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Norifumi Kiyozumi(I)

  • Animation Department
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  • Director
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Norifumi Kiyozumi is known for Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988), Batman Ninja (2018) and Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999).
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    Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Batman Ninja (2018)
    Batman Ninja
    5.6
    • Animation Department(as Nekomataya)
    • 2018
    Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
    Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
    7.3
    • Animation Department
    • 1999
    Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)
    Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1
    5.3
    • Animation Department(as Nekomataya, TV series staff)
    • 2017

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    Animation Department

    • RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022)
      RWBY: Ice Queendom
      6.2
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • key animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2022
    • Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)
      Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
      8.0
      • key animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2020
    • Batman Ninja (2018)
      Batman Ninja
      5.6
      • animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2018
    • Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 (2017)
      Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1
      5.3
      • mechanical animation director: TV series staff (as Nekomataya)
      • 2017
    • Star Blazers 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
      Star Blazers 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
      7.1
      • key animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2014
    • Library War: Wings of Revolution (2012)
      Library War: Wings of Revolution
      6.5
      • key animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2012
    • Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011)
      Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram
      5.6
      • key animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2011
    • Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom (2011)
      Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom
      5.7
      • key animator (as Nekomataya)
      • 2011
    • Moshi koukou yakyuu no joshi manêjâ ga Dorakkâ no 'Manejimento' wo yondara (2011)
      Moshi koukou yakyuu no joshi manêjâ ga Dorakkâ no 'Manejimento' wo yondara
      6.3
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2011
    • Gunbuster the Movie (2006)
      Gunbuster the Movie
      7.4
      • key animator
      • 2006
    • Kaori Nazuka and Yûko Sanpei in Eureka Seven (2005)
      Eureka Seven
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant animation director
      • key animator
      • mechanical animation director (as Nekomataya) ...
      • 2005
    • Wolf's Rain (2003)
      Wolf's Rain
      7.9
      TV Series
      • animation director (as Nekomataya)
      • 2003
    • Chobits (2002)
      Chobits
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animator: opening sequence (as Nekomataya)
      • 2002
    • Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
      Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
      7.3
      • animator
      • 1999
    • Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • chief mechanical animation director
      • 1988–1997

    Art Department

    • Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1988–1989
    • Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret (1986)
      Megazone 23 Part II: Please Give Me Your Secret
      6.7
      Video
      • storyboard artist
      • 1986

    Director

    • Takeshi Aono, Toshio Furukawa, Tesshô Genda, Keiko Han, Show Hayami, Michio Hazama, Masashi Hironaka, Ryô Horikawa, Kazuhiko Inoue, Yû Mizushima, Katsuji Mori, Keiichi Noda, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Nozomu Sasaki, Kaneto Shiozawa, Hideyuki Tanaka, Kei Tomiyama, Norio Wakamoto, and Keaton Yamada in Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1989

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      • Nekomataya

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