Person
Ken'ichi Ishikura
Directing · Japan
Biography
Ken'ichi Ishikura (石倉 賢一, Ishikura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He began his career as a production assistant in 2000. After several years working as a freelance episode director, in 2007 he began collaborating with Shaft as an episode director and storyboarder. For the next 5 years, he worked mainly for Shaft, and made his debut as a series director with Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū. Subsequently, he began to collaborate less with Shaft.
Known for

Redo of Healer
Director

Da Capo
Storyboard Artist

Infinite Stratos
Storyboard Artist

Transformers: Armada
Director

Maria Holic
Assistant Director

Sakura Trick
Series Composition

Ef: A Tale Of Memories & Melodies
Storyboard Artist

Paradise Kiss
Director

My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!
Storyboard Artist

Princess Principal
Director
Filmography
- 2025I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering MagicSeries Director
- 2022My Isekai Life: I Gained a Second Character Class and Became the Strongest Sage in the World!Storyboard Artist
- 2021Redo of HealerDirector
- 2017Princess PrincipalDirector
- 2015Music GirlDirector
- 2014Sakura TrickSeries Composition
- 2011Magister Negi Magi: Anime FinalDirector
- 2011Infinite StratosStoryboard Artist
- 2009Natsu no Arashi!Storyboard Artist
- 2009Maria HolicAssistant Director
- 2007Ef: A Tale Of Memories & MelodiesStoryboard Artist
- 2006Yume TsukaiAssistant Director
- 2005Paradise KissDirector
- 2003Da CapoStoryboard Artist
- 2003Transformers: ArmadaDirector
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