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I'll be listing what the animators specifically did what, when I can, in a particular series or movie. Please know that even though I try to do so sometimes, trying to guess exactly when an animator's section stops is kinda being pedantic.

If you want more info on animators or animation, visit Anipages Daily, Ani no Miyako, Sakuga@Wiki (Japanese), Catsuka (French) or Manganimation.net/news (French). LAST EDITED: 9/6/2012 (Area 88).

Sakuga Rating
Akira (movie) Excellent
Akira MAD Akira MAD V2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzU8VwHpdVg

Additional: Takashi Nakamura= Kaneda hitting on Kei.

Area 88 (OAV) Very good
Beyond (OAV) Decent
Birdy the Mighty Decode:02 (TV) Excellent
Takahiro Kishida=prologue (ep. 12).

Katsuhiko Kitada- Birdy signing autographs (ep. 5). Scene in the library Tsutomu is daydreaming + Hanamiya chasing down Tsutomu afterwards (The cipher)

Hironori Tanaka-starts when the rifle shot is fired at Birdy until she faints (ep. 5).
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (TV) Very good
Ryo-timo= photo-shoot. Birdy jumping from building to building (ep. 1).

Shingo Yamashita- Just as the precision states, Yamashita did everything except directing, storyboarding or animation directing for the ED. This includes background art, coloring, etc. (ED) Huge laser beam in the gym (ep. 3) Fight with the marionette (uncredited; ep. 9)

Takahiro Kishida= fight with Bacillus-- starting when Bacillus is liquefied and creeping up Birdy's leg until the shot from afar of Birdy holding Tuto (ep. 3). Spaceship's attack on the city (ep. 12).
Birth (OAV) Good
Black Rock Shooter (TV) Decent
Megumi Kouno and Mai Yoneyama- flashback scene that takes in the BRS world (ep. 7).
Blood: The Last Vampire (movie) Not really good
SWORD!!

Toshiyuki Inoue=Saya killing the vampire on the train.

Tetsuya Nisho= scene where Lewis says a bad word to Saya until she leaves the train station (ending is approximate).

Norio Matsumoto=nurse's room scene when the music starts playing.

Hiroyuki Okiura=scene where the nurse is finds Sharon at the dance until Sharon takes her out of the room.

Yutaka Nakamura= sequence with the nurse being scared by the guard including the guard getting eaten by the vampire.

Mitsuo Iso=warehouse fight (notice the change in photography).
Boruto: Naruto the Movie Excellent
(The) Boy and The Beast (movie) Good
Bunny Drop (TV) Excellent
Hiroyuki Okiura- end of the 2nd half (ep. 5). Masashi Ando-prologue (ep. 5). Hiroyuki Aoyama- epilogue (ep. 5).
California Crisis: Gun Salvo (OAV) Decent
SUPER 80S SHADING
Cannon Fodder (movie) So-so
Casshern Sins (TV) Good
Norio Matsumoto= Fight (ep. 6).

Naoki Tate= Fight sequence where Leda starts fighting like Sanji from One Piece (ep. 10).

Takahiro Kishida= beginning of the fight at the start of the episode. (ep. 11).
Hironori Tanka- last scene where Casshern is injured (ep. 21)
Castle in the Sky (movie) Decent
Hirotsugu Kawasaki- fight on the railway.
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie Good
Yoshihiko Umakoshi= mop fight in the hallway.

Yoshiyuki Ito, Masahiro Ando, Yutaka Nakamura= final fight on the tower.
Dead Leaves (OAV) Excellent
Dead Leaves Breakdown
Death Billiards (movie) Excellent
A Detective Story (OAV) Good
Digimon Adventure: Born of Koromon (movie) Excellent
Digisakuga. Hideki Hamasu= Koromon being chased the cat. Hikari blowing her whistle. Hikari crying.
Digimon: Our War Game (movie) Excellent
Ditto. Hideki Hamasu= scene where Tai grabs Koushirou by the collar. Tai and Yamamto entering the internet.

