Toshimasa Suzuki
Toshimasa Suzuki鈴木 利正 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1966 (age 59–60) |
| Occupations | Animator, director, storyboard artist |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Employer | Shaft (1988–2000) |
| Known for | Heroic AgeLagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne |
| Spouse | Mitsuko Sekimoto |
Toshimasa Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木 利正, Hepburn: Suzuki Toshimasa) is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined Shaft in 1995 as an episode director and storyboard artist, and although he continues to work for Shaft, Suzuki commonly directs series with other studios, most notably with Xebec, where he made his series directorial debut with Heroic Age in 2007.[1]
Career and life
Suzuki joined Shaft around 1988 as a key animator.[2] He made his debut as an episode director and storyboard artist for the studio's first original television series, Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger, in 1995.[3] His employment with Shaft continued until the early 2000s, when he decided to go freelance (he continued to work with Shaft as a freelancer).[2] In 2007, he debuted as a series director with Xebec with Heroic Age under the supervision of Takashi Noto.[1] For the next few years, Suzuki focused solely on freelancing work with other studios. He continued to do work with Xebec, directing Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne and Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth,[4][5] and started directing series outside of either Xebec or Shaft, such as The Pilot's Love Song and The Price of Smiles.[6][7] However, he remains a prominent figure at Shaft and works on most of the studio's productions.
Suzuki was born in 1966,[8] and he is married to color designer Mitsuko Sekimoto,[9] who has worked with Suzuki on all of his directorial projects outside of Shaft.
Style
He said that he is a fan of hard sci-fi, as well as a fan of foreign sci-fi productions, which he has used for inspiration on works like Fafner in the Azure and Heroic Age.[2] Although a fan of watching realistic and 'muddy' depictions of emotions, he himself does not like to make realistic depictions in his works, and is instead more interested in making his works beautiful and exaggerated.[2] Writer Tow Ubukata commented on Suzuki's ideal of beauty by saying he was good at directing emotional scenes.[2]
After he worked as Akiyuki Shinbo's assistant on Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase, Suzuki wanted to use some of Shinbo's visual composition techniques himself while working on Fafner: Right of Left succeeding the end of Tsukuyomi's production.[10] Broadly, he stated that his way of creating images changed after working on Tsukuyomi.[11] Director Ryūtarō Nakamura's sense of light and shadows, whom Suzuki worked under as the assistant director for Sakura Wars (2000), also had an effect on Suzuki's style.[11]
Works
Television series
In "Director(s)" column highlights Suzuki's directorial works.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | SB[a] | ED[b] | Other roles and notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Blue Blink | Osamu TezukaSeitarou Hara | Tezuka Productions | No | No | Animator | [12] |
| Idol Densetsu Eriko | Tetsurō Amino | Ashi Productions | No | No | In-between animator | [13] | |
| 1990 | Kyatto Ninden Teyandee | Kunitoshi Okajima | Tatsunoko Production | No | No | In-between animator | [14] |
| 1991 | Oh! My Konbu | Tetsuo Imazawa | Shaft | No | No | Key animator | [15] |
| 1993 | Thumbelina: A Magical Story | Hiromitsu Morita | No | No | Key animator | [16] | |
| 1995 | Weather Report Girl | Kunihiko Yuyama | Pastel | No | No | Key animator | [17] |
| Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger | Kunitoshi Okajima (chief) | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Key animator | [18][3][19] | |
| 1997 | Hareluya II Boy | Kiyoshi Egami | Triangle Staff | Yes | Yes | [20] | |
