Hajime Ueda

Hajime Ueda (ウエダ ハジメ, UEDA Hajime) is a Japanese manga artist who created a two-volume adaptation of the Japanese animated OVA series FLCL, and the original manga Q·Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl. He started his career as a dōjinshi artist, gaining a reputation for his quirky and unique style of art. He also does some costume design and sculpting. Ueda is also an artist known for his works with studio Shaft, particularly the Monogatari series in which he's acted as an opening and ending animator for various installments of the franchise.[1]

Hajime Ueda ウエダ ハジメ
Area(s)	Manga artist, animator

Works

Manga

• FLCL (serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z, 2000, 2 volumes)[2][3]
• Q-Ko-Chan: The Earth Invader Girl (serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z, 2004, 2 volumes)[4][5]
• Jagdtiger by Kouhei Kadono – Illustrator (published in Del Rey's Faust, Vol. 2)[6]

Anime

• Diebuster (2004) – Design Cooperation
• Uta Kata (2004) – Ending Illustration (ep 3)[7]
• Bakemonogatari (2009) – Ending Animation, Back Sponsor Screen Illustration (ep 12)[7]
• Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chuu (2009) – End Card Illustration (ep 10)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011) – End Card Illustration (ep 6)
• Nisemonogatari (2012) – Ending Animation, Illustrations (ep 6), Key Animation (ep 10)[7][8]
• Nekomonogatari (2012) – Ending Animation, Illustrations[7]
• Monogatari Series Second Season (2013) – Ending Animation[7]
• Nisekoi (2014) – End card illustration (ep 2)[9]
• Hanamonogatari (2014) – Opening Animation, Illustrations[7]
• Tsukimonogatari (2014) – Ending Animation, Illustrations[1]
• I Can Friday By Day (2015) – 17th anime short for Japan Animator Expo[10]
• Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen (2016) – Key Animation
• Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen (2017) – Illustrations
• The Dragon Dentist (TV Special) (2017) – Concept Design
• March Comes in Like a Lion 2nd Season (2017) – End Card Illustration (ep 30)[11]
• Darling in the Franxx (2018) – Concept Design Cooperation
• Fate/Extra Last Encore Key Animation (ep 9)[12]
• Zoku Owarimonogatari (2018) – Opening Animation, Ending Animation[7]
• Magia Record (2020) – End Card (ep 5)

References

1. "Monogatari 'Final Season's' Tsukimonogatari Opening Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "Dark Horse Comics: FLCL Manga Omnibus Planned in 2012". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
3. "Magazine Z, Comi Di Gi+ Manga Mags Ending in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
4. "Media Blasters, Del Rey Announce New Manga Licenses". Anime News Network. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
5. "単行本全巻：QコちゃんTHE地球侵略少女(マガジンZ KC)" [Book whole volume : Q co -chan THE Earth invasion girl ( magazine Z KC)]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
6. Faust, Volume Two. Ballantine Books. 2009. ISBN 9780345503572. Retrieved 25 July 2015 – via Google Books.
7. https://w.atwiki.jp/anime_wiki/pages/9650.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
8. https://seesaawiki.jp/w/radioi_34/d/%b5%b6%ca%aa%b8%ec. Missing or empty |title= (help)
9. "Story - NISEKOI -False Love- USA Official Website". NISEKOI -False Love- USA Official Website. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
10. "19th Animator Expo Short Is Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hajime Ueda's 'I can Friday by day!'". Anime News Network. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
11. https://3lion-usa.com/special/endcard/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. https://seesaawiki.jp/w/radioi_34/d/Fate/EXTRA%20Last%20Encore. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• List of Hajime Ueda's works (in Japanese)
• Hajime Ueda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia