Kohei Ashiya (芦谷 耕平 Ashiya Kohei) is a Japanese animator credited for his work on the TV adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure by David Production.[1] An animation director since the first season, Ashiya is well known for his publicized traditionally drawn artwork.
Ashiya is a full-time lecturer in the TokyoW Media Arts department at Takarazuka UniversityW where he teaches classes in animation content production.[2] Influenced by JoJo since his high school days, he was eventually sought out as an animation director for the series after officials discovered his early drawings of its characters.[3]
Works[]
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The Animation
- Animation Director (ep 21)
- Key Animation (eps 14, 21, 26)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders
- Assistant Chief Animation Director (eps 1, 4, 6-8, 10-11, 14-17, 19, 23-24)
- Animation Director (eps 4, 9, 22, 25, 34, 46, 48)
- Key Animation (eps 1, 25, 31, 34, 46)
- 2nd Key Animation (eps 4, 6-11, 14, 16-17, 19, 22-24, 35, 39)
- Animation Director Cooperation (eps 32, 38-39)
- Eyecatch Illustration (eps 4, 6, 16-17, 22, 34-35)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable
- Animation Director (eps 4, 8, 12, 15, 18, 23, 27-39)
- Assistant Animation Director (ep 10)
- Eyecatch Illustration (eps 2, 4, 12, 23, 34)
- Key Animation (eps 2, 4, 8, 23, 33)
- 2nd Key Animation (eps 12, 24, 31-32, 34-35, 37-38)
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (OVA)
- Key Animation (eps 5, 2)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind
- Animation Director (eps 22-23, 25)
- Assistant Animation Director (eps 18-19)
- Key Animation (eps 1-2)
- 2nd Key Animation (eps 18-21, 29, 35, 37-39)
Gallery[]
Key Animation (原画)[]
Eyecatch Illustrations (ORIGINAL PICTURE 原画)[]
Trivia[]
- Ashiya's favorite JoJo characters are Joseph Joestar and Bruno Bucciarati.[4]
- His favorite Stands are Sticky Fingers and Bad Company.[5]
- His favorite part is Vento Aureo.[6]
- According to Ashiya, the easiest characters for him to draw are Jean Pierre Polnareff, Okuyasu Nijimura, and Kars.[7]
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