Kohei Ashiya

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.^[2] 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.^[3] Other series Ashiya has worked on include Dr. Stone, Golden Kamuy, Mob Psycho 100, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, and Lupin the Third.

Biography

Ashiya at the BIDC 2017

Born in Hokkaido, Japan, Kohei Ashiya always had a passion for manga and films ever since he was a child.^[4] Ashiya was inspired to become an artist after watching the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA series during high school.^[4]

One of Ashiya's older works

After graduating from university, Ashiya dreamed of becoming a manga artist and was preparing to make his debut. However, he was approached by a former tutor from his university who asked him to help teach a lecture about animation.^[4] While lecturing at the university and working in the animation industry, one of his older JoJo's Bizarre Adventure drawings caught the attention of officials who wanted him to work as an animation director for the newest adaption of the series.^[4] Since then, Ashiya has been heavily involved with David Production and has worked closely with chief animation director and character designers Takako Shimizu and Masahiko Komino, assisting them with their designs as well as working as an assistant director. Ashiya's favorite characters from the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series are Joseph Joestar and Bruno Bucciarati,^[5] and his favorite Stands are Sticky Fingers and Bad Company.^[6] His favorite part is also Vento Aureo.^[7] According to Ashiya, the easiest characters for him to draw were Jean Pierre Polnareff, Okuyasu Nijimura, and Kars.^[8]

In 2022, Ashiya worked as an animation director for the films The First Slam Dunk and One Piece Film: Red.

Controversy

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.^[9] 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, due to 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 underway.^[10]

Credits

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
- Animation Director: Episode 21
- Key Animation: Episode 14 Episode 21 Episode 26
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
- Assistant Chief Animation Director: Episode 1 Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 14 Episode 15 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 19 Episode 23 Episode 24
- Animation Director: Episode 4 Episode 9 Episode 22 Episode 25 Episode 34 Episode 46 Episode 48
- Key Animation: Episode 1 Episode 25 Episode 31 Episode 34 Episode 46
- 2nd Key Animation: Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 7 Episode 8 Episode 9 Episode 10 Episode 11 Episode 14 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 19 Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 24 Episode 35 Episode 39
- Animation Director Cooperation: Episode 32 Episode 38 Episode 39
- Design Cooperation: Episode 44
- Eyecatch Illustration: Episode 4 Episode 6 Episode 16 Episode 17 Episode 22 Episode 34 Episode 35
Diamond is Unbreakable
- Animation Director: Episode 4 Episode 8 Episode 12 Episode 15 Episode 18 Episode 23 Episode 27 Episode 28 Episode 29 Episode 30 Episode 31 Episode 32 Episode 33 Episode 34 Episode 35 Episode 36 Episode 37 Episode 38 Episode 39
- Assistant Animation Director: Episode 10^[11]
- Eyecatch Illustration: Episode 2 Episode 4 Episode 12 Episode 23 Episode 34
- Key Animation: Episode 2 Episode 4 Episode 8 Episode 23 Episode 33
- 2nd Key Animation: Episode 12 Episode 24 Episode 31 Episode 32 Episode 34 Episode 35 Episode 37 Episode 38
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
- Key Animation: Episode 5 Episode 2
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Animation Director: Episode 22 Episode 23 Episode 25
- Assistant Animation Director:Episode 18 Episode 19
- Key Animation: Episode 1 Episode 2
- 2nd Key Animation: Episode 18 Episode 19 Episode 20 Episode 21 Episode 29 Episode 35 Episode 37 Episode 38 Episode 39

Gallery

Genga (原画)

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Key Animation (原画)

Eyecatch Illustrations (原画)

Promotional Art

Personal Artwork (Property of Kohei Ashiya)^[13]

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April 16, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
June 7, Hirohiko Araki's Birthday
June 14, Jotaro done in class
August 18, "Congrats on Volume 1 of The JOJOLands!"
September 27, Happy Birthday Bruno Bucciarati
September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph Joestar
October 21, Halloween Mariah
November 1, "Sister Malone VS. Murderous Nurse Abbacchio!!"
November 11, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli
November 23, "Good Brother's Day!"
December 16, "Too Excited for Christmas", Part 1
December 19, "Too Excited for Christmas", Part 2
December 22, "Too Excited for Christmas", Part 3
December 24, "Too Excited for Christmas", Part 4

