Yoshinobu Yamakawa

Yoshinobu Yamakawa^[a] (Japanese: 山川（やまかわ）吉樹（よしのぶ）^[b], Hepburn: Yawakawa Yoshinobu) is a Japanese anime animator, director, and character designer.

Yoshinobu Yamakawa
山川（やまかわ）吉樹（よしのぶ）
Born	(1968-02-09) February 9, 1968 (age 57) Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Other names	Yoshiki Yamakawa
Occupation(s)	Animation director, animator and character designer
Years active	1994–present
Agent	J.C.STAFF
Notable work	The Duke of Death and His Maid Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Season 1) Di Gi Charat

Biography

Yamakawa was born on February 9, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from a mechanical engineering course in a technical high school.^[1]

Works

TV anime

Year	Title	Role	Ref
1995	The Slayers	Animator	[2]
1996	Saber Marionette J	Animator, Small Items Design	[2]
1997	Tenchi in Tokyo	Animator, Small Items Design	[2]
1999	Excel Saga	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 5)	[3]
	Di Gi Charat	Character Design, Chief Animation Director	[4][2]
	Sorcerous Stabber Orphen	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 9, 18)	[5]
2003	Di Gi Charat Nyo!	Character Design, Animation Director	[6][2]
	Nanaka 6/17	Character Designer[c]	[7]
2006	Mushishi	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 15)	[8]
2009	First Love Limited	Director	[9][10]
2012	Kill Me Baby	Director	[11]
	Little Busters!	Director	[12]
2013	Little Busters! Refrain	Director	[13]
2015	Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?	Director	[14]
2017	Alice & Zoroku	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 2, 4–5, 10), Episode Director (Episode 10)	[15]
	Children of the Whales	Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 11)	[16]
2018	Hi Score Girl	Director	[17]
2019	High Score Girl Season 2	Director	[18]
2021	The Duke of Death and His Maid	Director	[19]
2023	The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2	Director	[20]
2024	The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3	Director	[21]

Anime Movie

Year	Title	Role	Ref
1999	Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011	Character Design, Animation Director	[2]
2001	Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet	Character Designer	[22]
2008	Hells	Director	[23]

Original Video Animation

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2013	Kill Me Baby	Director	[24]
2014	Little Busters! EX	Director	[25]

Web Anime

Year	Title	Role	Ref
2018	B: The Beginning	Director	[26]
2024	Murai no Koi	Director	[27]

Recognitions

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref
2008	12th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards	Animation Division	Hells Angels (Directed by Yamakawa)	Jury Recommended Works (Long Animation)	[28]

Notes

1. His name sometimes translates to Yoshiki Yoshikawa
2. His old names were "山川良志信", "山川よしのぶ" and "山川世忍"
3. Magical Domiko characters only