| Sakura Diaries | Kunitoshi Okajima | Shaft | Yes | Yes | [21] | ||
| Burn-Up Excess | Shinichiro Kimura | Magic Bus | Yes | Yes | [22] | ||
| Battle Athletes Victory | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC | Yes | Yes | [23][24] | ||
| 1998 | Silent Mobius | Hideki Tonokatsu | Shaft (Radix) | Yes | Yes | [25] | |
| Generator Gawl | Seiji Mizushima | Tatsunoko Production | Yes | Yes | [26] | ||
| 1999 | Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure | Katsuhito Akiyama | AIC | Yes | Yes | [27] | |
| Power Stone | Takahiro Omori | Pierrot | Yes | No | Key animator | [28] | |
| A Pair of Queens | Takashi Watanabe | Triangle Staff | Yes | No | Key animator | [29] | |
| Dai-Guard | Seiji Mizushima | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [30] | ||
| 2000 | Sakura Wars | Ryūtarō Nakamura | Madhouse | Yes | Yes | Assistant director (13 episodes) | [31][32][33] |
| Dotto! Koni-chan | Shinichi Watanabe | Shaft | Yes | Yes | [34][35] | ||
| 2001 | Mahoromatic | Hiroyuki Yamaga | GainaxShaft | Yes | Yes | [36][37] | |
| Shaman King | Seiji Mizushima | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [38][39] | ||
| 2002 | A Little Snow Fairy Sugar | Hiroaki Sakurai(chief)Shinichiro Kimura | J.C. Staff | Yes | No | [40] | |
| Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier | Jun Kawagoe | Japan Vistec | Yes | Yes | [41] | ||
| 2003 | Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful | Hiroyuki Yamaga | GainaxShaft | Yes | No | [42] | |
| Stellvia | Tatsuo Satō | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [43][44] | ||
| 2004 | This Ugly yet Beautiful World | Shouji Saeki | GainaxShaft | Yes | Yes | Key animator | [45][46][47] |
| Tetsujin 28-go | Yasuhiro Imagawa | Palm Studio | Yes | No | [48] | ||
| Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor | Nobuyoshi Habara | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [49] | ||
| Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase | Akiyuki Shinbo(chief) | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Assistant directorEnding director | [50][51][52][53] | |
| 2005 | He Is My Master | Shouji Saeki | GainaxShaft | No | Yes | Ending director | [54][55] |
| Rozen Maiden: Träumend | Kō Matsuo | Nomad | No | Yes | [56] | ||
| 2006 | The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye | Jun Kamiya | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [57][58] | |
| 2007 | Heroic Age | Takashi Noto (chief)Toshimasa Suzuki | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [1][59] | |
| Ef: A Tale of Memories | Shin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | Assistant episode director | [60] | |
| 2008 | Wangan Midnight | Tsuneo Tominaga | A.C.G.T | Yes | No | [61] | |
| Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox | Atsushi Ōtsuki | Xebec | Yes | No | [62] | ||
| Kyō no Go no Ni | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa | Xebec | Yes | No | [63] | ||
| 2009 | Polyphonica: Crimson S | Toshimasa Suzuki | Diomedéa | Yes | Yes | Ending director and storyboard | [64][65] |
| Tears to Tiara | Tomoki Kobayashi | White Fox | No | Yes | [66] | ||
| Bakemonogatari | Akiyuki ShinboTatsuya Oishi(series) | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Assistant episode directorOpening directorKey animator | [67][68][69][70][71] | |
| 2010 | Dance in the Vampire Bund | Akiyuki ShinboMasahiro Sonoda (series) | Shaft | No | No | Ending director | [72] |
| Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu | Akiyuki ShinboKenichi Ishikura(series) | Shaft | No | No | Ending director | [73] | |
| Arakawa Under the Bridge | Akiyuki ShinboYukihiro Miyamoto(series) | Shaft | Yes | No | [74] | ||
| 2011 | Softenni | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Xebec | No | No | Opening director and storyboard | [75] |
| 2012 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Tatsuo Satō(chief)Toshimasa Suzuki | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [4][6][76][77] | |
