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Yuu Kou

Born January 1, 1960 · Osaka, Japan (age 66)

Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.

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Project A-KoProject A-Ko · 1986
Project A-Ko
6.71986
MovieActionAnimation
Earth. The not too distant future. A city is miraculously reborn just sixteen years after being completely destroyed by a giant meteor. At the prestigious Graviton High School for Girls, two new students are introduced. A-ko and her ditzy sidekick, C-ko.
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion PictureNadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture · 1991
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
5.11991
MovieAnimationAdventure
Three years after the defeat of Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis, a new threat has surfaced bent on bringing the world under his control. Geiger, using advanced robot technology, is attempting to begin a world war, and take control of the devistated world after the destruction has stopped. Once again, Nadia and Jean must fight to save the world, only this time from itself.
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the HeartUrusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart · 1989
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
6.21989
MovieAnimationComedy
A mischievous spirit gives Ran a heart-shaped candy that causes a magical heart to appear over the head of whoever eats it. And whoever catches that heart captures the heart of the person who ate the candy! And if there's one thing the Urusei Yatsura crowd can do, it's play catch!
ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream! · 2021
ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!
2021
Movie
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out! · 1990
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
5.01990
MovieAnimationComedy
Adapted from the manga of the same name by Hisashi Eguchi, and directed by Minoru Kawasaki and Rintaro, this is a series of random skits featuring anime, live action, and puppet show segments, exploring love, sex, death and many other sometimes controversial subjects.
All That GundamAll That Gundam · 1989
All That Gundam
5.51989
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
Animated video created just for a 1989 event that featured all the major mobile suit robots from the first 10 years of the Gundam anime franchise.
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes MeaslesUrusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles · 1991
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
6.51991
MovieAnimationComedy
Ten gives Ataru an alien disease, the contagious "Girl Measles," (which makes the victim's eyes turn big and twinkly, like the eyes of young girls in much of manga and anime), and when Ataru's girl-hunting spreads the virus all over Tomobiki Town, chaos ensues!
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama WorldGoddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World · 2017
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World
1.02017
MovieAnimation

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Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of MagatamaOtogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama · 2004
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
7.62004
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
The time is 972 A.D. in Kyoto, the capital of ancient Japan. Kyoto is becoming a corrupt and run-down city; selfish samurai and onmyoji, who care only about gaining political power are everywhere. To make matters worse the city is suffering from famine and widespread disease. Unable to ignore the condition of the city any longer, the Imperial Court decides to send Minamoto no Raiko, a famous samurai well-known for his archery skills, to recover a legendary gem said to hold mysterious power to save the world. However Raiko also falls ill to disease. Instead his youngest sister, Hikaru, decides secretely to make the journey in his place. Hikaru meets many people, and has many adventures while on her trip for the legendary gem.

Storyboard Artist

Oda Cinnamon NobunagaOda Cinnamon Nobunaga · 2020
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
6.52020
SeriesAnimationComedy
Before he died at Honnouji in 1582, the great warlord Oda Nobunaga stood before a statue of Buddha and thought to himself that he'd committed so many sins that he'd very likely be reborn as a dog. He never expected that Buddha would take his words literally, however, but the next thing he's aware of, he's in the body of a Shiba Inu named Shinamon in modern Japan! Less than thrilled at the fact that his human warlord consciousness is trapped in the instinct-bound body of an adorable house pet, Nobunaga struggles between making the best of it (he can have that ruff all the Europeans were wearing!) and being frustrated with his reality (the ruff turns out to be a bath hat and now he has to have a bath). Is it better or worse that many of his fellow warriors also seem to have been reincarnated in canine form – and that his enemy looks like he lucked out and got to be a human?

Storyboard Artist

SaikanoSaikano · 2002
Saikano
7.62002
SeriesAnimationDrama
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine. A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise. The Saikano manga and anime series has been licensed and is being distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment. Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.

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