Morio Asaka

Morio Asaka (浅香 守生, Asaka Morio; born March 11, 1967) is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.

Morio Asaka
浅香 守生
Born	(1967-03-11) March 11, 1967 (age 58) Nishinomiya, Japan
Alma mater	Osaka Designers' College
Occupation(s)	Storyboard artist, director
Years active	1987-present
Known for	Cardcaptor Sakura Chobits Gunslinger Girl Nana Chihayafuru My Love Story!!

After graduating Osaka Designers' College,^[1] Asaka entered Madhouse. He was inspired to become a director by Phoenix: Yamato Chapter and made his debut as an episode director in episode 40 of Yawara!. He made his chief directorial debut with the 1993 OVA POPS. His noted works include, among others, Cardcaptor Sakura (his directorial anime television series debut), Chobits, Gunslinger Girl, Nana, Chihayafuru, and My Love Story!!. In 1999, he won the Theatrical Film Award in the Animation Kobe awards.

Filmography

TV series

• Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000) - Director
• Galaxy Angel (2001) - Director
• Galaxy Angel Z (2002) - Director
• Chobits (2002) - Director
• Gunslinger Girl (2003–2004) - Director
• Nana (2006–2007) - Director
• No Longer Human (2009) - Director
• Chihayafuru (2011–2012) - Director^[2]
• Chihayafuru 2 (2013) - Director^[3]
• My Love Story!! (2015) - Director^[4]
• Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2018) - Director^[5]
• Chihayafuru 3 (2019) - Director^[6]
• My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 (2023) - Director^[7]
• Scenes from Awajima (2026) - Director^[8]

TV specials

• Yawara! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga... (1996) - Director

Films

• Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) - Director
• Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (2000) - Director
• Leave It To Kero! Movie (2000) - Story composition

OVAs

• POPS (1993; director)

Other works

• Attack! Future's Challenge! J League (1996; artbook)

Tankōbon: Shiobunsha, art: Akihiko Tanaka, ISBN 4-8113-0299-0

• Noel (1996; game, storyboards)

PlayStation game.

• Ryūjin Numa (2001; storyboards)

Special anime museum screening by Shotaro Ishinomori.

• Last Order: Final Fantasy VII (2005; director, storyboards)

Limited-edition special DVD production included in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.