January 7, "Late" Happy New Year and Stone Ocean TV broadcasting
March 17, "Congratulations on your graduation!" 1/3
March 17, "Congratulations on your graduation!" 2/3
March 17, "Congratulations on your graduation!" 3/3
March 18, "Congratulations on your graduation!"
March 25, "Jotaro & Star Platinum Vs. Saitama!"
April 16, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
April 26, Japan Comic Art Expo 2022, Irene
June 7, Josuke Higashikata
June 19, Gorgeous Irene
June 19, Rohan Kishibe cosplaying Joker
August 2, Speedwagon's sweating profusely
September 1, Stone Ocean Chapter 2 (Eps. 13-24)
September 27, Happy Birthday Bruno Bucciarati
September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph Joestar
December 3, "Congratulations on the 'Stone Ocean' 3rd season broadcast!"
December 3, Anniversary of the release of the 3rd season of Stone Ocean Anime
Happy Halloween! & Congratulations on the 10th anniversary of the JoJo Anime
December 10, Memory to Foo Fighters

January 2, New Years Day
January 31, "Happy Birthday Kira!"
February 27, University Graduate Gifts, Part 1
February 27, University Graduate Gifts, Part 2
Happy Birthday Leone Abbacchio
April 4, Stone Ocean anime announcement
April 16, Happy Birthday Giorno!
August 7, Tokyo 2020 Italy vs USA-1
August 7, Tokyo 2020 Italy vs USA-2
September 27, Happy Birthday Joseph and Bucciarati
October 31, Happy Halloween 2021
November 28, Gorgeous Irene
December 1, Stone Ocean Anime is released
December 25, Merry Christmas! 2021

January 1, New Years Day
January 2, Rat Hunting
January 15, Strawberry Day
January 22, Jotaro vs. DIO
February 14, Valentine's Day, Part 1
February 14, Valentine's Day, Part 2
February 14, Valentine's Day, Part 3
February 29, Akina Nakamori
March 5, Medaka Siblings
March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 1
March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 2
March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 3
March 11, Great East Japan Earthquake, Part 4
March 19, The Boss's deaths 100 days later, spoofing Japanese web comic The crocodile who will die in 100 days
March 24, University Graduate Gifts, Part 1
March 24, University Graduate Gifts, Part 2
March 24, University Graduate Gifts, Part 3
March 25, Italian Coronavirus PSA, Part 1
March 25, Italian Coronavirus PSA, Part 2
March 25, Italian Coronavirus PSA, Part 3
April 15, Rest in Peace Keiji Fujiwara
April 16, Happy Birthday Giorno!
April 21
April 21, "Stay Home, JoJo at Morioh", Part 1
April 25, "Stay Home, JoJo at Morioh", Part 2
May 10, Mother's Day
May 17, Sailor Moon Redraw
June 14, Happy Birthday Takahiro Sakurai!
June 21, Happy Father's Day!, Part 1
June 21, Happy Father's Day!, Part 2
August 11, Providing a Cool Breeze
August 13, Summer has arrived!
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
October 20, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train - Rengoku
October 25, "What-if" Stand card based on Taiji Isayama, an antagonist from novel and 2013/2020 TV drama series Hanzawa Naoki
October 31, Happy Halloween 2020
December 18, Bruno Bucciarati vs Gojo Satoru
December 24, Merry Christmas
December 29, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (TV Drama)

January 1, Happy New Year
January 1, Happy New Year (Buon Anno), Part 1
January 3, Happy New Year (Buon Anno), Part 2
January 3, Happy New Year (Buon Anno), Part 3
January 12, GW Episode 14 Broadcast
January 19, GW Episode 15 Broadcast
March 9, Determinazione, Part 1
March 9, Determinazione, Part 2
March 15, GW Episode 22 Broadcast
March 22, GW Episode 23 Broadcast
March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 1
March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 2
March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 3
March 25, Abbacchio's Birthday, Part 4
March 31, New Era (Nuova Era nome!!)
April 3, Spider Gwen (Jolyne)
April 12, GW Episode 26 Broadcast
April 15, Giorno's Birthday (Buon compleanno!!)
April 19, GW Episode 27 Broadcast
April 26, GW Episode 28 Broadcast
May 31, University Graduate Gifts, Part 1
May 31, University Graduate Gifts, Part 2
May 31, University Graduate Gifts, Part 3
June 9, Bruno Bucciarati^[14]
June 14, Mista and Trish Body Swap, spoofing the 2016 animated film Your name, Part 1
June 14, Mista and Trish Body Swap, spoofing the 2016 animated film Your Name, Part 2
June 21, Glamb Promo
June 21, GW Episode 35 Broadcast
July 5, Arrivederci!
July 12 Official JoJo Twitter 400k followers
July 28, GW Episode 38 & 39 Broadcast
July 28, Golden Wind Finale
August 7, Narancia
August 9, Josuke
August 14, World Lion Day
August 15, One JoJo per Day, Part 1
August 15, One JoJo per Day, Part 2
August 18, Happy Birthday Chamomile Chami^[15]
August 18, Esperienza D'oro, Part 1
August 18, Esperienza D'oro, Part 2
August 25, Open Campus Day, Part 1
August 25, Open Campus Day, Part 2
September 5, Glamb Promo, Part 1
September 5, Glamb Promo, Part 2
September 17, GW Episode 1 Unfinished Work
September 27, Joseph & Bruno Birthday, Part 1
September 27, Joseph & Bruno Birthday, Part 2
September 27, Joseph & Bruno Birthday, Part 3
October 31, Halloween
November 17, Brave & Bold Event
November 21, Diavolo & King Crimson
November 22, Jonathan & Erina
November 25, DIO & The World
December 8, Animazon, Part 1
December 8, Animazon, Part 2
December 8, Animazon, Part 3
December 12, Airport Layover Drawings, Part 1
December 12, Airport Layover Drawings, Part 2
December 25, Christmas Day
December 30, Diavolo & King Crimson
December 30, High DIO & The World
December 31, Happy New Years
December 31, Happy New Years

