Keiichirō Saitō
Keiichirō Saitō | |
|---|---|
斎藤 圭一郎 | |
| Born | January 18, 1993 |
| Alma mater | Kyoto Seika University |
| Occupations | Animator Anime director |
Keiichirō Saitō (斎藤 圭一郎, Saitō Keiichirō, born January 18, 1993) is a Japanese animator and anime director.
Career
He has stated that he did not attend high school.[1] In 2015, he graduated from the Manga Faculty, Animation Course at Kyoto Seika University.[2]
His graduation animation work, which he directed, Itadakinosaki, won the Kyoto Seika University Manga Faculty Animation Course Graduation Production Excellent Work Award, as well as the Excellent Work Award / PRODUCTION I.G Award at the 12th Kichijōji Animation Film Festival.[3]
Additionally, the work was selected as one of the 12 nominated works at the 15th Indies Anime Festa, where he met producer Shōta Umehara of CloverWorks. This encounter later led to his involvement in directing roles for the studio's works and ultimately to his selection as director for the studio's anime series Bocchi the Rock!.[4]
For Bocchi the Rock!, he received the Best Director award at the Newtype Anime Awards 2023.[5]
Works
Television series
- 2015
- 2016
- Love Live! Sunshine!! (In-between animation)
- DAYS (Key animation, Second key animation)
- Flip Flappers (Key animation)
- Occultic;Nine (Key animation)
- Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On (Storyboard, Episode direction, Key animation)
- 2017
- Little Witch Academia (Key animation)
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (Key animation)
- Gamers! (Key animation)
- The Idolmaster SideM (Episode direction, Animation director, Key animation, Second key animation, In-between animation)
- 2018
- Hozuki's Coolheadedness 2nd Season (Key animation)
- Yama no Susume: Third Season (Key animation)
- 2019
- Boogiepop and Others (Storyboard, Episode direction, Animation, Key animation)
- Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Key animation)
- Ascendance of a Bookworm (Key animation)
- 2020
- Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (Key animation)
- Strike Witches: Road to Berlin (Key animation)
- 2021
- Wonder Egg Priority (Key animation)
- I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Key animation)
- Sonny Boy (Storyboard, Episode direction, Animation director, Key animation, Second key animation)
- takt op.Destiny (Key animation)
- Gunma-chan (Key animation)
- 2022
- The Heike Story (Key animation)
- Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 (Key animation)
- The Executioner and Her Way of Life (ED storyboard, direction, animation, backgrounds)
- Bocchi the Rock! (Director[6], Storyboard, Episode direction)
- Mob Psycho 100 III (Key animation)
- Yama no Susume: Next Summit (Storyboard, Episode direction, Key animation)
- 2023
- Oshi no Ko (Season 1, Opening key animation[7])
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Season 1, 2023–2024, Director[8], Storyboard)
- 2024
- The Elusive Samurai (Second key animation)
- 2025
- mono (Key animation)
- My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 (Doll play doll design, Storyboard)
- 2026
- Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Season 2, Director cooperation[9])
Films
- 2020
- Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur (Key animation)
- 2024
- Bocchi the Rock! Re: (Theatrical compilation) (Director)
- Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re: (Theatrical compilation) (Director)
OVA
- 2020
- ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Regards (Director[10])
Web anime
- Reborn! × elDLIVE SP Collaboration Mini Animation [24H] (2016, In-between animation)
- Super Crooks (2021, Key animation)
- Monogatari Off & Monster Season (2024, Opening key animation)
- Takopi's Original Sin (2025, Key animation)
- 22/7 "Ano Hi no Kanojotachi" day09 Miu Takigawa (2025, Second key animation)
Other
- 2019
- Fate/strange Fake (Commercial, Key animation)
- 2020
- Azur Lane 3rd Anniversary Animated PV (Character design, Animation director)
- Azur Lane × Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation Collaboration Event Image Animated PV (Animation director)
References
- ^ "Bocchi the Rock!" TV Anime Official Guidebook. Hōbunsha. 2023-07-03. ISBN 978-4832274617.
- ^ "At the "12th Kichijōji Animation Film Festival," the animation..." Facebook. Kyoto Seika University. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "12th Kichijōji Animation Film Festival Award-winning Works". Kichijōji Animation Film Festival Official Website. Kichijōji Welcome Campaign Committee. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ @kafunsyokougun (2022-10-09). "X post by Shōta Umehara" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-11-11 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Newtype Anime Awards 2022-2023 Results Announced, Works of the Year are "Bocchi the Rock!" & "Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive-"". GIGAZINE. 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
- ^ "Anime "Bocchi the Rock!" by CloverWorks to Air Next Year, Hitori Gotō Role by Yoshino Aoyama". Comic Natalie. Natasha. 2021-12-18. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ @kei_globster (2023-04-20). "X post by kei_globster" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-04-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ ""Frieren: Beyond Journey's End" to Air This Fall! Frieren Role by Atsumi Tanezaki, PV with Recorded Voices Also Released". Comic Natalie. Natasha. 2023-03-08. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
- ^ "Frieren: Beyond Journey's End: TV Anime Season 2 Staff Announced, Director is Tomoya Kitagawa, Keiichirō Saitō to Back Up as Director Cooperation". MANTANWEB. Mantan Co., Ltd. 2025-07-05. Retrieved 2025-07-05.
- ^ "ACCA13区監察課 Regards". Comic Natalie. Natasha. Retrieved 2023-03-11.