Yoshihiko Umakoshi

Yoshihiko Umakoshi
Japanese Name	馬越 嘉彦
Profile
Age	56
Birthday	July 30, 1968
Gender	Male
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Animator Animation director
Favorites
Hobbies	Playing guitar
Other Information
Affiliation	Monsieur Onion (Former)
Media
Anime Debut	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
Website	@ushimou730

Yoshihiko Umakoshi (馬越 嘉彦, Umakoshi Yoshihiko) is a Japanese animator credited for his work on the animated adaptations of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. He was a key animator for both the OVA by Studio A.P.P.P. and the TV Anime by David Production.

Umakoashi is a veteran freelance animator born in Hakata-cho, Ehime, Japan. After graduating from Tokyo Animator College, he joined Studio Monsieur Onion (affiliates of Toei Animation) where he was mentored by Junichi Hayama. Around Spring 1991, he transferred to Studio Cockpit alongside Tatsufumi Tamakawa and became freelance in 2011.

Umakoshi is widely known for being the character designer for several animated series, most notably My Hero Academia, Berserk 1997, Casshern Sins, Mushishi, Baki the Grappler, HeartCatch PreCure!, Ojamajo Doremi and Saint Seiya Omega. His key animation is often described by fans as dynamic and expressive, in particular his technique of zooming into the eyes has been coined the "umakoshi eye".

His protégés in the past have included animators like Terumi Nishii and Mitsuko Baba.

Credits

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
  • Key Animation: Episode 1Episode 7Episode 8
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
  • Key Animation: Episode 38

Gallery

Key Animation (原画) / Other

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  Commerative Live Drawing for Junichi Hayama's "Animator's Sketch" with Terumi Nishii and Hisashi Kagawa.

Berserk 1997

Key Animation (原画)

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Promotional Art

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  Painted By Yukiko Kiyokawa

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  With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  Painted By Yukiko Kiyokawa

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  Painted by Yukiko Kiyokawa

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  Painted By Yukiko Kiyokawa

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  Painted By Yukiko Kiyokawa

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  LD Vol. 1 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 2 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 3 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 4 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 5 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 6 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 7 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 8 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 9 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 10 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 11 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 12 With Shinichiro Kobayashi

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  LD Vol. 13 With Shinichiro Kobayashi NSFWTAG

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  Animage Furoku (04/1999)

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  2001 DVD Boxset, art 1

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  2012 Blu-ray Boxset

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  2012 Blu-ray Boxset Inside Illustrations

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  2016 Blu-ray Boxset

Personal Artwork

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  Gengashu Vol. 4

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