Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Born (1941-01-11) January 11, 1941
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
NationalityJapanese
OccupationScreenwriter

Shun'ichi Yukimuro (雪室 俊一 Yukimuro Shun'ichi, born January 11, 1941, in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese screenwriter for anime television series. Yukimuro has had a career spanning four decades and written over 3,000 anime television series scenarios, including episodes of many classic series produced by the Toei Animation studio.

After attending a school for screenwriters, Yukimuro won an award for a television drama titled Chikagorono Wakai Yatsu. He soon began to focus on writing for anime television series; his first was Yokocho Seigitai (Justice Guardian) in 1964.

Among the anime series for which Yukimuro wrote scenarios include Kimba the White Lion, Sally, the Witch, Gegege no Kitaro, Sazae-san, Tomorrow's Joe, Himitsu no Akko-chan, Babel II, Majokko Megu-chan, Dr. Slump, Honey Honey, The Kabocha Wine, Dragon Ball, The Adventures of Pepero, and Azuki-chan.

Yukimuro was the creator of the internationally popular manga series Ohayō! Spank, which was turned into an anime by Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1981, followed also by two sequels Spank's New Adventures and Spank and Torakichi Super Partners, for which he received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen and shōjo in 1981.[1]

Screenwriting credits

Television

Series head writer denoted in bold

Films

  • Devil and Princess Mimi (1981)
  • Dr. Slump: “Hoyoyo!” Space Adventure (1982)
  • Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (1984)
  • Kiteretsu Daihyakka (1987)
  • Time Patrol Bon (1989)
  • Ultra Super Deluxeman (1990)
  • Minotauros no Sara (1990)
  • Kappa no Sanpei (1993)

References

  1. ↑ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.


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