
Kenichi Konishi
Visual Effects
🎂 1968-06-23
Kenichi Konishi (小西 賢一, Kon'ishi Kenichi, June 23, 1968) is a Japanese male animator born in Saitama Prefecture. He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). After graduating from Tokyo Animator College, he joined Studio Ghibli as the first trainee in 1989. He was in charge of the original drawings for Whisper of the Heart and Princess Mononoke, and in 1999 he was the animation director for My Neighbors the Yamadas. After that, he became a freelancer, and while continuing to participate in Studio Ghibli works, he is active mainly in numerous theater works. In 2006 he was invited to become the animation supervisor on the film remake of Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur. He was the animation director in the 2013 film directed by Isao Takahata The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.
Visual Effects (51)

Key Animation
1996

Key Animation
1995

Character Designer
2007

Opening/Ending Animation
2004

Key Animation
2004

Key Animation
2000

Character Designer
2012

Key Animation
2001

Animation Director
2002

Key Animation
2004

Key Animation
2023

Key Animation
2004

Character Designer
2014

Key Animation
1997

Key Animation
2023

Key Animation
2008

Key Animation
2006

Key Animation
1995

Animation Director
2013

Key Animation
1994

Animation Director
2006

Key Animation
2014

Key Animation
2006

Key Animation
2009

Key Animation
2004

Key Animation
1993

Character Designer
2003

Key Animation
2003

Animation Director
2003

Animation Director
1999

Animation Director
2008

Supervising Animation Director
2019

Character Designer
2019

Key Animation
2002

Animation Director
2002

Key Animation
2004

Key Animation
2006

Key Animation
2000

Supervising Animation Director
2011

Character Designer
2011

Animation Director
2023

Key Animation
2000

Key Animation
2021

Supervising Animation Director
2021

Character Designer
2021

Animation Director
2007

Key Animation
2008

Key Animation
2012

Key Animation
2001

Animation Director
2021

Key Animation
2005