Kinji Yoshimoto

was a Japanese animator, producer, writer and director. Some of his major works include Megazone 23 and Plastic Little. He also directed several of the Queen's Blade anime series, as well as anime adaptations for I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job and Unbreakable Machine-Doll, and is known for his manga and anime productions with manga artist Satoshi Urushihara. The two along with Yoshihiro Kimura created their own production company called Earthwork. Yoshimoto died on 5 November 2021.

Filmography

Anime Year Title Crew role Notes Source Genshiken Pt. 2 Director Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin Director, Screenplay, Series Composition Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye Story concept, Director –2011 Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors Director OVA I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job Director Unbreakable Machine-Doll Director –2014 Vanquished Queens Director, Composer OVA Queen's Blade Grimoire Chief director OVA Seven Mortal Sins Director 2018Joshi Ochi! 2-kai kara Onnanoko ga... Futte Kita!?Director, Series CompositionONA Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest Director, Series Composition

Other projects Year Title Crew role Notes Source Langrisser III Opening Animation Staff (director) Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn Langrisser V: The End of Legend Opening Animation Staff (director, key frame artist), Development Staff (visual artist) Video game originally released for the Sega Saturn Growlanser Opening Animation Staff (director) Video game originally released for the PlayStation The Shisho (Master Teacher) Animation Director Combination live-action and anime