About

Known credits:
18
Birthday:
1960-01-01
Place of birth:
Osaka, Japan
Website:
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Yuu Kou

Overview

Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.

Known for

Acting
1986 Project A-ko: Secret File Actor Self N/A
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Directing
2025 GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS Directing Series Director N/A
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2021 ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！ Directing Director N/A
N/A
2010 Giant Killing Directing Series Director 71
Good
2009 Umi Monogatari Directing Series Director 68
Fair
2005 Loveless Directing Series Director 66
Fair
2003 Chrono Crusade Directing Series Director 75
Good
1990 Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out! Directing Director 59
Average
1989 Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart Directing Director 58
Average
1989 Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart Directing Director 60
Fair
1989 All That Gundam Directing Director N/A
N/A
1986 Project A-Ko Directing Stage Director 59
Average

Writing
1991 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture Writing Original Story 58
Average
1991 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture Writing Writer 58
Average
1991 Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1986 Fight! Kickers Writing Storyboard 68
Fair

Art
1991 Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles Art Storyboard Artist 58
Average
1990 Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out! Art Storyboard Artist 59
Average