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 2306198503160000015.41	5.41 2,306 Members
	CB Chara Go Nagai World add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1991 4156199102210000026.79	6.79 4,156 Members
	Cello Hiki no Gauche (1982) add Planning Movie, 1982 15282198201230000036.88	6.88 15,282 Members
	Choujin Sentai Baratack add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1977 1496197707030000046.22	6.22 1,496 Members
	Devilman add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1972 35184197207080000056.51	6.51 35,184 Members
	Devilman: Tanjou-hen add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1987 33561198711010000067.17	7.17 33,561 Members
	Devilman: Yochou Sirene-hen add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1990 24952199002250000077.04	7.04 24,952 Members
	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan add Animation Director (ep 30) TV, Spring 1981 17537198104080000087.19	7.19 17,537 Members
	Ganbare Genki add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1980 3416198007160000097.32	7.32 3,416 Members
	Gegege no Kitarou (1971) add Animation Director TV, Fall 1971 3410197110070000106.57	6.57 3,410 Members
	Genshi Shounen Ryuu add Animation Director TV, Fall 1971 2931197110300000116.29	6.29 2,931 Members
	Getter Robo add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1974 9034197404040000126.71	6.71 9,034 Members
	Getter Robo G add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1975 3848197505150000136.53	6.53 3,848 Members
	Ginga Reppuu Baxingar add Character Design TV, Summer 1982 1943198207060000146.40	6.40 1,943 Members
	Ginga Senpuu Braiger add Character Design TV, Fall 1981 3161198110060000156.76	6.76 3,161 Members
	Ginga Shippuu Sasuraiger add Character Design TV, Spring 1983 1956198304050000166.51	6.51 1,956 Members
	Ginga Tetsudou 999 add Chief Animation Director TV, Fall 1978 41018197809140000177.77	7.77 41,018 Members
	Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie) add Animation Director Movie, 1979 21826197908040000187.54	7.54 21,826 Members
	Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo add Animation Director Movie, 1975 3061197503210000196.05	6.05 3,061 Members
	Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G: Kuuchuu Daigekitotsu add Animation Director Movie, 1975 2565197507260000206.03	6.03 2,565 Members
	Haai Step Jun add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1985 1945198503100000216.36	6.36 1,945 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 1594199707030000236.50	6.50 1,594 Members
	Junkers Come Here add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1995 7446199503180000247.13	7.13 7,446 Members
	Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1984 391181198403110000258.35	8.35 391,181 Members
	Kazu & Yasu Hero Tanjou add Animation Director Movie, 1995 510199507220000260.00	N/A 510 Members
	Kidou Senkan Nadesico add Key Animation (ep 14) TV, Fall 1996 56744199610010000277.49	7.49 56,744 Members
	Kouya no Shounen Isamu add Animation Director TV, Spring 1973 1655197304040000286.34	6.34 1,655 Members
	Magnerobo Ga-Keen add Character Design TV, Fall 1976 1771197609050000296.25	6.25 1,771 Members
	Maple Town Monogatari add Animation Director TV, Winter 1986 3536198601190000306.86	6.86 3,536 Members
	Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun add Key Animation Movie, 1974 3133197407250000316.64	6.64 3,133 Members
	Meitantei Conan Movie 01: Tokei Jikake no Matenrou add Key Animation Movie, 1997 74705199704190000327.86	7.86 74,705 Members
	Metropolis add Key Animation Movie, 2001 112844200105260000337.52	7.52 112,844 Members
	Microid S add Animation Director TV, Spring 1973 893197304070000346.02	6.02 893 Members
	Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Fall 1973 1077197310010000355.78	5.78 1,077 Members
	Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda Shuuchakueki add Animation Director Movie, 1981 10362198101080000367.25	7.25 10,362 Members
	Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town-hen add Animation Director TV, Winter 1987 2480198701180000376.88	6.88 2,480 Members
	Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen add Animation Director Movie, 1970 1125197007190000386.17	6.17 1,125 Members
	Tongari Boushi no Memole add Animation Director TV, Spring 1984 3714198403030000396.99	6.99 3,714 Members
	Tongari Boushi no Memole (Movie) add Animation Director Movie, 1985 82198503160000400.00	N/A 82 Members
	Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1978 39907197803140000417.68	7.68 39,907 Members
	Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock: Arcadia-gou no Nazo add Animation Director Movie, 1978 6203197807220000426.93	6.93 6,203 Members
	UFO Robo Grendizer add Character Design TV, Fall 1975 13234197510050000437.56	7.56 13,234 Members
	UFO Robo Grendizer tai Great Mazinger add Animation Director Movie, 1976 3165197603200000446.51	6.51 3,165 Members
	Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun add Animation Director Movie, 1990 358199001040000450.00	N/A 358 Members
	Waga Seishun no Arcadia add Animation Director Movie, 1982 11970198207280000467.47	7.47 11,970 Members
	Waga Seishun no Arcadia: Mugen Kidou SSX add Animation Director TV, Fall 1982 8160198210130000477.35	7.35 8,160 Members
	Wagahai wa Neko de Aru add Character Design, Animation Director TV Special, 1982 736198202170000485.83	5.83 736 Members
	Xiao Qian add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1997 3383199707310000496.40	6.40 3,383 Members
	Yoiko no Tanoshii Christmas add Storyboard (ep 5), Episode Director (ep 5), Key Animation (ep 5) 186198700000000500.00	N/A 186 Members