🎬 animator
Masaru Kitao北尾勝
Animation Director and Character Design on Death Note, Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 and High School of the Dead.
- anime credits
- 13
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2006
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Death NoteCharacter Design · 2006
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Chief Animation Director · 2022
High School of the DeadAnimation Director · 2010
OrangeChief Animation Director · 2016
NANAKey Animation · 2006
My Hero Academia: Heroes RisingAnimation Director · 2019
Cardcaptor SakuraStoryboard · 1998
Cells at Work!!Chief Animation Director · 2021
ChobitsAnimation Director · 2002
Legend of the Galactic HeroesKey Animation · 1988
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New ChallengerKey Animation · 2009
The Idaten Deities Know Only PeaceChief Animation Director · 2021
Credits per year
Anime Masaru Kitao worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2006
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 94 | 0 in 1994 |
| 95 | 0 in 1995 |
| 96 | 0 in 1996 |
| 97 | 0 in 1997 |
| 98 | 1 in 1998 |
| 99 | 0 in 1999 |
| 00 | 0 in 2000 |
| 01 | 0 in 2001 |
| 02 | 1 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 0 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 2 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 1 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 in 2015 |
| 16 | 1 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 1 in 2019 |
| 20 | 0 in 2020 |
| 21 | 2 in 2021 |
| 22 | 1 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
All credits
- 2023
Rurouni Kenshin (2023)Main Animator - 2022
Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2Chief Animation Director, Animation Director - 2021
Cells at Work!!Chief Animation Director - 2021
The Idaten Deities Know Only PeaceChief Animation Director, Key Animation, Assistant Chief Animation Director - 2019
My Hero Academia: Heroes RisingAnimation Director - 2016
OrangeChief Animation Director, Animation Director - 2010
High School of the DeadAnimation Director - 2009
Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! New ChallengerKey Animation - 2006
Death NoteCharacter Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation - 2006
NANAKey Animation, Assistant Chief Animation Director, Outfit Design - 2002
ChobitsAnimation Director - 1998
Cardcaptor SakuraStoryboard, Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation - 1988
Legend of the Galactic HeroesKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Masaru Kitao worked on?
Masaru Kitao's best-known work includes Death Note (Character Design), Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 (Chief Animation Director), High School of the Dead (Animation Director), Orange (Chief Animation Director), NANA (Key Animation), My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (Animation Director).
What does Masaru Kitao do?
Masaru Kitao is credited most often as animation director, character design, key animation on anime.
When was Masaru Kitao born?
Masaru Kitao was born on July 15, 1961.