Kenji Nagasaki

Biography

Kenji Nagasaki decided to join the anime industry in high school after watching Hayao Miyazaki's Castle in the Sky. He debuted as a series director with the anime adaptation of No. 6. In 2013, he directed Gundam Build Fighters, based on the Gundam franchise. In 2015, he directed the anime original series Classroom Crisis.

Starting in 2016, Nagasaki directed the anime adaptation of My Hero Academia. He also directed the three anime films based on the series. The series has received praise, with Paste ranking the adaptation among the top 40 anime of all time. Polygon, Crunchyroll, and IGN also named the adaptation as one of the best anime of the 2010s. At the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the adaptation was nominated for Anime of the Year in 2016 and the film My Hero Academia: Two Heroes won the award for Best Film in 2018. He also won Best International Director at Lusca Fantastic Film Fest in 2018.

Works

Television series

• Monster (2004–2005) (episode director)
• (2005) (episode 4 director)
• (2010–2011) (episode storyboards)
• No. 6 (2011) (director)
• (2013–2014) (director)
• Classroom Crisis (2015) (director)
• (2016–2025) (director)

Films

• (2018) (director)
• (2019) (director)
• (2021) (director)

Video games

• (2013) (cutscene director)

References

• ニュータイプ, Newtype, Kadokawa Shoten, February 2011, ja
• Kenji Nagasaki & Masahiro Mukai Interview Pt. 1 , CONNECT Transcript, Otaquest, October 1, 2020, Lehecka, Eddie, August 21, 2021, August 20, 2021, dead
• No. 6 Anime's 4th Trailer Streamed, Anime News Network, Hodgkins, Crystalyn, July 2, 2011, August 21, 2021
• Gundam Build Fighters TV Anime to Premiere in October, Anime News Network, Loo, Egan, July 2, 2013, August 21, 2021
• Classroom Crisis Anime's TV Ad Reveals Staff, Premise, July Premiere, Anime News Network, Loo, Egan, March 26, 2015, August 21, 2021
• My Hero Academia TV Anime's Main Staff Revealed, Anime News Network, Pineda, Rafael Antonio, November 5, 2015, August 21, 2021
• My Hero Academia Anime Film Reveals Visual, Main Staff, Hodgkins, Crystalyn, December 15, 2017, Anime News Network, August 21, 2021
• ja:「ヒロアカ」劇場版は「ヒーローズ：ライジング」、堀越耕平「最終回とも言えます」, July 7, 2019, Comic Natalie, Natasha, Inc, August 21, 2021, ja
• My Hero Academia 3rd Anime Film's 1st Teaser Reveals Full Title, August 6 Opening, Anime News Network, Hodgkins, Crystalyn, March 27, 2021, August 21, 2021
• The 50 Best Anime Series of All Time, Paste, August 21, 2021, October 3, 2018, April 18, 2020, dead
• The best anime of the decade, Polygon, November 6, 2019, August 21, 2021
• Wolf, Ian, Crunchyroll Names The Top 100 Anime of the 2010s, Anime UK News, August 21, 2021, November 27, 2019
• The Best Anime of the Decade (2010–2019), IGN, August 21, 2021, January 1, 2020
• Crunchyroll Announces Its First Ever Anime Awards, San Francisco, Crunchyroll, December 20, 2016, August 21, 2021, Anime News Network
• Schley, Matt, February 18, 2019, Devilman Crybaby Wins Anime of the Year at Crunchyroll Anime Awards, August 21, 2021, Otaku USA
• 2018 Festival Gallery, Lusca Fantastic Film Fest, August 21, 2021, August 21, 2021, dead
• Disappearance Report, Monster, Nippon TV, May 12, 2004, ja
• A True Outlaw, Akagi: Yami ni Oritatta Tensai, Nippon TV, October 26, 2005, ja
• Intro to Japanese Anime Production starring Phoenix Wright, Hsu, Janet, October 24, 2013, Capcom-Unity, Capcom, August 21, 2021

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