]] anime despite the [[GW_Episode_39|final episode]] having aired over two months prior.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-19/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-animation-director-claims-he-hasnt-been-paid/.151323</ref> He later made a Tweet reporting that, although the matter had not been fully resolved yet, he was able to get in touch with the producer and finally received payment for his work. However, because of the controversy surrounding his statement, Ashiya worried that he might not be allowed to participate in future ''JoJo''-related productions. Ashiya also mentioned that he had already not been invited to work on the next ''[[Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)|Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan]]'' project which was already underway.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-09-23/jojo-bizarre-adventure-part-5-animation-director-reports-that-he-has-now-been-paid/.151426</ref>
==Credits==
==Credits==
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Kohei Ashiya (芦谷 耕平, Ashiya Kohei) is a Japanese animator and university professor credited for his directing and key animation for the TV adaptation by David Production up to Golden Wind.[1] He is well known for his publicized artwork and longtime work on the series since Season one.
Ashiya is a full-time lecturer in the Tokyo Media Arts department at Takarazuka University where he teaches classes in animation content production.[2] Influenced by JoJo since his high school days, he was eventually sought out after officials discovered his early drawings of its characters.[3]
On September 17, 2019, Ashiya wrote a thread on Twitter claiming that he hadn't been paid for his work on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind anime despite the final episode having aired over two months prior.[4] He later made a Tweet reporting that, although the matter had not been fully resolved yet, he was able to get in touch with the producer and finally received payment for his work. However, because of the controversy surrounding his statement, Ashiya worried that he might not be allowed to participate in future JoJo-related productions. Ashiya also mentioned that he had already not been invited to work on the next Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan project which was already underway.[5]
September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph and Bucciarati, Part 1
September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph and Bucciarati, Part 2
October 14, "What-if" Stand card based on titular protagonist of Hanzawa Naoki, coinciding with the birthday of Japanese actor Masato Sakai, who played Hanzawa
October 14, "What-if" Stand card based on Ohwada, an antagonist from Hanzawa Naoki