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Behind the anime
Character Design
Yukiko Horiguchi is an animator, illustrator and character designer formerly belonging to Kyoto Animation.
Our catalog credits Yukiko Horiguchi, an animator and designer, on 51 titles. Their listed hometown is Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Their birth date is listed as January 28, 1983. Years active: 2003–present.
Production credits include animation director (15), key animation (13), and character design (12).
Our catalog lists 51 credits, including K-ON!: Live House!, K-ON!: The Movie, and Nani mo Shite Agerarenai.
Their hometown is listed as Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
The person behind the work
Yukiko Horiguchi is an animator, illustrator and character designer formerly belonging to Kyoto Animation. She joined Kyoto Animation in 2003 after graduating from a junior college (tanki daigaku). She started as inbetweener on Shin-Chan, before making a debut as key animator on the KyoAni in-house OVA Munto.
In 2007 she was given the chance to design characters for the anime adaptation of the Lucky Star yon-koma manga. Horiguchi is particularly known for the shape she gives her drawings, resulting in a certain roundness and the distinctly fine outline and peculiar shading. Her characters appear to be very child-like and cute, and full of energy, which is a major appeal to the fans.
The illustrator BUNBUN is her younger brother.
Browse titles and the roles they contributed.
27 titles listed
