



Tooru Yoshida
Visual Effects1961Kagawa, Japan

Biography
Tooru Yoshida (吉田 徹, Yoshida Tōru, February 7, 1961) is an animator, mechanic designer, and anime director from Ayagawa town, Ayauta district, Kagawa Prefecture. After graduating from Osaka Designers' College, he studied under Moriyasu Taniguchi and then joined AnimeR 1st Studio. He is a lecturer at Osaka Amusement Media Academy and member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
Known For
Acting History
2025
Babanba Banban Vampire
TVKey Animation
Anne Shirley
TVKey Animation
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!
TVKey Animation• 12 eps
Gachiakuta
TVAnimation Director• 1 eps
Gachiakuta
TVKey Animation• 2 eps
2024
Trapezium
Key Animation
Rising Impact
TVKey Animation
Grendizer U
TVLead Animator
Solo Leveling
TVKey Animation
The Fable
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
The Fable
TVDirector• 2 eps
The Fable
TVAnimation Director• 10 eps
The Fable
TVSupervising Animation Director• 1 eps
The Fable
TVKey Animation• 2 eps
T・P BON
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Haigakura
TVStoryboard Artist
Dan Da Dan
TVKey Animation
2023
maboroshi
Key Animation
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Animation Director
Buddy Daddies
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
My Happy Marriage
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
2022
KanColle: See You Again on Another Quiet Blue Sea
TVKey Animation
Extreme Hearts
TVStoryboard Artist• 5 eps
Extreme Hearts
TVAction Director• 11 eps
The Heike Story
TVKey Animation• 3 eps
The Heike Story
TVAnimation Director• 2 eps
The Case Study of Vanitas
TVKey Animation• 3 eps
The Demon Girl Next Door
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury
TVKey Animation• 3 eps
Made in Abyss
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
2021
Otherside Picnic
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
Yasuke
TVAnimation Director• 1 eps
Yasuke
TVKey Animation• 2 eps
SHAMAN KING
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
2020
SHIROBAKO the Movie
Key Animation
Cap Revolution Bottleman
TVProp Designer
JUJUTSU KAISEN
TVKey Animation
Gleipnir
TVKey Animation• 4 eps
2019
Fire Force
TVKey Animation
Dororo
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
TVKey Animation
O Maidens in Your Savage Season
TVDirector
2018
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes
Second Unit Director
Penguin Highway
Key Animation
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Detonation
Key Animation
Beatless
TVStoryboard Artist
Angels of Death
TVStoryboard Artist
Devilman Crybaby
TVDirector
The Piano Forest
TVStoryboard Artist
The Piano Forest
TVDirector
The Piano Forest
TVKey Animation
2017
A Centaur's Life
TVStoryboard Artist
The Ancient Magus' Bride
TVKey Animation
The Ancient Magus' Bride
TVAnimation Director
2016
KanColle Movie
Key Animation
KanColle Movie
Storyboard Artist
GARO: Divine Flame
Key Animation
Drifters
TVKey Animation
Bungo Stray Dogs
TVKey Animation
My Hero Academia
TVKey Animation
Girlish Number
TVStoryboard Artist
Girlish Number
TVDirector
Mob Psycho 100
TVKey Animation
2015
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie
Key Animation
PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie
Key Animation
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!
TVKey Animation
KanColle: Kantai Collection
TVStoryboard Artist
KanColle: Kantai Collection
TVDirector
KanColle: Kantai Collection
TVKey Animation
Charlotte
TVDirector
Concrete Revolutio
TVDirector
Blood Blockade Battlefront
TVKey Animation
2014
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie
Key Animation
TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising
Key Animation
Captain Earth
TVKey Animation
Parasyte -the maxim-
TVAnimation Director• 1 eps
World Trigger
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Space Dandy
TVKey Animation
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace
TVKey Animation
Akame ga Kill!