Jan 1, Happy New Year, Part 1
Jan 3, Happy New Year, Part 2
Feb 2, Twintail Day
Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 1
Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 2
Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 3
Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 4
Feb 14, Valentine's Day, Part 5
Feb 14, Valentine's Da, Part 6
Mar 6, Jotaro & Jolyne
Feb 27, Jotaro & Iggy
Mar 20, The Day of Heavy Weather
Mar 25, Leone Abbacchio's Birthday
April 1, April Fool's Day, Part 1
April 1, April Fool's Day, Part 2
Apr 16, Giorno Giovanna's Birthday
May 7, Golden Week, Part 1
May 7, Golden Week, Part 2
May 7, Golden Week, Part 3
May 7, Golden Week, Part 4
May 13, Caesar Anthonio Zeppeli's Birthday
May 13, "Fight with me, Caesar!"
May 19, Japan Comic Art Expo
May 23, Kiss Day, Part 1
May 23, Kiss Day, Part 2
May 23, Kiss Day, Part 3
May 23, Kiss Day, Part 4
June 23, Part 5 Anime Announced
July 7, Tanabata Festival
July 15, "Stay Strong" - Western Japan Floods
July 16, ZOZOSUIT
August 17, Tribute to Unsho Ishizuka, Part 1
August 17, Tribute to Unsho Ishizuka, Part 2
October 5, Golden Wind Premiere
October 13, GW Episode 2 Broadcast
October 31, Happy Halloween, Part 1
November 2, Happy Halloween, Part 2
November 9, Junichi Suwabe - Abbacchio & Venom
November 8, Takarazuka University, Part 1
November 8, Takarazuka University, Part 2
November 9, GW Episode 6 Broadcast
November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 1
November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 2
November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 3
November 11, Pocky & Pretz Day, Part 4
November 16, GW Episode 7 Broadcast
December 24, Merry Christmas (Buon Natale)
December 25, New Year's Cards, Part 1
December 25, New Year's Cards, Part 2

January 8, "Adult Day", Part 1
January 8, "Adult Day", Part 2
January 13, Recolor, Part 1
January 12, Recolor, Part 2
January 12, Recolor, Part 3
January 12, Recolor, Part 4
January 25, "Blu-ray & DVD Vol.8 Release"
January 27, "Happy Birthday Jotaro!"
January 30, "Happy Birthday Kira!"
February 2, "Twintail Day"
February 9, "Stardust Crusaders"
February 13, Valentine♪, Part 1
February 13, Valentine♪, Part 2
February 14, Valentines Day ("pic not related")
February 17
February 17
February 18, "GREAT FESTIVAL"
February 21, "Cat Day! <3 Meowwww!"
February 25
February 25
March 23
March 23
March 23
March 23
March 28, Jotaro Kujo
April 1, "April Fools!", Part 1
April 1, "April Fools!", Part 2
April 1, "April Fools!", Part 3
April 1, "April Fools!", Part 4
April 3, "Good job TUSK!"
April 10, "GREAT FESTIVAL, thanks!"
April 15, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
April 24, "Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan"
April 25, "Blu-ray & DVD Vol.11 Release"
May 12, "Happy Birthday Caesar!"
May 13, "Mother's Day"
May 20, "Happy Birthday Narancia!"
May 24, "Kissing Day (❤ Big Brother Ermes)"
June 8, "Happy Birthday Trish! WANNAABEE~!"
June 9, Polnereff
June 12, "Loving Day"
June 15, Rohan
June 17, "Father's Day"
June 20, Rohan
June 20, Joseph
July 5, Escape From JoJo's Bizarre Amusement Park
July 22, Kakyoin
July 22, Jotaro
July 22, Risotto
July 22, Bucciarati (Sticky Fingers)
July 22, Caesar
July 22, Reimi
July 22, Kira & Okuyasu
July 22, Dio & The World
July 28, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan PV
August 9
August 22, "Happy Birthday Kakyoin!"
September 2, 2017
September 2, 2017
September 10, 2017 JoJo Fes
September 27, "Happy Birthday Bucciarati!"
September 27, "Happy Birthday Joseph!"
October 3
October 8, "Happy Birthday Kazuya Yoshii!"
October 30, Halloween, Part 1
October 30, Halloween, Part 2
December 3, Supermoon
December 11, Halloween (3)
December 11, Easiest to Draw, Part 1
December 11, Easiest to Draw, Part 2
December 11, Most fun to draw
December 11, How DIO dresses
December 18, Favorite Assassins
December 22, JoJo Women 2017
December 25, Christmas

