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Osamu Kobayashi (小林 治 Kobayashi Osamu, born January 9, 1945) is an animator and animation director perhaps best known for Magical Angel Creamy Mami. He was born in Fuchuu-shi, Tokyo. He belongs to Ajia-do Animation Works. In 1963, he entered Toei animation (existing TOEI ANIMATION) at the same period as Tsutomu Shibayama and Hayao Miyazaki. He was a chief animator working with Shibayama after having transferred to an A production (an existing Shin-ei-animation). He established Ajia-do Animation Works with Shibayama Tsutomu in 1978. (Wikipedia)
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2012
The Life of Budori Gusuko
Movie Storyboard Artist
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2003
Program
Movie Key Animation
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1994
Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
Movie Storyboard Artist
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1990
Marina the Manga Artist Goes to Camelot
Movie Director
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1989
Kankara Sanshin
Movie Director
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1988
The Burning Wild Man
TV show Storyboard Artist
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1987
Kimagure Orange Road
TV show Storyboard Artist
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1986
My Steady Is a Witch
Movie Director
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1985
Onegai! Samia-don
TV show Series Director
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1984
Creamy Mami: Forever Once More
Movie Director
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1984
Kakkun Cafe
Movie Director
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1983
Magical Angel Creamy Mami
TV show Storyboard Artist
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1982
Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa
Movie Director
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1982
The Gutsy Frog: The Movie
Movie Animation Director
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1981
21 Emon Welcome to the Space
Movie Storyboard Artist
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1980
There Goes Our Hero: After the Ball Game
Movie Storyboard
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1980
Makoto-chan
Movie Animation Director
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1980
There Goes Our Hero: The Heat of the Pennant Race
Movie Storyboard
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1979
There Goes Our Hero
Movie Storyboard
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1969
Lupin the Third: Pilot Film
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