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Youko Kikuchi

Character designer and animation director whose credits span Noir, Kuroko's Basketball, and Sailor Moon Eternal. [1]

Known for

6 signature roles
Ishura 2nd Season
Animation Director
Ishura 2nd Season
Animation Director
Mechanical Marie
Character Design
Mechanical Marie
Character Design
Ishura
Character Design
Ishura
Character Design
Twilight Out of Focus
Character Design
Twilight Out of Focus
Character Design
[Oshi No Ko]
Animation Director
[Oshi No Ko]
Animation Director
Kuroko's Basketball: Basketball Classroom
Animation Director
Kuroko's Basketball: Basketball Classroom
Animation Director

Biography

Yoko Kikuchi is a Japanese animator and character designer who has worked in anime production since 1992 [1]. She has been affiliated with several studios over her career, including Bee Train, Studio Fantasia, Studio Deen, and Production I.G [1]. She designed characters for the fantasy series Arc the Lad (1999) and the spy thriller Noir (2001), and went on to design for .hack//Legend of the Twilight (2003), Rumbling Hearts (2003), and El Cazador de la Bruja (2007) [1]. Her character-design work later extended into the Junjou Romantica series (2008-2009) and Kuroko's Basketball (2012), as well as the 2024 fantasy series Ishura [1]. As an animation director she has worked across several entries in the Tsubasa franchise, on Umineko When They Cry (2009), and contributed animation direction to the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal film (2021) [1]. She is married to fellow animator Eiji Suganuma [1].

