Eiji Suganuma

Eiji Suganuma (Japanese: 菅沼 栄治, Hepburn: Suganuma Eiji) is a Japanese animator, director and character designer. He has directed Ninja Cadets, Kodomo no Jikan, Whispered Words, Mashiroiro Symphony, and Karneval.

Eiji Suganuma
菅沼 栄治
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation(s)	Animator, character designer, anime director
Spouse	Yoko Kikuchi

Filmography

List of production work in anime

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[1]
1986-87	Machine Robo: Revenge of Cronos	Animation director (eps. 10, 13, 20)
1988-89	Tsurupika Hagemaru	Animation director
1988	Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack	Key animation		[2]
1988-89	Gunbuster	Key animation (eps. 5–6)		[2]
1989	Riding Bean	Key animation		[2]
1991	NG Knight Ramune & 40 EX	Character design, animation director, key animation
1993	NG Knight Ramune & 40 DX	Unit director (OP), character design, animation director (OP), key animation (OP)
1996	Ninja Cadets	Creator, director, scenario, character design, animation director, key animation
1997	Maze	Novel illustrator, original character design	Also OVA in 1996 and movie in 1998
2001-02	Read or Die (OVA)	Mecha design, Key Animation (eps. 1–3), Mechanical animation director
2004-05	AM Driver	Character design, animation director (OP; ED; eps 1, 51), key animation (OP; ED; eps. 5, 12, 31, 33, 38, 45–46, 48, 50–51)
2007	Code-E	Mechanical design
2007	Kodomo no Jikan	Director, storyboard (OP; eps. 6, 12), episode director (ep. 12), unit director (OP), key animation (ep. 10)	Also OVAs in 2009, 2011
2009	Whispered Words	Director		[2]
2010	Mayoi Neko Overrun! omake series	Director	OVAs
2011	Mashiroiro Symphony	Director, key animation (ep. 10)		[3]
2013	Karneval	Director, storyboard (eps. 1–2), animation director (Effects; ep. 13), concept, key animation (ep. 13)		[4]
2016	Garakowa: Restore the World	Unit director, virus design, key animation
2016	B-PROJECT～Kodō＊Ambitious～	Director
2018	Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King	Director
2021-22	Lupin the 3rd Part 6	Director