Staff
Hiroko Utsumi
内海紘子
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Biography
Also known as
- 内海鉱子
- Occupations
- Director, Animator, Designer
- Years active
- 2009–present
Hiroko Utsumi is a Japanese director and animator.
Utsumi is best known for her work with Kyoto Animation, particularly as the original director of Free!, and for her later work at MAPPA, where she directed Banana Fish. She is a graduate of the Osaka Municipal College of Design.
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Staff credits (6 titles in the catalog)
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SK8 the Infinity EXTRA PART
Winter 2025
- Original Character Design
- Director
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SK8 the Infinity
Winter 2021
- Original Creator
- Original Character Design
- Director
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BANANA FISH
Summer 2018
- Director
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Bungo Stray Dogs 2: Walking Alone
Summer 2017
- Storyboard
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Free! -Eternal Summer-
Summer 2014
- Director
- Episode Director (OP, ED, eps 1, 13)
- Storyboard (OP, ED, eps 1-3, 13)
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Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club-
Summer 2013
- Director





