# Hisashi Kagawa

Hisashi Kagawa (Japanese: 香川 久, Hepburn: Kagawa Hisashi, born June 23, 1965) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and animation director that gained popularity for his episode animation director work for the 1990s Sailor Moon anime series. His other notable works as a character designer includes Phantom Thief Jeanne, Toriko and Fresh Pretty Cure!.

## Career

Hisashi Kagawa entered the anime industry in 1988, and provided various episode animation direction for the second season of Sally the Witch.
From 1992 to 1997, Kagawa then provided many key animations and episode animation direction for Sailor Moon series, and eventually provided character designs and animation direction for its two movies: Sailor Moon S: The Movie and Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie.
After Sailor Moon had ended, from 1997 to 2008, Kagawa provided various episode animation direction for Revolutionary Girl Utena, and character designs for St. Luminous Mission High School, Phantom Thief Jeanne, Bomberman Jetters, Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet, Tai Chi Chasers, Wangan Midnight and Glass Maiden.
In 2009, Kagawa provided the character designs for one of the Pretty Cure series, titled Fresh Pretty Cure!.
In 2011, Kagawa provided the character designs for Toriko series. In 2015, Kagawa provided character design and animation director for Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure segment in Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!!. In 2016, Kagawa provided the character design for Tiger Mask W, and that same year, Kagawa provided the animated attack sequence for Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS live-action sentai film.
In 2020, Kagawa provided the character designs for Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga series.

## Filmography
### TV Anime

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 1989 | Sally the Witch! 2 | Animation Director (eps. 18, 23, 28, 34, 40, 44, 49, 56, 61, 67, 73, 79, 85) |
| 1992-93 | Sailor Moon | Animation Director (eps. 14, 20, 25, 32, 38, 40), Key Animation (eps. 14, 25, 44) |
| 1993-94 | Sailor Moon R | Animation Director (eps. 5, 24, 39), Key Animation (eps. 5, 13, 17, 24, 39) |
| 1994-95 | Sailor Moon S | Animation Director (eps. 3) |
| 1995-96 | Sailor Moon SuperS | Animation Director (eps. 3, 8, 14, 20) |
| 1995-96 | Wedding Peach | Key Animation (eps. 9, 29, 50) |
| 1996-97 | Sailor Moon Sailor Stars | Key Animation (OP; eps. 1, 34) |
| 1997 | Revolutionary Girl Utena | Animation Director (eps. 10, 17, 30), Key Animation (eps. 10, 17, 30, 34, 39) |
| 1999 | Magic User's Club | Key Animation (eps. 4, 13) |
| 1999-2000 | Phantom Thief Jeanne | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 27, 34), Key Animation (eps. 34) |
| 2000 | Pocket Monsters | Animation Director (eps. 143) |
| 2001 | Angelic Layer | Animation Director (eps. 4), Key Animation (4, 8) |
| 2002-03 | Bomberman Jetters | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 24, 29, 39, 52) |
| 2002-05 | Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet | Character Design, Animation Director (OP, ED; eps. 5), Key Animation (eps. 1, 13) |
| 2003-04 | Fullmetal Alchemist | Key Animation (eps. 51) |
| 2006 | Ray The Animation | Charactet Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (eps. 13) |
| 2007-08 | Tai Chi Chasers | Character Design |
| 2007-08 | Wangan Midnight | Character Design, Character Animation Supervisor (eps. 1–3, 6–7, 15) |
| 2008 | Glass Maiden | Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (eps. 1) |
| 2008 | Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 | Assistant Animation Director (eps. 16) |
| 2009-10 | Fresh Pretty Cure! | Character Design, Animation Director (eps. 24, 36, 50), Key Animation (eps. 1–3, 8, 13, 18, 24, 26, 36–37, 50) |
| 2011-14 | Toriko | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 2–3, 5–16, 26, 43, 46, 51, 59, 68, 71, 83), Animation Director (eps. 1, 24, 34), Key Animation (ED 3 & 4; eps. 34) |
| 2013 | Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! | Character Design (Toriko), Chief Animation Director (Toriko), Key Animation |
| 2014-15 | Mysterious Joker | Key Animation (OP1-2) |
| 2014-15 | Majin Bone | Animation Director (eps. 16, 23, 34, 45, 51), Key Animation (eps. 16, 23, 29, 34, 40, 45, 51) |
| 2015 | Go! Princess PreCure | Key Animation (eps. 11) |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Super | Key Animation (OP) |
| 2015 | The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan | Animation Director (OP; eps. 10, 13), Key Animation (eps. 1, 10) |
| 2016 | Tiger Mask W | Character Design, Chief Animation Director (eps. 1–7, 12–13, 22, 28), Animation Director (eps. 18, 27, 32, 37) |
| 2019 | Dororo | Key Animation (OP2) |
| 2020 | Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga | Character Design, Chief Animation Director |
| 2020-22 | Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai | Chief Animation Director (eps. 8, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 38, 41, 45, 49, 54, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 78, 84, 88, 92, 95, 98), Animation Director (eps. 100), Key Animation (eps. 73, 98) |
| 2024 | Bucchigiri?! | Key Animation (eps. 7) |

