Noriyuki Abe (阿部 記之 (formerly 阿部 紀之), Abe Noriyuki, Born July 19, 1961 in Kyoto, Japan) is a Half Filipino-Japanese anime director, storyboard artist, and sound director. He is best known for working with Studio Pierrot on major hits such as Ninku, Flame of Recca, Bleach, and Yu Yu Hakusho. The latter won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award in 1993 and 1994.
Norakuro-kun (1987 TV series), Episode directorMusashi, the Samurai Lord (1990 TV series), Storyboard, Episode directorOre wa Chokkaku (1991 TV series), Episode directorYu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992 TV series), Director, Storyboard, Episode director, Animation directorYu Yu Hakusho: The Movie (1993 film), DirectorYu Yu Hakusho The Movie: Poltergeist Report (1994 film), SupervisionNinku (1995 TV series), Director, StoryboardNinku the Movie (1996 film), Director, StoryboardMidori no Makibaō (1996 TV series), Director, Episode directorFlame of Recca (1997 TV series), Director, Storyboard, Episode directorSaber Marionette J to X (1998 TV series), Storyboard (ep 16)Chiisana Kyojin Microman (1999 TV series), Series directorGreat Teacher Onizuka (1999 TV series), Director, Storyboard, Recording DirectorBanner of the Stars (2000 TV series), StoryboardGhost Stories (2000 TV series), Director, Sound directorSuper Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001 TV series), Storyboard (eps 5, 8)Banner of the Stars II (2001 TV series), StoryboardTokyo Mew Mew (2002 TV series), Director, Recording DirectorDetective School Q (2003 TV series), Director, Storyboard, Episode directorBleach (2004 TV series), Director, Storyboard, Episode director, Technical directorBleach: Memories in the Rain (2004 OVA), DirectorBleach: The Sealed Sword Frenzy (2005 OVA), DirectorBleach: Memories of Nobody (2006 film), Director, StoryboardBleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007 film), Director, Storyboard, Unit directorBleach: Fade to Black (2008 film), DirectorBleach: Hell Verse (2010 film), DirectorBlack Butler: Book of Circus (2014 TV series), DirectorBlack Butler: Book of Murder (2014 OVA), DirectorThe Heroic Legend of Arslan (2015 TV series), DirectorDivine Gate (2016 TV series), DirectorThe Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance (2016 TV series), DirectorBlack Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017 film), DirectorBoruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017 TV series), Director