Filmography

219 credits shown
Sort
2025
Animation Director
Ishura 2nd Season
Production
2025
Character Design
Ishura 2nd Season
Production
2025
Character Design
Mechanical Marie
Production
2025
Chief Animation Director
Ishura 2nd Season
Production
2024
Character Design
Ishura
Production
2024
Character Design
Twilight Out of Focus
Production
2024
Chief Animation Director
Ishura
Production
2023
Animation Director
[Oshi No Ko]
Production
2023 Production
2023 Production
2023 Production
2022 Production
2022 Production
2022 Production
2022 Production
2022 Production
2021 Production
2021
Key Animation
Godzilla Singular Point
Production
2021 Production
2020 Production
2020
Key Animation
Pet
Production
2020
Key Animation
Vlad Love
Production
2019 Production
2019 Production
2019 Production
2019 Production
2019 Production
2019 Production
2019 Production
2018 Production
2018 Production
2018 Production
2018 Production
2018
Key Animation
Golden Kamuy
Production
2018
Key Animation
Kokkoku
Production
2018 Production
2017 Production
2017
Animation Director
The Royal Tutor
Production
2017 Production
2017
Chief Animation Director
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
Production
2017
Key Animation
The Royal Tutor
Production
2017
Key Animation
Super Lovers 2
Production
2016 Production
2016 Production
2016 Production
2016 Production
2016 Production
2016 Production
2016
Key Animation
Super Lovers
Production
2015
Animation Director
Junjo Romantica 3
Production
2015
Character Design
Junjo Romantica 3
Production
2015
Chief Animation Director
Junjo Romantica 3
Production
2014 Production
2014 Production
2014 Production
2014
Key Animation
Pupa
Production
2013 Production
2012
2nd Key Animation
Kuroko's Basketball
Production
2012
Animation Director
Kuroko's Basketball
Production
2012
Assistant Animation Director
Kuroko's Basketball
Production
2012
Character Design
Junjou Romantica OVA
Production
2012
Character Design
Kuroko's Basketball
Production
2012
Chief Animation Director
Kuroko's Basketball
Production
2012 Production
2012
Key Animation
Kuroko's Basketball
Production
2012 Production
2011 Production
2011 Production
2011
Animation Director
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA
Production
2011 Production
2011 Production
2011
Character Design
Sekaiichi Hatsukoi OVA
Production
2011 Production
2011 Production
2011 Production
2011 Production
2010
Animation Director
"Bungaku Shoujo" Memoire
Production
2010 Production
2010
Animation Director
Stray Cats Overrun!
Production
2010
Animation Director
Mayoi Neko Overrun! Specials
Production
2010
Key Animation
"Bungaku Shoujo" Memoire
Production
2010
Key Animation
"Bungaku Shoujo" Movie
Production
2010 Production
2010 Production
2010
Key Animation
Hiyokoi
Production
2010 Production
2010
Key Animation
Stray Cats Overrun!
Production
2010 Production
2009 Production
2009 Production
2009
Animation Director
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You
Production
2009 Production
2009
Animation Director
Umineko: When They Cry
Production
2009 Production
2009 Production
2009
Character Design
Umineko: When They Cry
Production
2009
Chief Animation Director
Umineko: When They Cry
Production
2009 Production
2009 Production
2009 Production
2009
Key Animation
Umineko: When They Cry
Production
2009 Production
2008
Animation Director
Junjo Romantica
Production
2008
Animation Director
Junjo Romantica 2
Production
2008
Character Design
Junjo Romantica
Production
2008
Character Design
Junjo Romantica 2
Production
2008
Chief Animation Director
Junjo Romantica
Production
2008
Chief Animation Director
Junjo Romantica 2
Production
2007
Animation Director
El Cazador de la Bruja
Production
2007 Production
2007
Character Design
El Cazador de la Bruja
Production
2007 Production
2007
Key Animation
El Cazador de la Bruja
Production
2007 Production
2006
Animation Director
Hell Girl: Two Mirrors
Production
2006
Animation Director
Simoun
Production
2006
Key Animation
Binchou-tan
Production
2006
Key Animation
Gintama
Production
2006
Key Animation
Le Chevalier D'Eon
Production
2006
Key Animation
Pumpkin Scissors
Production
2006
Key Animation
Simoun
Production
2006 Production
2006
Key Animation
Spider Riders
Production
2006 Production
2005
Animation Director
Kirameki☆Project
Production
2005 Production
2005
Character Design
Kirameki☆Project
Production
2005 Production
2005
Key Animation
Kirameki☆Project
Production
2005
Key Animation
Rozen Maiden: Träumend
Production
2005 Production
2005 Production
2004
Key Animation
Get Ride! AMDriver
Production
2004
Key Animation
Rozen Maiden
Production
2003
Animation Director
.hack//Legend of The Twilight
Production
2003
Animation Director
Rumbling Hearts
Production
2003
Animation Director
PopoloCrois
Production
2003 Production
2003
Character Design
Rumbling Hearts
Production
2003
Chief Animation Director
Rumbling Hearts
Production
2003
Key Animation
.hack//Gift
Production
2003 Production
2003
Key Animation
Avenger
Production
2003
Key Animation
Rumbling Hearts
Production
2003
Key Animation
PopoloCrois
Production
2002
Key Animation
.hack//Liminality
Production
2002
Key Animation
.hack//Sign
Production
2002
Key Animation
Chobits
Production
2002
Key Animation
Petite Princess Yucie
Production
2002
Key Animation
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
Production
2001
Animation Director
Noir
Production
2001
Character Design
Noir
Production
2001
Key Animation
Najica Blitz Tactics
Production
2001
Key Animation
Noir
Production
2001
Key Animation
Captain Kuppa
Production
2000 Production
2000
Character Design
Labyrinth Of Flames
Production
2000 Production
2000
Key Animation
Ginsoukikou Ordian
Production
2000
Key Animation
Labyrinth Of Flames
Production
1999
Animation Director
Arc the Lad
Production
1999
Character Design
Arc the Lad
Production
1999
Key Animation
Arc the Lad
Production
1999
Key Animation
Betterman
Production
1998
Animation Director
Popolocrois Monogatari
Production
1998
Character Design
AIKa: Special Trial
Production
1998
Key Animation
AIKa: Special Trial
Production
1998 Production
1998
Key Animation
Cardcaptor Sakura
Production
1998 Production
1998 Production
1998
Key Animation
Popolocrois Monogatari
Production
1998
Key Animation
Silent Möbius
Production
1997
Animation Director
Agent AIKa
Production
1997
Character Design
Agent AIKa
Production
1997
Key Animation
Agent AIKa
Production
1997
Key Animation
Hyper Speed GranDoll
Production
1997
Key Animation
Eat-Man
Production
1997
Key Animation
Jungle De Ikou!
Production
1997
Key Animation
Rayearth
Production
1996
Animation Director
The Adventures of Kotetsu
Production
1996
Character Design
The Adventures of Kotetsu
Production
1996
In-Between Animation
Hell Teacher Nube
Production
1996
Key Animation
B'T X
Production
1996
Key Animation
Those Who Hunt Elves
Production
1996 Production
1996
Key Animation
Case Closed
Production
1995
Key Animation
Azuki-chan
Production
1995
Key Animation
Azuki-chan the Movie
Production
1995 Production
1995
Key Animation
Magic Knight Rayearth II
Production
1995
Key Animation
Megami Paradise
Production
1995
Key Animation
Saber Marionette R
Production
1995 Production
1994
Key Animation
801 T.T.S. Airbats
Production
1994
Key Animation
Blue Seed
Production
1994
Key Animation
Dirty Pair Flash
Production
1994
Key Animation
Macross Plus
Production
1994
Key Animation
Magic Knight Rayearth
Production
1993
Key Animation
Black Jack
Production
1993 Production
1993 Production
1993 Production
1992
Animation Check
Shin Chan
Production
1992 Production
1992
Key Animation
Eien no Filena
Production
1992 Production
1992
Key Animation
OZ
Production
1992 Production
1991
Key Animation
Dear Brother
Production
1990
In-Between Animation
Mahou no Angel Sweet Mint
Production
1990
Key Animation
Magical★Taruruuto-kun
Production
1989
Animation Check
Legendary Idol Eriko
Production
1989
Key Animation
Legendary Idol Eriko
Production
1988
Animation Check
Oishinbo
Production
1988
In-Between Animation
Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Production
1988
In-Between Animation
Oishinbo
Production
1988
In-Between Animation
Transformers Super-God Masterforce
Production
1988
Key Animation
Oishinbo
Production

References

Sources for the summary and biography text on this page, in APA style.

  1. ^Wikipedia contributors. (n.d.). Yoko Kikuchi. Wikipedia. Retrieved August 27, 2026.