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Kenichi Sonoda

  • Animation Department
  • Writer
  • Director
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Kenichi Sonoda was born on 13 December 1962 in Kumamoto, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Gunsmith Cats (1995), Bean Bandit (2021) and Riding Bean (1989).
BornDecember 13, 1962
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    Known for

    Kae Araki and Michiko Neya in Gunsmith Cats (1995)
    Gunsmith Cats
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Animation Department
    Bean Bandit (2021)
    Bean Bandit
    5.1
    Video
    • Animation Department
    • 2021
    Naoko Matsui and Hideyuki Tanaka in Riding Bean (1989)
    Riding Bean
    6.7
    Video
    • Animation Department
    • 1989
    Gall Force: Eternal Story (1986)
    Gall Force: Eternal Story
    6.5
    • Animation Department
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Bean Bandit (2021)
      Bean Bandit
      5.1
      Video
      • chief animation director
      • 2021
    • Kae Araki and Michiko Neya in Gunsmith Cats (1995)
      Gunsmith Cats
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • original character design
      • 1995–1996
    • Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai (1996)
      Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai
      4.5
      Video
      • original character designer
      • 1996
    • Aidoru suzumeshi Sûchi-Paî Special (1993)
      Aidoru suzumeshi Sûchi-Paî Special
      Video Game
      • character designer
      • 1993
    • Super Deformed Double Feature (1992)
      Super Deformed Double Feature
      6.8
      Video
      • character designer
      • 1992
    • Bubblegum Crash (1991)
      Bubblegum Crash
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 1991
    • Gall Force: New Era (1991)
      Gall Force: New Era
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 1991–1992
    • Otaku no video (1991)
      Otaku no video
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 1991
    • Akiko Hiramatsu, Michie Tomizawa, Yoshiko Sakakibara, and Kinuko Ômori in Bubblegum Crisis (1987)
      Bubblegum Crisis
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • mechanical designer
      • 1987–1991
    • Rhea Gall Force (1989)
      Rhea Gall Force
      6.8
      Video
      • character designer
      • 1989
    • Gall Force: Earth Chapter (1989)
      Gall Force: Earth Chapter
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • character designer
      • 1989–1990
    • Naoko Matsui and Hideyuki Tanaka in Riding Bean (1989)
      Riding Bean
      6.7
      Video
      • character designer
      • mechanical designer
      • 1989
    • Gall Force: Stardust War (1988)
      Gall Force: Stardust War
      6.9
      Video
      • character designer
      • 1988
    • Gall Force: Destruction (1987)
      Gall Force: Destruction
      7.2
      Video
      • character designer
      • 1987
    • Wings of Honneamise (1987)
      Wings of Honneamise
      7.2
      • layout designer
      • 1987

    Writer

    • Bean Bandit (2021)
      Bean Bandit
      5.1
      Video
      • original work
      • planning
      • scenario
      • 2021
    • Kae Araki and Michiko Neya in Gunsmith Cats (1995)
      Gunsmith Cats
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • creator: comic (creator)
      • 1995–1996
    • Super Deformed Double Feature (1992)
      Super Deformed Double Feature
      6.8
      Video
      • Writer
      • 1992
    • Naoko Matsui and Hideyuki Tanaka in Riding Bean (1989)
      Riding Bean
      6.7
      Video
      • original work
      • story
      • written by
      • 1989

    Director

    • Bean Bandit (2021)
      Bean Bandit
      5.1
      Video
      • chief director
      • 2021

    Personal details

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    • Born
      • December 13, 1962
      • Kumamoto, Japan

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      His favorite movies are The Blues Brothers (1980), Gone in 60 Seconds (1974) and Vanishing Point (1971).
    • Quotes
      On Gunsmith Cats (1995): Rally's my heroine, so she has to be really good at what she does. Rally's a tough case, she gets things done, and she holds things together. I like her. But at the same time she's sort of intimidating. So in that sense I guess I'm a little more fond of Minnie-May.
    • Trademarks
        Featuring a Shelby GT500 in his works

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