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Yoshikazu YASUHIKO

安彦 良和
Family name (in kanji): 安彦
Given name (in kanji): 良和
Date of birth: 1947-12-09
Hometown: Engaru, Monbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan
Chronology:
(1970) Joins Mushi Productions
(1988) Begins work as a manga artist
Non-anime staff credits:
Illustrator for "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn " (novel) (Japanese)
News: Show:
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Series Win TAAF's Top Awards (Feb 2, 2026)
Takayuki Matsutani, Mamoru Oshii, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Mami Koyama, More Win TAAF Lifetime Achievement Awards (Dec 3, 2025)
Gundam's Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Launches Short-Term Manga Series on March 6 (Feb 27, 2025)
New U.K. Mushoku Tensei Blu-ray Released on Monday (Oct 20, 2024)
Kotatsu Festival Line-up in Aberystwyth Confirmed (Sep 22, 2024)
Tickets Available for Kotatsu Festival in Cardiff (Sep 20, 2024)
Kotatsu Festival Cardiff Line-Up Confirmed (Sep 7, 2024)
Standard U.K. Blu-rays of Venus Wars and Patlabor Released Monday (Apr 21, 2024)
Venus Wars U.K. Collector's Blu-ray Released on Monday (Apr 14, 2024)
Anime Limited Announces Further Titles for 2024 (Dec 18, 2023)
Line-Up for Scotland Loves Anime 2023 in Edinburgh Confirmed (Sep 23, 2023)
Gundam's Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Receives Japanese Government's Film Lifetime Achievement Award (Oct 9, 2022)
Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island U.K. Cinema Screenings Confirmed For Wednesday and Thursday (Sep 17, 2022)
Scotland Loves Anime Confirms 2022 Line-Up (Sep 16, 2022)
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko: Cucuruz Doan Film Is 'Probably' His Final Gundam Screen Project (Mar 9, 2022)
Crusher Joe Rebirth Manga Returns on July 13 With Adaptation of 1st Novel (Jun 22, 2021)
Gundam's Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Working on Unannounced Anime Film (Jun 17, 2021)
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Collectors Blu-ray Released Monday (Jun 13, 2021)
Gundam F91 Collectors Blu-ray Listed for April 26 (Mar 7, 2021)
Anime Limited Will Release Gundam F91 Blu-ray (Feb 18, 2021)
Demon Slayer, Violet Evergarden, More Nominated for 44th Japan Academy Film Prizes (Jan 26, 2021)
Gundam's Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Wins Japan Academy Film Prize Association's Special Award (Jan 19, 2021)
Adult Swim's Toonami to Run Gundam: The Origin Starting on July 6 (May 25, 2019)
1st Dirty Pair Novel in 11 Years Slated for This Year (Sep 7, 2018)
Gundam's Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Launches 'Final New' Manga Series (Aug 24, 2018)
Manga Briefs Roundup: June 2018 (Jul 2, 2018)
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Says Gundam: The Origin is His Last Anime (Apr 29, 2018)
Anime Limited Distributing Sixth Episode of Gundam: The Origin (Feb 1, 2018)
Gundam the Origin VI: Rise of the Red Comet Anime's Subtitled Trailer Shows 1st Gundam Icons (Jan 24, 2018)
Gundam Character Designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Is Open to Remaking 1st Series (Aug 14, 2017)
Anime Limited to Distribute Gundam: The Origin Part 5 (Jun 15, 2017)
Right Stuf to Release Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Chronicle of Char and Sayla in August (May 12, 2017)
Gundam: The Origin's Loum Arc Slated for Next Fall (Nov 5, 2016)
Gundam the Origin Episode 4's 1st 10 Minutes Streamed With Dub, Subtitles (Nov 5, 2016)
Gundam the Origin's Yasuhiko, Monogatari Series' Nisioisin Each End Manga Series (Sep 23, 2016)
Anime Limited to Distribute Gundam: The Origin Part 4 (Aug 17, 2016)
Anime Limited Distributing Gundam: The Origin Part 3 (Jan 22, 2016)
Gundam: The Origin III Episode's Promo Streamed (Nov 15, 2015)
Shirobako, New Ghost in the Shell Film, Seiji Mizushima Win Anime Kobe Awards (Nov 9, 2015)
Second Gundam The Origin Episode World Premiere in London (Sep 26, 2015)
Gundam: The Origin II's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed (Jul 17, 2015)
Anime Limited Distributing Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin Part 2 (Jul 8, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 9-15 (Mar 18, 2015)
Gundam: The Origin II Previewed in English-Dubbed Trailer (Mar 16, 2015)
13th Animator Expo Short 'Kanón' Streamed (Mar 15, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 2-8 (Mar 11, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 23-March 1 (Mar 4, 2015)
Gundam the Origin I's 1st 7 Minutes English-Dubbed & Subtitled (Feb 16, 2015)
Animator Expo Will Return in March With 'Kanón' by Gankutsuou's Mahiro Maeda (Feb 9, 2015)
'Evangelion:Another Impact' Short by Appleseed's Aramaki Streamed (Feb 6, 2015)
Anime Limited Distributing Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin Part 1 (Feb 4, 2015)
Appleseed's Aramaki Helms 'Evangelion:Another Impact' Short (Feb 2, 2015)
Gundam the Origin Gets 4-Panel Comedy Manga Spinoff & 24th Volume (Jan 25, 2015)
