IchirÅ Itano (æ ¿é‡Ž 一郎, Itano IchirÅ , born March 11, 1959 in
Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese animator, director, and producer. He
has worked in a number of science fiction anime series, especially
mecha-themed ones. He created several original video animations
including Angel Cop, and Battle Royal High School. He directed on
Megazone 23. He also directed on a number of episodes and films
related to Macross. He also directed Gantz, and worked on series
composition and direction for Blassreiter.Publicizing Blassreiter in
2008, He belongs to Graphinica, Inc. [ja] that the CG team was
independent from GONZO. He teaches younger generation as an adviser in
the company. Since retiring a studio of Crusher Joe and joined
Macross, he lost touch with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, his instructor.
However, they reunited again after nearly 30 years in a project
relating to artbooks of Gundam, and have worked together on production
of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.Itano is best known among anime fans
for a style of action scene that he developed, usually nicknamed
"Itano Circus"(æ ¿é‡Žã‚µãƒ¼ã‚«ã‚¹, Itano sÄ kasu) or "Macross missile
massacre" by fans; it refers to a highly stylized and acrobatic method
of depicting aerial combat and dogfights in many anime, particularly
the Macross series.
Yokohama, Kanagawa) is a Japanese animator, director, and producer. He
has worked in a number of science fiction anime series, especially
mecha-themed ones. He created several original video animations
including Angel Cop, and Battle Royal High School. He directed on
Megazone 23. He also directed on a number of episodes and films
related to Macross. He also directed Gantz, and worked on series
composition and direction for Blassreiter.Publicizing Blassreiter in
2008, He belongs to Graphinica, Inc. [ja] that the CG team was
independent from GONZO. He teaches younger generation as an adviser in
the company. Since retiring a studio of Crusher Joe and joined
Macross, he lost touch with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, his instructor.
However, they reunited again after nearly 30 years in a project
relating to artbooks of Gundam, and have worked together on production
of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin.Itano is best known among anime fans
for a style of action scene that he developed, usually nicknamed
"Itano Circus"(æ ¿é‡Žã‚µãƒ¼ã‚«ã‚¹, Itano sÄ kasu) or "Macross missile
massacre" by fans; it refers to a highly stylized and acrobatic method
of depicting aerial combat and dogfights in many anime, particularly
the Macross series.
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