Junichi Hayama

Junichi Hayama (羽山 淳一, Hayama Junichi) is a Japanese animator credited as the Character Designer and Chief Animation Director of the OVA adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and the Phantom Blood movie by Studio A.P.P.P..

Originating from Monsieur Onion (affiliates of Toei Animation), he now collaborates with various studios as a freelancer. He is well known for his work on the Fist of the North Star anime, where he developed his current style from his mentor, Masami Suda.

History

In 1984, after graduating from high school, Hayama joined Monsieur Onion Productions, an affiliate of Toei Animation, where he made his animation debut on the series Gu Gu Ganmo. He later debuted as a key animator for the anime Hai Step Jun in 1985. In 1987, Hayama quickly made his debut as an animation director for the TV series Fist of the North Star 2, after his skills were acknowledged by the series character designer, Masami Suda, who would go on to heavily influence his style. Hayama had previously worked as a key animator for the Fist of the North Star movie and would go on to draw illustrations for various games relating to the series, including the PlayStation action game in 2000, and the arcade fighting game in 2005.

Hayama's work on the "X-Men" TV mini-series.

In 1989, Hayama made his debut as a character designer for the Be-Bop High School OVA series. And in 1990, Hayama left Monsieur Onion Productions to start working as a freelance artist. In 2011, Hayama worked as an animation director for the X-Men TV mini-series produced by Madhouse in collaboration with Marvel. His wife Atsuko Ueno is a manga artist, animator, and the author of Kotencotenco. His younger brother Kenji Hayama is also a key animator, animation director, and character designer. His cousin Yasunori Hayama is an anime photographer and cinematographer.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

From 1993 to 2000, Hayama was invited by Hiroyuki Kitakubo to work as a character designer and animation director on the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA series. From 2004 to 2007, Hayama also worked as the character designer and animation director for the Phantom Blood film. However, during production, the original director left the project, and Hayama was forced to take over as the main director. Despite being shown in theatres, the film never received a home video release and is currently considered lost media. In 2022, when asked at Japan Expo why the Phantom Blood film was never released, Hayama responded, "I don’t want you to see me angry and pissed off, so it's better if I don’t answer this question."

In 2023, when Hayama was once again asked about the Phantom Blood film at Sakura-Con, he revealed that the initial runtime of the film was planned to be 70 minutes long, but was later pushed to 90 minutes. Despite facing various issues during production, A.P.P.P. tried to get the film ready for a DVD release. However, for reasons that Hayama couldn't disclose, Shueisha seized all the assets for the film, and he was unable to continue working on it. Hayama expressed his love for the original work and his regrets that the fans were unable to see the completed film.

Hayama was credited as an illustrator for the Super Famicom Secrets guidebook in 1993, making it his earliest work on the series. However, Hayama claims to have never worked on the game.

Credits

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
  • Character Design: Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9Episode 10Episode 11Episode 12Episode 13
  • Chief Animation Director: Episode 3Episode 4Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7
  • Animation Director: Episode 1Episode 2Episode 6Episode 7Episode 8Episode 9Episode 13
  • Key Animation: Episode 1Episode 2Episode 5Episode 6Episode 7Episode 13
  • Promotional Artwork
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood
  • Director
  • Character Design
  • Chief Animation Director

Gallery

Key Animation (原画)

Key Animation1993 OVA2000 OVAModel Sheets

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  Key Animation by Hayama in Episode 13
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  Key Animation by Hayama in Episode 1
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  March 14, 2000 Interview Poster
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  Episode 3 DVD/VHS
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Intro/OpeningEpisode 8Episode 9Episode 13

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  Intro/Opening Correction in Episode 8
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  Correction by Hayama in Episode 8
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1993 OVA2000 OVAPhantom Blood (Movie)

