Yutaka Minowa

Yutaka Minowa
箕輪 豊
OccupationsCharacter designer, animation director

Yutaka Minowa (箕輪 豊, Minowa Yutaka) is a character designer and animation director who works with Madhouse, a Japanese animation company. His work is recognised in the Yoshiaki Kawajiri movies he has designed characters for, among them Ninja Scroll and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. He also did the character design and animation direction for the short "Program" in The Animatrix.[1]


Works

List of works in anime
Year Series Crew role Notes Source[2]
1989The Five Star StoriesAssistant Animation Director[3]
1990–91Record of Lodoss WarSub character designerOVA[3]
1993Ninja ScrollCharacter design, animation directorfilm
1998Outlaw Star[4]
2001Vampire Hunter D: BloodlustCharacter design, animation directorfilm[5][6][3]
2003The AnimatrixAnimation director, character designEp. "Program"[4][1]
2007Devil May Cry: The Animated SeriesCharacter design, animation director, "Devil" Design[7]
2011BladeProp design
2013Space Pirate Captain HarlockConcept Character Designfilm

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview with Yutaka Minowa (Animation Director, Character Design: Program) from The Animatrix (2003)". MatrixFans.net. August 31, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. ↑ アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 箕輪 豊 [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Yutaka Minowa]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Phillips, George (August 12, 2004). "Opening Ceremonies - Otakon 2004 - Anime News Network". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Sakura-Con Hosts Giant Robo/Shin Mazinger's Imagawa". Anime News Network. February 4, 2010. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Fantasia 2000 holds press conference". Anime News Network. July 4, 2000. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Vampire Hunter D on Cinemax". Anime News Network. October 16, 2001. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sakura-Con to Host Madoka Magica's Urobuchi, Ninja Scroll's Minowa". Anime News Network. February 20, 2012. Retrieved March 1, 2016.