Khara's Japan Animator Expo's 10th Short is 'Yamadeloid' by Takashi Horiuchi, Masahiro Emoto (Jan 19, 2015)
9th Animator Expo Short 'Gridman' Streamed (Jan 18, 2015)
Kill la Kill's Trigger Makes Gridman Short for Animator Expo (Jan 12, 2015)
Publisher Vertical Opens Gundam Manga Survey (Jan 1, 2015)
Khara's Japan Animator Expo's 8th Short is 'Tomorrow from there' by Akemi Hayashi (Dec 22, 2014)
New Evangelion Anime Footage Debuts in 7th Animator Expo Short (Dec 19, 2014)
Khara's Japan Animator Expo's 7th Short is 'until You come to me.' by Tadashi Hiramatsu (Dec 15, 2014)
Khara's Japan Animator Expo Posts 'Gundam Key Animation' Short (Dec 9, 2014)
Gundam the Origin's 1st English-Subtitled Trailer Posted (Dec 4, 2014)
1st Gundam: The Origin Episode's 2nd Trailer Streamed (Nov 21, 2014)
Gundam: The Origin Casts Mayumi Tanaka as Casval/Young Char (Nov 21, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 23-29 (Apr 7, 2014)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 29-October 5 (Oct 12, 2013)
5 Attack on Titan Graphic Novels Land in U.S. Bookstores' Top 20 in September (Oct 4, 2013)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 30 - July 6 (Jul 12, 2013)
Akira's Otomo Presents 4 New Promo Videos for Short Peace (Jul 6, 2013)
Gundam The Origin Anime & Tomino's Latest to Be Unveiled in 2014-2015 (Jul 2, 2013)
Crusher Joe Sci-Fi Franchise Gets 1st Novel in 8 Years (Feb 18, 2013)
Yumiko Kawahara, Madoka Magica Win 'Sense of Gender' Awards (Jul 9, 2012)
Madoka Magica, Gundam: The Origin Win at Japan Sci-Fi Con (Jul 7, 2012)
Samurai Ace Manga Magazine to Launch in June (Jun 2, 2012)
Discotek Adds The Venus Wars Science-Fiction Anime Film (Jan 20, 2012)
Gundam's Yasuhiko to Launch Ten no Kechimyaku Manga (Dec 22, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 21-27 (Dec 1, 2011)
Weekly Manga Magazine Devoted to World's Great Figures (Nov 30, 2011)
Crossbone Gundam: Ghost Manga Set in V Gundam Timeframe (Nov 26, 2011)
Gundam The Origin Manga to Launch Anime Project (Jun 22, 2011)
New Kadokawa Manga Mag, New Z Gundam Manga Revealed (Apr 25, 2011)
Studio 4°C Animates Campus Crusade for Christ's Jesus Short (Apr 15, 2011)
NEC Biglobe Sells E-Books, Manga in International Android Apps (Apr 4, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 28-March 6 (Mar 14, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 21-27 (Mar 2, 2011)
Cobra, Jesus, Umezu Manga Released in English (Sep 30, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 19-25 (Jul 28, 2010)
Dirty Pair, Devilman vs. Getter Robo Manga Launch (Mar 22, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 1-7 (Feb 10, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 27, 2010)
Controversial 'Anime Hall of Fame' Officially Canceled (Oct 3, 2009)
Tarō Asō to Step Down as Head of Defeated Ruling Party (Update 3) (Aug 30, 2009)
2nd, 3rd Anime Political Ads of This Year's Elections Posted (Aug 22, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 29-July 5 (Jul 8, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 22-28 (Jul 1, 2009)
Animators Split on Proposed National Media Arts Center (Jun 30, 2009)
Gundam Unicorn Anime Officially Announced (Apr 22, 2009)
Gundam Unicorn Novels' Anime Adaptation Reportedly Confirmed (Apr 21, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 6-12 (Jan 14, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 23-January 5 (Jan 7, 2009)
Iron Linebarrels Robot Manga to be Animated in 2008 (Dec 12, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 27–December 3 (Dec 5, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 20–26 (Nov 27, 2007)
Nippon2007, Asia's First WorldCon, Opens (Aug 31, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 29–June 4 (Jun 6, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 22–28 (May 31, 2007)
Next Stop for Gundam Traveling Exhibit: Kyoto Int'l Manga Museum (Feb 12, 2007)
Bandai Publicizes New Anime at Toy Fair (Feb 17, 2003)
Viz July Manga (Apr 10, 2002)
Interest: Show:
Gundam Designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Draws Sakura Miku (Apr 16, 2025)
Fist of the North Star's Tetsuo Hara Draws Gundam's Amuro at Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Exhibition (Aug 3, 2024)
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Reveals Why Bright Noa Was Aged Up For Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Film (Jun 21, 2022)
Eiichiro Oda, Hajime Isayama, Naoko Takeuchi, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Draw Illustrations for Olympic Program (Jul 13, 2021)
Gundam's Tomino, Yasuhiko Comments on War Themes in Girls & Panzer, KanColle (Aug 19, 2020)
Original Gundam Character Designer Draws Sapporo Beer Commercial (Dec 26, 2018)
Gundam Designer Gets Political with Trump Magazine Cover (Dec 27, 2017)
Gundam Character Designer Yasuhiko Draws Poster for Japan-Cuba Film Ernesto (Aug 5, 2017)
Mobile Suit Gundam Animation Director Says Series' Pro-War Message is a Mix-Up (Dec 29, 2015)