Takashi Hashimoto= Army of Daiblomon's shooting beams at Omnimon. Omnimon taking out his sword and parrying them back.
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) Masterpiece
Soichiro Matsuda= Unit 02's arrival, with the moving camera and all. Hiroyuki Imaishi= Unit 02's kick right after. Tadashi Hiramatsu=Scenes inside Shinji and Asuka's room. Conversation between Misato and Kaji in the tavern.
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie) Good
FLCL (OAV) Excellent
FLCL MAD
From the New World (TV) Excellent
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (TV) Excellent
Yoshimichi Kameda- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42IGiAn3MBE
Hironori Tanaka- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWNYLfDjhPc
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of Shamballa Very good
FMA Conqueror of Shamballa MAD- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cm1bYSyIYxQ
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (movie) Very good
MAD- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E_JqRt1h1w
Ghost in the Shell (movie) Not really good
Hiroyuki Okiura= opening scene of the prosthetic body getting assembled until the entire scene ends. Yasushi Muraki= Part of the final battle where Motoko has to dodge the flurry of bullets across the room and jump down the stairs, including the Tree of Life getting shot at. Mitsuo Iso- Motoko reloading. Hideki Hamasu=Motoko trying to tear the tank open.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (movie) Excellent
Innocence MAD http://www.pelleas.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1670#p1670
(The) Girl Who Leapt Through Time (movie) Excellent
MAD 1- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axw6eJCd7jk MAD 2- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gNTUUiYIIM
Gunbuster (OAV) Very good
Masayuki-Opening animation

Mahiro Maeda-ending illustrations
Gunbuster 2: Diebuster (OAV) Excellent
Tadashi Hiramatsu- first 28 cuts(ep. 1)

Shin Itagaki- Nono being thrown up in the air by the robot in the bar (ep. 1).

Hiroyuki Imaishi- Nono running up the monster and unleashing her Inazuma kick. Lal'C right after with Dix-Neuf gearing up to deliver the Buster Beam. (ep. 1)

Sushio- Nono's special attack and her cutting the planet in half (ep. 4)

Kenichi Yoshida- scene with Lal'C inside Dix-Neuf (ep. 6)
Gurren Lagann (TV) Masterpiece

Really need to rewatch this show and add more descriptions
Hisashi Mori= Transformation scene (OP).

Chikashi Kubota= Simon and Lagann flying right after the title card (OP 1).

Akira Amemiya= Two cuts of Gurren punching and kicking gunmen (OP 1) Part of the underwater fight (ep. 11).

Yoh Yoshinari= Right after Amemiya's part, the huge explosion (OP 1). Closeup of future Simon's mouth to the zoom-out of the entire ship (ep. 1). Final fight scene where Viral throws Gurren right towards the Anti-Spiral (ep. 27).

Satoshi Yamaguchi= Gimmy and Dary (OP 3).

Shin Itagaki= Yoko beating up the beastmen in the hallway (ep. 6). Sushio= Giga Drill Break (ep. 8).

Takashi Mukouda- Kamina, Yoko, and Simon going through the tunnels (ep. 1).

Yoshihiko Umakoshi= Simon running and trying to start up Lagann; scene afterwards where Simon is running away from Gurren to save Nina (ep. 10).

Norio Matsumoto= Graveyard scene (ep. 15).

Tadashi Hiramatsu= scene at the end when Nia jumps into Simon's lap and the camera zooms around (ep. 15).
Gurren Lagann the Movie – The Lights in the Sky Are Stars Very good
Sushio- Simon being thrown from Lagann to the Anti-spiral to the end of the fist fight with the Anti-Spiral.

Atsushi Nishigori- All the new scenes from the parallel universe sequence. Epilogue.
Gurren Lagann the Movie –Childhood's End- Good
Sushio- Lazengann's opening fight. Cytomander's death. Scene after the credits.

Yoh Yoshinari- Opening flashback sans Sushio's part. Final attack.

Ryouji Masuyama-Yoko vs. Adiane (both parts).

Yuka Shibata- Simon falling in the air.

Keisuke Watanabe- Simon waking up Lagann and it rescuing him.

Hiroki Mutagichi- Do-Ten-Kai-Zan's combination.

Ikuo Kuwana- Do-Ten-Kai-Zan's initial attack to the scene of the Dai Gurren standing up among the aftermath.

Akemi Hayashi- scene at sunset after the fight's over.

