Hiroshi ÅŒsaka (é€¢å ‚ æµ©å ¸, ÅŒsaka Hiroshi, 20 June 1963 â€" 24
September 2007) was a Japanese animator, character designer and
illustrator, born in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture. He was a graduate of
the Kyoto Saga University of Arts. He was the co-founder of Bones
Animation Studio.ÅŒsaka, while studying in the Kyoto Saga University
of Arts, joined the animation subcontracting studio Anime R in 1983 on
a part-time basis under the apprenticeship of the noted animator
Moriyasu Taniguchi, working on numerous Sunrise productions during
this period in college.At his time at the studio, ÅŒsaka worked with
numerous noted animators, including Kazuaki MÅ ri, Masahiro Kase,
TÅ ru Yoshida, Hiroyuki Okiura and Kazuchika Kise, many of whom who
went on to found Production I.G, and also supervised Takahiro Kimura.
He left Anime R in 1991 to work as a freelance animator, going on to
work on several Sunrise shows as well as other productions. ÅŒsaka,
along with fellow animator Toshihiro Kawamoto and producer Masahiko
Minami, co-founded the studio Bones in 1998.In 1999, ÅŒsaka lectured
on an animation workshop at the 4th Animation Kobe event, held in
Kobe, HyÅ go Prefecture. An anime fan, he had wanted to be an animator
since his high school days, being inspired by Sunrise's iconic 1979
series Mobile Suit Gundam and the works of the manga artist Mitsuru
Adachi.
September 2007) was a Japanese animator, character designer and
illustrator, born in Neyagawa, Osaka Prefecture. He was a graduate of
the Kyoto Saga University of Arts. He was the co-founder of Bones
Animation Studio.ÅŒsaka, while studying in the Kyoto Saga University
of Arts, joined the animation subcontracting studio Anime R in 1983 on
a part-time basis under the apprenticeship of the noted animator
Moriyasu Taniguchi, working on numerous Sunrise productions during
this period in college.At his time at the studio, ÅŒsaka worked with
numerous noted animators, including Kazuaki MÅ ri, Masahiro Kase,
TÅ ru Yoshida, Hiroyuki Okiura and Kazuchika Kise, many of whom who
went on to found Production I.G, and also supervised Takahiro Kimura.
He left Anime R in 1991 to work as a freelance animator, going on to
work on several Sunrise shows as well as other productions. ÅŒsaka,
along with fellow animator Toshihiro Kawamoto and producer Masahiko
Minami, co-founded the studio Bones in 1998.In 1999, ÅŒsaka lectured
on an animation workshop at the 4th Animation Kobe event, held in
Kobe, HyÅ go Prefecture. An anime fan, he had wanted to be an animator
since his high school days, being inspired by Sunrise's iconic 1979
series Mobile Suit Gundam and the works of the manga artist Mitsuru
Adachi.
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