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Masayuki Kouda

14 titles in the catalogue

Masayuki Kouda (甲田 正行, Kōda Masayuki) is a Japanese animator, anime director, character designer, and storyboard artist. He began his career as an in-between artist for Studio Pierrot before making his debut as a key animator in 2005.

He is primarily known for his work in the Naruto franchise, but was first recognized for his strong drawing ability as a animation director/animator for the show 'Blue Dragon' (2007), which translated into becoming a high priority animation director for Naruto Shippuden from 2010-2013.

In 2014, he made his debut as character designer and chief animation director for the show 'Baby Steps'. Following this, he made his directorial debut for Naruto Shippuden episode 469 (2016) and became a leading member of the franchise's staff moving forward.

Their work

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  1. Naruto Shippūden2007Animation · Animation Director · Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Animation Director
  2. Naruto2002Animation · Key Animation
  3. One Piece1999Key Animation
  4. Boruto: Naruto Next Generations2017Animation · Animation Director · Animation Supervisor · Director · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Animation Director
  5. The Last: Naruto the Movie2014Key Animation
  6. Bleach2004Key Animation
  7. Boruto: Naruto the Movie2015Key Animation
  8. Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale2017Key Animation
  9. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower2010Animation · Key Animation
  10. Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire2009Key Animation
  11. Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom2006Animation
  12. Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel2005Animation
  13. Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody2006Key Animation
  14. The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse2023Opening/Ending Animation