Howl's Moving Castle (movie) Very good
(The) IDOLM@STER (TV) Good
Japan Animator Expo (ONA) Very good
Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) Very good
Kaiba (TV) Very good
Episode 4=All animation by Michio Mihara. Takayuki Hamada= dude chasing down the ship (ep. 1). Musclewoman chasing down the kaiba (ep. 6). Scene where Hyohyo kicking the wheelchair guy's head aside to save him (ep. 11?). Neiro training (ep. ?) Warp/Kaiba eating a lot and then taking a crap (ep. ?)
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (TV) Excellent
Kemonozume (TV) Very good
Nobutake Ito= Kazuma's diatribe (ep. 1).

Masaaki Yuasa=Scene at the beginning with the dude twirling around the coin with his fingers (ep. 1). Scene at the beach where Toshihiko has diarrhea (ep. 2).

Osamu Kobayashi- all 1st key animation (ep. 7).

Michio Mihara- all key animation + about half of the in-betweens (ep. 12)

Hiroyuki Aoyama- scene before the OP (ep. 5).

Satoru Utsunomiya- scene before the OP (ep. 3).

Eunyoung Choi- scene before the OP (ep. 10).

Nobutoshi Ogura- Toshihiko and Yuka running away from the dudes on the train, until the train stops at the station (ep. 3). scene before the OP (ep. 10)
Kick-Heart (movie) Excellent
Kid's Story (OAV) Very good
Kill Bill Chapter 3: The Origin of O-Ren (movie segment) Excellent
Shinya Ohira- O-Ren's dad fighting the thugs.
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (movie) Good
Kyousogiga (ONA) Good
Legend of the Millennium Dragon (movie) Weak
A Letter to Momo (movie)
Little Witch Academia (movie) Excellent
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (OAV) Very good
Magnetic Rose (movie) Excellent
Hiroyuki Okiura=dinner hallucination scene, starting at the opera.

Kouchi Arai=

Hideki Hamasu=Heinz being sucked out into space.
Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (movie) Excellent
Metropolis (movie) Not really good
Millennium Actress (movie) Excellent
Hideki Hamasu- Chiyoko and her mother being talked to by an executive when she was a schoolgirl. Chiyoko on the carriage being pulled by Tachibana, Chiyoko riding on a horse with a kimono on up until where she's riding a bicycle.
Tetsuya Nishio= Scene with Chiyoko as a Ninja.

Toshiyuki Inoue= Scene of Chiyoko chasing the train \(including the part where she slips on the sidewalk, reminiscent of Testuo falling off his bike in Akira).

Kenichi Konishi- accident at the set of the movie


Shougo Furuya- scene where old Chiyoko is introduced and Tachibana gives her the key
Mind Game (movie) Masterpiece
Nobutake Ito=escaping the whale scene. Masaaki Yuasa=epic fart.
Muromi-san (TV) So-so
My Neighbors the Yamadas (movie) Very good
Naruto (TV) Very good (dub & sub)
Norio Matsumoto- first half (ep. 30). First half (ep. 71)

Atsuko Inoue- Anko's confrontation with Orochimaru (ep. 30).

Tetsuya Takeuchi- Sakura and Naruto trying to escape the traps (ep. 139).
Naruto Shippūden (TV) Very good (dub & sub)

Hiroto Tanaka=chess scene (ep. 82).

Shingo Yamashita- From start to Naruto breaking his necklace (ep. 167) Shingo Yamashita




Gorou Sessha- Sasuke vs. Itachi, until Sasuke gets back up from Itachi throwing him to the ground (ep. 135). Naruto and Sasuke rolling down the hill (ep. 180).

Hiroyuki Yamashita- Sakura dodging attacks and throwing a punch (OP 2). Obito and Kakashi vs. the ninja in the cave (ep. 120). Beginning of Sasuke vs. Itachi fight (OP 6). Sword fight right after the OP credits (ep. 143). Kakashi using his lighting blade to Konan flying away (OP 7). Gaara, Temari and Kankuro to Sasuke grinning (OP 9). Sai vs. Kisame (OP 10).

Tetsuya Nishio- scene at the end of ep. 85 with Shikamaru and Hidan. Naruto falling in the sky and doing his hand signs (OP 3).
Shingo Yamashita Shingo Yamashita
Kenichi Kutsuna- right after Yamashita's part until Tendo stops running away from Naruto. (ep. 167)

Norio Matsumoto- picks up from where Kutsuna left off until the end.(ep. 167)
Naruto Shippūden: The Will of Fire (movie) Decent
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (movie 3) Good
Kenichi Konishi- opening

Ryo-timo, Takahiro Kishida, and Masaharu Tada= Hikaru tries to save the animals in the storm.

