Japanese director
Kenji Nagasaki
Born (1972-02-12 ) February 12, 1972 (age 52) Nationality Japanese Other names Tōji Kisaragi[ 1] Occupation Anime directorYears active 2001–present Employer Madhouse [ 2] Known for My Hero Academia
Kenji Nagasaki (Japanese : 長崎健司 , Hepburn : Nagasaki Kenji ) is a Japanese anime director employed by Madhouse . He made his full directorial debut in 2011 with No. 6 . Starting in 2016, he directed the anime adaptation of My Hero Academia , which has received praise from critics.
Kenji Nagasaki decided to join the anime industry in high school after watching Hayao Miyazaki 's Castle in the Sky .[ 2] He debuted as a series director with the anime adaptation of No. 6 .[ 3] In 2013, he directed Gundam Build Fighters , based on the Gundam franchise.[ 4] In 2015, he directed the anime original series Classroom Crisis .[ 5]
Starting in 2016, Nagasaki directed the anime adaptation of My Hero Academia .[ 6] He also directed the three anime films based on the series.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] The series has received praise, with Paste ranking the adaptation among the top 40 anime of all time.[ 10] Polygon , Crunchyroll , and IGN also named the adaptation as one of the best anime of the 2010s.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13] At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards , the adaptation was nominated for Anime of the Year in 2016 and the film My Hero Academia: Two Heroes won the award for Best Film in 2018.[ 14] [ 15] He also won Best International Director at Lusca Fantastic Film Fest in 2018.[ 16]
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^ a b Loo, Egan (July 2, 2013). "Gundam Build Fighters TV Anime to Premiere in October" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ a b Loo, Egan (March 26, 2015). "Classroom Crisis Anime's TV Ad Reveals Staff, Premise, July Premiere" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 5, 2015). "My Hero Academia TV Anime's Main Staff Revealed" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 15, 2017). "My Hero Academia Anime Film Reveals Visual, Main Staff" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ a b 「ヒロアカ」劇場版は「ヒーローズ:ライジング」、堀越耕平「最終回とも言えます」 . Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 27, 2021). "My Hero Academia 3rd Anime Film's 1st Teaser Reveals Full Title, August 6 Opening" . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "The 50 Best Anime Series of All Time" . Paste . October 3, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "The best anime of the decade" . Polygon . November 6, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ Wolf, Ian (November 27, 2019). "Crunchyroll Names The Top 100 Anime of the 2010s" . Anime UK News . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "The Best Anime of the Decade (2010–2019)" . IGN . January 1, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "Crunchyroll Announces Its First Ever Anime Awards" (Press release). San Francisco : Crunchyroll . December 20, 2016. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Anime News Network .
^ Schley, Matt (February 18, 2019). "Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards" . Otaku USA . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "2018 Festival Gallery" . Lusca Fantastic Film Fest . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
^ "Disappearance Report". Monster (in Japanese). May 12, 2004. Nippon TV .
^ "A True Outlaw". Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai (in Japanese). October 26, 2005. Nippon TV .
^ Hsu, Janet (October 24, 2013). "Intro to Japanese Anime Production starring Phoenix Wright" . Capcom-Unity . Capcom . Retrieved August 21, 2021 .
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