Masahiko Komino

Masahiko Komino (小美野 雅彦) is a Japanese animator credited as the chief animation director and character designer for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders by David Production.

Graduating from, Komino was an animator previously affiliated with before working freelance. He gained popularity after appearing as the Chief animation director for, but has attracted much attention in recent years for his work in Stardust Crusaders.

Works

 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
 * Animation Director (eps 8, 13, 20)
 * 2nd Key Animation (ep 26)
 * Design Cooperation (eps 18-19)
 * Key Animation (eps 9, 11, 13, 25)
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
 * Character Design
 * Chief Animation Director
 * Animation Director (eps 1, 35, 46, 48)
 * Animation Director Cooperation (eps 33, 37, 45, 47)
 * Assistant Animation Director (eps 38-39)
 * Ending Animation Animation Director (ED 1&2)
 * Second Season Preview Storyboard (ep 24)
 * Key Animation (eps 1, 24, 39)
 * 2nd Key Animation (eps 2, 6-8, 10-12, 14, 16-17, 19, 21, 25, 32, 35, 38, 42, 47, 48)
 * Eyecatch Illustration (eps 1-5, 21, 45-47)
 * JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
 * Animation Director (ep 36)
 * Key Animation (ep 36)

Trivia

 * Stardust Crusaders is the first anime Komino was officially credited for character design. He had rejected the role several times in the past, but jumped at the notion of designing Part 3 having been a fan of the series since childhood.
 * The character he had the most trouble designing was Daniel J. D'Arby, while Jean Pierre Polnareff was the easiest. His favorite character to draw is Jotaro Kujo.