Shinji Hashimoto=Kakashi activating his Sharingan to summon the water dragon, the water dragon blowing the guards away, and the shot of the water dragon and the tiger chasing the guards.

Tetsuya Nishio=final Rasengan scene, starting when Shabadaba screams at Ishidate and gets killed.
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (movie 2) Good
Hidetsugu Ito= Opening scene at the beach. Shinji Hashimoto=Sakura's fight with Batgirl. Norio Matsumoto= Final battle. Starting with the baddie transforming and ending with Naruto's first Rasengan hitting him-ish. Hidetsugu Ito and Masaaki Endou= Final Rasengan scene. Hiroyuki Okiura=Naruto and Sasuke walking towards each other.
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow Good
Takeshi Honda=bar scene. Tetsuya Nishio=Naruto defeating the bad guy with his Rasengan.
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) Excellent
Takeshi Honda- Eva trying to walk (ep. 2) Asuka introducing herself in the classroom (ep. 8).

Mitsuo Iso- opening attack sequence (ep. 1). Eva awakening and eating the Angel (ep. 19).

62 second battle breakdown (ep. 9)= Keisuke Watabe (from beginning until the split screen with Shinji and Asuka). Yutaka Nakamura (from the split screen to right before the explosion). Shoichi Masuo (explosion).

Hideaki Anno= paper animation (ep. 26)

Yoh Yoshinari= transforming paper animation (ep. 26)
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) Masterpiece
Yoh Yoshinari=Scene where Shinji sees the Evas eating Unit 02, including the zoom-out while he's screaming (ep. 25).
Nichijou - My Ordinary Life (TV) Excellent
Ninja Scroll (movie) Very good
Kouichi Arai= Jubei being attacking by thugs at the beginning.

Takeshi Koike=Tessai attacking Jubei, followed by him getting killed by Jubei.
Noein - to your other self (TV)
Hiroshi Okubo- opening scene in ep. 1.

Takahiro Kishida- Karasu standing on the cross, Haruka standing in the snow (OP). Atori and Karasu's fight on the ropeway (ep. 3).

Norio Matsumoto- Scene of Haruka taking off her coat and the seagulls flying around (OP).

Masahiro Satou= Haruka running alongside her dog until the end (OP).
One Punch Man (TV) Very good
Only Yesterday (movie) Very good
OVAL X OVER (OAV) Excellent
Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox (OAV) Excellent
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (TV) Masterpiece
Atsushi Nishigori=transformation scene (ep. 1) Scene where Stocking and Kneesocks are twirling around in the hallway (ep. 11).

Yoh Yoshinari= right after Nishigori's scene, Panty and Stocking attacking the ghost (ep. 1).

Sushio=Stocking cutting the train in half (ep. 2).

Akira Amemiya= action scene at the end of episode 5.

Hirokazu Kojima= war scenes (ep. 6)

Yasunori Miyazawa= little ghost getting killed and transforming into a bigger ghost. Huge explosions and flames at the end (ep. 11).

Nobutake Ito= all (ep. 18)

Nobutoshi Ogura= all (ep. 21)

Hironori Tanaka= Panty and Stocking escaping the trap and taking down the armored knight (ep. 23)

Shouko Nishigaki= all (ep. 24).

Ayako Hata= When the ghost appears, flood (ep. 10).
Paprika (movie) Very good
Paprika MAD
Patlabor 2: The Movie (movie 2) Excellent
Yasushi Muraki= Opening fight scene. Atsushi Takeuchi- opening credits. Takahiro Komori= Bay bridge demolition. Hiroyuki Okiura= start of the helicopter attacks until the last shot of the car escaping with the cops on-screen. Nobuyoshi Habara= hanger being attacked by the helicopter. Toyoaki Emura- scene with Nagumo and Tsuge at the end.
Pom Poko (movie) Excellent
Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (movie) Very good
Animators list Note: Hiromasa Yonebashi is misspelling of Hiromasa Yonebayashi, the director of Karigurashi no Arrietty.
Princess Mononoke (movie) Masterpiece
Shinsaku Sasaki- memorable youkai chase at the beginning.
Program (OAV) Decent
Redline (movie) Masterpiece
Redline MAD= http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgix99pAwRg Sushio-Machine Head and Super Boins' intro.

