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Tensai Okamura

岡村天斎
Also known as 岡村天斉 · Yutaka Okamura (岡村豊)

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During his university days at Waseda University, Okamura was a part of Waseda's manga research society and together with other budding animators, produced his first independent anime there. Upon graduating from university, Okamura joined the animation production studio Madhouse as an animator through the recommendation of a friend. Lensman was the first series he worked on as an animator. The first anime movies that he worked on were Kamui no Ken and Bobby ni Kubittake.

In 1989, he made his debut as an episode director with Yawara! and soon made his full directorial debut in 1995 with Memories. He later left Madhouse and went freelance, working on several projects along the way.

In 1991, he changed his first name from Yutaka to Tensai.

Occupation
Director, Animator
Birthday
Dec 13, 1961
Age
64
Gender
Male
Years active
1984 – present
Hometown
Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Language
Japanese
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Works

Sword Art Online
2012 · TV
Storyboard (ep 8)
The Seven Deadly Sins
2014 · TV
Director · Storyboard (eps 1, 2, 4, 14, 24)
DARLING in the FRANXX
2018 · TV
Storyboard (eps 8, 18)
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · TV
Storyboard (eps 13, 18) · Episode Director (eps 13, 18) · Key Animation (ep 18)
Cowboy Bebop
1998 · TV
Storyboard (eps 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 22, 24)
Blue Exorcist
2011 · TV
Director · Storyboard (OP1, ED1, eps 1, 2, 6, 18, 20, 25) · Episode Director (eps 1, 25)
Soul Eater
2008 · TV
Episode Director (OP 2, ep 13) · Storyboard (OP 2, eps 13, 18, 22, 34, 49)
My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Movie
Key Animation Assistance
Samurai Champloo
2004 · TV
Storyboard (ep 23)
Guilty Crown
2011 · TV
Storyboard (ep 20)
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
2012 · TV
Episode Director (OP2) · Storyboard (OP2, ep 13)
Darker than Black
2007 · TV
Director · Original Creator