TVKey Animation
2013
Attack on Titan
TVKey Animation
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3
TVStoryboard Artist
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3
TVKey Animation
Kill la Kill
TVKey Animation
2012
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
TVKey Animation
NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals
TVKey Animation
Superb Song of the Valkyries: Symphogear
TVDirector• 1 eps
2011
UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON
Key Animation
Un-Go
TVKey Animation
Blade
TVKey Animation• 2 eps
Level E
TVKey Animation
2010
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works
Key Animation
Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Case; Irvine
Key Animation
Dance in the Vampire Bund
TVKey Animation
Katanagatari
TVKey Animation
2009
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
TVKey Animation
2008
Linebarrels of Iron
TVKey Animation
2007
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
TVKey Animation
Reideen
TVKey Animation
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
TVStoryboard Artist
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
TVDirector
Claymore
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
Gurren Lagann
TVDirector• 1 eps
Gurren Lagann
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Afro Samurai
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Bokurano
TVKey Animation• 2 eps
Shin Jeeg
TVKey Animation
2006
Tekkonkinkreet
Key Animation
Brave Story
Animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Key Animation
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo!
Key Animation
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
TVKey Animation
009-1
TVKey Animation
Higurashi: When They Cry
TVKey Animation
Ōban Star-Racers
TVDirector• 1 eps
Welcome to the N-H-K
TVDirector
2005
Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan
Key Animation
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Key Animation
The Law of Ueki
TVKey Animation
Eureka Seven
TVKey Animation
SPEED GRAPHER
TVStoryboard Artist• 3 eps
SPEED GRAPHER
TVDirector• 4 eps
SPEED GRAPHER
TVAnimation Director• 2 eps
SPEED GRAPHER
TVKey Animation• 3 eps
Honey and Clover
TVKey Animation
Sugar Sugar Rune
TVAnimation Director
2004
Steamboy
Key Animation
Bleach
TVKey Animation
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
TVKey Animation
Samurai 7
TVKey Animation
Tweeny Witches
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
Tweeny Witches
TVDirector• 1 eps
Tweeny Witches
TVAnimation Director• 1 eps
2003
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
Key Animation
Kino's Journey
TVKey Animation
Last Exile
TVStoryboard Artist
Last Exile
TVDirector
Last Exile
TVKey Animation
Fullmetal Alchemist
TVKey Animation
2002
A Tree of Palme
Key Animation
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street
Key Animation
Armitage: Dual Matrix
Key Animation
Witch Hunter Robin
TVStoryboard Artist• 1 eps
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
TVKey Animation• 2 eps
Macross Zero
TVKey Animation
RahXephon
TVKey Animation
2001
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven
Key Animation
Zone of the Enders: Idolo
Key Animation
The Daichis Earth's Defense Family
TVKey Animation
Cyborg 009
TVKey Animation
Usagi-chan de Cue!!
TVSeries Director• 3 eps
Project Arms
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
2000
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes
Key Animation
Argento Soma
TVKey Animation
Ceres: Celestial Legend
TVKey Animation
1999
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
Key Animation
Turn A Gundam
TVKey Animation
1998
One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report
Animation Director
Spriggan
Key Animation
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
TVStoryboard Artist
Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040
TVDirector
His and Her Circumstances
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
Cowboy Bebop
TVKey Animation
1997
1996
Lupin the Third: Dead or Alive
Key Animation
The Vision of Escaflowne
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
1995
Wild Knights Gulkeeva
TVAnimation Director• 3 eps
Wild Knights Gulkeeva
TVKey Animation• 3 eps
1994
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
TVKey Animation
New Cutey Honey
TVStoryboard Artist
New Cutey Honey
TVKey Animation
1992
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon
Key Animation
Bastard!!
TVStoryboard Artist
Bastard!!
TVDirector
Bastard!!
TVKey Animation
Ellcia
TVKey Animation
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
TVKey Animation
1991
Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
TVKey Animation
1990
City Hunter: Bay City Wars
Key Animation
Record of Lodoss War
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
1989
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga
Mechanical Designer
Hyper Psychic Geo Garaga
Key Animation
1988
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Key Animation
Aura Battle Dunbine: The Tale of Neo Byston Well
Character Designer
Armor Hunter Merowlink
TVAnimation Director
Armor Hunter Merowlink
TVKey Animation
Ronin Warriors
TVKey Animation
1987
Zillion
TVKey Animation• 4 eps
1986
Blue Comet SPT Layzner: Act-III Seal 2000
Animation Director
Superdimensional Romanesque Samy: Missing 99
Mechanical Designer
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
TVKey Animation• 1 eps
1985
Dream Hunter Rem
TVKey Animation
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
TVAnimation Director• 7 eps
Blue Comet SPT Layzner
TVOpening/Ending Animation• 25 eps
1983
Armored Trooper VOTOMS
TVKey Animation







