Tsuguyuki Kubo

Known for
Visual Effects
Born
April 8, 1942 (age 84)
Birthplace
Taipei, Taiwan, Empire of Japan
IMDb

Biography

Kubo Tsuguyuki (窪詔之) is a veteran Japanese animator, animation director, and character designer currently affiliated with Studio Pierrot. Kubo started working as an animator in the mid 1960s. He worked on a number of a Japanese anime projects working with various companies throughout the 70s and early 80s. In the mid 1980s, he joined the newly formed PAC, which handled almost all of the animation duties of the various Rankin/Bass cartoons. In late 1995, he joined Studio Pierrot, where he remains a regular contributor on various productions. He is generally regarded as a legend within the Japanese animation industry. His younger brother Kubo Hidemi (窪秀己) is also an animator.

Known For

Filmography

2023
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King poster

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King

Movie · Key Animation

2022
Play It Cool, Guys poster

Play It Cool, Guys

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2020
Akudama Drive poster

Akudama Drive

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

2018
Puzzle & Dragons poster

Puzzle & Dragons

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 5 eps

2017
Black Clover poster

Black Clover

TV · Key Animation · 4 eps

2017
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations poster

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations

TV · Key Animation · 5 eps

2016
Divine Gate poster

Divine Gate

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 3 eps

2016
Puzzle & Dragons X poster

Puzzle & Dragons X

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 7 eps

2016
Twin Star Exorcists poster

Twin Star Exorcists

TV · Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

2015
Boruto: Naruto the Movie poster

Boruto: Naruto the Movie

Movie · Key Animation

2014
The Last: Naruto the Movie poster

The Last: Naruto the Movie

Movie · Key Animation

2014
Yona of the Dawn poster

Yona of the Dawn

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

2014
Baby Steps poster

Baby Steps

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2014
Tokyo Ghoul poster

Tokyo Ghoul

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

2014
The World is Still Beautiful poster

The World is Still Beautiful

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 4 eps

2011
Legend of the Millennium Dragon poster

Legend of the Millennium Dragon

Movie · Key Animation

2011
Beelzebub poster

Beelzebub

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 2 eps

2011
Blue Exorcist poster

Blue Exorcist

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2007
Naruto Shippuden the Movie poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie

Movie · Key Animation, Animation Director

2007
Naruto Shippūden poster

Naruto Shippūden

TV · Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation · 1 ep

2007
Blue Dragon poster

Blue Dragon

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 5 eps

2006
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom poster

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

Movie · Key Animation, Animation Director

2006
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody poster

Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody

Movie · Key Animation

2005
Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel poster

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

Movie · Key Animation

2005
Paradise Kiss poster

Paradise Kiss

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 2 eps

2005
Emma: A Victorian Romance poster

Emma: A Victorian Romance

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 2 eps

2004
Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow poster

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow

Movie · Animation Director

2004
Bleach poster

Bleach

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 2 eps

2004
Midori Days poster

Midori Days

TV · Animation Director · 3 eps

2003
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! poster

Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village!

Movie · Animation Director

2003
Detective School Q poster

Detective School Q

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2003
E's Otherwise poster

E's Otherwise

TV · Animation Director · 1 ep

2002
Naruto poster

Naruto

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

2002
The Twelve Kingdoms poster

The Twelve Kingdoms

TV · Animation Director · 8 eps

2001
The Mysterious Play: Eikoden poster

The Mysterious Play: Eikoden

TV · Character Designer, Animation Director · 4 eps

2000
Fighting Spirit poster

Fighting Spirit

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2000
Ceres: Celestial Legend poster

Ceres: Celestial Legend

TV · Key Animation · 4 eps

1999
Barbapapa Around the World poster

Barbapapa Around the World

TV · Character Designer · 50 eps

1999
Rerere no Tensai Bakabon poster

Rerere no Tensai Bakabon

TV · Character Designer · 24 eps

1995
Anne Frank's Diary poster

Anne Frank's Diary

Movie · Character Designer

1995
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play poster

Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play

TV · Key Animation, Animation Director · 3 eps

1994
Key the Metal Idol poster

Key the Metal Idol

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1993
The Twelve Days of Christmas poster

The Twelve Days of Christmas

Movie · Animation Director

1992
Peppermint Rose poster

Peppermint Rose

Movie · Animation Director

1992
Noël poster

Noël

Movie · Animation Director

1985
ThunderCats poster

ThunderCats

TV · Character Designer, Opening/Ending Animation · 130 eps

1984
Macross: Do You Remember Love? poster

Macross: Do You Remember Love?

Movie · Key Animation

1983
The Coneheads poster

The Coneheads

Movie · Animation Director

1983
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Movie · Animation Director

1978
The Stingiest Man in Town poster

The Stingiest Man in Town

Movie · Animation Supervisor

1977
The Hobbit poster

The Hobbit

Movie · Animation Supervisor

1976
The First Easter Rabbit poster

The First Easter Rabbit

Movie · Animation

1976
Frosty's Winter Wonderland poster

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

Movie · Character Designer

1974
'Twas the Night Before Christmas poster

'Twas the Night Before Christmas

Movie · Animation

1969
Frosty the Snowman poster

Frosty the Snowman

Movie · Key Animation

1969
Tiger Mask poster

Tiger Mask

TV · Animation Director · 3 eps

1968
The Mouse on the Mayflower poster

The Mouse on the Mayflower

Movie · Key Animation

1968
Cackling Kitarou poster

Cackling Kitarou

TV · Animation Director · 1 ep

1968
Cyborg 009 poster

Cyborg 009

TV · Animation Director · 5 eps

1967
Speed Racer poster

Speed Racer

TV · Opening/Ending Animation · 52 eps

1966
Rainbow Sentai Robin poster

Rainbow Sentai Robin

TV · Animation, Animation Director · 11 eps

1966
Sally the Witch poster

Sally the Witch

TV · Animation, Animation Director · 1 ep

1965
Space Ace poster

Space Ace

TV · Animation Director · 52 eps