January 5, New Year's cards, Part 2
January 5, New Year's cards, Part 1
February 2, "Twintail Day"
February 8, Funny Valentine & D4C
March 25, "Happy Birthday Abbacchio!"
April 8, DU Episode 2 Broadcast
April 16, "Happy Birthday Giorno!"
April 22, DU Episode 4 Broadcast
April 27, Takarazuka University
May 20, DU Episode 8 Broadcast
June 3, DU Episode 10 Broadcast
June 5, Police car & Motorcycle, Part 2
June 5, Police car & Motorcycle, Part 1
June 17, DU Episode 12 Broadcast
July 2, Takarazuka University
July 8, DU Episode 15 Broadcast
July 29, DU Episode 17 Broadcast
September 1, DU Episode 18/DU Episode 22 Broadcast
September 2, DU Episode 23 Broadcast
September 8, Harley Quinn & Suicide Squad
September 11, DU Episode 24 Broadcast
September 30, DU Episode 27 Broadcast
October 7, DU Episode 28 Broadcast
October 14, DU Episode 29 Broadcast
October 28, DU Episode 31 Broadcast
November 4, DU Episode 32 Broadcast
November 11, DU Episode 33 Broadcast and Pocky Day, Part 1
November 11, Pocky Day, Part 2
November 11, Pocky Day, Part 3
November 11, Pocky Day, Part 4
November 11, Pocky Day, Part 5
November 22, "Couples Day" Joseph & Suzi Q
November 26, DU Episode 35 Broadcast
December 2, DU Episode 36 Broadcast
December 9, DU Episode 37 Broadcast
December 16, DU Episode 38 Broadcast
December 24, DU Episode 39 Broadcast
December 25, "Merry Christmas Morioh", Part 1
December 25, "Merry Christmas Morioh", Part 2
December 25, "Merry Christmas Morioh", Part 3
December 31, Mourning
December 31, New Year's Greetings

January 8, "Battle in Egypt" Broadcast
January 8, New Year's card Illustration
January 13, "Battle in Egypt" Broadcast
January 28, "Jolyne Cujoh" Part 6 Ultra Jump CM
February 20, SC Episode 31 Broadcast
February 25, "Rest in peace, Caesar A. Zeppeli"
March 9, "Smell of Death and Symbol of Life" Takarazuka University
March 13, SC Episode 34 Broadcast
April 1, "April Fools" SC Episode 33.8
April 3, "April Fools" SC Episode 33.8
April 22, "Battle in Egypt" Blu-ray/DVD Release
May 15, SC Episode 43 Broadcast
June 5, SC Episode 45 Broadcast
June 12, SC Episode 46 Broadcast
June 12, SC Episode 46 Broadcast
June 12, "Final Episode" Stardust Crusaders
June 27, Blu-ray/DVD Release
August 9, Jotaro Kujo
August 14, Jotaro & DIO
September 1, Art mural
September 1, Gyro Zeppeli
September 13, Final SC Blu-ray/DVD Release
September 13, Johnny Joestar
September 27, "Happy Birthday Joseph & Bucciarati!"
October 10, Gyro Zeppeli
November 11, Pocky Day
December 3, Mista & Team Pistols

Joseph & Caesar
Joseph & Caesar
Jotaro
April, Takarazuka University
April, Takarazuka University
April, Takarazuka University
April, Takarazuka University
May, iPhone Lock Screen
May, "The Last Ripple"
July, Bucciarati & Zeppeli
July, Bucciarati & Zeppeli, colored
August 17, "SC Episode 19-20, Noriaki Kakyoin!"
September, "Walk Like Crusaders" Event
September, iPhone Lock Screen
October 11, Takarazuka University
November 1, "Gods of Olympus with Hamamoto!" Takarazuka University
December 31, "Happy New Year!"

May 30, "Kars!" University Graduation Gift
June 7, DIO

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