Toshiyuki Kubooka

Biography

Toshiyuki Kubooka is a Japanese animator, character designer, and director. He is particularly known for his work on the Giant Robo OVA series, as well as his work on the Lunar series and iDOLM@STER.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

51

Birth Date

1963-12-19 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hokkaido, Japan

Known For

• 

  THE iDOLM@STER
• 

  Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still
• 

  RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
• 

  Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
• 

  Batman: Gotham Knight
• 

  Origin: Spirits of the Past

Credits

• directing (11 credits)

  • Shangri-La Frontier

    series director

    directing

    - The Anonymous (Asinine) A-Team and a Crisis (2025) ... series director directing

    - Great King of the Deep, I Humbly Seek to Crush You (2025) ... series director directing

    - Malice at 100 Meters Per Second (2025) ... series director directing

    - The Light Blazes Brightly, But for Just an Instant (2025) ... series director directing

    - Venturing Wolves Then From the Seas to the Skyscrapers (2025) ... series director directing
    2023
  • Handyman Saitou in Another World

    series director

    directing

    - The One Who Needs It Most (2023) ... series director directing

    - The Final Battle (2023) ... series director directing

    - Tracker of the Demon World (2023) ... series director directing

    - Sad Dog Warrior (2023) ... series director directing

    - What I Gained From the Battle (2023) ... series director directing
    2023
  • Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

    series director

    directing

    - The Everyday Tale of Every Ashen Witch (2020) ... series director directing

    - The Two Apprentices (2020) ... series director directing

    - The Two Teachers (2020) ... series director directing

    - A Deep Sorrow from the Past (2020) ... series director directing

    - The Ripper (2020) ... series director directing
    2020
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent

    director

    directing
    2013
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Batman: Gotham Knight

    director

    directing
    2008
  • Genius Party

    second unit director

    directing
    2007
  • Gankutsuou

    - Farewell, Euganie (2005) ... director directing
    2004
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

    - Grandis and Her First Love (1990) ... director directing
    1990

• visual effects (30 credits)

  • THE iDOLM@STER

    character designer

    visual effects

    - Everyone, Together! (2011) ... character designer visual effects

    - Dream (2011) ... character designer visual effects

    - Me (2011) ... character designer visual effects

    - On the Holy Night (2011) ... character designer visual effects

    - Like the Flowers Bloom (2011) ... character designer visual effects
    2011
  • Genius Party Beyond

    animation director

    visual effects
    2008
  • Batman: Gotham Knight

    animation director

    visual effects
    2008
  • Den-noh Coil

    - COIL Cyber Detective Agency (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Children with Glasses (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Gunbuster: The Movie

    animation director

    visual effects
    2006
  • Origin: Spirits of the Past

    key animation

    visual effects
    2006
  • Gankutsuou

    - At the Shore (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - Farewell, Euganie (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - An Engagement Broken (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

    key animation

    visual effects
    2003
  • Gin Rei's Blue Eyes

    character designer

    visual effects
    1995
  • The Mighty Gin Rei

    animation director

    visual effects
    1994
  • Barefoot Gin Rei

    animation director

    visual effects
    1994
  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

    animation director

    visual effects

    - The Grand Finale (1998) ... animation director visual effects

    - Crime and Punishment (1995) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Truth of Bashtarle (1994) ... animation director visual effects

    - Twilight of the Heroes (1994) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Electromagnetic Net Operation (1993) ... animation director visual effects
    1992
  • Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still

    character designer

    visual effects
    1992
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II

    animation director

    visual effects
    1991
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III

    animation director

    visual effects
    1991
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I

    animation director

    visual effects
    1991
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

    - The New Nautilus (1991) ... animation director visual effects

    - Jean Makes a Mistake (1990) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Little Fugitive (1990) ... animation director visual effects
    1990
  • Baoh: The Visitor

    key animation

    visual effects
    1989
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    animation director

    visual effects
    1989
  • Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    - Say It Ain't So, Bernie! (1989) ... animation director visual effects

    - Over the River and Through the Woods (1989) ... animation director visual effects

    - Reflections in a Brown Eye (1989) ... animation director visual effects
    1989
  • Maison Ikkoku: The Final Chapter

    key animation

    visual effects
    1988
  • Gunbuster

    - Launch!! The Incomplete Ultimate Weapon! (1989) ... animation director visual effects

    - Daring! The Girl Genius Challenger!! (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - Shock! Big-Sister and I are Going to be Pilots Together?! (1988) ... animation director visual effects
    1988
  • Scoopers

    key animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise

    key animation

    visual effects
    1987
  • Dirty Pair OVA

    - Are You Serious? Shocked at the Beach! Wedding Panic! (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - We're Not Afraid of the Judgment, Are We? The God's Challenge (1988) ... key animation visual effects
    1987
  • Project A-Ko

    key animation

    visual effects
    1986
  • Odin: Starlight Mutiny

    key animation

    visual effects
    1985
  • Lupin the Third: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon

    key animation

    visual effects
    1985
  • Space Runaway Ideon: Be Invoked

    animation

    visual effects
    1982
  • Space Runaway Ideon: Contact

    animation

    visual effects
    1982

• art (8 credits)

  • Handyman Saitou in Another World

    - Adventurers in the Great Labyrinth (2023) ... storyboard artist art

    - Handyman, Saitou (2023) ... storyboard artist art
    2023
  • Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina

    - The Everyday Tale of Every Ashen Witch (2020) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Two Teachers (2020) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Princess Without Subjects (2020) ... storyboard artist art

    - Elaina, the Apprentice Witch (2020) ... storyboard artist art
    2020
  • Rage of Bahamut

    - The Miserables (2017) ... storyboard artist art
    2014
  • Genius Party

    storyboard artist

    art
    2007
  • Gankutsuou

    - Farewell, Euganie (2005) ... storyboard artist art

    - The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth (2005) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Letter from Edmond (2004) ... storyboard artist art

    - 5/22, Stormy (2004) ... storyboard artist art
    2004
  • Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

    - Strum the Guitar (2004) ... storyboard artist art
    2004
  • Lunar 2 Eternal Blue

    art direction

    art
    1999
  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

    - Successor to the Stars (1991) ... storyboard artist art

    - Farewell, Red Noah (1991) ... storyboard artist art

    - Grandis and Her First Love (1990) ... storyboard artist art
    1990

• actors (2 credits)

  • The Making of Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1998
  • Project A-ko: Secret File

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1986