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Toshimichi Otsuki

Producer, Additional CreditsBorn December 18, 1961 (63 years)
Toshimichi Otsuki was born December 18, 1961 in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. He is an anime and tokusatsu producer, managing director at King Records and the founder and current representative director of animation studio Gansis.

He graduated from the Department of Agriculture and Veterinary Science at Nihon University. He is a guest professor at the Osaka University of Arts Department of Arts and a guest teacher at 81 Produce.

Ootsuki's first venture into the animation business was a part time job at animation magazine Animage. In 1984 he joined Starchild, where he started working as sound producer. He was involved in the making of special effects for Godzilla. After Fujita Junji left to establish Starchild was on the verge of ceasing to exist, after losing many of its staffers but was made by Ootsuki a successful company once again.

Ootsuki is one of the key people in the animation industry, having been heavily involved in the establishing of a female voice actor boom starting in the early '90s. Which was supported by the production of image songs and radio drama cds, many of which he was the sound producer of. One of the voice actors he brought into stardom was Hayashibara Megumi.

He was also involved as producer and planner of many hit shows throughout the '90s. Such as Neon Genesis Evangelion, Utena, Nadesico - Prince of Darkness, Slayers and Lost Universe. (Source: AniDB)

Known For

  • Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
  • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
  • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
  • Shaman King
  • Guilty of Romance
  • Love & Pop
  • His and Her Circumstances
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie
  • Karate-Robo Zaborgar
  • Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
  • Martian Successor Nadesico - The Motion Picture: Prince of Darkness
  • 3x3 Eyes
  • Sakura Wars: The Movie
  • Slayers Gorgeous
  • Descendants of Darkness
  • Minami-ke
  • Unholy Women
  • Negima!? Magister Negi Magi
  • Pani Poni Dash!
  • Sukiyaki
  • Lion-Maru G
  • Paikaji nankai sakusen
  • Cyberteam in Akihabara: 2011 Summer Vacations
  • Manabi Straight!

Filmography

2012
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo · as Executive Producer
2012
2012
AKB0048 (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2011
2011
Guilty of Romance · as Executive Producer
2011
Sukiyaki · as Executive Producer
2009
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance · as Executive Producer
2008
Happy Darts · as Executive Producer
2008
Tamami: The Baby's Curse · as Executive Producer
2007
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone · as Executive Producer
2006
2006
Lion-Maru G (TV Series)
2005
Chromartie High - The Movie · as Executive Producer
2002
Azumanga Daioh (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2002
2001
Sakura Wars: The Movie · as Executive Producer
2001
Slayers Premium · as Executive Producer
2001
Shaman King (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2001
Sister Princess (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
2000
2000
FLCL (TV Series) · as Executive Producer
1999
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie · as Executive Producer
1999
1998
1998
1998
Slayers Gorgeous · as Executive Producer
1998
1998
Love & Pop · as Executive Producer
1997
1991
3x3 Eyes (TV Series)

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