Akio Sugino

Akio Sugino (杉野 昭夫, Sugino Akio, born September 19, 1944) is a Japanese character designer who is known for working with Osamu Dezaki and his designs on Golgo 13 and Space Adventure Cobra.

Akio Sugino
杉野 昭夫
Born	September 19, 1944
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Anime director, character designer, screenwriter
Years active	1963–present

Filmography

• Astro Boy (1963)[1]
• Kimba the White Lion (1965) – Character design[2]
• Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae (1968) – Animation[2]
• A Thousand and One Nights (1969) – Original pictures[3]
• Ashita no Joe (1970)[4][5][6]
• Nobody's Boy Remi (1970) – Character design[2]
• Aim for the Ace! (1973) – Design[2]
• La Seine no Hoshi (1975) – Design[6]
• Gaiking (1976) – Design and animation[2]
• Famous World Fairy Tales (1976) – Animation[2]
• Arrow Emblem Grand Prix no Taka (1977) – Design[2]
• Jetter Mars (1977) – Design and animation[2]
• 3D Animation: Child Without a Home (1977) – Character design[6]
• Treasure Island (1978) – Animation[2][7]
• The Rose of Versailles (1979) – Design[2][4]
• Animation Kikō Marco Polo no Bōken (1979) – Design[6]
• Botchan (1980) – Animation[2]
• Tom Sawyer (1980) – Animation[2]
• The Fantastic Adventures of Unico (1981) – Animation[6]
• Space Adventure Cobra (1982) – Design and animation[2] – also Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie (1982)[8] and Cobra The Animation (2010)[9]
• Cat's Eye (1983) – Character design[2][10]
• Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)[11][12]
• Oshin (1984) – Design[2]
• Mighty Orbots (1985) – Design[2]
• Nayuta (1986) – Design and animation[6]
• They Were 11 (1986) – Design[2]
• 2001 Nights (1987) – Design[6]
• Clan of Pihyoro (1988) – Design and animation[2]
• Sea's Darkness, Moon's Shadow (1988) – Animation[2]
• The Story of Riki (1989) – Design[6]
• Starlight Nocturne (1989) – Design and animation[2]
• B.B. (Burning Blood) (1990) – Design and animation[2]
• Sword for Truth (1990) – Design and animation[2]
• Reporter Blues (1990) – Design[6]
• Brother Dearest (1991) – Design and animation[2][13]
• In the Beginning: The Bible Stories (1992) – Animation[2]
• Black Jack (1993) – Design and animation[2][11]
• First Tram in Hiroshima (1993) – Design and animation[2]
• Hakugei: Legend of the Moby Dick (1997) – Screenplay[2]
• Golgo 13: Queen Bee (1998) – Design[14]
• Boku no Son Goku (2003) – Director[15]
• Phoenix (2004) – Animation director[16]
• Gin Tama (2005) – Animation[2]
• The Snow Queen (2005) – Design[6]
• Mokke (2007) – Animation[2]
• Ultraviolet: Code 044 (2008) – Character design[17][18]

Bibliography

• Akio Sugino Drawings (1982) – ISBN 978-4061080645[19]
• Hakugei Densetsu Artbook (1994) – ISBN 978-4881440636[20]

References

1. "Osamu Dezaki's Directional Style – Postcard Memories". Postcard Memories. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
2. Clements & McCarthy 2014
3. "A Thousand and One Nights". tezukaosamu.net. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
4. Geoffrey Tebbetts. "The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963–2013): 1980, Part 2: What Anime Bloggers Would Typically Say About It". goldenani.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
5. "Benoit Spacher's Comic Art Gallery – All Comic Art by Artist Akio Sugino". comicartfans.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
6. Clements & McCarthy 2012
7. "宝島DVD BOX1･2". zawazawa.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
8. Surat, Daryl (April 9, 2010). "Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on July 18, 2014.
9. "List of New Anime: Winter 2010". gigazine.net. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
10. RightStuf (July 5, 2013). "RIGHT STUF, Inc. Announces: the Acquisitions of CAT'S EYE, PRINCESS NINE, SENGOKU COLLECTION, and BLESSINGS OF THE CAMPANELLA; Upcoming HETALIA Graphic Novels 4 & 5; and Exclusive Distribution of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM UC (UNICORN) for Sunrise Inc" (PDF). Right Stuf (Press release). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
11. Camp & Davis 2007, p. 146
12. Green, Scott (July 10, 2010). "AICN Anime – Dream Machine and Tales From Earthsea, also Guns, Guns and More Guns with Golgo 13,..." Ain't It Cool News. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
13. Geoffrey Tebbetts. "The Golden Ani-Versary of Anime (1963–2013): 1991: The Kids Are All Right". goldenani.blogspot.com. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
14. Camp & Davis 2007, p. 118
15. Tsao, Hsingyuan; Ames, Roger T., eds. (2011). Xu Bing and Contemporary Chinese Art. SUNY Press. p. 174. ISBN 9781438437927.
16. "Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix = [DVD] = Hinotori. Volume 1, Persistence of time / animation production, Tezuka Productions ; animation producers, Yoshihiro Shimizu, Sumio Udagawa ; general producers, Kensuke Kishi, Shinichi Tominaga ; director, Ryousuke Takahashi". Manhattan Public Library. Manhattan, Kansas. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
17. "Anime of Jovovich's Ultraviolet Film Confirmed (Update 3)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
18. "Ultraviolet: Code 044 TV Anime's Trailer Streamed (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
19. "Anime Artbook :: A :: Akio Sugino Drawings illustration art book – Anime Art Book Online, Japanese Manga and Anime sheet music book store". animeartbookonline.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
20. "Hakugei Densetsu Artbook: sugino akio:". Amazon.com. ISBN 9784881440636. Retrieved March 31, 2015.

Book references

• Camp, Brian; Davis, Julie (2007). Anime Classics Zettai!: 100 Must-See Japanese Animation Masterpieces. Stone Bridge Press. 408.

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2012). The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press. 867. ISBN 9781611725155.

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200. ISBN 9781611729092.

External links

• Akio Sugino at Anime News Network's encyclopedia