Keiichiro Kawaguchi ( 川口 敬一? , Kawaguchi Keiichir? , born January 22) is a Japanese animator and director born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa .

Life and career [ edit ]

Kawaguchi got his start at Ashi Productions and has worked as a key animator and animation director, as well as episode director for many projects. In recent years, he has worked as a sound director and screenwriter for some of the works. Initially, the OVA Pinky:St was supposed to be his first directorial work, but due to production delays, the TV series MAR was aired before it, resulting in it being his first directorial work instead. ^[1]

Personal life [ edit ]

Kawaguchi is regarded as a quick worker and often directs two or three projects at a time. He also does much of the storyboarding himself. He enjoys collecting figurines and character goods, and his work desk is crammed with toys. ^[1] He got into the anime industry because he dreamed of working on plastic models and toyetic anime. ^[2]

Filmography [ edit ]

TV series [ edit ]

• MAR (2006?2007) - Director (eps 53-102)
• Moetan (2007) - Director
• Getsumento Heiki Mina (2007) - Director
• Hayate the Combat Butler (2007?2008) - Director
• Psychic Squad (2008?2009) - Director
• Nyan Koi! (2009) - Director
• Sket Dance (2011?2012) - Director
• Mayo Chiki! (2011) - Director ^[3]
• OniAi (2012) - Director ^[4]
• Minami-ke: Tadaima (2013) - Director ^[5]
• Dragon Collection (2014?2015) - Director
• Jinsei (2014) - Director ^[6]
• Million Doll (2015) - Director ^[7]
• Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation (2016) - Director ^[8]
• Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (2016) - Director, Series Composition ^[9]
• Nurse Witch Komugi R (2016) - Director ^[10]
• Frame Arms Girl (2017) - Director ^[11]
• Island (2018) - Director ^[12]
• Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues (2018) - Director ^[13]
• Shadowverse (2020?2021) - Director ^[14]
• Higurashi: When They Cry ? Gou (2020?2021) - Director ^[15]
• Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (2020) - Director, Series Composition ^[16]
• Higurashi: When They Cry ? Sotsu (2021) - Director
• Shadowverse Flame (2022) - Director
• The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup (2022) - Director ^[17]
• Spy Classroom (2023) - Director ^[18]
• Classroom for Heroes (2023) - Director ^[19]

OVAs/ONAs [ edit ]

• Pinky:St (2006) - Director
• The Idolmaster Live For You! (2008) - Director
• Kowarekake no Orgel (2009) - Director
• Yutori-chan (2009?2010) - Director
• Psychic Squad (2010) - Director
• Princess Resurrection (2010?2011) - Director
• Mei-elle Otoko no Ko (2010) - Director
• Kantan Pacemaker Ny?mon (2010) - Director
• Minami-ke: Omatase (2012) - Director
• Rescue Me! (2013) - Director
• Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi (2013) - Director
• The Prince of Tennis: Best Games!! (2018?present) - Director
• The Prince of Tennis: Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future (2021) - Director

Films [ edit ]

• Kowarekake no Orgel (2010) - Director
• Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission (2013) - Director
• Frame Arms Girl: Kyakkyau Fufu na Wonderland (2019) - Director

References [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

• Keiichiro Kawaguchi at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia