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Naoaki Hōjō
北條 直明 (きたじょう なおあき)
Occupation Animation Supervisor
Animator
Years active 1991-present
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Naoaki Hōjō served as a key animator and an animation supervisor on Dragon Ball Z.

Biography

Dragon Ball Roles/Positions

Notable Anime Roles/Positions

  • In-Between Animation (動画)
    • Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai: 7 (1991)
    • Magical Princess Minky Momo Hold on to Your Dreams: 2, 19, 25 (1991 - 92)
    • Sailor Moon: 7 (1992)
    • Super Bikkuriman: 3 (1992)
    • Comet in Moominland Movie (1992)
    • Free Kick Toward Tomorrow: 4, 10, 15, 20, 25, 31, 37, 45 (1992 - 93)
  • In-Between Animation Check (動画チェック)
    • Magical Princess Minky Momo Hold on to Your Dreams: 7, 13 (1991 - 92)
  • Layout (レイアウト)
    • Mars Daybreak: 22 (2004)
  • Key Animation (原画)
    • Magical Princess Minky Momo Hold on to Your Dreams: 41, 46.5(Episode Unaired), 47, 52, 54, 58 (1992)
    • Hot-Blooded Strongest Go-Saurer: 19 (1993)
    • Mobile Suit Victory Gundam: 31 (1993)
    • Marmalade Boy: 16, 17 (1994)
    • Blue Legend Shoot!: 34 (1994)
    • Blue Seed: 14, 17 (1995)
    • Wedding Peach: 18, 28 (1995)
    • Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus: 20 (1996)
    • Aqua Age: 7, 15 (1996)
    • Hell Teacher Nūbē: 16 (1996)
    • The Legend of Zorro Anime: 33 (1996)
    • Ojamajo Doremi #: The Movie (2000)
    • Super Doll Licca-chan: Kisekae Daisakusen (2000) (Game Boy Color Game)
    • One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
    • Digimon: Battle of Adventurers (2001)
    • Digimon Frontier: 44 (2003)
    • Air Master: 1, 3, 7, 12, 18, 22, 26 (2003)
    • Ultimate Muscle: 5, 11, 16, 19, 24, 30, 34, 41, 46, 49 (2002 - 03)
    • Scrapped Princess: 23 (2003)
    • Saint Seiya the Heavens-Overture (2004)
    • One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword (2004)
    • Burn-Up Scramble: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 (2004)
    • Saiyuki ReLoad GunLock: 8 (2004)
    • Love Wind Anime: 12 (2004)
    • Mars Daybreak: 6, 18 (2004)
    • Stolen Lupin - The Copy Cat is a Midsummer's Butterfly (2004)
    • Girls Bravo: 6 (2004)
    • Gantz Season 2: 12 (2004)
    • Put It All in the Ring: 1 (2004)
    • To Heart: Remember My Memories: 8 (2004)
    • Rockman EXE Hikari to Yami no Program (2005)
    • Magical Canan: 4, 12 (2005)
    • Samurai Champloo: 9, 15, 20, 24, 26 (2004 - 05)
    • Xenosaga: The Animation: 1, 12 (2005)
    • Girls Bravo: Season 2: 4, 9 (2005)
    • Ah! My Goddess: 17 (2005)
    • MÄR Heaven: 3, 5, 8, 10, 13, 15 (2005)
    • Devil Kings (2005) (PS2 Game)
    • Iriya's Sky, Summer of the UFOs: 3, 5, 6 (2005)
    • Zatch Bell: Attack of Mechavulcan (2005)
    • Play Ball Anime: 1, 9 (2005)
    • Gun Sword: 12 (2005)
    • Trinity Blood: 2, 3, 10, 16, 22 (2005)
    • SoltyRei: 7 (2005)
    • Ah! My Goddess Ah! Urd's Small Love Story? OVA (2005)
    • Lemon Angel Project: 6, 11 (2006)
    • Yoshimune Anime: 2 (2006)
    • Air Gear: 3 (2006)
    • Aria the Natural: 5 (2006)
    • Capeta: 34 (2006)
    • Sasami: Magical Girls Club: 6 (2006)
    • Mega Man ZX (2006) (Nintendo DS Game)
    • Blood+: 5, 10, 15, 22, 33, 41 (2005 - 06)
    • Ergo Proxy: 3, 8, 13, 16, 19, 22 (2006)
    • Humanoid Monster Bem (2006): 19 (2006)
    • The Knight of Eon: 4 (2006)
    • Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy: 1, 18, 22 (2006)
    • Witchblade Anime: 1, 7, 15, 24 (2006)
    • Death Note: 10 (2006)
    • Powerpuff Girls Z: 24 (2006)
    • Pumpkin Scissors: 8, 12 (2006)
    • Marginal Prince: 1, 6, 11, 13 (2006)
    • Barrier Master: 10 (2007)
    • La Corda d'Oro: Primo Passo: 16 (2007)
    • Tokyo Demon Academy: The Book of Weapons - The Ascension: 2 (2007)
    • The Prince of Tennis OVA: The Nationals Arc: 11 (2007)
    • Afro Samurai: 5 (2007)
    • Red Garden: 17 (2007)
    • One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2007)
    • Saint October: 11 (2007)
    • Ghost Slayers Ayashi: 9, 17, 23 (2006 - 07)
    • To Mamoru-kun, the Blessings of the Goddess!: 6, 13, 23 (2006 - 07)
    • Saint Beast: Angel Chronicles: 1 (2007)
    • Bokurano: Ours: 2 (2007)
    • The Promise I made over this Blue Sky ~ Welcome to the Tsugumi Dorm: 11 (2007)
    • Polyphonica: 12 (2007)
    • Mega Man ZX Advent (2007) (Nintendo DS Game)
    • Skull Man: 11, 12 (2007)
    • Song of Insects Anime: 2, 3 (2007)
    • Oh My Sex Goddess OVA: 1 (2007)
    • Over Drive Anime: 22 (2007)
    • Zombie-Loan: 10 (2007)
    • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple: 39, 46 (2007)
    • Ayashi Divine Comedy OVA: 2 (2007)
    • Kōtetsu Sangokushi: 1, 10, 16, 20, 25 (2007)
    • Dinosaur King: 42 (2007)
    • Burning-Eyed Shana II: 6, 11 (2007)
    • Moegaku: 1 (2008)
    • Rental Magica: 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 23 (2007 - 08)
    • Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk: 8 (2008)
    • Our Home's Fox Deity.: 4, 10 (2008)
    • Glass Maiden: 6, 12 (2008)
    • One Piece: 342, 348, 362 (2008)
    • Real Drive: 18 (2008)
    • Blassreiter: 18 (2008)
    • Slayers Revolution: 7 (2008)
    • Ryōko Yakushiji's Strange Case Files: 8 (2008)
    • Birdy the Mighty: Decode: 3, 11 (2008)
    • Soul Eater: 29 (2008)
    • Penguin Musume Heart ONA: 15, 16, 20 (2008)
    • Linebarrels of Iron: 7 (2008)
    • Xam'd: Lost Memories: 3, 8, 13, 15, 24 (2008 - 09)
    • A Certain Magical Index: 16 (2009)
    • Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
    • Negibōzu no Asatarō: 11, 18 (2008 - 09)
    • Viper's Creed: 1, 7 (2009)
    • Michiko & Hatchin: 6, 9, 15, 18 (2008 - 09)
    • Chrome Shelled Regios: 1, 7 (2009)
    • Birdy the Mighty: Decode 02: 2, 4, 8 (2009)
    • Reborn! Anime: 122 (2009)
    • Natsume's Book of Friends Continued: 9 (2009)
    • Guin Saga: 3 (2009)
    • Asura Cryin': 4, 9 (2009)
    • Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!: 13, 17 (2009)
    • Saki Anime: 19 (2009)
    • Sea Story: That You Were There For Me: 9 (2009)
    • Taishō Baseball Girls: 8 (2009)
    • Meow Love! Anime: 5 (2009)
    • White Album: 17, 20, 24 (2009)
    • The Sacred Blacksmith: 1, 5, 7, 12 (2009)
    • Welcome to Irabu's Office: 7, 11 (2009)
    • The Qwaser of Stigmata: 5 (2010)
    • Chu-Bra!!: 9 (2010)
    • Kiddy Girl-and: 16, 22 (2010)
    • Armed Librarians: The Book of Bantorra: 9, 24 (2009 - 10)
    • Metal Fight Beyblade: 50 (2010)
    • House of Five Leaves: 4 (2010)
    • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: 8, 59 (2009 - 10)
    • Sekirei: Pure Engagement: 6 (2010)
    • Occult Academy: 7 (2010)
    • Black Butler Season 2: 2, 10 (2010)
    • Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors OVA: 4 (2010)
    • The Legend of the Legendary Heroes: 2, 22 (2010)
    • The World God Only Knows: 1, 11 (2010)
    • I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!!: 2 (2011)
    • Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's: 150 (2011)
    • Infinite Stratos: 2, 7, 8, 12 (2011)
    • Five Numbers! OVA (2011)
    • A Channel: 11 (2011)
    • The World God Only Knows II: Opening, 2, 11 (2011)
    • Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise: 5 (2011)
    • Blue Exorcist: 4, 8, 19 (2011)
    • Beelzebub: 33 (2011)
    • The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol OVA (2011)
    • The Idolmaster: 14 (2011)
    • Last Exile: Fam, the Silver Wing: 7 (2011)
    • I Don't Have Many Friends Anime: 11 (2011)
    • Mashiroiro Symphony: 1, 6, 12 (2011)
    • Aquarion Evol: 4 (2012)
    • Smile Precure!: 5 (2012)
    • Strike Witches: The Movie (2012)
    • Future Diary: 24 (2012)
    • Monsuno: 13 (2012)
    • The Story of the Arcane Family: 6 (2012)
    • So, I Can't Play H!: 1, 12 (2012)
    • Good Luck Girl!: 7, 13 (2012)
    • Blast of Tempest: 5 (2012)
    • Busou Shinki: 2, 8, 11 (2012)
    • The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc OVA: 1, 2 (2012)
    • So, I Can't Play H! OVA (2013)
    • My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend Fight Too Much: 6, 13 (2013)
    • The Minami Family: I'm Home: 13 (2013)
    • Karneval: Opening, 1, 2, 4 (2013)
    • The Severing Crime Edge: 7 (2013)
    • The World God Only Knows: Magical Star Kanon 100% OVA (2013)
    • Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes: 34, 42 (2013)
    • Symphogear G: 8 (2013)
    • The World God Only Knows: Goddesses: 12 (2013)
    • Toriko: 43, 53, 59, 117, 127 (2012- 13)
    • Walkure Romanze: 9 (2013)
    • Samurai Flamenco: 10 (2013)
    • Battle Spirits: Ultimate Zero: 6, 14 (2013 - 14)
    • Stray God: 4 (2014)
    • Tokyo Ravens: 21 (2014)
    • Inari, Konkon, ABCs of Love: 3, 8 (2014)
    • Brynhildr in the Darkness: 4 (2014)
    • Chaika: The Coffin Princess: 4 (2014)
    • Date A Live II: 9 (2014)
    • Soul Eater Not!: 10 (2014)
    • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders: 13 (2014)
    • Rail Wars!: 3 (2014)
    • Sword Art Online II: 4 (2014)
    • Black Butler: Book of Circus: 6 (2014)
    • M3: The Dark Metal: 19 (2014)
    • Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers: 25 (2014)
    • Psycho-Pass 2: 6 (2014)
    • Encouragement of Climb Season 2: 1, 2, 21 (2014)
    • Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
    • The Seven Deadly Sins: 10, 15, 19 (2014 - 15)
    • Absolute Duo: 6, 12 (2015)
    • Triage X: 6 (2015)
    • Show by Rock!!: 9 (2015)
    • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid: 2, 9, 12 (2015)
    • Comet Lucifer: 4 (2015)
    • Aquarion Logos: 6, 22 (2015)
    • Stray God Aragoto: 2, 12 (2015)
    • Garakowa: Restore the World (2016)
    • Dagashi Kashi: 4 (2016)
    • Nurse Witch Komugi R: 7 (2016)
    • Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash: 7, 11 (2016)
    • Gate Anime: 17, 24 (2016)
    • Magi: Adventure of Sinbad: 3 (2016)
    • Macross Delta: 9 (2016)
    • Hundred Anime: 10 (2016)
    • My Hero Academia: 11 (2016)
    • Bungo Stray Dogs: 8, 11 (2016)
    • KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! OVA 1 (2016)
    • Boy Maid: 2, 3, 7, 8, 11 (2016)
    • This Art Club Has a Problem!: 1 (2016)
    • B-PROJECT~Kodō*Ambitious: Opening, 1, 4, 8, 12 (2016)
    • ClassicaLoid: 3 (2016)
    • Drifters Anime: 10 (2016)
    • Beyblade Burst: 44 (2017)
    • Digimon Universe: App Monsters: 20 (2017)
    • KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Season 2: 8 (2017)
    • Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club: 9 (2017)
    • Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT: 22 (2017)
    • Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga: 4, 10 (2017)
    • Tiger Mask W: 10, 27 (2016 - 17)
    • What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?: 1, 2 (2017)
    • Clockwork Planet: 10 (2017)
    • As the Moon, So Beautiful: Opening, 1, 3, 9, 12 (2017)
    • My Very Own Hero: 8 (2017)
    • Re:Creators: 20 (2017)
    • Food Wars! Season 3 (The Third Plate): 2 (2017)
    • 100% Pascal Teacher: 8, 32 (2017)
    • Dies Irae: 8 (2017)
    • Fate/Apocrypha: 12, 21 (2017)
    • Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu: 34 (2017)
    • Duel Masters (2017): 36 (2017)
    • Silver Guardian II: 1 (2018)
    • Kokkoku: Moment by Moment: 1, 3 (2018)
    • Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202: 11 (2018)
    • Hugtto! PreCure: 2 (2018)
    • The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments: 8 (2018)
    • Dame×Prince Anime Caravan: 10 (2018)
    • Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens: 11 (2018)
    • Hinamatsuri: 1 (2018)
    • Real Girl: 2 (2018)
    • Harukana Receive: 1, 2 (2018)
    • Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai: 2 (2018)
    • The One Whom I Love Is My Little Sister But She's Not a Little Sister: 6 (2018)
    • Sword Art Online: Alicization: 3, 14, 19 (2018 - 19)
    • Mix Anime: 2 (2019)
    • Cinderella Nine: 2 (2019)
    • Bocchi Hitori's ____ Life: 3 (2019)
    • Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?: 11 (2019)
    • Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest: 1 (2019)
    • 22/7 4th music video (2019)
    • Cop Craft: 11 (2019)
    • BEM (2019): 2, 7, 12 (2019)
    • Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia: 7 (2019)
    • Pet Anime: 3 (2020)
    • Blade of the Immortal -Immortal-: 20 (2020)
    • Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld: 19 (2020)
    • Dropout Idol Fruit Tart: Opening (2020)
    • The Day I Became a God: 4 (2020)
    • Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina: 8 (2020)
  • Assistant Layout Animation Supervisor(レイアウト作画監督補佐)
    • High School Fleet OVA: 2 (2017)
  • Assistant Animation Supervisor (作画監督補佐)
    • Negibōzu no Asatarō: 6 (2008)
    • Linebarrels of Iron: 14 (2009)
    • Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 1st (2010)
    • The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: 10 (2015)
    • Aquarion Logos: 20 (2015)
    • The Royal Tutor Movie (2019) (作画監督補)
  • Animation Supervisor Cooperation (作画監督協力)
    • The World God Only Knows: 2 (2010)
    • B-PROJECT~Kodō*Ambitious~: Opening, 9, 10, 11 (2016)
    • Kokkoku: Moment by Moment: 8 (2018)
    • Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King: 2 (2018)
  • Animation Supervisor (作画監督)
    • Mojacko: 2, 8, 14 (1995 - 96)
    • Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus: 24 (1996)
    • Aqua Age: 3, 39 (1996)
    • Dragonaut: The Resonance: 18, 24 (2008)
    • Our Home's Fox Deity.: 20 (2008)
    • Chrome Shelled Regios: 13, 19 (2009)
    • Sea Story: That You Were There For Me: 5 (2009)
    • White Album: 17 (2009)
    • The Sacred Blacksmith: 7, 11 (2009)
    • Kiddy Girl-and: 16, 22 (2010)
    • The Legend of the Legendary Heroes: 2 (2010)
    • The World God Only Knows: 3, 11 (2010)
    • Fortune Arterial: Red Promise OVA (2011)
    • The World God Only Knows II: 6, 11 (2011)
    • The World God Only Knows: Four Girls and an Idol OVA (2011)
    • Mashiroiro Symphony: 2, 6, 10, 12 (2011)
    • Toriko: 43, 53, 59 (2012)
    • The World God Only Knows: Tenri Arc OVA: 2 (2012)
    • The World God Only Knows: Magical Star Kanon 100% OVA (2013)
    • Karneval: 2, 4, 9, 13 (2013)
    • The Flowers of Evil: 12, 13 (2013)
    • The World God Only Knows: Goddesses: 2, 8, 12 (2013)
    • Heart-Pounding! Precure: 41, 47 (2013 - 14)
    • Samurai Flamenco: 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, 22 (2013 - 14)
    • Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers: 15, 21, 25 (2014)
    • The Seven Deadly Sins: 10, 15, 19 (2014 - 15)
    • Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions: 5 (2015)
    • Aquarion Logos: 22 (2015)
    • Garakowa: Restore the World (2016)
    • B-PROJECT~Kodō*Ambitious~: 2, 4, 8, 12 (2016)
    • Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT: 22 (2017)
    • Clockwork Planet: 10 (2017)
    • My Very Own Hero: 8 (2017)
    • Sakura no Chikai: Marronni☆Yell - Higashi no Hichou Shimotsuke-shi wo Yell! (2018)
    • The Testament of Sister New Devil DEPARTURES OVA (2018)
    • Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King: Opening, 1, 5, 6, 9, 11, 12 (2018)
    • RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time: 9 (2018)
    • Hinomaru Sumo: 11 (2018)
    • Sword Art Online: Alicization: 14, 19 (2019)
    • Cinderella Nine: 3, 7, 9 (2019)
    • Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?: 11 (2019)
    • Cop Craft: 11 (2019)
  • Character Animation Supervisor (キャラクター作画監督)
    • The World God Only Knows: 3 (2010)
  • Chief Animation Supervisor (総作画監督)
    • Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (2018)
  • Blood Armament Design (血品武装デザイン)
    • Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King (2018)
  • Monster Design (モンスターデザイン)
    • Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King (2018)

Notes

  • Also credited as either 北条直明, or 北篠直明
  • Blood Armament Design (血品武装デザイン) is a series specific credit.

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