Hiroyuki Imaishi- Lynchman and Johnny Boya's intro.

Yutaka Minowa- Bosbos putting on her earrings. Racers getting into their rides before the race starts.

Kanako Maru-Redline MCs intro.

Yoshiaki Kawajiri-20 to 30 cuts of Colonel Volton in the 3rd act of the movie.

Takeshi Koike- JP reaching the finish line at the end. Last scene.
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honnêamise (movie) Excellent
Samurai Champloo (TV) Masterpiece
Takeshi Koike= all key animation for OP (directed by Mamoru Hosoda); Manzo exploding out of the barrel (ep. 5). Masaaki Yuasa=Trip scene in ep. 9 (you can't miss it). Shinji Hashimoto= Mugen hanging between life and death scene (ep. 26).
Sci-Fi Harry (TV)
OP only.



Shinya Ohira= Guy falling into the water.

Norio Matsumoto=guy crying tears of blood, followed by a back shot of the same guy crying.

Shinji Hashimoto=blue-haired guy holding his head.
(The) Secret World of Arrietty (movie) Very good
Shigurui: Death Frenzy (TV)
Shoka (special) Good
Hiroshi Tomioka= lead chick defeating the huge cat. Hiroyuki Imaishi= fight with Daruma (2nd volley only?). Yuusuke Matsuo= scene where the lead dude talking with the female villain on the rooftop (she takes off the cloth covering her face). Up until, and including, the part where she escapes the cheery blossom bind by exploding and the trio is surprised. Yasunori Miyazawa= climax with the giant monster.
(The) Sky Crawlers (movie) Very good
Takeshi Honda- bowling scene, climax at the office. Toshiyuki Inoue- conversation at the restaurant.
Soul Eater (TV) Very good
Space Dandy (TV) Good
Spirited Away (movie) Excellent
Spriggan (movie) Not really good
Star Driver (TV) Excellent
Hironori Tanaka- rough sketches for all the action scenes (OP 1).

Norimitsu Suzuki- all key animation. (ED 1-2)

Yutaka Nakamura- http://i.imgur.com/07YJZ.jpg (ep. 25 uncredited; thanks to kouray)
Stink Bomb (movie) Excellent
Norio Matsumoto=Tanaka crashing on his bike (my guess).

Takeshi Koike=start of the air force attacking Tanaka.

Yasushi Muraki= more of the army attacking Tanaka.

Michio Mihara=Army trying to flee Tanaka (my guess, he probably handled every scene with a huge crowd since he's an assistant AD).

Yoshiaki Kawajiri- Scene where Tanaka and the three soldiers confront each other in the tunnel.
Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (OAV) Good
Hiroyuki Imaishi- Ryu fighting with the old man until Ryu gets thrown into the dojo.
Summer Wars (movie) Excellent
Summer Wars MAD- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpoHxWV3IG0
Sword of the Stranger (movie) Good
Sword of the Stranger MAD
(The) Tatami Galaxy (TV) Very good
Yasunori Miyazawa= Watashi eating a castella (ep. 1). Club members throwing a baseball, members confessing to each other (ep. 5).

Yoshimichi Kameda= Kyoto Tower scene (ep. 6).

Takayuki Hamada= Watashi's "epic run" (ep. 11)

Shouko Nishigaki= very last scene in the hospital (ep. 11)
Teekyū (TV) Good
Tokyo Godfathers (movie) Excellent
Hideki Hamasu- Miyuki throwing a book in Gin's face and the fight that ensues. Hana haggling the taxi driver (expressions on this dude's face are priceless). Shinji Otsuka=Hana berating Gin in the hallway.
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (movie) Very good
Yasushi Muraki- Fight against Caroline. Takeshi Koike- D grabbing the arrow and the profile shot of him on his horse. Grove's spirit first appearance.
Whisper of the Heart (movie) Very good
World Record (OAV) Excellent
Takeshi Koike= Dan "awakening" and the robot inspecting him. Him crossing the finish line. Overall, Koike is responsible for about half of the key animation in this short.
X (movie) Bad
Xam'd: Lost Memories (ONA) Very good
Yume-Miru Kikai (movie by Satoshi Kon)