Keiji Ishii

Keiji Ishii
Kanji	石井 恵二
Romanized	Ishii Keiji
Gender	Male
Age	53
Date of Birth	January 21, 1971
Relatives	Yuriko Ishii (daughter)
Nationality	Japanese
First work	XYZ loves YMO: Nice Age
Last work	Shin Ponpoko 4-Kyoudai
Years active	1988-2020
Status	Retired

Keiji Ishii (Kanji: 石井 恵二) is a Japanese animation director who worked for Studio XYZ.

Anime Staff Positions

Movies

• Katamari Damacy: The Movie (2004) - Animation Director
• Thomas & Friends: The Great Engine War (2019) - Assistant Animation Director

Music Videos

• XYZ loves YMO: Nice Age (1988) - Character Design/Animation Director (Debut)

ONAs

• Kitchen no Ohimesama (2006) - Ending Animation / Logo Design
• Ashita no Hero Nyaagorō (2010) - Character Design/Chief Animation Director
• Ren'ai no Oracle (2019) - Animation Director (ep. 12)

OVAs

• Madou Monogatari (1991-1993) - Character Design/Animation Director
• Meitantei Shōjo Kaori (2000) - Animation Director
• Ponpoko 4-Kyoudai World Tour (2006) - Animation Director

TV

• Joshikousei Aragoto Kabuki Girl (1989) - Character Design/Animation Director
• TonPonCon 90 (1990-1991) - Character Design/Animation Director
• Denki Hero Roboman Chuu (1994) - Animation Director (ep. 20)
• Ponpoko 4-Kyoudai (2006-2009) - Chief Animation Director
• The Arcana Complex (2012-2013) - Character Design
• Hyokkori Hyōtanjima: The Animation (2014-2015) - Character Design
• Shin Denki Hero Roboman (2017-2018) - Animation Director (ep. 21)
• Jewel Marquise 3D (2018) - Character Design
• Shin Ponpoko 4-Kyoudai (2020) - Character Design/Chief Animation Director (Last work)