Yoshinobu Yamakawa

• Name — Yoshinobu Yamakawa • Native Name Lang — ja • Other Names — Yoshiki Yamakawa • Born — 1968 2 9 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Animation director, animator and character designer • Years Active — 1994–present • Agent — J.C.STAFF • Notable Works — * The Duke of Death and His Maid • Kill Me Baby • Di Gi Charat Yoshinobu Yamakawa is a Japanese anime animator, director, and character designer.

Yamakawa was born on February 9, 1968, in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from a mechanical engineering course in a technical high school.

• Year — Title — Role — Ref • 1995 — The Slayers — Animator • 1996 — Saber Marionette J — Animator, Small Items Design • 1997 — Tenchi in Tokyo — Animator, Small Items Design • 1999 — Excel Saga — Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 5) • Di Gi Charat — Character Design, Chief Animation Director • Sorcerous Stabber Orphen — Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 9, 18) • 2003 — Di Gi Charat Nyo! — Character Design, Animation Director • Nanaka 6/17 — Character Designer • 2006 — Mushishi — Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 15) • 2009 — First Love Limited — Director • 2012 — Kill Me Baby — Director • Little Busters! — Director • 2013 — Little Busters! Refrain — Director • 2015 — Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? — Director • 2017 — Alice & Zoroku — Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 2, 4–5, 10), Episode Director (Episode 10) • Children of the Whales — Episode Storyboard Artist (Episode 11) • 2018 — Hi Score Girl — Director • 2019 — High Score Girl Season 2 — Director • 2021 — The Duke of Death and His Maid — Director • 2023 — The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 2 — Director • 2024 — The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 — Director

• Year — Title — Role — Ref • 1999 — Cyber Team in Akihabara: Summer Vacation of 2011 — Character Design, Animation Director • 2001 — Di Gi Charat - A Trip to the Planet — Character Designer • 2008 — Hells — Director

• Year — Title — Role — Ref • 2013 — Kill Me Baby — Director • 2014 — Little Busters! EX — Director

• Year — Title — Role — Ref • 2018 — B: The Beginning — Director • 2024 — Murai no Koi — Director

• Year — Award — Category — Recipient — Result — Ref • 2008 — 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards — Animation Division — Hells Angels (Directed by Yamakawa) — Jury Recommended Works (Long Animation)