Naokatsu Tsuda
As an employee of David Production, he was approached by the company's vice president, Koji Kajita, after directing Inu x Boku SS and was subsequently asked to be the director for the JoJo TV series.[1]
Originally from Studio Hal Film Maker, Tsuda works primarily on series from David Production. Some of the other series he's directed include Tatakau Shisho, Planetarian and Squid Girl.
Credits
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
- Director
- Storyboard (ED; ep 1)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
- Director
- Script (ep 18)
- Episode Director (eps 1, 20, 24)
- Storyboard (eps 1-2, 18, 24, 27, 34-35, 39, 47)
- Episode Director Cooperation (eps 34, 43)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
- Director
- Storyboard (eps 1, 14, 20, 27, 36, 39)
- Episode Director (eps 4, 14, 27, 31-32, 38-39)
- Episode Director Cooperation (ep 28)
- Opening Animation Director (OP 1)
- Opening Animation Storyboard (OP 1)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Executive Director
- Ending Animation Director (ED 1)
- Ending Animation Storyboard (ED 1)
- Action Animation Director (ep 17)
- Script (eps 20-21)
- Storyboard (eps 1,5, 17, 21)
- Episode Director (eps 1, 17, 21)
- Key Animation (ep 17)
Gallery
Key Animation
Great Festival Brochure
Walk Like Crusaders Brochure
Last Crusaders Brochure
SC Episode 1 Storyboard (Page 27)
SC Episode 1 Storyboard (Page 35)
Naokatsu Tsuda
Tsuda with Daisuke Ono
Interview with Tsuda on Season 1 Bluray
Tsuda with Series Director Kenichi Suzuki
Tsuda with Yuki Ono / Kaiji
Tsuda at Anime Expo with Ben Diskin
Tsuda with Hiroyuki Aoi
Tsuda with Daisuke Ono on ORAORAdio
Tsuda with Kenta Miyake, Masahiko Komino, Daisuke Ono and Yasufumi Soejima
Trivia
- In his high school days, Tsuda's favorite JoJo was Giorno Giovanna.[1] His favorite Stand is Gold Experience.[2]
- His influences include many American movie directors, like Ridley Scott, Guillermo del Toro, and Stephen Spielberg.[2]
- Tsuda's favorite openings are JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~ and Great Days.[3]
- Tsuda wants all parts of JoJo to be animated and is most excited to animate JoJolion.[3]
