Osamu Kobayashi
- Directing
- January 9, 1945 · Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan
Biography
Osamu Kobayashi (小林 治 Kobayashi Osamu, born January 9, 1945) is an animator and animation director perhaps best known for Magical Angel Creamy Mami. He was born in Fuchuu-shi, Tokyo. He belongs to Ajia-do Animation Works. In 1963, he entered Toei animation (existing TOEI ANIMATION) at the same period as Tsutomu Shibayama and Hayao Miyazaki. He was a chief animator working with Shibayama after having transferred to an A production (an existing Shin-ei-animation). He established Ajia-do Animation Works with Shibayama Tsutomu in 1978. (Wikipedia)
Known for
Filmography
- The Life of Budori Gusuko · Storyboard Artist
- Program · Key Animation
- Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie · Storyboard Artist
- Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot · Director
- Kankara Sanshin · Director
- The Burning Wild Man · Storyboard Artist
- Kimagure Orange Road · Storyboard Artist, Series Director
- My Steady Is a Witch · Director
- Onegai! Samia-don · Series Director
- Creamy Mami: Forever Once More · Director
- Kakkun Cafe · Director
- Magical Angel Creamy Mami · Storyboard Artist, Director
- Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa · Director
- The Gutsy Frog: The Movie · Animation Director
- 21 Emon Welcome to the Space · Storyboard Artist
- There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game · Storyboard, Animation Director
- Makoto-chan · Animation Director
- There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race · Storyboard, Animation Director
- There Goes Our Hero · Storyboard, Animation Director
- Lupin the Third: Pilot Film · Screenplay