🎬 director
Kunihiko Yuyama湯山邦彦
Director and Chief Director on Pokémon, Pokémon: The First Movie and Pokémon the Series: XY.
- anime credits
- 17
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2002
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
PokémonChief Director · 1997
Pokémon: The First MovieDirector · 1998
Pokémon the Series: XYChief Director · 2013
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and SapphireDirector · 2002
Pokémon the Movie 2000Director · 1999
Pokémon 3: The MovieDirector · 2000
Pokémon the Series: XYZChief Director · 2015
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and PearlDirector · 2006
Pokémon 4EverDirector · 2001
Pokémon the Series: Sun & MoonChief Director · 2016
Pokémon Journeys: The SeriesCreative Supervisor · 2019
Pokémon HeroesDirector · 2002
Credits per year
Anime Kunihiko Yuyama worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2002
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 97 | 1 in 1997 |
| 98 | 1 in 1998 |
| 99 | 1 in 1999 |
| 00 | 1 in 2000 |
| 01 | 1 in 2001 |
| 02 | 2 in 2002 |
| 03 | 1 in 2003 |
| 04 | 1 in 2004 |
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 1 in 2006 |
| 07 | 1 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 0 in 2009 |
| 10 | 1 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 1 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 1 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 1 in 2019 |
All credits
- 2019
Pokémon Journeys: The SeriesCreative Supervisor, Storyboard - 2016
Pokémon the Series: Sun & MoonChief Director - 2015
Pokémon the Series: XYZChief Director - 2013
Pokémon the Series: XYChief Director - 2010
Pokémon: Black & WhiteDirector - 2007
Pokémon: The Rise of DarkraiDirector - 2006
Pokémon the Series: Diamond and PearlDirector - 2005
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of MewDirector, Storyboard - 2004
Pokémon: Destiny DeoxysDirector, Storyboard - 2003
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish MakerDirector - 2002
Pokémon the Series: Ruby and SapphireDirector - 2002
Pokémon HeroesDirector, Storyboard - 2001
Pokémon 4EverDirector, Storyboard - 2000
Pokémon 3: The MovieDirector, Storyboard - 1999
Pokémon the Movie 2000Director, Storyboard - 1998
Pokémon: The First MovieDirector, Storyboard - 1997
PokémonChief Director
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Kunihiko Yuyama worked on?
Kunihiko Yuyama's best-known work includes Pokémon (Chief Director), Pokémon: The First Movie (Director), Pokémon the Series: XY (Chief Director), Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire (Director), Pokémon the Movie 2000 (Director), Pokémon 3: The Movie (Director).
What does Kunihiko Yuyama do?
Kunihiko Yuyama is credited most often as director, chief director, storyboard on anime.
When was Kunihiko Yuyama born?
Kunihiko Yuyama was born on October 15, 1952 in Tokyo.