Yuichi Nakazawa

Biography

Yuichi Nakazawa (中澤 勇一, Nakazawa Yūichi, born in 1970) is a Japanese animator and animation director born in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture. He is also known as 中沢勇一 (same reading). He is a member of the Japan Animators and Directors Association (JAniCA).

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

102

Birth Date

1970-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Suwa, Nagano, Japan

Known For

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  Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes
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  One Piece Film Red
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  Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World
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  Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
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  Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes
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  Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter

Credits

• visual effects (96 credits)

  • Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World

    lead animator

    visual effects

    - Who Am I Really? (2025) ... lead animator visual effects

    - Sorcery and Magic (2025) ... lead animator visual effects

    - The Night Menace Has Come (2025) ... lead animator visual effects

    - Lethargy Sickness ~Treatment and Research~ (2025) ... lead animator visual effects

    - I Will Do the Healing (2025) ... lead animator visual effects
    2025
  • Moonrise

    - Unchanging Feelings (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2025
  • GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class

    - Spent Too Much Time Reading Old Copies of Jump and Didn't Get Much Cleaning Done (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2025
  • Nyaight of the Living Cat

    - Everything Becomes Cat (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2025
  • Pretty Cure All Stars F

    key animation

    visual effects
    2023
  • Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage

    - Immortality and the Three Brothers (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2023
  • One Piece Film Red

    key animation

    visual effects
    2022
  • The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody

    - Non-Standard (2022) ... animation director visual effects

    - Non-Standard (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch

    key animation

    visual effects
    2021
  • To Your Eternity

    - Expanding Consciousness (2022) ... animation director visual effects
    2021
  • Tokyo Revengers

    - Releap (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes

    key animation

    visual effects
    2020
  • Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

    key animation

    visual effects
    2020
  • My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!

    - My Wish Was Granted... (2021) ... animation director visual effects
    2020
  • Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

    - Come to My Tower, Successor (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2020
  • Akudama Drive

    - AKUDAMA DRIVE (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2020
  • Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

    - An Iron Giant Appears! (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2020
  • Dragon Ball Super: Broly

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Yo-kai Watch: Friends Forever

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Case Closed: Zero the Enforcer

    key animation

    visual effects
    2018
  • Zombie Land SAGA

    - Good Morning Returns SAGA (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • DRAGON PILOT: Hisone and Masotan

    - eeeeeeeeeek! (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Devilman Crybaby

    - Believe Me! (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Case Closed: The Crimson Love Letter

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Detective Conan: Episode One - The Great Detective Turned Small

    key animation

    visual effects
    2017
  • Little Witch Academia

    - Night Fall (2017) ... key animation visual effects
    2017
  • Fate/Grand Order: First Order

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Aikatsu! ~Aiming For the Magic Aikatsu Card~

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • One Piece Film: GOLD

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare

    key animation

    visual effects
    2016
  • My Hero Academia

    - Tenko Shimura: Origin (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!

    - A Goddess for This Corrupt Hot Springs Town! (2017) ... animation director visual effects

    - An Invitation for This Knucklehead! (2017) ... animation director visual effects

    - A Friend for This Crimson Demon Girl! (2017) ... animation director visual effects

    - God's Blessing on This Wonderful Shop! (2016) ... animation director visual effects

    - A Conclusion to This Worthless Fight! (2016) ... animation director visual effects
    2016
  • March Comes In Like a Lion

    - Kyoto (2) / Kyoto (3) (2017) ... key animation visual effects

    - Blinding Darkness / Just a Little Water (2017) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Bungo Stray Dogs

    - Rashomon and the Tiger (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Mr. Osomatsu

    - Thunderstorms and Crew Cuts (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Replaced (2020) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • Dragon Ball Super

    - The Greatest Showdown of All Time! The Ultimate Survival Battle! (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • Snow White with the Red Hair

    - Following the Sound of your Heart (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Rising

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Tokyo Ghoul

    - Deeper Layers (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Space Dandy

    - The Lonely Pooch Planet, Baby (2014) ... key animation visual effects

    - A Race in Space Is Dangerous, Baby (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened

    key animation

    visual effects
    2013
  • Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta

    - That Moment (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey

    key animation

    visual effects
    2012
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    - There's Six of Us! (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Stone Ocean (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Six Bullets Appears (2) (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Bucciarati Is Coming (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Shining D (Diamond) Is Unbreakable (1) (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2012
  • UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • Chihayafuru

    - Mount Amanokagu (2019) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • TIGER & BUNNY

    - You cannot make a crab walk straight. (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - Constant dropping wears away a stone. (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - A word to the wise is enough. (2022) ... key animation visual effects

    - All's Well That Ends Well (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Gosick

    - Howling Echoes from the Kingdom of the Past (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Guilty Crown

    - Temptation (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica

    - I First Met Her in a Dream... or Something (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

    key animation

    visual effects
    2010
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund

    - Walpurgis Night (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Innocent Blood (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Innocent Blood (2010) ... animation director visual effects

    - Prom Night (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2010
  • Katanagatari

    - Hammer, the Dual-Edge (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2010
  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

