天野喜孝
Born in Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, he is well known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series (with Ippei Kuri, Mitsuki Nakamura and Yoshitaka Amano), he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many (though not all) of them with Tatsunoko Production.