| 2013 | Unlimited Psychic Squad | Shishō Igarashi | Manglobe | Yes | No | Ending storyboard | [78][79] |
| Sasami-san@Ganbaranai | Akiyuki Shinbo | Shaft | Yes | No | [80] | ||
| 2014 | The Pilot's Love Song | Toshimasa Suzuki | TMS Entertainment3xCube | Yes | Yes | [6][81] | |
| Hanamonogatari | Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)Tomoyuki Itamura | Shaft | No | No | Ending director and storyboard | [82] | |
| 2015 | Fafner in the Azure: Exodus | Takashi Noto (chief)Nobuyoshi Habara | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [83][84] | |
| Nisekoi: | Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)Yukihiro Miyamoto (chief episode) | Shaft | No | No | Opening director | [85] | |
| 2016 | Sweetness and Lightning | Tarō Iwasaki | TMS Entertainment3xCube | No | No | Opening director | [86] |
| March Comes In like a Lion | Akiyuki ShinboKenjirou Okada(series) | Shaft | Yes | No | [87] | ||
| 2018 | Fate/Extra: Last Encore | Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)Yukihiro Miyamoto (series) | Shaft | Yes | No | [88] | |
| 2019 | The Price of Smiles | Toshimasa Suzuki | Tatsunoko Production | Yes | Yes | [7][89][90] | |
| 2020 | Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story | Doroinu(chief)Various | Shaft | Yes | No | Key animator | [91][92] |
| 2022 | RWBY: Ice Queendom | Toshimasa SuzukiKenjirou Okada(chief) | Shaft | Yes | Yes | Opening director | [93] |
| 2025 | The Shiunji Family Children | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Doga Kobo | No | No | Opening storyboard artist | |
| 2026 | Hidarikiki no Eren | Toshimasa Suzuki | Signal.MDProduction I.G | TBA | TBA | TBA | [94] |
OVAs/ONAs
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | SB[a] | ED[b] | Other roles and notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Legend of the Galactic Heroes | Noboru Ishiguro(chiefF)Masatoshi Tahara (series)Keizou Shimizu (animation) | K-Factory (Shaft) | Yes | Yes | Key animator | [95][96][97] |
| 2000 | Kita e: Pure Session | Mitsuko Kase | Studio D-Volt | No | Yes | [98] | |
| 2003 | Arcade Gamer Fubuki | Yūji Mutō | Shaft | No | Yes | Key animator | [99] |
| 2008 | Shina Dark | Toshimasa SuzukiShinpei TomookaNaoyuki KonnoShin Oonuma | Shaft | No | No | [100][101] | |
| 2010 | Hen Semi | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Xebec | No | No | Opening director and storyboard | [102] |
| 2012 | Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne | Tatsuo Satō(chief)Toshimasa Suzuki | Xebec | No | No | [4] | |
| 2025 | Moonrise | Masashi Koizuka | Wit Studio | No | Yes |
Films
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | SB[a] | ED[b] | Other roles and notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth | Takashi Noto (chief)Toshimasa Suzuki | Xebec | Yes | Yes | [5] | |
| 2016 | Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu | Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft | No | Yes | [103] | |
| 2017 | Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu | Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)Tatsuya Oishi | Shaft | No | Yes | [104] | |
| Fireworks | Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)Nobuyuki Takeuchi | Shaft | No | Yes | [105] | ||
| 2019 | Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond | Takashi Noto | Xebec Zwei | Yes | No | [106] | |
| 2023 | Fafner: Behind the Line | Takashi Noto | I.G Zwei | No | No | Key animator |
Video games
| Year | Title | Studio | Roles | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Fate/EXTELLA | Shaft | Opening cinematic storyboard artist | [107] |
Notes
Geneal notes
Web citations
- Hirota, Keisuke (2017). アニメ業界ウォッチング第30回：「監督」と「演出」は、職業的にどう違うのか？ 鈴木利正インタビュー！ [Anime Industry Watching No.85: What is the professional difference between "Director" and "Episode Director"? An interview with Toshimasa Suzuki!]. Akiba Souken (in Japanese). Retrieved August 29, 2023.