    - Day of the Unicorn (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2010
  • Maria Holic

    - The Living Sacrifice of the Clergyman / Banquet of Lewd Dreams / Forbidden Relationship / The Nape in the Summer (2011) ... animation director visual effects

    - Heart Pounding Mission: School Scramble! (2011) ... key animation visual effects

    - Heart Pounding Mission: School Scramble! (2011) ... animation director visual effects
    2009
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    - A Fierce Counterattack (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Fullmetal Alchemist (2009) ... key animation visual effects
    2009
  • Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

    key animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Soul Eater

    - Sink or Swim?! The Men who Transcend the Gods? (2009) ... key animation visual effects
    2008
  • Naruto Shippūden

    - Child of the Prophecy (2015) ... key animation visual effects

    - Power - Final Episode (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Darker than Black

    - The Sea Floor Dries Up, and the Moon Grows Full... (2009) ... key animation visual effects

    - I'll Sing a Love Song at the Garbage Dump... (2) (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Memory of Betrayal is an Amber-Colored Smile... (1) (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Gardenia Releases its Fragrance in the Early Summer Rain... (2) (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - A Crimson Dream of Disaster Disappears in Eastern Europe... (1) (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

    - An Artist By the Roadside / I Have Mostly Read Shameful Books / The Inconspicuous Summer (2008) ... key animation visual effects

    - An Artist By the Roadside / I Have Mostly Read Shameful Books / The Inconspicuous Summer (2008) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Evening Primroses on Fuji are Wrong (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - Removing Toxins and Stains (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Gurren Lagann

    - I Accept Your Last Wish! (2007) ... animation director visual effects
    2007
  • Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple

    - Protect the Name! Attack of the Dojo Challengers! (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2006
  • Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • Eureka Seven

    - Tighten Up (Generation Bleu) (2012) ... key animation visual effects

    - Shout to the Top! (2006) ... key animation visual effects
    2005
  • Aria

    - That Encounter at the Carnevale... (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - That White Morning... (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - Doing That Wonderful Job... (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - That Wonderful Miracle... (2005) ... key animation visual effects
    2005
  • Blood+

    - The Zoo (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - I Want to Pursue (2006) ... animation director visual effects

    - I Want to See You (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - Toward the Dark Forest (2005) ... animation director visual effects
    2005
  • Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama

    - Rashou Gate (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

    key animation

    visual effects
    2003
  • Fullmetal Alchemist

    - Death (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Human Transmutation (2004) ... animation director visual effects

    - Marcoh's Notes (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Man with the Mechanical Arm (2003) ... animation director visual effects
    2003
  • Wolf's Rain

    - Moonlight Crucible (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Scent of a Trap (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Don't Make Me Blue (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Song of Sleep (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Fallen Wolves (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Last Exile

    - Rook Dio (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Promotion Sophia (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Overman King Gainer

    - The Apparition, Dominator (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Slayers Premium

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven

    key animation

    visual effects
    2001
  • s-CRY-ed

    - Alters (2001) ... key animation visual effects
    2001
  • Sin: The Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • Fighting Spirit

    - The First Step (2000) ... key animation visual effects
    2000
  • Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

    key animation

    visual effects
    1999
  • Hunter x Hunter

    - Rock × Scissors × Heart (2000) ... key animation visual effects

    - Conjurer × Smile × Beasts Beware (1999) ... key animation visual effects
    1999
  • TRIGUN

    - Truth of Mistake (1998) ... key animation visual effects
    1998
  • Samurai X: The Motion Picture

    key animation

    visual effects
    1997
  • Berserk

    - Time of Eternity (1998) ... key animation visual effects

    - Prepared for Death (1998) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Black Swordsman (1997) ... key animation visual effects
    1997
  • The Vision of Escaflowne

    - The Black Winged Angel (1996) ... key animation visual effects
    1996
  • Rurouni Kenshin

    - Deathmatch under the Moon! Protect the One You Love (1996) ... key animation visual effects
    1996
  • Macross 7

    - Fighting Woman Mayor Milia (1995) ... key animation visual effects

    - Virgin Bomber (1994) ... key animation visual effects

    - Spiritia Level (1994) ... key animation visual effects
    1994

• directing (2 credits)

  • A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life

    series director

    directing
    2023
  • Urusei Yatsura

    - Big Bottle, Little Bottle / When Love Strikes (2023) ... director directing
    2022

• art (4 credits)

  • TIGER & BUNNY: The Beginning

    storyboard artist

    art
    2012
  • Dance in the Vampire Bund

    - Innocent Blood (2010) ... storyboard artist art
    2010
  • Maria Holic

    - The Living Sacrifice of the Clergyman / Banquet of Lewd Dreams / Forbidden Relationship / The Nape in the Summer (2011) ... storyboard artist art

    - The REAL Swimming Competition Full of Pretty Girls (2011) ... storyboard artist art

    - Heart Pounding Mission: School Scramble! (2011) ... storyboard artist art
    2009
  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

    - An Artist By the Roadside / I Have Mostly Read Shameful Books / The Inconspicuous Summer (2008) ... storyboard artist art
    2007