# Kazuya Shiotsuki

Kazuya Shiotsuki (Japanese: 潮月一也, Hepburn: Shiotsuki Kazuya) is a Japanese animator and character designer.

## Career

Shiotsuki joined Hadashi Pro in the early 2000s as a rookie in-between animator. Within a few years, he left the studio and joined Shaft around 2003. Initially, Shiotsuki continued with in-between work, but was promoted to key animator within a year; and by 2006, he was doing animation direction work. In 2008, Shiotsuki received his first job as a character designer for one of the Shina Dark music videos. Soon thereafter, he became more involved with Shaft's works as a main staff member taking on a variety of different roles from accessory designer, to chief animation director, and so forth. His first character design work for a televised anime came in 2015 when he designed the characters for Gourmet Girl Graffiti. Shaft president Mitsutoshi Kubota gave Shiotsuki the first three volumes of the manga and asked him to make some drawings from it, and then asked Shiotsuki to draw something like a character chart which he submitted and was adopted by the production.
In 2022, he designed the characters for the Strike Witches spin-off series Luminous Witches, and in 2024 designed the characters for Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi.
Shiotsuki named Shaft colleague Nobuhiro Sugiyama as a particular influence on his style. Nisekoi's first season, which Sugiyama drew the designs for and acted as chief animation director alongside Shiotsuki, garnered praise from the latter, who described the key visuals and character sheets as "godlike."

## Works
### Teleivison series

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | CD | CAD | AD | KA | Other roles and notes |
| 2003 | Dear Boys | Susumu Kudou | A.C.G.T | No | No | No | No | In-between animator |
| 2003 | Kino's Journey | Ryūtarō Nakamura | A.C.G.T | No | No | No | No | In-between animator |
| 2003 | Popotan | Shinichiro Kimura | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | In-between animation check In-between animator |
| 2003 | Gilgamesh | Masahiko Murata [ja] | Japan Vistec | No | No | No | No | In-between animator |
| 2003 | Maburaho | Shinichiro Kimura | J.C.Staff | No | No | No | No | In-between animation check |
| 2004 | Misaki Chronicles | Jun Takada Hiroshi Negishi | Radix | No | No | No | Yes | In-between animation check |
| 2004 | This Ugly yet Beautiful World | Shouji Saeki | Gainax Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | In-between animation check |
| 2004 | Tetsujin 28-gou | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Palm Studio | No | No | No | Yes | In-between animation inspection In-between animator |
| 2004 | Gakuen Alice | Takahiro Omori | Group TAC | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2004 | Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | 2nd key animator |
| 2004 | Uta Kata | Keiji Gotoh | Hal Film Maker | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | He is My Master | Shouji Saeki | Gainax Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | Pani Poni Dash! | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2005 | Black Cat | Shin Itagaki | Gonzo | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2006 | REC | Ryūtarō Nakamura | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2006 | Negima!? | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2007 | Hidamari Sketch | Akiyuki Shinbo Ryouki Kamitsubo | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2007 | Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Extra animation Storyboard artist Assistant animation director |
| 2007 | Ef: A Tale of Memories | Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2008 | Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2008 | Hidamari Sketch x 365 | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director 2nd key animator |
| 2008 | Ef: A Tale of Melodies | Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2009 | Natsu no Arashi! | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2009 | Maria Holic | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | No | Assistant animation director |
| 2009 | Bakemonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft | No | No | No | No | Assistant animation director |
| 2009 | Zan Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2009 | Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chuu | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma Kenichi Ishikura | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Accessory designer Assistant animation director |
| 2010 | Dance in the Vampire Bund | Akiyuki Shinbo Masahiro Sonoda | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2010 | Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenichi Ishikura | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Guest clothing designer Assistant animation director |
| 2010 | Arakawa Under the Bridge | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2010 | And Yet the Town Moves | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | No | No | Yes | No | 2nd key animator |
| 2011 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2011 | Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant animation director |
| 2011 | Hidamari Sketch x SP | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2012 | Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Assistant chief animation director Storyboard artist |
| 2012 | Nisemonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | 2nd key animator |
| 2013 | Monogatari Series Second Season | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2014 | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Storyboard artist |
| 2014 | Mekakucity Actors | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2014 | Hanamonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2015 | Gourmet Girl Graffiti | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2015 | Nisekoi: | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | 2nd key animator |
| 2015 | Owarimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | No | No | Yes | No | Storyboard artist |
| 2016 | March Comes In like a Lion | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirou Okada | Shaft | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Prop designer Clothing designer 2nd key animator |
| 2017 | March Comes In like a Lion 2nd Season | Akiyuki Shinbo Kenjirou Okada | Shaft | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Opening unit director |
| 2018 | Fate/Extra: Last Encore | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |
| 2019 | Zoku Owarimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2019 | The Quintessential Quintuplets | Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Assault Lily Bouquet | Shouji Saeki Hajime Ootani | Shaft | No | Yes | Yes | No | Sub-character designer |
| 2022 | Luminous Witches | Shouji Saeki | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2023 | The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses | Satoshi Kuwabara | Tezuka Productions | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead | Kazuki Kawagoe | Bug Films | No | No | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | The Quintessential Quintuplets~ | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Uncredited animation director |
| 2025 | Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Yes | Yes | TBA | TBA | |

### OVAs/ONAs

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | CD | CAD | AD | KA | Other roles and notes |
| 2003 | Papillon Rose | Shinji Tobita [ja] | Studio Kelmadick | No | No | No | No | In-between animator |
| 2003 | Temptation | Juuhachi Minamizawa | Arcturus | No | No | No | No | In-between animator |
| 2006 | Negima: Spring Special | Akiyuki Shinbo Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2008 | Shina Dark | Naoyuki Konno Shinpei Tomooka Shin Oonuma Toshimasa Suzuki | Shaft | Yes | Un­known | Un­known | Un­known | |
| 2009 | Goku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | No | No | Assistant animation director |
| 2013 | Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | Clothing designer Storyboard artist |
| 2014 | Nisekoi | Akiyuki Shinbo Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Shaft | No | Yes | No | No | |
| 2015 | Magical Suite Prism Nana | Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | Yes | No | No | No | |
| 2016 | The Beheading Cycle: The Nonsense Bearer and the Blue Savant | Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki Yase | Shaft | No | No | No | No | Storyboard artist Assistant animation director |
| 2016 | Koyomimonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes | |
| 2024 | Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season | Akiyuki Shinbo Midori Yoshizawa | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | CD | CAD | AD | KA |
| 2007 | Kino's Journey: Country of Illness | Ryūtarō Nakamura | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes |
| 2012 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Beginnings | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| 2013 | Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion | Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto | Shaft | No | No | Yes | No |
| 2017 | Fireworks | Akiyuki Shinbo Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Shaft | No | No | No | Yes |