![]() ![]() I left that program after a big fight and went to help out on Osamu Tezuka’s Phoenix 2772 for Tezuko Pro (1980). Someone else was in charge of character design for 999 at first, but they decided to move on so a request came to me for character design and directing. Interviewer: After Farewell you worked together with Leiji Matsumoto on the TV anime for Galaxy Express 999. Matsumoto many times after that, so it’s not like we’re not on good terms. She doesn’t have a woman’s body like that.” So I redrew her again immediately and wanted to say, “It isn’t a female body, it’s Yuki’s body.” I thought, “I have a passion for drawing women.” (Laughs) That’s what our first meeting was like, and I met with Mr. He said, “The style of Yuki Mori is different. When I did my first roughs of the characters, I met with the design supervisor Leiji Matsumoto. In fact, I had helped out a little bit with key animation on the Yamato TV series, but it wasn’t very much and Mr. Only one other staff member had been called in before me. ![]() Nishizaki for the first time at a meeting. Nishizaki would be uneasy about taking on an unknown youngster. Yokoi told me about this I immediately answered that “I don’t want to be the general director.” I thought Mr. But the part I haven’t told you is that when Mr. So the plan for me to direct a feature film and do character design turned into Yamato. Then, by chance, Yamato Producer Yoshinobu Nishizaki brought his proposal for a new Yamato movie to Toei animation. Yokoi of Toei Productions loved me and wanted me to do character design and direct animation for a feature film to be released in the spring. Do you remember how you came to participate in that work? At that time, you were in charge of character design for Farewell and served as the overall animation director in your twenties. Interviewer: Yamato 2202 is a remake of the big hit movie Farewell to Yamato (1978) and the TV version Yamato 2. I said that I might draw all the Comet Empire characters at first, but I think there are various schedule demands on the studio side and various other circumstances, so I only draw key animation for the enemy side upon request. Habara said, “I want you to draw Zordar on the Comet Empire side,” and I said, “I’ll do it if you don’t revise my originals.” (Laughs) So I joined. Kogawa: Nobuyoshi Habara, who was in charge of mecha for Yamato Resurrection, became the Director of Yamato 2202, and the relationship comes from there. Interviewer: You are currently participating in key animation for Space Battleship Yamato 2202. See a longer profile on Anime News Network here.Ĭharacter design and overall animation director for Farewell to Yamato Major titles: Gatchaman (1972), Hurricane Polymar (1974), Farewell to Yamato (1978), Galaxy Express 999 (1978), Daitarn 3 (1978), Ideon (1978), Xabungle (1982), Dunbine (1983), L-Gaim (1984), Odin: Photon Space Sailor Starlight (1985), Space Knight Tekkaman Blade (1992), Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei (2007), Yamato Resurrection (2009), Lupin III: A Woman Named Mine Fujiko (2015). Since 2000, he has worked on Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei (2007), Yamato Resurrection (2009), Folktales from Japan (2012), Yamato 2199 (2012), Lupin III (2015) and continues working on such productions as 6HP – Six Hearts Princess (2017). He worked on many different anime with multiple pen names, including Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995). In the late 70s he began working with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino on Invincible Steel Daitarn 3 (1978) through to Heavy Metal L-Gaim (1984) and played an active part in robot anime produced by Sunrise. He did character design on Farewell to Yamato (1978) and served as overall animation director, recording a big hit in movie history. ![]() His career in animation began with Star of the Giants (1968) and original Tatsunoko works including Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (1972) and Hurricane Polymar (1974). Here we talk about his life as an animator for both film and TV anime.īorn 1950 in Hokkaido. In addition, he is still active and participates in Space Battleship Yamato 2202 as a member of the animation staff. He worked with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino on many robot anime such as Space Runaway Ideon, Combat Mecha Xabungle, and Aura Battler Dunbine, known to a wide generation through the popular game Super Robot Taisen. See the original article here.ĭo you know the name Tomonori Kogawa? He is a legend in the anime industry, active as a frontline animation creator from the 1970s to the present. Interview by Yoshinori Nozawa, published by Animate Times on January 31, 2018. ![]() Taking the road from the past to the present! An interview with animation creator Tomonori Kogawa, active on this road for 40 years ![]()
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