Kazuo Komatsubara

Given name: 一男

Family name: 小松原

Birthday: Dec 24, 1943

Member Favorites: 6

Komatsubara Kazuo was an animator and character designer and one of the founders of Oh! Production. He died due to a cancerous tumor on his neck on 24.03.2000.

Beginning with Devilman in 1972, Komatsubara moved on to work on other important 1970s anime shows including Cutey Honey (1973), Getter Robo (1974), Getter Robo G (1975), UFO Robo Grendizer (1975), and Magne Robo Gakeen (1976), working closely with and succeeding Nagai Go on character designs for many of these shows. For the 1987 OVA remake of the Devilman series, Komatsubara worked as both character designer and animation director. He then caught the animation fandom book at the end of the 1970s and the beginning of the 1980s as the character designer for Matsumoto Leiji's Space Cruiser Yamato series, as well as working on the anime TV series Space Pirate Captain Harlock and the anime film Galaxy Express 999. Komatsubara became the most popular anime character designer for Matsumoto's characters, and many of his illustrations were featured on the front covers of various magazines.

At the same time, Araki Shingo was also a very popular character designer at Toei Animation, though he was beginning to do more work for Tokyo Movie Shinsha. Because of this, Komatsubara began to focus more on his work for Toei Animation. He collaborated with Rintaro on several projects, including the 1980 anime TV series Ganbare Genki and the anime film Metropolis (released in 2001, after Komatsubara's death).

When not working on adaptations of the works of Nagai and Matsumoto, Komatsubara worked as character designer on shoujo anime series such as Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan (1973) and High-step Jun (1985). In 1984, he was invited by Miyazaki Hayao to participate in the production of the anime film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, for which he did character designs and acted as animation director. Miyazaki acted as an advisor to Komatsubara during this time, and Komatsubara indicated he learned many things from him as a result of this mentoring.

Komatsubara also created original characters (not based on manga or other references) for the J9 series, including Galactic Whirlwind Braiger, Galactic Gale Baxinger, and Galactic Hurricane Sasuraiger.

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	Arei no Kagami: Way to the Virgin Space add Animation Director Movie, 1985 2290198503160000015.41	5.41 2,290 Members
	CB Chara Go Nagai World add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1991 4144199102210000026.78	6.78 4,144 Members
	Cello Hiki no Gauche (1982) add Planning Movie, 1982 15222198201230000036.88	6.88 15,222 Members
	Choujin Sentai Baratack add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1977 1493197707030000046.22	6.22 1,493 Members
	Devilman add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1972 35011197207080000056.51	6.51 35,011 Members
	Devilman: Tanjou-hen add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1987 33391198711010000067.17	7.17 33,391 Members
	Devilman: Yochou Sirene-hen add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1990 24829199002250000077.04	7.04 24,829 Members
	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan add Animation Director (ep 30) TV, Spring 1981 17449198104080000087.19	7.19 17,449 Members
	Ganbare Genki add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1980 3408198007160000097.32	7.32 3,408 Members
	Gegege no Kitarou (1971) add Animation Director TV, Fall 1971 3394197110070000106.57	6.57 3,394 Members
	Genshi Shounen Ryuu add Animation Director TV, Fall 1971 2915197110300000116.29	6.29 2,915 Members
	Getter Robo add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1974 8984197404040000126.71	6.71 8,984 Members
	Getter Robo G add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1975 3826197505150000136.53	6.53 3,826 Members
	Ginga Reppuu Baxingar add Character Design TV, Summer 1982 1935198207060000146.40	6.40 1,935 Members
	Ginga Senpuu Braiger add Character Design TV, Fall 1981 3140198110060000156.76	6.76 3,140 Members
	Ginga Shippuu Sasuraiger add Character Design TV, Spring 1983 1943198304050000166.51	6.51 1,943 Members
	Ginga Tetsudou 999 add Chief Animation Director TV, Fall 1978 40830197809140000177.77	7.77 40,830 Members
	Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie) add Animation Director Movie, 1979 21752197908040000187.54	7.54 21,752 Members
	Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo add Animation Director Movie, 1975 3043197503210000196.05	6.05 3,043 Members
	Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G: Kuuchuu Daigekitotsu add Animation Director Movie, 1975 2552197507260000206.02	6.02 2,552 Members
	Haai Step Jun add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1985 1936198503100000216.35	6.35 1,936 Members
	Hare Tokidoki Buta add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1988 637198808230000226.18	6.18 637 Members
	Hare Tokidoki Buta (TV) add Animation Director TV, Summer 1997 1589199707030000236.50	6.50 1,589 Members
	Junkers Come Here add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1995 7398199503180000247.13	7.13 7,398 Members
	Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1984 389872198403110000258.35	8.35 389,872 Members
	Kazu & Yasu Hero Tanjou add Animation Director Movie, 1995 504199507220000260.00	N/A 504 Members
	Kidou Senkan Nadesico add Key Animation (ep 14) TV, Fall 1996 56560199610010000277.49	7.49 56,560 Members
	Kouya no Shounen Isamu add Animation Director TV, Spring 1973 1648197304040000286.34	6.34 1,648 Members
	Magnerobo Ga-Keen add Character Design TV, Fall 1976 1761197609050000296.27	6.27 1,761 Members
	Maple Town Monogatari add Animation Director TV, Winter 1986 3521198601190000306.86	6.86 3,521 Members
	Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun add Key Animation Movie, 1974 3117197407250000316.64	6.64 3,117 Members
	Meitantei Conan Movie 01: Tokei Jikake no Matenrou add Key Animation Movie, 1997 74467199704190000327.86	7.86 74,467 Members
	Metropolis add Key Animation Movie, 2001 112392200105260000337.52	7.52 112,392 Members
	Microid S add Animation Director TV, Spring 1973 885197304070000346.02	6.02 885 Members
	Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Fall 1973 1070197310010000355.80	5.80 1,070 Members
	Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda Shuuchakueki add Animation Director Movie, 1981 10331198101080000367.25	7.25 10,331 Members
	Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town-hen add Animation Director TV, Winter 1987 2468198701180000376.88	6.88 2,468 Members
	Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen add Animation Director Movie, 1970 1120197007190000386.17	6.17 1,120 Members
	Tongari Boushi no Memole add Animation Director TV, Spring 1984 3693198403030000396.99	6.99 3,693 Members
	Tongari Boushi no Memole (Movie) add Animation Director Movie, 1985 78198503160000400.00	N/A 78 Members
	Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1978 39743197803140000417.68	7.68 39,743 Members
	Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock: Arcadia-gou no Nazo add Animation Director Movie, 1978 6191197807220000426.93	6.93 6,191 Members
	UFO Robo Grendizer add Character Design TV, Fall 1975 13168197510050000437.56	7.56 13,168 Members
	UFO Robo Grendizer tai Great Mazinger add Animation Director Movie, 1976 3150197603200000446.51	6.51 3,150 Members
	Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun add Animation Director Movie, 1990 356199001040000450.00	N/A 356 Members
	Waga Seishun no Arcadia add Animation Director Movie, 1982 11923198207280000467.47	7.47 11,923 Members
	Waga Seishun no Arcadia: Mugen Kidou SSX add Animation Director TV, Fall 1982 8111198210130000477.35	7.35 8,111 Members
	Wagahai wa Neko de Aru add Character Design, Animation Director TV Special, 1982 733198202170000485.83	5.83 733 Members
	Xiao Qian add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1997 3371199707310000496.40	6.40 3,371 Members