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Kenichi Ishikura

Kenichi Ishikura (石倉 賢一) is a Japanese director and storyboard artist best known for his works with Shaft and the anime adaptation of Sakura Trick.

Career

Ishikura began his career in the industry in 2000 as a production assistant for Invincible King Tri-Zenon under E&G Films, and made his debut as an episode director with the 18th episode of Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars. For the next several years, he worked mainly as a freelance director. In 2007, Ishikura had his first job with Shaft as an episode director and storyboard artist for Hidamari Sketch. Ishikura was working with a subcontracting studio when they asked him to choose one of their projects to work on. Ishikura chose Hidamari Sketch as he had seen director Akiyuki Shinbo's previous works including Pani Poni Dash!, which was a type of project he was interested in working on. According to him, Ishikura often got in trouble in his previous works for including too many parodies to other works; but for Hidamari Sketch, director Shinbo and the staff gave him the okay to do such. For the next 5 years, Ishikura worked mainly with Shaft, and made his series directorial debut with Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū (under Shinbo's general direction). The following year, he directed the third season to the Hidamari Sketch franchise with Shinbo, but he started to work less with Shaft. Following his mainstay departure from Shaft, Ishikura dirercted Da Capo III (2013) at studio Actas, but mainly based himself out of Studio Deen, where he directed both Sakura Trick (2014) and a short Ongaku Shōjo (2015) film. He stopped series directing for the time and focused mainly on episode directing and storyboarding until 2025 with the release of I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic.

Works

Television

In "Director(s)" column highlights Ishikura's directorial works.

Film

External links

References

  1. Invincible King Tri-Zenon^
  2. Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars^
  3. Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier^
  4. Aquarian Age: Sign for Evolution^
  5. Shrine of the Morning Mist^
  6. L/R: Licensed by Royalty^
  7. Shadow Star^
  8. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch^
  9. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch^
  10. Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch Pure^
  11. Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni^
  12. To Heart: Remember My Memories^
  13. Gun Sword^
  14. Petopeto-san^
  15. Paradise Kiss^
  16. Sugar Sugar Rune^
  17. Amaenaide yo!! Katsu!!^
  18. Tactical Roar^
  19. Love Get Chu: Miracle Seiyū Hakusho^
  20. Love Get Chu: Miracle Seiyū Hakusho^
  21. Yume Tsukai^
  22. Night Head Genesis^
  23. Tokimeki Memorial Only Love^
  24. Hidamari Sketch^
  25. Hidamari Sketch^
  26. Kaze no Stigma^
  27. Nagasarete Airantō^
  28. Ef: A Tale of Memories^
  29. Hidamari Sketch x 365^
  30. Hidamari Sketch x 365^
  31. Ef: A Tale of Melodies^
  32. Hidamari Sketch x 365 Specials^
  33. Natsu no Arashi!^
  34. Maria Holic^
  35. Maria Holic^
  36. 夏のあらし! 春夏冬中[あきないちゅう] Media Arts Database, Agency for Cultural Affairs, retrieved December 9, 2020^
  37. Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū^
  38. Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū^
  39. Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū^
  40. ひだまり スケッチ × ☆☆☆[ほしみっつ] Media Arts Database, Agency for Cultural Affairs, retrieved December 9, 2020^
  41. Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu^
  42. Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu Specials^
  43. Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu Specials^
  44. Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu Specials^
  45. Infinite Stratos^
  46. Shōwa Monogatari^
  47. Shōwa Monogatari^
  48. Staff / Cast Maria Holic Alive, TV Tokyo, retrieved December 16, 2020^
  49. Maria Holic Alive^
  50. Maria Holic Alive^
  51. Maria Holic Alive^
  52. Staff & Cast Da Capo III Official Site, retrieved December 9, 2020^
  53. Da Capo III^
  54. Crunchyroll to Stream Sakura Trick Yuri Anime Anime News Network, January 6, 2014, retrieved December 9, 2020^
  55. Sakura Trick^
  56. Bakuon!!^
  57. Princess Principal^
  58. 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams^
  59. Hozuki's Coolheadedness^
  60. The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of the Gods^
  61. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen^
  62. Tamayomi^
  63. http://kaiyari.com/story.html Redo of Healer, retrieved March 17, 2021^
  64. Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck^
  65. I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level^
  66. Sutōrī tenseikenja.com, retrieved July 4, 2022^
  67. 'I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic' Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Main Cast, January 2025 Premiere Anime News Network, June 27, 2024, retrieved June 27, 2024^
  68. Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Finale^
  69. Anime Mirai 2015 Casts, Stories Unveiled Anime News Network, February 25, 2015, retrieved December 9, 2020^