Tomoki Kyoda

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Tomoki Kyoda (京田 知己, Kyōda Tomoki^?) (born 1970 in Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese animation director and animator.

Formerly a graphic designer, Kyoda changed his occupation to the animation industry, having aspired to be an animation director since his childhood. After doing various work supervising drawing continuity, he joined the staff of the Bones anime RahXephon as assistant director and later directed RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio, his first film. He then went on to become head director of Eureka Seven, also under studio Bones.

[edit] Noted works

• Kyoro-chan
• Saiyuki - Storyboards, episode director
• The Daichis - Earth Defence Family (Chikyōbōei kazoku) (2001) - Mecha and creature design, staging, drawing continuity
• RahXephon (2002) - Assistant director, episode director, staging, drawing continuity
• RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003) - Director, composition, scenario, drawing continuity
• Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) - drawing continuity
• Kenran Butohsai: The Mars Daybreak (2004) - direction, drawing continuity
• Psalms of Planets Eureka seveN (2005) - Chief director, storyboards, unit direction
• Ouran High School Host Club (2006) - Storyboards, episode director
• Ayakashi Ayashi (2006) - Opening animation director

[edit] External links

• Tomoki Kyoda at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Tomoki Kyoda at the Internet Movie Database