Seiji Kishi

Seiji Kishi (岸 誠二 , Kishi Seiji) is a Japanese animation director.

Works

Anime series

• Yugo the Negotiator: Pakistan Chapter (2004) – Director
• Ragnarok the Animation (2004) – Director, Storyboard
• Magikano (2006) – Director, Storyboard
• Galaxy Angel II (2006) – Director
• My Bride Is a Mermaid (2007) – Director
• Astro Fighter Sunred (2008–09) – Director
• Astro Fighter Sunred 2 (2009–10) – Chief Director, Storyboard
• Angel Beats! (2010) – Director, Storyboard
• Kamisama Dolls (2011) – Director
• Persona 4: The Animation (2011) – Director
• Humanity Has Declined (2012) – Director
• Devil Survivor 2: The Animation (2013) – Director
• Danganronpa: The Animation (2013) – Director
• Arpeggio of Blue Steel (2013) – Director
• Hamatora: The Animation (2014) – Chief Director
• Re:_Hamatora (2014) – Director
• Persona 4: The Golden Animation (2014) – Chief Director
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero (2014) – Director
• Assassination Classroom (2015) – Director
• Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace (2015) – Director
• Assassination Classroom: Second Season (2016) – Director
• Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School (2016) – Chief Director
• Tsuki ga Kirei (2017) – Director
• Classroom of the Elite (2017) – Director
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Washio Sumi Chapter (2017) – Chief Director
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Hero Chapter (2017) – Chief Director
• Asobi Asobase (2018) – Director
• Radiant (2018–20) – Director
• Kengan Ashura (2019) – Director
• With a Dog AND a Cat, Every Day is Fun (2020) – Director, Series Composition
• Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter (2021) – Director
• Classroom of the Elite 2nd Season (2022) – Chief Director
• Ao no Orchestra (2023) – Director
• Kengan Ashura 2nd Season (2023) – Director
• Classroom of the Elite 3rd Season (2024) – Chief Director

Original video animation

• My Bride Is a Mermaid OVA (2008–09) – Director
• Carnival Phantasm (2011) – Director
• Fate/Grand Carnival (2021) – Director

Anime films

• Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War (2013) – Director
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 1, Spring of Birth (2013) – Supervisor
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 2, Midsummer Knight's Dream (2014) – Supervisor
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 3, Falling Down (2015) – Supervisor
• Persona 3 The Movie: No. 4, Winter of Rebirth (2016) – Supervisor

Video games

• Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (2014) – Director (animated cutscenes)

Awards

In 2014, The 19th Animation Kobe committee chose him to receive their Individual Award for the stretch of his career including Danganronpa: The Animation, Arpeggio of Blue Steel, and Hamatora. In his writeup explaining the committee's choice, Toshiya Matsushita of Animage cited his impressive annual volume of work and his work on Arpeggio of Blue Steel, a fully 3DCG anime, in particular.

External links

• Seiji Kishi on Twitter
• チームティルドーン
• チームティルドーン公式ブログ
• Seiji Kishi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Seiji Kishi at the Internet Movie Database