Toyoo Ashida | |
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| Born | April 21, 1944 Chiba, Japan |
| Died | July 23, 2011 (aged 67) |
| Other names | Monta Ibu (伊武 紋太 Ibu Monta) Yutaka Egota (江古田 豊 Egota Yutaka) |
| Occupation(s) | anime director, character designer, animator, screenwriter |
| Years active | 1965–2009 |
| Website | http://www3.ocn.ne.jp/~indoli/ |
Toyoo Ashida (芦田 豊雄, Ashida Toyoo, April 21, 1944 – July 23, 2011) was a Japanese anime character designer, animation director and director. He was most notable for directing the original Vampire Hunter D anime, as well as for providing character designs for Vifam, Mashin Hero Wataru, Minky Momo and F-Zero GP Legend. He is the founder of the anime production studio, Studio Live and as well as the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) along with Satoshi Kon.
His designs are similar to those of Akira Toriyama. Toyoo got his style while working on Dr. Slump.
He was also heavily inspired by Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, the Fleischer Brothers, Harvey Kurtzman and Jack Davis.