Yu Yamashita

Known for
Visual Effects
Born
August 7, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Fukuoka, Japan

Biography

Yu Yamashita (山下 祐, Yamashita Yu, born Born August 7, 1978) is a Japanese animator and character designer from Fukuoka Prefecture. They're also known under their nickname Charozou (ちゃろぞう, Charozō).

Known For

Filmography

2026
Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur- poster

Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-

Movie · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director

2023
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End poster

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

TV · Opening/Ending Animation · 1 ep

2021
Pompo the Cinephile poster

Pompo the Cinephile

Movie · Character Designer, Key Animation

2020
Love Me, Love Me Not poster

Love Me, Love Me Not

Movie · Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

2018
Penguin Highway poster

Penguin Highway

Movie · Animation Director, Key Animation

2016
Izetta: The Last Witch poster

Izetta: The Last Witch

TV · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director · 12 eps

2015
Ibuseki Yoruni poster

Ibuseki Yoruni

Movie · Key Animation

2015
The Anthem of the Heart poster

The Anthem of the Heart

Movie · Animation Director

2014
Cross Road poster

Cross Road

Movie · Key Animation

2014
Japan Animator Expo poster

Japan Animator Expo

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2013
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum

Movie · Key Animation

2012
Sword Art Online poster

Sword Art Online

TV · Supervising Animation Director · 1 ep

2011
Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT poster

Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT

Movie · Key Animation

2011
Usagi Drop poster

Usagi Drop

TV · Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation · 11 eps

2010
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower

Movie · Animation Director

2010
Welcome to the Space Show poster

Welcome to the Space Show

Movie · Key Animation

2010
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King poster

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King

Movie · Key Animation

2010
Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi poster

Yozakura Quartet: Hoshi no Umi

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2010
The Qwaser of Stigmata poster

The Qwaser of Stigmata

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2010
Occult Academy poster

Occult Academy

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

2009
Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire

Movie · Animation Director

2009
A Certain Scientific Railgun poster

A Certain Scientific Railgun

TV · Supervising Animation Director · 24 eps

2008
The Sky Crawlers poster

The Sky Crawlers

Movie · Key Animation

2008
A Certain Magical Index poster

A Certain Magical Index

TV · Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

2007
Den-noh Coil poster

Den-noh Coil

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2007
Gurren Lagann poster

Gurren Lagann

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2007
Naruto Shippūden poster

Naruto Shippūden

TV · Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation · 2 eps

2007
Nagasarete Airanto poster

Nagasarete Airanto

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

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

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

Movie · Key Animation

2006
Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie poster

Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie

Movie · Key Animation

2006
Innocent Venus poster

Innocent Venus

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2006
Ghost Hunt poster

Ghost Hunt

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2005
Aquarion poster

Aquarion

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2005
Honey and Clover poster

Honey and Clover

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

2005
Emma: A Victorian Romance poster

Emma: A Victorian Romance

TV · Lead Animator · 1 ep

2005
Kamichu! poster

Kamichu!

TV · Animation Director, Key Animation · 1 ep

2004
Jing: King of Bandits Seventh Heaven poster

Jing: King of Bandits Seventh Heaven

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

2004
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad poster

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2004
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette poster

Le Portrait de Petite Cossette

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2004
Ninja Nonsense poster

Ninja Nonsense

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2004
Shadow poster

Shadow

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2003
Wolf's Rain poster

Wolf's Rain

TV · Key Animation · 4 eps

2002
Naruto poster

Naruto

TV · Opening/Ending Animation · 1 ep

2002
RahXephon poster

RahXephon

TV · Key Animation · 2 eps

2002
Please Teacher! poster

Please Teacher!

TV · Key Animation · 4 eps

2002
Heat Guy J poster

Heat Guy J

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2001
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time poster

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

Movie · Key Animation

2001
Battle Doll: Angelic Layer poster

Battle Doll: Angelic Layer

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2001
Hikaru no Go poster

Hikaru no Go

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

2000
Fighting Spirit poster

Fighting Spirit

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

2000
Sci-fi Harry poster

Sci-fi Harry

TV · Key Animation · 3 eps

1993
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure poster

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep

1988
Gunbuster poster

Gunbuster

TV · Key Animation · 1 ep