Nobuteru Yuuki
Animeography
Afro Samurai: Resurrection
add Key AnimationAngel Cop
add Character DesignBattle Royal High School
add Character Design, Animation Director, Key AnimationCardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: Fuuin Sareta Card
add Assistant Animation DirectorCleopatra D.C.
add Character DesignClover
add Character Design, Animation DirectorEscaflowne
add Character DesignFive Star Stories
add Character DesignFrom North Field
add Original Character DesignGunnm
add Character DesignHeat Guy J
add Character DesignHeat Guy J: Toriko - Angel
add Character DesignKaze no Tairiku
add Character DesignLodoss-tou Senki
add Character DesignMacross F Movie 1: Itsuwari no Utahime
add Key AnimationMaken-Ki!
add Character DesignMushishi
add Animation Director (ep 18)Nana
add Key Animation (OP2)Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e
add Animation Director (ep 4)Orange
add Character DesignOrange: Mirai
add Character DesignOuritsu Uchuugun: Honneamise no Tsubasa
add Character DesignOzma
add Character DesignParadise Kiss
add Character Design, Animation Director (OP)Sakamichi no Apollon
add Character DesignSeikon no Qwaser
add Key Animation (ED)Sousei no Aquarion
add Animation Check (ep 2), Key Animation (OP)Space Pirate Captain Herlock: Outside Legend - The Endless Odyssey
add Character Design, Chief Animation DirectorSukeban Deka
add Character DesignTenkuu no Escaflowne
add Character DesignTenshi ni Narumon!
add Key Animation (ED)Terra e... (TV)
add Character DesignTerra e... (TV) Specials
add Character DesignUchuu Senkan Yamato 2199
add Character DesignUchuu Senkan Yamato 2199: Hoshimeguru Hakobune
add Character DesignUchuu Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi
add Character DesignUchuu Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi
add Character DesignUnder Ninja
add Character DesignX/1999
add Character DesignX²: Double X
add Character DesignXenosaga The Animation
add Character DesignYamato yo, Towa ni: Rebel 3199
add Character Design AiringMangaography
Vaelber Saga
Story & ArtAbout
Nobuteru's history as an artist started in a rather humble way. Before his career in animation ever took off, he was working in a simple government job, and was no more than a fan of anime himself. While attending an anime convention, Nobuteru had the chance to speak with an animator who encouraged him to pursue the field of work, and he decided from that point that he too would be an animator. Nobuteru's first projects would be doujinshi, self-published manga of an amateur level, which he worked on under the pen name The Man In The High Castle. During this time he says he looked to other anime and manga as influence for his work. With his style established and a small name made for himself, he was finally able to secure a position as a part-time animator at Studio Min and DAST, where he worked on Megazone 23. With his foot in the animation industry door, Nobuteru's career grew quickly, with character design role being handed to him in 1989 for the anime movie Five Star Stories. His industry options expanded further to include commissions for video game conceptual design, with 1995 marking his first role as character designer for the Japan-only release of Seiken Densetsu 3 (equivalently: Secret of Mana 2). Gamers probably know him best for the vast number of character designs he provided for Chrono Cross several years later, as well as following titles in the Mana series.