Yasuomi Umetsu

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.

Contents

• Filmography
• Video games
• Manga
• References

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

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 (2004) (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)

Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) animation director (ED)

Twin Star Exorcists (2016) animation director (OP1)

Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru (2016) animation director (OP)

ēlDLIVE (2017) animation director (ED)

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)