Morio Asaka (浅香 守生, Asaka Morio, born March 11, 1967) is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.
Morio Asaka | |
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浅香 守生 | |
Born | Nishinomiya, Japan | March 11, 1967
Alma mater | Osaka Designers' College |
Occupation(s) | Storyboard artist, director |
Years active | 1987-present |
Known for | Cardcaptor Sakura Chobits Gunslinger Girl Nana Chihayafuru My Love Story!! |
After graduating Osaka Designers' College,[1] Asaka entered Madhouse. He was inspired to become a director by Phoenix: Yamato Chapter and made his debut as an episode director in episode 40 of Yawara!. He made his chief directorial debut with the 1993 OVA POPS. His noted works include, among others, Cardcaptor Sakura (his directorial anime television series debut), Chobits, Gunslinger Girl, Nana, Chihayafuru, and My Love Story!!. In 1999, he won the Theatrical Film Award in the Animation Kobe awards.
Filmography
TV series
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000) - Director
- Galaxy Angel (2001) - Director
- Galaxy Angel Z (2002) - Director
- Chobits (2002) - Director
- Gunslinger Girl (2003–2004) - Director
- Nana (2006–2007) - Director
- No Longer Human (2009) - Director
- Chihayafuru (2011–2012) - Director[2]
- Chihayafuru 2 (2013) - Director[3]
- My Love Story!! (2015) - Director[4]
- Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2018) - Director[5]
- Chihayafuru 3 (2019) - Director[6]
- My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023) - Director[7]
TV specials
- Yawara! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga... (1996) - Director
Films
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) - Director
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000) - Director
- Leave It To Kero! Movie (2000) - Story composition
OVAs
- POPS (1993; director)
Other works
- Attack! Future's Challenge! J League (1996; artbook)
- Tankōbon: Shiobunsha, art: Akihiko Tanaka, ISBN 4-8113-0299-0
- Noel (1996; game, storyboards)
- PlayStation game.
- Ryūjin Numa (2001; storyboards)
- Special anime museum screening by Shotaro Ishinomori.
- Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005; director, storyboards)
- Limited-edition special DVD production included in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
References
External links
- Morio Asaka at TAF 2006 at Madhouse website (in Japanese)
- Madhouse People File: Morio Asaka (in Japanese)
- Morio Asaka anime works at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
- Morio Asaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Morio Asaka at IMDb
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