Osamu Kobayashi
Osamu Kobayashi is a Japanese animator and animation director, best known for Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel. He was born in Fuchuu-shi, Tokyo and belongs to Ajia-do Animation Works. In 1963, he entered Toei Animation at the same time as Tsutomu Shibayama and Hayao Miyazaki.
Osamu Kobayashi
- Born
- 1945 · Tokyo.
- Nationality
- Japan
- Occupation
- animator · director · comics artist
- Languages
- Japanese
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Osamu Kobayashi is a Japanese animator and animation director, best known for Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel. He was born in Fuchuu-shi, Tokyo and belongs to Ajia-do Animation Works. In 1963, he entered Toei Animation at the same time as Tsutomu Shibayama and Hayao Miyazaki.
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He was a chief animator working with Shibayama, after having transferred to A Production (predecessor to Shin-Ei Animation). Eventually, he established Ajia-do Animation Works with Shibayama in 1978. At the 2019 Tokyo Anime Awards, he won an award for animation.
• Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel • Kimagure Orange Road • Onegai! Samia-don • Chiisana Obake Acchi, Kocchi, Socchi
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