Sunao Chikaoka
1979-09-18
Toyama, Japan
Age: 45
VISUAL EFFECTS
Biography
Sunao Chikaoka (近岡 直, Chikaoka Sunao) is an animator, animation director, character designer and prop designer from Toyama, Japan.
Best known for:
Filmography:
Gurren Lagann (2007)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Michiko & Hatchin (2008)
WORK AS:Key Animation, Animation Director
Today in Class 5-2 (2008)
WORK AS:Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Sound of the Sky (2010)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Wagnaria!! (2010)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Black★Rock Shooter (2010)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Usagi Drop (2011)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Abnormal Physiology Seminar (2011)
WORK AS:Character Designer
Sword Art Online (2012)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Blossom (2012)
WORK AS:Character Designer
Oreshura (2013)
WORK AS:Key Animation
Encouragement of Climb (2013)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Patema Inverted (2013)
WORK AS:Key Animation
When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace (2014)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Wake Up, Girls! (2014)
WORK AS:Character Designer
Wake Up, Girls! - Seven Idols (2014)
WORK AS:Animation Director, Character Designer
Yuri!!! on Ice (2016)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Occultic;Nine (2016)
WORK AS:Key Animation
A Centaur's Life (2017)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Twilight (2019)
WORK AS:Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director
Pokémon: Twilight Wings (2020)
WORK AS:Animation Director
Night World (2021)
WORK AS:Character Designer
Drifting Home (2022)
WORK AS:Animation Director, Key Animation
My Oni Girl (2024)
WORK AS:Character Designer