Kouji Sawai

Given name: 幸次

Family name: 澤井

Birthday: Sep 14, 1955

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Kouji Sawai was born September 14, 1955 in Tokyo, Japan.

During school Sawai always aimed to be mangaka. After graduating from Toyo University he joined Tatsunoko Production where he became a storyboarder and later episode director. After serving two more years as part of the production staff he left and became freelance episode director.

Today he works mainly for Bee Train, whose representative director Koichi Mashimo is a good friend of his.
(source AniDB)

Also storyboarded an episode of the American cartoon, "Real Ghost Busters" (Season 2, Episode 43; Ghost fight at the O.K. Corral)

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	.hack//G.U. Returner add Storyboard OVA, 2007 22382200701180000016.65	6.65 22,382 Members
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	Stella no Mahou add Storyboard (eps 2, 12), Episode Director (ep 12) TV, Fall 2016 41516201610030000706.85	6.85 41,516 Members
	Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge add Storyboard (ep 12) TV, Spring 2016 493333201604090000717.81	7.81 493,333 Members
	Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari: Dantoudai kara Hajimaru, Hime no Tensei Gyakuten Story add Storyboard (eps 3, 8, 12) TV, Fall 2023 86569202310080000727.21	7.21 86,569 Members
	Trigun add Art Director TV, Spring 1998 798220199804010000738.22	8.22 798,220 Members
	Tsubasa Chronicle add Storyboard (1, 2, 2,3,6,9,12,15, 22, 24) TV, Spring 2005 235028200504090000747.51	7.51 235,028 Members
	Tsubasa Chronicle 2nd Season add Storyboard (3) TV, Spring 2006 120721200604290000757.57	7.57 120,721 Members
	Uchuu no Kishi Tekkaman Blade add Director (unit) TV, Winter 1992 18128199202180000767.43	7.43 18,128 Members
	Wakaokami wa Shougakusei! add Storyboard (eps 5-6, 13-14, 19-20), Episode Director (eps 1-2, 5-6, 13-14, 19-20) TV, Spring 2018 8104201804080000776.64	6.64 8,104 Members
	Wolf's Rain add Episode Director (ep 13) TV, Winter 2003 341121200301070000787.79	7.79 341,121 Members
	Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru add Storyboard (eps 5, 7-8) TV, Spring 2023 480674202304020000797.78	7.78 480,674 Members
	Yuri Kuma Arashi add Storyboard (ep 10), Episode Director (ep 10) TV, Winter 2015 106374201501060000807.03	7.03 106,374 Members
	Zoids Wild add Storyboard (ep 41) TV, Summer 2018 7242201807070000816.37	6.37 7,242 Members