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Behind the anime
Character Design
Kazuo Komatsubara was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
Our catalog credits Kazuo Komatsubara, an animator and designer, on 39 titles. Kazuo is from Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Born December 24, 1943. Years active: 1963–2001.
Production credits include character design (16), animation director (16), and key animation (6).
Our catalog lists 39 credits, including Devilman: The Demon Bird, Wagahai wa Neko de Aru, and Galactic Whirlwind Sasuraiger.
Their hometown is listed as Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
Kazuo Komatsubara (小松原 一男 or 小松原 一夫, Komatsubara Kazuo; December 24, 1943 – March 24, 2000) was a Japanese animator, animation director and character designer born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He worked as an independently contracted character designer for Toei Animation in the 1970s and 1980s. He was a member of the board of directors of animation studio Oh!
Production (which he helped found along with Norio Shioyama, Kōichi Murata, and Kōshin Yonekawa). He died on March 24, 2000, due to a cancerous tumor on his neck.
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27 titles listed
