Yasuomi Umetsu

Yasuomi Umetsu
Native name	梅津泰臣
Born	(1960-12-19) December 19, 1960
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	animator, director
Known for	Kite Kite Liberator

Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津泰臣, Umetsu Yasuomi, born December 19, 1960 in Fukushima, Japan) is a Japanese animator known for creating the Kite film series.^[1]

Works

Filmography

Megazone 23 Part II (1986) character designer/animation director
Robot Carnival (1987) episode director/animation director, 'Presence' segment
Lily C.A.T. (1987) character designer
Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) character designer^[2]
Gatchaman (OVA) (1994) character designer
Cool Devices Operation 07: Yellow Star (1995) character designer
Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) animator
Hen (1997) character designer (as Yasuomi Umezu aka Strange Love)
Kimera (1997) character designer
Kite (1998) director/writer/character designer/animation director
Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999) key animator
Mezzo Forte (2001) director/writer/character designer/animation director
Nakoruru ~Ano hito kara no okurimono~ (OVA) (2002) character designer
Mezzo DSA (2003) (TV series) director/character designer/animation director
Kite Liberator (2008) director/writer/character designer/animation director
Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) episode director
Beelzebub (2011) animation director (ED2)
Galilei Donna (2013) director
Wizard Barristers (2014) director/character designer
Gourmet Girl Graffiti (2015) animation director (OP)
Isuca (2015) animation director (ED)
Seraph of the End (2015) animation director (OP)
Gunslinger Stratos: THE ANIMATION (2015) animation director (ED)
Gangsta. (2015) animation director (ED)
Dimension W (2016) animation director (OP)

Video games

Contra: The Hard Corps (Mega Drive, 1994) – package artwork (Japanese version)
Castlevania (Nintendo 64, 1999) – Illustrator
Shin Megami Tensei: Nine (Xbox, 2002) – Character designer

Manga

Vegetables (1998)

References

↑ Fisher, Martha (January 21, 2006). "Live action Kite on the way".
↑ McCarthy, Helen. 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 48. — 528 p. — ISBN 978-0061474507

External links

Official blog (Japanese)
Yasuomi Umetsu at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Yasuomi Umetsu at the Internet Movie Database
Yasuomi Umetsu anime at Media Arts Database (Japanese)

Works of Yasuomi Umetsu

Films and
television

Director	Robot Carnival (segment Presence) (1987) Cool Devices: Yellow Star (1995) Kite (1998) Mezzo Forte (2001) Mezzo DSA (2003) Kite Liberator (2008) Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) Galilei Donna (2013) Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil (2014)

Character designer	Megazone 23 Part II (1986) Robot Carnival (segment Presence) (1987) Lily C.A.T. (1987) Ellcia (1993) Casshan: Robot Hunter (1993) Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai (1994) Gatchaman (1994) Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood (1996) Cool Devices: Yellow Star (1995) Hen (1997) Kimera (1997) Kite (1998) Mezzo Forte (2001) Nakoruru ~Ano hito kara no okurimono~ (OVA) (2002) Mezzo DSA (2003) Kite Liberator (2008)

Animator	Harmagedon (1983) Barefoot Gen (1983) Lensman: Secret of The Lens (1984) The Dagger of Kamui (1985) Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) Toki no Tabibito -Time Stranger- (1986) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Akira (1988) Lupin III: Dead or Alive (1996) Sol Bianca: The Legacy (1999) Read or Die (2001) R.O.D the TV (2003) Elfen Lied (2004) High School Girls (2006) Tegami Bachi (2009) And Yet the Town Moves (2010) Beelzebub (2010) Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)

Video games

Manga

Vegetables (1998)

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 59385438 SUDOC: 156087561 BNF: cb15126050f (data) NDL: 00824626

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