Kazuya Tsurumaki (鶴巻 å'Œå"‰ Tsurumaki Kazuya) is a Japanese anime
director. He was born on February 2, 1966 in the city of Gosen,
located in the Niigata Prefecture.He is the protégé of Hideaki Anno,
and a longtime animator at Gainax. Tsurumaki's first project at Gainax
was as an animation director for the 1990 TV series Fushigi no Umi no
Nadia; Tsurumaki was also director of the humorous "omake" (extra)
sequences that went along with the TV series, and producer of "Nadia
Cinema Edition". In 1995, Tsurumaki served as an assistant director
under Hideaki Anno in Gainax's landmark series Neon Genesis
Evangelion, in which role he handled production, art director and
setting assistant for some episodes. In 1997, he directed episode 25',
the first half of the cinematic conclusion to the Evangelion series,
The End of Evangelion. In 2000, Tsurumaki officially made his debut as
a full-fledged director with the six-part OVA series, FLCL. In 2004 he
directed the hit sequel to Gunbuster called Aim for the Top 2! or
Diebuster. He is currently working as a director on the new four
feature Evangelion film series, Rebuild of Evangelion. He directed the
2017 anime special The Dragon Dentist.He attended Otakon in 2001 and
Anime Expo in 2016.
director. He was born on February 2, 1966 in the city of Gosen,
located in the Niigata Prefecture.He is the protégé of Hideaki Anno,
and a longtime animator at Gainax. Tsurumaki's first project at Gainax
was as an animation director for the 1990 TV series Fushigi no Umi no
Nadia; Tsurumaki was also director of the humorous "omake" (extra)
sequences that went along with the TV series, and producer of "Nadia
Cinema Edition". In 1995, Tsurumaki served as an assistant director
under Hideaki Anno in Gainax's landmark series Neon Genesis
Evangelion, in which role he handled production, art director and
setting assistant for some episodes. In 1997, he directed episode 25',
the first half of the cinematic conclusion to the Evangelion series,
The End of Evangelion. In 2000, Tsurumaki officially made his debut as
a full-fledged director with the six-part OVA series, FLCL. In 2004 he
directed the hit sequel to Gunbuster called Aim for the Top 2! or
Diebuster. He is currently working as a director on the new four
feature Evangelion film series, Rebuild of Evangelion. He directed the
2017 anime special The Dragon Dentist.He attended Otakon in 2001 and
Anime Expo in 2016.
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