References
- ^ abc"ヒロイック・エイジ". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ abcde15年振りのタッグが魅せる、日本アニメの表現力――『RWBY 氷雪帝国』鈴木利正（監督）＆冲方丁（シリーズ構成・脚本）対談（前編） [The First Team-Up in 15 Years Brings us the Power of Expression of Japanese Animation - "RWBY: Ice Queendom" Talk with Toshimasa Suzuki (Director) and Tow Ubukata (Series Composition/Screenplay) (Part 1)] (in Japanese). Interviewed by Hidekuni Shida. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
- ^ abJuuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 30, 38. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^ abc"輪廻の ラグランジェ Flower declaration of your heart". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ ab"蒼穹のファフナー Dead Aggressor HEAVEN AND EARTH". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ abc"輪廻の ラグランジェ Flower declaration of your heart season2". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ abLoo, Egan (October 17, 2018). "Tatsunoko Marks 55th Anniversary with Egao no Daika TV Anime in January". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^Hirota 2017, p. 3.
- ^Suzuki, Toshimasa [@ts_north] (May 14, 2024). 5/11のイベントに向けて前乗りで、5/10に色彩設計の関本(妻)さんと保護犬の短足女子で出発です。| #kamojo | #輪廻のラグランジェ# | 鴨川スピリット [We set off early for the event on May 11 with my wife Sekimoto, the color designer, and our short-legged rescue dog on May 10th. | #kamojo | #Rinne no Lagrange | #Kamogawa Spirit] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^Suzuki, Toshimasa [@ts_north] (June 25, 2013). ROL演出の話し少し。ROLの前にシャフトで月詠をやっていた。新房監督の画面構成がすごく好きだったのでROLでも取り入れたいと思った。ただしまんまやると、架空とはいえ瀬戸内をモデルに竜宮島が作られているので現実感が無くなってしまうと思った。#fafner [Before ROL, I worked on Tsukuyomi at Shaft. I liked director Shinbo's screen composition so much that I wanted to incorporate it into ROL. However, I thought that if I did it as it was, it would lose the sense of reality because the island of Ryugujima was modeled after the Setouchi area, even though it was fictional. #fafner] (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ abHirota 2017, p. 2.
- ^Blue Blink (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 15. 作画 - 鈴木利正 [Animation - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Idol Densetsu Eriko (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 4, 7. 動画 - 鈴木利正 [In-between animation - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Kyatto Ninden Teyandee (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 5. 動画 - 鈴木利正 [In-between animation - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Oh! My Konbu (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 4, 8. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Key animation - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Thumbelina: A Magical Story (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 16. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Key animation - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Weather Report Girl (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 4, 13. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Juuni Senshi Bakuretsu Eto Ranger (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 8, 24, 30, 38. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Hareluya II Boy (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 3. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Sakura Diaries (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 7. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Burn-Up Excess (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 3. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Battle Athletes Victory (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 7, 14, 21. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Battle Athletes Victory (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 3, 7, 18. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Silent Mobius (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 7, 20, 26. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Generator Gawl (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 3, 7. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Power Stone (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 16. 絵コンテ / 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^A Pair of Queens (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 7. 絵コンテ / 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Dai-Guard (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 11. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Sakura Wars (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 25. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Sakura Wars (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 5, 9, 25. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Sakura Wars (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 13–25. 助監督 - 鈴木利正 [Assistant director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Dotto! Koni-chan (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Dotto! Koni-chan (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 5. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Mahoromatic (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 3. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Mahoromatic (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 3, 9. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Shaman King (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 3, 41, 50, 58. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Shaman King (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 50, 58, 62. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 18. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 15. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 13. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Stellvia (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 5, 15, 17. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Stellvia (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 5, 15, 21. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^This Ugly yet Beautiful World (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 4. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^This Ugly yet Beautiful World (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 4, 11. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^This Ugly yet Beautiful World (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 4, 6, 11. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Tetsujin 28-go (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 9. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 9. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 4, 20. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 11, 23. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 助監督 - 鈴木利正 [Assistant director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits 2. ED演出 - 鈴木利正 [ED unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^He Is My Master (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 7. