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Atsushi Wakabayashi(I)

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Atsushi Wakabayashi is known for Naruto: Shippuden (2007), Naruto (2002) and Flame of Recca (1997).
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    Known for

    Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
    Naruto: Shippuden
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Naruto (2002)
    Naruto
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Flame of Recca (1997)
    Flame of Recca
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Animation Department
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Animation Department

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Kentarô Itô, Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Takayuki Sugô, Yuki Matsuoka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Tite Kubo, and Hiroki Yasumoto in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022)
      Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
      9.0
      TV Series
      • action animation director
      • effects animation director
      • key animator
      • 2023
    • Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (2017)
      Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2017
    • Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon (2014)
      Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2015
    • Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014)
      Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • 2014
    • Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
      Honoo no Chuunin Shiken! Naruto vs Konohamaru
      6.7
      Video
      • key animator
      • 2011
    • Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
      Naruto: Shippuden
      8.7
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • Naruto (2002)
      Naruto
      8.4
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • key animator
      • 2003–2005
    • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
      Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
      8.5
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2003
    • Saiyuki: Requiem - The Motion Picture (2001)
      Saiyuki: Requiem - The Motion Picture
      7.0
      Video
      • key animator
      • 2001
    • Hunter x Hunter Pilot (1998)
      Hunter x Hunter Pilot
      6.7
      Video
      • animator
      • 1998
    • Flame of Recca (1997)
      Flame of Recca
      7.3
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • key animator
      • 1997–1998
    • Debutante Detective Corps (1996)
      Debutante Detective Corps
      4.4
      Video
      • key animator
      • 1996
    • Devil Hunter Yohko (1990)
      Devil Hunter Yohko
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • animator
      • 1995
    • Metal Fighter Miku (1994)
      Metal Fighter Miku
      6.9
      TV Series
      • animator: opening sequence
      • 1994
    • Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (1992)
      Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files
      8.5
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 1992–1994

    Art Department

    • Kentarô Itô, Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Takayuki Sugô, Yuki Matsuoka, Noriaki Sugiyama, Tite Kubo, and Hiroki Yasumoto in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (2022)
      Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
      9.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Atsushi Abe, Ryôko Shiraishi, Yûko Sanpei, Kokoro Kikuchi, Kenshô Ono, and Ryûichi Kijima in Wakare (2023)
      Boruto: Naruto Next Generations
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019–2023
    • Garo: Guren no tsuki (2015)
      Garo: Guren no tsuki
      5.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015–2016
    • Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
      Naruto: Shippuden
      8.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010–2013
    • Princess Jellyfish (2010)
      Princess Jellyfish
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Hell Girl (2005)
      Hell Girl
      7.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2005
    • Naruto (2002)
      Naruto
      8.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard
      • 2003–2005
    • The Twelve Kingdoms (2002)
      The Twelve Kingdoms
      7.9
      TV Series
      • conceptual design
      • creature designer
      • 2002
    • Wild ARMs: Twilight Venom (1999)
      Wild ARMs: Twilight Venom
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 1999

    Director

    • Shenmue (2022)
      Shenmue
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul (2017)
      Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Garo: Guren no tsuki (2015)
      Garo: Guren no tsuki
      5.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2016
    • Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014)
      Rage of Bahamut: Genesis
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Naruto: Shippuden (2007)
      Naruto: Shippuden
      8.7
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2010
    • Guin sâga (2009)
      Guin sâga
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Naruto (2002)
      Naruto
      8.4
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2003–2005
    • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
      Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003

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