Koichi Chigira

DirectingBorn May 4, 1959 (age 66)Kanagawa, Japan

Koichi Chigira is an anime director who has directed several series, usually working with Studio GONZO and has begun his career at Madhouse. Chigira is known for directing Full Metal Panic and Last Exile.

Known For

Lupin the 3rd

Lupin the 3rd

Writer

Rurouni Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin

Director

Nineteen 19

Nineteen 19

Director

Magic Knight Rayearth

Magic Knight Rayearth

Director

Hyper Police

Hyper Police

Director

Urusei Yatsura

Urusei Yatsura

Director

Full Metal Panic!

Series Director

Full Metal Panic!

Series Director

Gate Keepers

Gate Keepers

Director

Filmography

Crew

Urusei Yatsura

Urusei Yatsura6.9

Urusei Yatsura

Urusei Yatsura6.9

2022·Storyboard Artist

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer

Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer5.4

2022·Storyboard Artist

SPRIGGAN

2022·Storyboard Artist

"Please Describe Yourself in One Word": I'm Bad at the Question.

"Please Describe Yourself in One Word": I'm Bad at the Question.6.0

Cagaster of an Insect Cage

Cagaster of an Insect Cage7.9

2020·Series Director

Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue

Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue3.8

2018·Screenplay

Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue

Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue3.8

Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue

Full Metal Panic! Movie 3: Into The Blue3.8

Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand

Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand4.7

2018·Screenplay

Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand

Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand4.7

Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand

Full Metal Panic! Movie 2: One Night Stand4.7

Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl

Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl4.0

2017·Screenplay

Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl

Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl4.0

Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl

Full Metal Panic! Movie 1: Boy Meets Girl4.0

18if

18if

2017·Sound Director

18if

2017·Storyboard Artist

18if

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes4.0

2016·Original Story

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes4.0

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes4.0

2016·Screenplay

Luck & Logic

Luck & Logic4.8

Blade and Soul

Blade and Soul6.4

2014·Storyboard Artist

Ryo

2013·Screenplay

Ryo

Ryo

2013·Sound Director

A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion

A Certain Magical Index: The Miracle of Endymion7.0

2013·Storyboard Artist

Chihayafuru

2011·Storyboard Artist

Shangri-La

2009·Storyboard Artist

Shangri-La

2009·Key Animation

Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Jil's Adventure

Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Jil's Adventure

The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk

The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk6.8

Brave Story

2006·Storyboard Artist

Brave Story

Last Exile

2003·Series Director

Last Exile

2003·Series Composition

Last Exile

Last Exile

2003·Key Animation

Last Exile

2003·Storyboard Artist

Last Exile

2003·Sound Director

Witch Hunter Robin

Witch Hunter Robin7.2

2002·Storyboard Artist

Full Metal Panic!

Full Metal Panic!7.0

2002·Series Director

Full Metal Panic!

Full Metal Panic!7.0

2002·Series Composition

Gate Keepers

Gate Keepers8.0

Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century

Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century7.3

1999·Key Animation

Blue Submarine No. 6

Blue Submarine No. 65.9

Blue Submarine No. 6

Blue Submarine No. 65.9

1998·Key Animation

Blue Submarine No. 6

Blue Submarine No. 65.9

1998·Storyboard Artist

Popolocrois Monogatari

Popolocrois Monogatari5.0

1998·Storyboard Artist

Welcome to Lodoss Island!

Welcome to Lodoss Island!

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target

Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target7.2

1998·Key Animation

Hyper Police

Hyper Police8.8

1997·Storyboard Artist

Hyper Police

Hyper Police8.8

X: The Movie

X: The Movie6.0

1996·Key Animation

Rurouni Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin8.5

1996·Storyboard Artist

Rurouni Kenshin

Rurouni Kenshin8.5

Anne Frank's Diary

Anne Frank's Diary6.5

1995·Key Animation

Magic Knight Rayearth

Magic Knight Rayearth8.4

Magic Knight Rayearth

Magic Knight Rayearth8.4

1994·Key Animation

Phantom Quest Corp.

Phantom Quest Corp.6.2

Phantom Quest Corp.

Phantom Quest Corp.6.2

1994·Storyboard Artist

Bronze: Cathexis Koji Nanjo

Bronze: Cathexis Koji Nanjo

1994·Storyboard Artist

Tokyo Babylon 2

Tokyo Babylon 2

Natsuki Crisis

Natsuki Crisis5.5

Sleepless Oedo

Ninja Scroll

Ninja Scroll7.8

1993·Key Animation

Tokyo Babylon 1

Tokyo Babylon 1

Tokyo Babylon

Tokyo Babylon5.3

Doomed Megalopolis

Doomed Megalopolis4.4

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling5.5

1991·Key Animation

A Wind Named Amnesia

A Wind Named Amnesia5.9

1990·Key Animation

Nineteen 19

Nineteen 1910.0

The Enemy's the Pirates!

The Enemy's the Pirates!

1990·Animation Director

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket7.9

1989·Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack7.2

1988·Key Animation

Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period

Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period4.0

1987·Key Animation

Kimagure Orange Road

Kimagure Orange Road6.7

1987·Animation Director

Dirty Pair: Project Eden

Dirty Pair: Project Eden7.0

1986·Key Animation

Love City

1986·Key Animation

The Legend of Lyon: Flare

The Legend of Lyon: Flare5.0

1986·Key Animation

Arion

1986·Key Animation

Lupin the 3rd

Lupin the 3rd8.0

Lupin the 3rd

Lupin the 3rd8.0