Osamu Kobayashi

Given name: 治

Family name: 小林

Alternate names: コバヤシオサム

Birthday: Jan 10, 1964

Member Favorites: 85

Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Death of death: April 6, 2021

Osamu Kobayashi was a Japanese animator, illustrator, mechanic designer, and animation director. After graduating high school, he began his career as a designer and manga artist before diving into animation. He was best known as the writer and director of Beck and Paradise Kiss. Osamu Kobayashi died on April 6, 2021 after a two-year battle with kidney cancer at 57 years old.

Twitter: @osamukoba

Note: Not to be confused with voice actor Kobayashi Osamu (小林修) or animation director Kobayashi Osamu (小林治).

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	Ani*Kuri15 add Storyboard (ep 4)
	Ani*Kuri15 add Episode Director (15)
	Ani*Kuri15 add Background Art (ep 4)
	Ani*Kuri15 add Key Animation (ep 4)
	Ani*Kuri15 add Director (ep 4)
	Ani*Kuri15 add Original Creator (ep 4)
	Ani*Kuri15 add Character Design (ep 4)
	Ao no 6-gou add Setting
	Ao no 6-gou add Mechanical Design
	Beck add Director
	Beck add Character Design
	Beck add Series Composition
	Beck add Key Animation (eps 1-2)
	Beck add Storyboard (eps 1-2, 5, 8, 11, 16, 18-19, 24-26, OP)
	Beck add Episode Director (eps 1-2, 8, 25-26, OP)
	Beck add Animation Director (OP)
	Beck add Script (eps 1-26)
	Birth add Mechanical Design (NC)
	Dantalian no Shoka add Storyboard (ep 11)
	Dantalian no Shoka add Key Animation (ep 11)
	Dantalian no Shoka add Background Art (ep 11)
	Dantalian no Shoka add Episode Director (ep 11)
	Dantalian no Shoka add Setting (ep 11)
	Digital Juice add Co-Director (table and fishman)
	Dororo add In-Between Animation (ep 15, ED)
	Dororo add Key Animation (ep 15, ED)
	Dororo add Storyboard (ep 15, ED)
	Dororo add Digital Paint (ED1)
	Dororo add Episode Director (ep 15, ED)
	Dororo add Director of Photography (ep 15, ED1)
	Dragon's Heaven add Color Setting
	Dragon's Heaven add Storyboard
	Dragon's Heaven add Key Animation
	Dragon's Heaven add Mechanical Design
	Gad Guard add Key Animation (eps 10, 22, 24, 26, ED)
	Gad Guard add Storyboard (eps 10, 24, 26)
	Gad Guard add Episode Director (eps 10, 24)
	Gad Guard add Animation Director (eps 1-5, 7)
	Gad Guard add Setting
	Hanamaru Youchien add Storyboard (ED7)
	Hanamaru Youchien add Key Animation (ED7)
	Hanamaru Youchien add Episode Director (ED7)
	Kaiketsu Zorori add Storyboard (ED2)
	Kaiketsu Zorori add Key Animation (ED1, ED2)
	Kaiketsu Zorori add Episode Director (ED2)
	Kemonozume add Storyboard (ep 7)
	Kemonozume add Episode Director (ep 7)
	Kemonozume add Key Animation (ep 7)
	Kemonozume add Animation Director (ep 7)
	Lupin III (2015) add Key Animation (ep 12)
	Lupin III (2015) add Background Art (ep 12)
	Lupin III (2015) add Episode Director (ep 12)
	Lupin III (2015) add Mechanical Design (ep 12 Prop Design)
	Lupin III (2015) add Storyboard (ep 12)
	Lupin III (2015): Italian Game add Key Animation (OP)
	Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora add Animation Director (eps 7, 10, 12)
	Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora add Episode Director (eps 1-2, 10, 12, OP, ED)
	Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora add Storyboard (eps 1-12, OP, ED)
	Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora add Key Animation (eps 1, 4, 10, 12, OP, ED)
	Mahoutsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora add Director
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Script (eps 480-483)
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Series Composition (eps 480-483)
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Director (eps 480-483)
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Storyboard (eps 480-483)
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Episode Director (ep 480)
	Naruto: Shippuuden add Key Animation (ep 480)
	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt add Episode Director (ep 10)
	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt add Setting (ep 10)
	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt add Storyboard (ep 10)
	Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt add Key Animation (ep 10)
	Paradise Kiss add Script (eps 1-12)
	Paradise Kiss add 2nd Key Animation (ep 10)
	Paradise Kiss add Director
	Paradise Kiss add Key Animation (eps 1, 3-9, 11-12, OP)
	Paradise Kiss add Storyboard (eps 1, 3-4, 7, 11, 12, OP, ED)
	Paradise Kiss add Episode Director (eps 1, 3, 11-12, OP, ED)
	Paradise Kiss add Series Composition
	Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan add Storyboard (ep 11)
	Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan add Director (ep 11)
	Sweat Punch add Sound Director (End of the World)
	Sweat Punch add Director (End of the World)
	Sweat Punch add Art Director (End of the World)
	Sweat Punch add Key Animation (End of the World)
	Sweat Punch add Color Design (End of the World)
	Sweat Punch add Setting (End of the World)
	Tegamibachi Reverse add Principle Drawing (ED2)
	Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann add Principle Drawing (Eyecatch: ep 4)
	Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann add Storyboard (ep 4)
	Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann add Episode Director (ep 4)
	Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann add Animation Director (ep 4)
	Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann add Key Animation (ep 4)
	The Animatrix add Key Animation (Program)
	The Last: Naruto the Movie add Setting (Image Board)
	Urusei Yatsura add In-Between Animation
	Venus Senki add Mechanical Design
	Zoids Genesis add Mechanical Design

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'Beck', 'Paradise Kiss' Director Osamu Kobayashi Dies at 57

Director Osamu Kobayashi died on Saturday after a two-year battle with kidney cancer. He was 57 years old. Kobayashi's death was revealed through a post on his ...read more

Apr 18, 3:20 PM by Mako995 | Discuss (26 comments)

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