🎬 director
Ushio Tazawa田澤潮
Character Design and Animation Director on Your Name., Kill la Kill and 5 Centimeters per Second.
- anime credits
- 20
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Character Design
- most credited as
- busiest year (3)
- 2013
- busiest year (3)

Best-known work
Your Name.Key Animation · 2016
Kill la KillAnimation Director · 2013
5 Centimeters per SecondKey Animation · 2007
A Whisker AwayAnimation Director · 2020
Insomniacs After SchoolAssistant Animation Director · 2023
The Heroic Legend of ArslanCharacter Design · 2015
The Place Promised in Our Early DaysCharacter Design · 2004
HANEBADO!Key Animation · 2018
Terra FormarsAnimation Director · 2014
Den-noh CoilKey Animation · 2007
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXKey Animation · 2025
Mind GameKey Animation · 2004
Credits per year
Anime Ushio Tazawa worked on, by premiere year
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3 in 2013
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 03 | 1 in 2003 |
| 04 | 2 in 2004 |
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 3 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 3 in 2013 |
| 14 | 1 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 2 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 in 2019 |
| 20 | 1 in 2020 |
| 21 | 1 in 2021 |
| 22 | 0 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
| 24 | 0 in 2024 |
| 25 | 1 in 2025 |
All credits
- 2025
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuXKey Animation - 2023
Insomniacs After SchoolAssistant Animation Director, Animation Director - 2021
Deiji Meets GirlCharacter Design, Director, Animation Director - 2020
A Whisker AwayAnimation Director, Key Animation - 2018
HANEBADO!Key Animation - 2016
Your Name.Key Animation - 2016
The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm DanceCharacter Design - 2015
The Heroic Legend of ArslanCharacter Design - 2014
Terra FormarsAnimation Director - 2013
Kill la KillAnimation Director - 2013
SenyuuCharacter Design - 2013
Senyuu. 2Character Design - 2009
Afro Samurai: ResurrectionKey Animation - 2007
5 Centimeters per SecondKey Animation - 2007
Den-noh CoilKey Animation - 2007
Genius Party2nd Key Animation - 2005
Noein: To Your Other SelfKey Animation - 2004
The Place Promised in Our Early DaysCharacter Design, Art Director - 2004
Mind GameKey Animation - 2003
The AnimatrixKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Ushio Tazawa worked on?
Ushio Tazawa's best-known work includes Your Name. (Key Animation), Kill la Kill (Animation Director), 5 Centimeters per Second (Key Animation), A Whisker Away (Animation Director), Insomniacs After School (Assistant Animation Director), The Heroic Legend of Arslan (Character Design).
What does Ushio Tazawa do?
Ushio Tazawa is credited most often as character design, animation director, director on anime.