Atsuko Nakajima

Key Animation

Biography

Atsuko Nakajima is a Japanese animator, character designer, and illustrator who was born in Kanagawa, Japan. She is known for her collaborations with anime director and animator Tomohiro Hirata, with whom she worked on the Trinity Blood anime where Nakajima served as the character designer while Hirata was the director. Nakajima is particularly renowned for her work on animated adaptations of Rumiko Takahashi's works produced by Kitty Films. She has contributed as an animation director on Urusei Yatsura, Ranma 1/2, and Maison Ikkoku, as well as a character designer on Ranma 1/2. Her artis... Read more

Known For

Naruto Shippuden

Key Animation (ep 293, ED4)

Bleach

Animation Director (ED27), Key Animation (eps 341, 366, OP15)

My Hero Academia

Key Animation (OP)

Black Butler

Key Animation (ep. 1)

Another

Key Animation (ep 6)

Production Roles (168)

2025
This year
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 - Animation Director (eps 1, 5) Airing
2024
1 year ago
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! - Storyboard (ED), Episode Director (ED), Key Animation (ED)
2023
2 years ago
The Apothecary Diaries - Chief Animation Director (eps 3, 5-15, 18, 20-24)
Power of Hope ~Precure Full Bloom~ - Character Design
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead - Chief Animation Director (ep 5), Animation Director (eps 4, 8)
2022
3 years ago
Summer Time Rendering - Key Animation (ep 12)
Komi Can't Communicate Season 2 - Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps 7-8)
2021
4 years ago
Hakuouki OVA (2021) - Character Design
Komi Can't Communicate - Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps 1, 3, 5, 7-8, 10, 12), Animation Director (ED2)
2020
5 years ago
Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata: Secret Story Film - Animation Director
Bungo and Alchemist -Gears of Judgement- - Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP, ED)
2019
6 years ago
Kochoki - Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (ep 10), Planning
2018
7 years ago
Tokyo Ghoul:re 2nd Season - Character Design, Chief Animation Director
Sword Gai The Animation Part II - Character Design
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku - Key Animation (OP)
Amanchu! Advance - Key Animation (OP)
Tokyo Ghoul:re - Character Design, Chief Animation Director
Sword Gai The Animation - Character Design
Sanrio Boys - Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps 1, 12)
2017
8 years ago
Altair: A Record of Battles - Key Animation (ep 12)
The Dragon Dentist - Key Animation
Super Lovers 2 - Key Animation (OP)
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju - Chief Animation Director (eps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11-12)
2016
9 years ago
Pop in Q - Key Animation
Idol Memories - Storyboard (ED), Episode Director (ED), Animation Director (ED), Key Animation (ED)
Sakamoto desu ga? Sakamoto Deshita? - Character Design, Chief Animation Director
First Love Monster - Key Animation (OP)
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress - Key Animation (eps 8, 12)
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto - Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11)
Super Lovers - Key Animation (OP)

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