Kinji Yoshimoto

Kinji Yoshimoto (よしもときんじ, Yoshimoto Kinji, 吉本 欣司) 27 February 1966 – 5 November 2021 was a Japanese animator, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include Megazone 23 and Plastic Little. He also directed several of the Queen's Blade anime series, as well as anime adaptations for I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job. and Unbreakable Machine-Doll, and is known for his manga and anime productions with manga artist Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021.[2]

Kinji Yoshimoto
よしもときんじ
Born(1966-02-27)27 February 1966
Hiroshima Prefecture,[1] Japan
Died5 November 2021(2021-11-05) (aged 55)
Occupations
Years active1985–2021
Employers
  • Earthwork (1990–2005)
  • Fortes (2002–2021)

Filmography

Anime
Year Title Crew role Notes Source[3]
1985–1986Megazone 23Key animationOVA series Part 1, 2
1989Legend of LemnearDirectorOVA
1994Plastic LittleKey animation, Director, Screenplay[4]
2007Genshiken Pt. 2Director[5]
2009Queen's Blade: The Exiled VirginDirector, Screenplay, Series Composition
2009Queen's Blade 2: The Evil EyeStory concept, Director
2010–2011Queen's Blade: Beautiful WarriorsDirectorOVA[6]
2013I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.Director[7]
2013Unbreakable Machine-DollDirector[8]
2013–2014Vanquished QueensDirector, ComposerOVA
2016Queen's Blade GrimoireChief directorOVA
2017Seven Mortal SinsDirector[9]
2018 Joshi Ochi! 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futte Kita!? Director, Series Composition ONA [lower-alpha 1][10]
2019Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's StrongestDirector, Series Composition[11]

Other projects
Year Title Crew role Notes Source
1996Langrisser IIIOpening Animation Staff (director)Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn
1998Langrisser V: The End of LegendOpening Animation Staff (director, key frame artist), Development Staff (visual artist)Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn
1999GrowlanserOpening Animation Staff (director)Video game originally released for the PlayStation
2015The Shisho (Master Teacher)Animation DirectorCombination live-action and anime[12]

Notes
  1. Credited under the pseudonym of Jinki Tomoshiyo (ジンキトモシヨ).

References
  1. よしもとのページ [Yoshimoto page]. Earthwork (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 4 September 2004. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (10 November 2021). "Director, Animator Kinji Yoshimoto Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – よしもときんじ" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Kinji Yoshimoto]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  4. Patten, Fred (17 April 2002). "New from Japan: Anime Film Reviews". Animation World Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  5. Loo, Egan (23 April 2013). "Tsutomu Mizushima Directs New Genshiken Anime at I.G". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  6. Ressler, Karen (14 August 2014). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  7. Loo, Egan (22 September 2013). "Yu-Shibu Fantasy Comedy TV Anime's Promo Introduces Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  8. Nelkin, Sarah (17 May 2013). "Kana Asumi, Nobuhiko Okamoto Join Unbreakable Machine-Doll Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  9. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (11 August 2016). "Hobby Japan's The 7 Deadly Sins Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  10. "Joshiochi!: 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futtekita!?" Two Sides of the Same Hole (TV Episode 2018) - IMDb, retrieved 15 April 2023
  11. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (29 April 2018). "Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest TV Anime Reveals New Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  12. Nelkin, Sarah (28 February 2015). "Shishō 2chan Novels Get TV Anime, Live-Action Film, TV Drama". Anime News Network. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
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