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Katsuya Kondo

Visual Effects · Born 1963-06-02 · Ehime, Japan

Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也, born June 2, 1963, in Ehime Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese manga artist, character designer, animator, and animation director. He is best known for his character design work on the Studio Ghibli films Kiki's Delivery Service and Ocean Waves, as well as the PlayStation game Jade Cocoon. His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style. After graduating from high school, he began working for Osamu Dezaki and Akio Sugino at their Studio Annapuru. Under the direction of Shinji Ōtsuka, Kondō worked as a key animator of the TV anime series Cat's Eye. He then worked as a free agent on such shows as The Mighty Orbots, Rainbow Brite, and Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. His first work with Studio Ghibli was as a key animator on Castle in the Sky. After working on the Gainax film The Wings of Honneamise and the OVAs Devilman and Meikyū Bukken File 538, Kondō began to be known for the high quality of his work. Kondō collaborated with Ken'ichi Sakemi on a manga retelling of the Joan of Arc story, as well as doing the character designs for the Jade Cocoon video game series. He also collaborated with Sakemi by creating the character designs for the 1990 NTV TV movie Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (based on Sakemi's novel Kōkyū Monogatari), which tells the story of a young country girl who is chosen to become one of the Emperor's concubines. He also worked with Tomomi Mochizuki on the NHK Minna no Uta music video titled Kaze no Tōri Michi, produced by Ajia-do Animation Works for Sayuri Horishita. In 2007, he was announced as the supervising animator of the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea. He also wrote the lyrics for the film's theme song. Description above from the Wikipedia article Katsuya Kondō, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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  Howl's Moving Castle

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  Princess Mononoke

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  My Neighbor Totoro

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  Kiki's Delivery Service

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  Den-noh Coil

  Key Animation

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  The Boy and the Heron

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  Castle in the Sky

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  Ponyo

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  The Secret World of Arrietty

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  Porco Rosso

  Key Animation

• 2026Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-Character Designer
• 2023The Boy and the HeronKey Animation
• 2022Zen - Grogu and Dust BunniesDirector
• 2021Earwig and the WitchCharacter Designer
• 2016The Journey ContinuesDirector
• 2016BalanceDirector
• 2016EncounterDirector
• 2014Ronja, the Robber's DaughterCharacter Designer
• 2014When Marnie Was ThereKey Animation
• 2013The Wind RisesKey Animation
• 2011From Up on Poppy HillCharacter Designer
• 2010The Secret World of ArriettyKey Animation
• 2008NEWS ZERO Spinoff: "Ponyo on the Cliff" Close-Up! Five Genius CraftmenSelf
• 2008PonyoAnimation Director
• 2007Den-noh CoilKey Animation
• 2006House HuntingAnimation Director
• 2004Howl's Moving CastleKey Animation
• 2000The AuroraCharacter Designer
• 1999My Neighbors the YamadasKey Animation
• 1997Princess MononokeAnimation
• 1994Pom PokoKey Animation
• 1993Ocean WavesAnimation Director
• 1992Everything Ghibli Special Short ShortsCreator
• 1992Porco RossoKey Animation
• 1991Only YesterdayAnimation Director
• 1990Like the Clouds, Like the WindCharacter Designer
• 1990Devilman - Volume 2: Demon BirdKey Animation
• 1989Kiki's Delivery ServiceAnimation Director
• 1988My Neighbor TotoroKey Animation
• 1987Devilman - Volume 1: The BirthKey Animation
• 1987Royal Space Force - The Wings of HonneamiseKey Animation
• 1987Twilight QKey Animation
• 1986Castle in the SkyKey Animation
• 1986Amon SagaKey Animation