Kazuo Komatsubara

Given name: 一男

Family name: 小松原

Birthday: Dec 24, 1943

Member Favorites: 7

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 1950198503160000015.44	5.44 1,950 Members
	CB Chara Go Nagai World add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1991 3763199102210000026.82	6.82 3,763 Members
	Cello Hiki no Gauche (1982) add Planning Movie, 1982 14635198201230000036.88	6.88 14,635 Members
	Choujin Sentai Baratack add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1977 1182197707030000046.62	6.62 1,182 Members
	Devilman add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1972 33137197207080000056.52	6.52 33,137 Members
	Devilman: Tanjou-hen add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1987 31566198711010000067.17	7.17 31,566 Members
	Devilman: Yochou Sirene-hen add Character Design, Animation Director OVA, 1990 23454199002250000077.04	7.04 23,454 Members
	Dr. Slump: Arale-chan add Animation Director (ep 30) TV, Spring 1981 16336198104080000087.25	7.25 16,336 Members
	Ganbare Genki add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Summer 1980 3001198007160000097.55	7.55 3,001 Members
	Gegege no Kitarou (1971) add Animation Director TV, Fall 1971 3024197110070000107.26	7.26 3,024 Members
	Genshi Shounen Ryuu add Animation Director TV, Fall 1971 2550197110300000116.55	6.55 2,550 Members
	Getter Robo add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1974 8347197404040000126.82	6.82 8,347 Members
	Getter Robo G add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1975 3396197505150000136.68	6.68 3,396 Members
	Ginga Reppuu Baxingar add Character Design TV, Summer 1982 1597198207060000146.82	6.82 1,597 Members
	Ginga Senpuu Braiger add Character Design TV, Fall 1981 2760198110060000156.84	6.84 2,760 Members
	Ginga Shippuu Sasuraiger add Character Design TV, Spring 1983 1597198304050000166.85	6.85 1,597 Members
	Ginga Tetsudou 999 add Chief Animation Director TV, Fall 1978 38699197809140000177.83	7.83 38,699 Members
	Ginga Tetsudou 999 (Movie) add Animation Director Movie, 1979 20742197908040000187.56	7.56 20,742 Members
	Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo add Animation Director Movie, 1975 2666197503210000196.00	6.00 2,666 Members
	Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo G: Kuuchuu Daigekitotsu add Animation Director Movie, 1975 2191197507260000206.07	6.07 2,191 Members
	Haai Step Jun add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1985 1543198503100000216.74	6.74 1,543 Members
	Hare Tokidoki Buta add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1988 608198808230000226.16	6.16 608 Members
	Hare Tokidoki Buta (TV) add Animation Director TV, Summer 1997 1541199707030000236.48	6.48 1,541 Members
	Junkers Come Here add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1995 6944199503180000247.10	7.10 6,944 Members
	Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1984 377041198403110000258.36	8.36 377,041 Members
	Kazu & Yasu Hero Tanjou add Animation Director Movie, 1995 490199507220000260.00	N/A 490 Members
	Kidou Senkan Nadesico add Key Animation (ep 14) TV, Fall 1996 54667199610010000277.50	7.50 54,667 Members
	Kouya no Shounen Isamu add Animation Director TV, Spring 1973 1339197304040000286.79	6.79 1,339 Members
	Magnerobo Ga-Keen add Character Design TV, Fall 1976 1427197609050000296.53	6.53 1,427 Members
	Maple Town Monogatari add Animation Director TV, Winter 1986 3122198601190000307.09	7.09 3,122 Members
	Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun add Key Animation Movie, 1974 2728197407250000316.62	6.62 2,728 Members
	Meitantei Conan Movie 01: Tokei Jikake no Matenrou add Key Animation Movie, 1997 72289199704190000327.87	7.87 72,289 Members
	Metropolis add Key Animation Movie, 2001 107813200105260000337.53	7.53 107,813 Members
	Microid S add Animation Director TV, Spring 1973 833197304070000346.33	6.33 833 Members
	Miracle Shoujo Limit-chan add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Fall 1973 1008197310010000355.86	5.86 1,008 Members
	Sayonara Ginga Tetsudou 999: Andromeda Shuuchakueki add Animation Director Movie, 1981 9731198101080000367.26	7.26 9,731 Members
	Shin Maple Town Monogatari: Palm Town-hen add Animation Director TV, Winter 1987 2134198701180000377.14	7.14 2,134 Members
	Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen add Animation Director Movie, 1970 1067197007190000386.28	6.28 1,067 Members
	Tongari Boushi no Memole add Animation Director TV, Spring 1984 3305198403030000397.27	7.27 3,305 Members
	Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock add Character Design, Animation Director TV, Spring 1978 38169197803140000407.72	7.72 38,169 Members
	Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock: Arcadia-gou no Nazo add Animation Director Movie, 1978 5777197807220000416.96	6.96 5,777 Members
	UFO Robo Grendizer add Character Design TV, Fall 1975 12237197510050000427.60	7.60 12,237 Members
	UFO Robo Grendizer tai Great Mazinger add Animation Director Movie, 1976 2733197603200000436.50	6.50 2,733 Members
	Umi Da! Funade Da! Nikoniko, Pun add Animation Director Movie, 1990 342199001040000440.00	N/A 342 Members
	Waga Seishun no Arcadia add Animation Director Movie, 1982 11190198207280000457.51	7.51 11,190 Members
	Waga Seishun no Arcadia: Mugen Kidou SSX add Animation Director TV, Fall 1982 7527198210130000467.43	7.43 7,527 Members
	Wagahai wa Neko de Aru add Character Design, Animation Director TV Special, 1982 614198202170000475.68	5.68 614 Members
	Xiao Qian add Character Design, Animation Director Movie, 1997 3275199707310000486.37	6.37 3,275 Members