# Hajime Ueda

Hajime Ueda (ウエダ ハジメ, Ueda Hajime) is a Japanese manga artist who created a two-volume adaptation of the Japanese animated OVA series FLCL, and the original manga Q·Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl. He started his career as a dōjinshi artist, gaining a reputation for his quirky and unique style of art. He also does some costume design and sculpting. Ueda is also an artist known for his works with studios Shaft and Khara, particularly on the Monogatari series in which he's acted as an opening and ending animator for various installments of the franchise; and on the works of director Kazuya Tsurumaki.

## Works
### Manga

| Year | Title | Publisher | Role(s) |
| 1999 | FLCL | Magazine Z (Kodansha) | Author and illustrator |
| 2003 | Q-Ko-Chan: The Earth Invader Girl | Magazine Z (Kodansha) | Author and illustrator |
| 2009 | Jagdtiger | Faust (Del Rey) | Illustrator (written by Kouhei Kadono) |

### Anime

| Year | Type | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Role |
| 2004 | OVA | Diebuster | Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | Design assistance (#1, 4–6) |
| 2004 | TV | Uta Kata | Keiji Gotoh | Hal Film Maker | Costume transformation (#3) Ending illustration (#3) |
| 2006 | Movie | Gunbuster vs. Diebuster | Hideaki Anno Kazuya Tsurumaki | Gainax | Design assistance |
| 2009 | TV | Bakemonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft | Ending animation Back sponsor screen illustration (#12) |
| 2009 | TV | Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chuu | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenichi Ishikura | Shaft | End card illustration (#10) |
| 2011 | TV | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | End card illustration (#6) |
| 2012 | TV | Nisemonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Ending animation Hitagi's flashback scene (#6) Key animation (#10) |
| 2012 | TV | Nekomonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Ending animation Eyecatch |
| 2013 | TV | Monogatari Series Second Season | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura Naoyuki Tatsuwa Yuki Yase | Shaft | Opening animation (Shinobu Time arc) Ending animation |
| 2014 | TV | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | End card illustration (#2) |
| 2014 | TV | Hanamonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Ending animation Eyecatch |
| 2014 | TV | Tsukimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Ending animation |
| 2015 | Short film | I Can Friday By Day | Kazuya Tsurumaki | Khara | Original concept Screenplay |
| 2015 | TV | Owarimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Opening animation (Shinobu Mail arc) Ending animation |
| 2016 | ONA | Koyomimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Ending animation |
| 2016 | Movie | Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft | Key animation |
| 2017 | Movie | Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft | Old Kizumonogatari (animation sequence) |
| 2017 | TV | The Dragon Dentist(2017) | Kazuya Tsurumaki | Khara | Concept design |
| 2017 | TV | March Comes in Like a Lion 2nd Season | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirou Okada | Shaft | Illustration (#8) |
| 2017 | TV | Owarimonogatari II | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | Ending animation Hell image in the play (animation sequence) |
| 2018 | TV | Darling in the Franxx | Atsushi Nishigori | A-1 Pictures CloverWorks Studio Trigger | Concept design assistance |
| 2018 | TV | Fate/Extra Last Encore | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Key animation (#9) |
| 2019 | TV | Zoku Owarimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | Opening animation Ending animation |
| 2020 | TV | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | Doroinu Various | Shaft | Illustration (#5) |
| 2022 | TV | RWBY: Ice Queendom | Toshimasa Suzuki Kenjirou Okada | Shaft | Illustration (#4) |
| 2024 | ONA | Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season | Akiyuki Shinbo Midori Yoshizawa | Shaft | Ending animation Opening animation (Shinobu Mustard arc) |
| 2025 | TV | Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX | Kazuya Tsurumaki | Sunrise Khara | Concept design |