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Katsumi Tamegai

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Katsumi Tamegai
爲我井 克美
Born (1965-07-12) July 12, 1965 (age 59)
Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Animator, Character Designer, Animation Director
Years active1987–present
EmployerToei Animation (1990–present)
Notable work
Japanese name
Kanji爲我井 克美
Hiraganaためがい かつみ
RomanizationTamegai Katsumi

Katsumi Tamegai (Japanese: 爲我井 克美, Hepburn: Tamegai Katsumi, born July 12, 1965) is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director that works at Toei Animation. He is most notable for his episode animation director work on the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series and character design for its fifth and final season. His other notable works include his episode animation direction work for the Pretty Cure series.

Career

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Katsumi Tamegai entered the industry in 1987, and provided few key animations for few OVAs. From 1992 to 1996, at Toei Animation, Tamegai provided many episode animation directions and key animations for Sailor Moon series. After Ikuko Itoh's departure, Tamegai became the next character designer for its fifth and final season, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars in 1996.[1]

In 1997, after Sailor Moon had ended, he continued to work at Toei Animation, and provided few episode animation direction for Cutey Honey Flash and Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy. In 1999, Tamegai was chosen as a chief animation director for Phantom Thief Jeanne, which were character designed by Hisashi Kagawa.[2]

From 2004 and onwards, Tamegai worked as a frequent episode animation director for the Pretty Cure series, and character designed each respective movies.[3]

Works

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TV Anime

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Year Title Credit Note
1992-93 Sailor Moon Animation Director (eps. 43), Key Animation (eps. 18, 24, 43)
1993-94 Sailor Moon R Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38), Key Animation (eps. 4-5, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38, 40)
1994-95 Sailor Moon S Animation Director (eps. 2, 7, 16, 25, 30), Key Animation (eps. 16)
1995-96 Sailor Moon SuperS Animation Director (eps. 1, 7, 15, 22, 29)
1996-97 Sailor Moon Sailor Stars Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 1, 14, 19, 24, 34), Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 14, 19, 34) [1]
1997-98 Cutey Honey Flash Animation Director (eps. 7, 14, 22, 30, 35), Key Animation (eps. 7)
1998-99 Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy Animation Director (eps. 2, 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41)
1999 Magic User's Club Key Animation (eps. 4, 13)
1999-2000 Phantom Thief Jeanne Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1, 11, 20, 28, 36, 44), Key Animation (eps. 20, 28, 36) [2]
2004-05 Futari wa Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 17, 24, 31, 39), Key Animation (eps. 8, 17, 24, 31, 39)
2005-06 Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart Key Animation (eps. 21)
2006-07 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star Animation Director (eps. 5, 14, 23, 31), Key Animation (eps. 5, 14, 23, 49)
2007-08 Yes! PreCure 5 Animation Director (eps. 7, 15), Key Animation (eps. 7, 15, 23, 46)
2008-09 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! Animation Director (eps. 8, 16), Key Animation (eps. 8, 16)
2009-10 Fresh Pretty Cure! Animation Director (eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 1, 12, 21, 50)
2010-11 HeartCatch PreCure! Animation Director (eps. 7, 15, 24, 33, 43), Key Animation
2011-14 Toriko Animation Director (eps. 2, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77), Key Animation (eps. 2, 7, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77)
2015-16 Go! Princess PreCure Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 23, 36, 43), Key Animation (eps. 4, 8-9, 13, 18, 23, 29, 36, 43, 50)
2016-17 Witchy PreCure! Chief Animation Director (eps. 1-10, 16), Animation Director (eps. 15, 23, 31, 39, 50), Key Animation (eps. 1, 15, 23, 31, 39, 41-42, 47, 50)
2017-18 Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode Animation Director (eps. 11), Key Animation (eps. 11)
2018-19 Hug! Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 22)
2019-20 Star Twinkle PreCure Animation Director (eps. 5, 11, 19, 31), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6, 14, 19, 27, 37)
2020-22 Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Chief Animation Director (eps. 30, 34, 36, 39, 42, 46, 51, 53, 56, 60, 64, 67, 70, 74, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 94, 97), Animation Director (eps. 98-100), Key Animation (OP2; eps. 37-38, 40-41, 88)
2020-21 Healin' Good Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 44), Key Animation (eps. 1, 3, 4, 10)
2021-22 Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 4)
2022-23 Delicious Party Pretty Cure Key Animation (eps. 4)
2023-24 Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure Animation Director (eps. 2, 12, 22, 32), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 5), Key Animation (eps. 2, 22, 32)
2024–present Wonderful Pretty Cure! Animation Director (eps. 1, 17, 34), Key Animation (eps. 1, 17, 34)

Anime film

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Year Title Credit Note
1994 Sailor Moon S: The Movie Animation Director [4]
1995 Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie Assistant Animation Director [5]
2003 Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem Chief Animation Director, Animation Director
2005 Futari wa Pretty Cure the Movie Character Design, Animation Director [6]
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky [7]
2006 Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin-Thread! [8]
2007 Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom!
2008 Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom
2009 Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Toy Kingdom has Lots of Secrets?!
2010 HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital…Really?! Assistant Animation Director
2015 Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!! Assistant Animation Director (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure)
2017 Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode the Movie: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille! Character Design, Chief Animation Director
2018 Pretty Cure Super Stars! Animation Director [9]
Hug! Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories Animation Director
2021 Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams Character Design, Animation Director [3]

OVA (Original Video Animation)

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Year Title Credit Note
1987 Shōnen Bakuzoku Key Animation (eps. 5)
1988 Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer Key Animation
Tōyama Sakura Uchū Chō - Yatsu no Na wa Gold
1990 Vampire Wars
1996-97 Magic User's Club Key Animation (eps. 5-6)

References

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  1. ^ a b ""美少女戦士セーラームーンセーラースターズ" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). January 8, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b ""神風怪盗ジャンヌ" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (December 1, 2020). "Healin' Good Precure Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. ^ ""劇場版 美少女戦士セーラームーンS" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  5. ^ ""美少女戦士セーラームーンSuperS セーラー9戦士集結！ブラック・ドリーム・ホールの奇跡" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  6. ^ ""映画 ふたりはプリキュア マックスハー" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  7. ^ ""映画 ふたりはプリキュア マックスハー 2 雪空のともだち" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  8. ^ ""映画 ふたりはプリキュア スプラッシュ☆スター チクタク危機一髪!" & "デジモンセイバーズ THE MOVIE: 究極パワー！ バーストモード発動！！" Staff". Toei Animation (in Japanese). April 16, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  9. ^ ""映画プリキュアスーパースターズ！" Cast & Staff". Pretty Cure Super Stars (in Japanese). March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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