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  Phantom Blood Movie Stone Mask Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Aztec Chief Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie TonPetty Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Monks Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dario Brando Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dario's Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Woman with Dario Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie George & Mary Joestar Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie George Joestar Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie An ill George Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie George's Heads of Perspective Model sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Female Maid Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Male Servant Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Incinerator Servant Promo Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Danny Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Danny Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Young Jonathan Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Young Jonathan Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Adult Jonathan Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Injured Jonathan Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Jonathan's Training Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Jonathan's Battle Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Jonathan's Battle Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Jonathan's Wedding Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Bullies Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Bullies' Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Young Erina Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Young Erina's Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Erina's Nurse Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Erina's Casual Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Erina's Casual Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Erina's Wedding Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Erina's Wedding Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Young Dio Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Adult Dio's Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dio's Experiment Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Human Vagrant Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Vampire Vagrant with Shattered Arm Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Vampire Vagrant's Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Police Officer Heads/Body of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Private Investigator Heads/Body of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dio's Damaged Experiment Outfit as a Vampire Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dio's Experiment Outfit removed and Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dio's Battle Outfit Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Vampire Dio's Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dio's head in the Jar Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Dio's Severed Head Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Monk Zeppeli Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Monk Zeppeli Body Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Zeppeli Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Zeppeli's Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Young Zeppeli Heads/Body Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Zeppeli's Father Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Human Wang Chan Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Human Wang Chan Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Vampire Wang Chan Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Vampire Wang Chan Heads of Perspective
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  Phantom Blood Movie Extra Zombies #1 Front of Body Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Extra Zombies #1 Back of Body Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Jack the Ripper & Extra Zombies #2 Front of Body Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Jack the Ripper & Extra Zombies #2 Back of Body Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Bruford's Body and Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Tarkus Model Sheet
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  Phantom Blood Movie Tarkus' Heads of Perspective Model Sheet
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  Jonathan's Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Dio Brando's Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Will A. Zeppeli Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Erina Pendleton Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  George Joestar Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Ton Petty Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Dario Brando Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Wang Chan Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Bruford Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art
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  Tarkus Phantom Blood Movie Programme Booklet Concept Art

Promotional Artwork (原画)

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  Stardust Crusaders Original Soundtrack
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Personal Art (Property of Junichi Hayama)

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  Jotaro & Star Platinum (Sakura-Con 2023)
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  Jotaro & Star Platinum (2022)
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  Jotaro (July 2022)
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  Polnareff & Jotaro (July 2022)
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  Yoshikage Kira & Killer Queen (July 2022)
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  In memory of Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Avdol's Japanese OVA voice actor (Aug 2022)
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  Jotaro & Star Platinum (Aug 2022)
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  DIO & The World for a fan (Sep 2022)

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  Jotaro & DIO Sketch for a Mamoru Yokota (Dec 2020)
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  Jean Pierre Polnareff & Silver Chariot (Dec 2020)

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  Avdol & Magician's Red
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  Jotaro & Star Platinum
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  Josuke
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  Bruno Bucciarati
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  Guido Mista
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  Giorno

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  Jotaro & Kenshiro
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  Jolyne
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  Young Joseph
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  Josuke
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  Jotaro & Star Platinum with Joseph Joestar & Hermit Purple

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  DIO & The World sketch, for a fan
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  DIO & Jotaro
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  Jotaro & Star Platinum
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  Jonathan & Erina Pendleton's union
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  D'Arby vs Jotaro
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  Jolyne & her father
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  Josuke & Crazy Diamond
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  Weather Report & his stand
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  Rohan Kishibe & Josuke
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  Yoshikage Kira & Killer Queen
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  Jonathan's Volume 4 Pose, with Dio Brando
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  Jonathan and a newlywedded Erina
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  Old Joseph

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  Jotaro Looking onward
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  Jotaro smoking
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  Old Joseph and Avdol
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  Polnareff, Iggy & Kakyoin
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  Polnareff Crying on the floor
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  Dio Brando & Jonathan
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  Six JoJo's
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  Older Joseph, Shizuka Joestar, Josuke, Koichi, Okuyasu
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  Josuke Higashikata
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  Young Joseph & Caesar
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  DIO
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  Jotaro & Star Platinum
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  Kakyoin & Hierophant Green
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  Guts from Berserk
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  From Left to Right: Terumi Nishii, Yoshihiko Umakoshi, Hisashi Kagawa, Hayama

Photos

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  Phantom Blood PS2 Game, September 2006 Event #3
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  Phantom Blood PS2 Game, September 2006 Event #4
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  Holding his finished sketch (2012)
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  a fan and Hayama, both holding sketches (2012)
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  Holding a his sketch (2012)
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  Cheerfully holds finished sketch (Jan 2015)
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  Drawing his sketch, for a fan (Sep 16, 2015)
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  Holding sketch, being given to a fan (Sep 18, 2015)
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  Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show (2018)
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  Smiling next to his finished sketch
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  Hayama in June 2019, posing with a fan
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  With a fan, holding a finished sketch
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  Holding a finished sketch
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  Commerative Live Drawing for "Animator's Sketch" with Terumi Nishii, Yoshihiko Umakoshi, Hisashi Kagawa
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  Wearing a Thanos gauntlet
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  March 9, 2022. Drawing session for genkosha pictures
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  Japan Expo 2022, Paris. July 14, 2022 with Mamoru Yokota
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  Sakura-Con 2023 sketching Jotaro

See also

• Hiroyuki Kitakubo
• Takahiro Kishida
• Satoshi Kon
• Marco D'Ambrosio