Kamikaze Douga

Kamikaze Douga
Japanese Name	有限会社神風動画
Founded	May 21, 2003
Industry	CG·Animation studio and production enterprise
Headquarters	Shibuya, Tokyo
Key People	Mizusaki Junpei (Founder)
Website	kamikazedouga.co.jp

Kamikaze Douga Co., Ltd. (神風動画, Kamikaze Dōga) is a Japanese animation company known for its production of animated shorts. Located at Jingumae in Shibuya, Kamikaze Douga prides itself as a "half-breed studio" specializing in blending CG production with traditional 2D Cel animation.

Creators of several commercials, promotional videos, game cinematic, and anime openings, the company boasts the largest number of supervised animated music videos.

Kamikaze Douga is responsible for the openings of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders, as well as the JoJo-related Ultra Jump commercials.

Summary

Junpei Mizusaki

The company was originally founded by Junpei Mizusaki in Kyoto as a private business, but was incorporated later on with the motto, "Compromise is death". Kamikaze Douga focuses on animation with cell style shading using 3DCG, elaborate design mechanics, and camera work with a sense of realism.

Works

Anime

• Amanatsu (OAV) : Animation Production
• Chō Soku Henkei Gyrozetter (TV) : Avant CG Imaging *Assistance (ep. 27)
• Connected (OAV) : Animation
• Gatchaman Crowds (TV) : Opening Animation (2013)
• SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation (TV) : Ending 8 Animation (2014)
• Terraformars (TV) : Ending Animation (2014)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV) : Opening Animation OP 1-2 (2012)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (TV) : Opening Animation (2014)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Egypt Arc (TV) : Opening Animation (2014)
• Gatchaman Crowds insight (TV) : Opening Animation (2015)
• (The) Last Piece (OAV) : Animation Production
• Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (TV) : Ending Animation (2016)
• Pop Team Epic (2018)
• Batman Ninja (Movie): Animation Production (2018)

Game

• Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter: Opening/Ending Animation (2004)
• Mega Man Command Mission: Opening/Ending Animation (2004)
• Stella Deus: The Gate of Eternity: Opening Animation (2004)
• Megaman X8: Opening/Ending Animation (2005)
• Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin: Opening Animation (2006)
• Fire Emblem Awakening: Cutscene Supervision/Animation (2012)
• Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Cutscene Animation (2015)

CM

• AXEBUSTERS ( AXE 's web PV, 2007)
• DAIWA 50th Anniversary TVCM (2008 - 2009)
• MIZUNO FOOTBALL (Sports maker Mizuno 's web PV, 2009)
• Mobile game "UTOPIA ~ Utopia ~" TVCM (2011)
• Ultra Jump　TVCM (2012, 2015)
• TerraFormers TVCM (2012)
• Sharp AQUOS PHONE Xx 203SH TVCM (2013)
• Kubota "From the Viewpoint of Life" TVCM (2014)
• Shueisha "Shonen Jump +" (2015)
• Aquarion × Kamikaze Video Union Collaboration CM (2015)

Music

• Namie Amuro "Defend Love" PV (2009)
• EXILE "Aisubeki Mirai e" PV (2009)
• Namie Amuro "Dr." PV (2009)
• Base Ball Bear "Cross You and I" (2010)
• EXILE "BOW & ARROWS" PV (2012)
• Sound Horizon "Yodaka no Hoshi" PV (2014)

Gallery

Screenshots & Promo Art

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  Sono Chi No Sadame

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  BLOODY STREAM

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  Stand Proud & JoJo Sono Chi no Kioku

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  CGWORLD Entry Vol.4

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  Stardust Crusader Art by Naoki Yoshibe

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Videos

• JoJo ~Sono Chi no Sadame~
• JoJo OP2 「BLOODY STREAM」 with SFX
• ウルトラジャンプ 5月号 TVCM (ジョジョリオン)
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Diamond is Unbreakable - Ultra Jump Commercial-0
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 5 Vento Aureo - Ultra Jump Commercial-0
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6 Stone Ocean - Ultra Jump Commercial-0

Trivia

• The founder, Junpei Mizusaki, was previously enrolled at STUDIO 4 ℃.