Gundam's Yasuhiko, 6 Other Creators Visit Quake-Hit Sendai (Dec 2, 2011)
Daily Video: Gundam Character Designer Draws Char (Sep 17, 2010)
Other articles: Show:
This Week in Anime - Anime News Network's Summer Manga Reading List (Jun 19, 2025)
The Origin of Gundam: The Origin (May 15, 2019)
Our Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2019 (Mar 29, 2019)
Pre-Order Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Vol. 3 Collector's Edition Blu-ray (Apr 1, 2016)
The Mike Toole Show - YAS Hands (Aug 10, 2014)
The Mike Toole Show - Terminal Tominosis (Sep 25, 2011)
The Mike Toole Show - Super Robot Island: Dork of the Moon (Jul 17, 2011)
Brain Diving: A Lovely Angel (Nov 2, 2010)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Jesus (Oct 14, 2010)
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Crusher Joe: The Movie : Director, Script, Screenplay, Storyboard, Character Design, Animation Director, Animation
Crusher Joe: The OVA's : Character Design
Dirty Pair (light novel) : Illustration
Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato (movie) : Storyboard
Fighting General Daimos (TV) : Storyboard (6 episodes
eps 1, 3, 20, 25, 31, 42
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Giant Gorg (TV) : Chief Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 4), Original creator, Character Design, Animation Director (23 episodes
eps 1-14, 16-20, 22, 24-26
), Key Animation (OP)
Gundam Stand at Jaburo (movie short) : Character Design
Gundam vs. Hello Kitty (promo TV) : Original Character Design (Gundam)
Inui and Tatsumi (manga) : Story & Art
Japan Animator Expo (ONA) : Key Animation (ep 5)
Jesus (manga) : Story & Art
Joan (manga) : Story & Art
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(The) Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters (U.S. special) : Key Animation, Layout
Mobile Suit Gundam (TV) : Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (16 episodes
eps 1-3, 6-7, 9-10, 13, 17, 19, 22, 24, 26, 29-31
), Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy : Character Design, Animation Director
Mobile Suit Gundam 0079 (manga) : Original Character Design
Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (movie) : Character Design
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (TV) : Original Character Design
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN MSD Cucuruz Doan's Island (manga) : Original Manga
Mobile Suit Gundam UC (OAV) : Original Character Design
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 (TV) : Original Character Design
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (TV) : Design Cooperation
Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (movie) : Director, Storyboard, Character Design, Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (manga) : Story & Art, Cover Art
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (OAV) : Chief Director, Storyboard (eps 1-6), Original Manga, Character Design, Key Animation (ep 6)
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Movie Edition : Chief Director
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin: Advent of the Red Comet (TV) : Chief Director, Original story, Character Design
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (TV) : Character Design
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation (movies) : Character Design
Muteki Chōjin Zambot 3 (TV) : Character Design
Muteki Kōjin Daitarn 3 (TV) : Animation Director (ep 33), Animation (ep 33)
New Moomin (TV) : Animation (5 episodes
eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 20
)
Nozomi in the Sun (TV) : Assistant Design
Reideen the Brave (TV) : Storyboard (4 episodes
eps 2, 26-27, 49
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eps 1-15, 42, 44, 49
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Robokko Beeton (TV) : Storyboard (7 episodes
eps 3, 5, 9, 13, 16, 21, 25
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eps 1-16, 19-21, 23, 25-27, 29-30, 32-38, 41-43, 45-50
)
Space Battleship Yamato Pilot Film (OAV) : Character Design
Star Blazers (TV) : Storyboard (13 episodes
eps 6, 8-9, 11-12, 14-20 even, 21, 23-25
)
Star Blazers: The Comet Empire (TV) : Storyboard (13 episodes
eps 2-3, 5-6, 12, 15-17, 19, 22-24, 26
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Strange+ (TV) : End Card Illustration (ep 8)
Super Atragon (OAV) : Character Design
Super Electromagnetic Robot Com-battler V (TV) : Storyboard (6 episodes
eps 9, 17, 23, 30, 34, 39
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(The) Venus Wars (manga) : Story & Art
Venus Wars (movie) : Director, Screenplay, Original creator, Character Design
Wa ga Na wa Nero (manga) : Story & Art
Wanpaku Omukashi Kumu Kumu (TV) : Script (4 episodes
eps 12, 21, 25-26
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eps 2, 4, 12, 16, 21, 26
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Zeonic Toyota (TV promo) : Original Character Design
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