### Anime film

| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
| 1993 | Sailor Moon R: The Movie | Key Animation | |
| 1994 | Sailor Moon S: The Movie | Character Design, Animation Director | |
| 1995 | Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie | Character Design, Animation Director | |
| 1999 | Pikachu's Rescue Adventure | Key Animation | Short feature released alongside Pocket Monsters the Movie: Revelation Lugia |
| 1999 | Adolescence of Utena | Key Animation | |
| 2000 | Pocket Monsters the Movie: Emperor of the Crystal Tower-ENTEI | Character Design, Chief Animation Director | |
| 2005 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie | Key Animation | |
| 2005 | Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart the Movie 2: Friends of the Snow-Laden Sky | Key Animation | |
| 2009 | Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!) | |
| 2009 | Fresh Pretty Cure! the Movie: The Toy Kingdom has Lots of Secrets!? | Character Design | |
| 2010 | Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!), Key Animation | |
| 2010 | HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital…Really?! | Assistant Animation Director | |
| 2011 | Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!), Key Animation | |
| 2011 | Buddha: The Great Departure | Animation Director | |
| 2011 | Toriko 3D: Kaimaku! Gourmet Adventure!! | Character Design, Key Animation | |
| 2012 | Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!), Key Animation | |
| 2013 | Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!) | |
| 2013 | Toriko the Movie: Secret Recipe of the Gourmet God! | Character Design | |
| 2014 | Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!) | |
| 2015 | Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!) | |
| 2015 | Go! Princess Pretty Cure the Movie: Go! Go!! Gorgeous Triple Feature!!! | Character Design (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure), Animation Director (Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure) | |
| 2016 | Pretty Cure All Stars: Singing with Everyone! Miraculous Magic! | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure), Key Animation | |
| 2016 | Pop in Q | Key Animation | |
| 2017 | Kirakira Pretty Cure a la Mode the Movie: Crisply! The Memory of Mille-feuille! | Assistant Animation Director | |
| 2018 | Pretty Cure Super Stars! | Character Design, Chief Animation Director | |
| 2018 | Hug! Pretty Cure Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure!) | |
| 2018 | The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky | Key Animation | |
| 2019 | Pretty Cure Miracle Universe | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure) | |
| 2021 | Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie | Key Animation (Part 1) | 2-Part film, Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc) |
| 2022 | One Piece Film: Red | Key Animation | |
| 2023 | Pretty Cure All Stars F | Original Character Design (Fresh Pretty Cure), Key Animation | |
| 2023 | Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe | Key Animation | |

### OVA (Original Video Animation)

| Year | Title | Credit |
| 1996-97 | Magic User's Club | Key Animation (eps. 4, 6) |
| 2005 | Saikano: Another Love Song | Character Design, Key Animation |
| 2011 | Valkyria of the Battlefield 3: The Wound Taken from Someone's Sake | Key Animation (OP) |

### Live-Action

| Year | Title | Credit | Note |
| 2016 | Come Back! Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys FINAL WARS | Key Animation | Live-action direct-to-video film Animated attack sequence. |