🎬 director
Osamu Kobayashi小林治
Director and Chief Director on Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!, Lupin the 3rd and Kimagure Orange Road.
- anime credits
- 22
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2000
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!Storyboard · 2000
Lupin the 3rdKey Animation · 1971
Kimagure Orange RoadDirector · 1987
Street Fighter II: The Animated MovieStoryboard · 1994
Magical Angel Creamy MamiChief Director · 1983
Mobile Police Patlabor: WXIIIKey Animation · 2002
Street Fighter II VStoryboard · 1995
Genji MonogatariStoryboard Assistance · 1987
Lupin III: Pilot FilmKey Animation · 1969
Attack No.1Animation Director · 1969
Hidamari no KiStoryboard · 2000
Gamba's AdventureKey Animation · 1975
Credits per year
Anime Osamu Kobayashi worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2000
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 83 | 1 in 1983 |
| 84 | 1 in 1984 |
| 85 | 1 in 1985 |
| 86 | 2 in 1986 |
| 87 | 2 in 1987 |
| 88 | 1 in 1988 |
| 89 | 0 in 1989 |
| 90 | 1 in 1990 |
| 91 | 0 in 1991 |
| 92 | 0 in 1992 |
| 93 | 0 in 1993 |
| 94 | 1 in 1994 |
| 95 | 1 in 1995 |
| 96 | 0 in 1996 |
| 97 | 0 in 1997 |
| 98 | 1 in 1998 |
| 99 | 0 in 1999 |
| 00 | 2 in 2000 |
| 01 | 0 in 2001 |
| 02 | 1 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 0 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 0 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 1 in 2012 |
All credits
- 2012
The Life of Budori GusukoStoryboard - 2002
Mobile Police Patlabor: WXIIIKey Animation - 2000
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!Storyboard - 2000
Hidamari no KiStoryboard - 1998
Super Doll★Licca-chanStoryboard - 1995
Street Fighter II VStoryboard - 1994
Street Fighter II: The Animated MovieStoryboard - 1990
CamelotDirector - 1988
The Burning Wild ManDirector - 1987
Kimagure Orange RoadDirector, Storyboard - 1987
Genji MonogatariStoryboard Assistance - 1986
Majo Demo SteadyDirector - 1986
Heart CocktailStoryboard - 1985
Creamy Mami: Long GoodbyeChief Director - 1984
Creamy Mami: Forever Once MoreChief Director - 1983
Magical Angel Creamy MamiChief Director, Episode Director, Storyboard - 1980
Makoto-chanAnimation Director - 1975
Gamba's AdventureKey Animation - 1972
The Gutsy FrogAnimation Director - 1971
Lupin the 3rdKey Animation - 1969
Lupin III: Pilot FilmKey Animation - 1969
Attack No.1Animation Director
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Osamu Kobayashi worked on?
Osamu Kobayashi's best-known work includes Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (Storyboard), Lupin the 3rd (Key Animation), Kimagure Orange Road (Director), Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie (Storyboard), Magical Angel Creamy Mami (Chief Director), Mobile Police Patlabor: WXIII (Key Animation).
What does Osamu Kobayashi do?
Osamu Kobayashi is credited most often as director, chief director, animation director on anime.
When was Osamu Kobayashi born?
Osamu Kobayashi was born on January 9, 1945 in Tokyo.