# Katsumi Tamegai

Katsumi Tamegai (Japanese: 爲我井 克美, Hepburn: Tamegai Katsumi, born July 12, 1965) is a Japanese animator, character designer and animation director that works at Toei Animation. He is most notable for his episode animation director work on the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series and character design for its fifth and final season. His other notable works include his episode animation direction work for the Pretty Cure series.

## Career

Katsumi Tamegai entered the industry in 1987, and provided few key animations for few OVAs. From 1992 to 1996, at Toei Animation, Tamegai provided many episode animation directions and key animations for Sailor Moon series. After Ikuko Itoh's departure, Tamegai became the next character designer for its fifth and final season, Sailor Moon Sailor Stars in 1996.
In 1997, after Sailor Moon had ended, he continued to work at Toei Animation, and provided few episode animation direction for Cutey Honey Flash and Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy. In 1999, Tamegai was chosen as a chief animation director for Phantom Thief Jeanne, which were character designed by Hisashi Kagawa.
From 2004 and onwards, Tamegai worked as a frequent episode animation director for the Pretty Cure series, and character designed each respective movies.

## Works
### TV Anime

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 1992-93 | Sailor Moon | Animation Director (eps. 43), Key Animation (eps. 18, 24, 43) |
| 1993-94 | Sailor Moon R | Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38), Key Animation (eps. 4-5, 20, 26, 28, 33, 38, 40) |
| 1994-95 | Sailor Moon S | Animation Director (eps. 2, 7, 16, 25, 30), Key Animation (eps. 16) |
| 1995-96 | Sailor Moon SuperS | Animation Director (eps. 1, 7, 15, 22, 29) |
| 1996-97 | Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | Character Design, Animation Director (OP; eps. 1, 14, 19, 24, 34), Key Animation (eps. 1, 7, 14, 19, 34) |
| 1997-98 | Cutey Honey Flash | Animation Director (eps. 7, 14, 22, 30, 35), Key Animation (eps. 7) |
| 1998-99 | Fushigi Mahou Fan Fan Pharmacy | Animation Director (eps. 2, 5, 11, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41) |
| 1999 | Magic User's Club | Key Animation (eps. 4, 13) |
| 1999-2000 | Phantom Thief Jeanne | Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 1, 11, 20, 28, 36, 44), Key Animation (eps. 20, 28, 36) |
| 2004-05 | Futari wa Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 17, 24, 31, 39), Key Animation (eps. 8, 17, 24, 31, 39) |
| 2005-06 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart | Key Animation (eps. 21) |
| 2006-07 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star | Animation Director (eps. 5, 14, 23, 31), Key Animation (eps. 5, 14, 23, 49) |
| 2007-08 | Yes! PreCure 5 | Animation Director (eps. 7, 15), Key Animation (eps. 7, 15, 23, 46) |
| 2008-09 | Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! | Animation Director (eps. 8, 16), Key Animation (eps. 8, 16) |
| 2009-10 | Fresh Pretty Cure! | Animation Director (eps. 1, 12), Key Animation (eps. 1, 12, 21, 50) |
| 2010-11 | HeartCatch PreCure! | Animation Director (eps. 7, 15, 24, 33, 43), Key Animation |
| 2011-14 | Toriko | Animation Director (eps. 2, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77), Key Animation (eps. 2, 7, 10, 17, 21, 28, 36, 44, 52, 62, 69, 77) |
| 2015-16 | Go! Princess PreCure | Animation Director (eps. 4, 13, 23, 36, 43), Key Animation (eps. 4, 8-9, 13, 18, 23, 29, 36, 43, 50) |
| 2016-17 | Witchy PreCure! | Chief Animation Director (eps. 1-10, 16), Animation Director (eps. 15, 23, 31, 39, 50), Key Animation (eps. 1, 15, 23, 31, 39, 41-42, 47, 50) |
| 2017-18 | Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode | Animation Director (eps. 11), Key Animation (eps. 11) |
| 2018-19 | Hug! Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 22) |
| 2019-20 | Star Twinkle PreCure | Animation Director (eps. 5, 11, 19, 31), Key Animation (eps. 1, 6, 14, 19, 27, 37) |
| 2020-22 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Chief Animation Director (eps. 30, 34, 36, 39, 42, 46, 51, 53, 56, 60, 64, 67, 70, 74, 77, 81, 83, 85, 91, 94, 97), Animation Director (eps. 98-100), Key Animation (OP2; eps. 37-38, 40-41, 88) |
| 2020-21 | Healin' Good Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 1, 8, 44), Key Animation (eps. 1, 3, 4, 10) |
| 2021-22 | Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 4) |
| 2022-23 | Delicious Party Pretty Cure | Key Animation (eps. 4) |
| 2023-24 | Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure | Animation Director (eps. 2, 12, 22, 32), Assistant Animation Director (eps. 5), Key Animation (eps. 2, 22, 32) |
| 2024–present | Wonderful Pretty Cure! | Animation Director (eps. 1, 17, 34), Key Animation (eps. 1, 17, 34) |

### Anime film

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 1994 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | Animation Director |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie | Assistant Animation Director |
| 2003 | Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem | Chief Animation Director, Animation Director |
| 2005 | Futari wa Pretty Cure the Movie | Character Design, Animation Director |
| 2005 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky | Character Design, Animation Director |
| 2006 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star: Tick-Tock Crisis Hanging by a Thin-Thread! | Character Design, Animation Director |
| 2007 | Yes! PreCure 5 the Movie: Great Miraculous Adventure in the Mirror Kingdom! | Character Design, Animation Director |
| 2008 | Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo! the Movie: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom | Character Design, Animation Director |
| 2009 | Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Toy Kingdom has Lots of Secrets?! | Character Design, Animation Director |
| 2010 | HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital…Really?! | Assistant Animation Director |
| 2015 | Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!! | Assistant Animation Director (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure) |
| 2017 | Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode the Movie: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille! | Character Design, Chief Animation Director |
| 2018 | Pretty Cure Super Stars! | Animation Director |
| 2018 | Hug! Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories | Animation Director |
| 2021 | Healin' Good Pretty Cure the Movie: GoGo! Big Transformation! The Town of Dreams | Character Design, Animation Director |

### OVA (Original Video Animation)

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 1987 | Shōnen Bakuzoku | Key Animation (eps. 5) |
| 1988 | Xanadu: The Legend of Dragon Slayer | Key Animation |
| 1988 | Tōyama Sakura Uchū Chō - Yatsu no Na wa Gold | Key Animation |
| 1990 | Vampire Wars | Key Animation |
| 1996-97 | Magic User's Club | Key Animation (eps. 5-6) |