Naomi Ishida

was a Japanese animation color designer who worked for Kyoto Animation.

Early life Ishida was born to parents involved in Japan's traditional crafts industry; her father worked as a master cloth dyer for kimono, while her mother was a weaver of Nishijin-ori obi. After graduating from Kyoto Prefectural Rakusui High School, she began working at a hospital as a nurse, but quit her job to attend a vocational school to study animation, despite opposition from people around her.

Career Ishida joined Kyoto Animation at age 22 in 1992, shortly after completing her schooling. A Silent Voice, and Liz and the Blue Bird.

While Ishida regularly worked at Kyoto Animation's Studio 2, she was present at Studio 1 on the day of the Kyoto Animation arson attack which targeted the building, and was killed alongside 35 others. Ishida was the first victim to be identified as deceased by her parents. Ishida had worked at Kyoto Animation for 26 years. The police handed Ishida's body over to her parents on 23 July, and the funeral was held on 26 July. and her friends and colleagues attended the funeral.

Works Ishida worked on over 50 film and television productions in various capacities. Her works as a color designer include:

The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (2006) - Color Designer, Color Settings (episodes 2, 7, 13, 14) The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Second Season (2009) - Color Designer, Color Checker (episodes 1, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 17) The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010) - Color Designer Hyouka (2012) - Color Designer Amagi Brilliant Park (2014) - Color Designer A Silent Voice (2016) - Color Designer, Color Settings Liz and the Blue Bird (2018) - Color Designer, Color Checker Tsurune (2018) - Assistant Color Designer (episodes 3, 7, 11, 14)