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^He Is My Master (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. ED演出 - 鈴木利正 [ED unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Rozen Maiden: Träumend (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 2. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 8, 12, 15, 20. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^The Third: The Girl with the Blue Eye (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 8, 12, 15, 20, 23. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Heroic Age (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 26. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Ef: A Tale of Memories (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 演出協力 - 鈴木利正 [Assistant episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Wangan Midnight (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 22, 24. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Kyō no Go no Ni (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^"神曲奏界ポリフォニカcrimson S". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^Polyphonica: Crimson S (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Tears to Tiara (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Bakemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 6, 8, 10. 演出協力 - 鈴木利正 [Assistant episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Bakemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 7, 9, 12–13. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Bakemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 12. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Bakemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 13. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Bakemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits 3. オープニングディレクター - 鈴木利正 [Opening director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Dance in the Vampire Bund (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. ED演出 - 鈴木利正 [Ending unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. ED演出 - 鈴木利正 [Ending unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Arakawa Under the Bridge (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Softenni (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. OP演出 / 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Opening unit director / storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2, 24. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 24. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Unlimited Psychic Squad (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Unlimited Psychic Squad (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits 2–3. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 6, 12. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^The Pilot's Love Song (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 13. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Hanamonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. エンディングアニメーション 演出 / 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Ending unit director / storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Fafner in the Azure: Exodus (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 7, 13, 17. 演出) - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Fafner in the Azure: Exodus (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 13, 17. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Nisekoi: (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits 2. OP演出 - 鈴木利正 [Opening unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Sweetness and Lightning (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. OP演出 - 鈴木利正 [Opening unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^March Comes In like a Lion (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 3. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Fate/Extra: Last Encore (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^The Price of Smiles (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2, 11. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^The Price of Smiles (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^『やぁやぁ、知ってる？魔法少女のその噂』 ["Have You Heard? That Rumor About the Magical Girls"]. Magireco (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^『たったひとつの道しるべ』. Magireco (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 24, 2022). "Shaft Animates New RWBY TV Anime RWBY: Ice Queendom". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^TVアニメ「左ききのエレン」来年4月放送開始、キャストに千葉翔也＆内山夕実. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 12, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
- ^Legend of the Galactic Heroes (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 64, 66, 73, 78, 85, 87, 90, 108. 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Legend of the Galactic Heroes (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 102, 108. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Legend of the Galactic Heroes (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 102. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Kita e: Pure Session (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Arcade Gamer Fubuki (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 4. 演出 / 原画 - 鈴木利正 [Episode director / Key animator - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Loo, Egan (March 3, 2008). "Shina Dark Anime Music Videos' Samples Posted Online". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^"シャイナ・ダルク ～黒き月の王と蒼碧の月の姫君～". Highway Star (part of Yukari Higa's official website) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^Hen Semi (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. オープニング演出 / オープニング絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Opening director / Opening storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^傷物語 I鉄血編 [Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu]. Shaft (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^傷物語 III冷血篇 [Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu]. Shaft (in Japanese). Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^Fireworks (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. 演出 - 鈴木利正 [Unit director - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^Fafner in the Azure: The Beyond (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 絵コンテ - 鈴木利正 [Storyboard artist - Toshimasa Suzuki]
- ^"『マギアレコード 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝』、5月18日17:00より『リリース1000日記念キャンペーン』と『若菜つむぎ ピックアップガチャ』を開催し、メインストーリー第2部OPムービーを公開！他". PR Times (in Japanese). May 18, 2020. Retrieved September 16, 2021.
External links
- Toshimasa Suzuki at IMDb
- Toshimasa Suzuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Toshimasa Suzuki on Twitter
