Osamu Kobayashi

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-01-10

Deathday 2021-04-17 (57 years old)

Place of Birth Tokyo, Japan

Also Known As ススキダトシオ, Susukida Toshio, コバヤシオサム

Osamu Kobayashi

Biography

Osamu Kobayashi (小林 治, Kobayashi Osamu) (January 10, 1964 – April 17, 2021) was a Japanese animator, illustrator, mechanic designer, and animation director. He originally directed avant-garde shorts and music videos for Studio 4°C and has more recently done two TV series for Madhouse Studios. He was credited as ススキダトシオ (Susukida Toshio) in some of his latest works. Not to be confused with the animation director of the same name who founded Ajia-do Animation Works.

Known For

Director

2023
2019
2019
Dororo

as Director

2008
Ani*Kuri15

as Director

2007
Ani*Kuri15

as Director

2007
Naruto Shippūden

as Director

2007
Naruto Shippūden

as Series Director

2007
Gurren Lagann

as Director

2006
Deep Imagination

as Director

2006
Kemonozume

as Director

2005
Paradise Kiss

as Series Director

2005
Paradise Kiss

as Director

2004
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

as Series Director

2003
Someday's Dreamers

as Series Director

2003
Someday's Dreamers

as Director

2002
Digital Juice

as Director

2002
End of the World

as Director

1971
Lupin the Third

as Director

Visual Effects

2019
Dororo

as Key Animation

2019
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan

as Key Animation

2011
2007
Gurren Lagann

as Animation Director

2007
Gurren Lagann

as Key Animation

2007
Naruto Shippūden

as Key Animation

2006
Kemonozume

as Key Animation

2006
Kemonozume

as Animation Director

2005
Paradise Kiss

as Key Animation

2004
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

as Character Designer

2004
2003
Someday's Dreamers

as Animation

2003
Someday's Dreamers

as Key Animation

2003
Someday's Dreamers

as Animation Director

1988
Dragon's Heaven

as Key Animation

1988
Dragon's Heaven

as Mechanical Designer

1971
Lupin the Third

as Key Animation

Art

2020
Arte

as Storyboard Artist

2019
Dororo

as Storyboard Artist

2019
Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan

as Background Designer

2014
The Last: Naruto the Movie

as Concept Artist

2011
2010
2007
Naruto Shippūden

as Storyboard Artist

2007
Gurren Lagann

as Storyboard Artist

2006
Kemonozume

as Storyboard Artist

2005
Paradise Kiss

as Storyboard Artist

2004
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

as Storyboard Artist

2003
Someday's Dreamers

as Storyboard Artist

2002
End of the World

as Art Direction

1971
Lupin the Third

as Storyboard Artist

Writer

2023
2019
2007
Ani*Kuri15

as Writer

2007
2007
Naruto Shippūden

as Series Composition

2005
Paradise Kiss

as Series Composition

2005
Paradise Kiss

as Writer

2004
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

as Series Composition