Tomohiko Ito

Director · Born October 20, 1978 · Kasugai, Aichi, Japan

Biography

Tomohiko Ito (October 20, 1978) is a Japanese anime director, best known for directing the A-1 Pictures projects Occult Academy, the first season of Silver Spoon, the first two seasons of Sword Art Online, and Erased. He currently resides in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Directed 22

2020s

2026
The Keeper of the Camphor Tree
Director
2023
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
Director
75
2021
86 EIGHTY-SIX
Director
82
2020
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED
Series Director, Director
71

2010s

2019
Hello World
Director
69
Another World
Series Director
2017
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Director
74
2016
ERASED
Series Director, Director
84
2015
Gate
Director
75
2013
Sword Art Online - Extra Edition
Director
Silver Spoon
Series Director, Director
78
2012
Sword Art Online
Series Director, Director
77
2011
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Director
81
Fractale
Director
65
2010
Occult Academy
Series Director, Director
67

2000s

2009
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Assistant Director
72
Summer Wars
Assistant Director
73
2008
Michiko & Hatchin
Director
73
2007
The Piano Forest
Second Unit First Assistant Director
71
2006
Death Note
Assistant Director, Director
88
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Assistant Director
77
2004
Monster
Director, Assistant Director
87

Art department 34

2020s

2010s

2019
Hello World
Storyboard Artist
69
Hello World: Another World
Creative Director
2017
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Storyboard Artist
74
2016
March Comes In Like a Lion
Storyboard Artist
81
ERASED
Storyboard Artist
84
2015
Blood Blockade Battlefront
Storyboard Artist
71
2014
Noragami
Storyboard Artist
79
2013
Silver Spoon
Storyboard Artist
78
Attack on Titan
Storyboard Artist
90
2012
Sword Art Online
Storyboard Artist
77
2011
Guilty Crown
Storyboard Artist
70
Chihayafuru
Storyboard Artist
80
Blue Exorcist
Storyboard Artist
75
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
Storyboard Artist
81
Fractale
Storyboard Artist
65
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Storyboard Artist
81
2010
Occult Academy
Storyboard Artist
67
Sound of the Sky
Storyboard Artist
71

2000s

2008
Michiko & Hatchin
Storyboard Artist
73
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
Storyboard Artist
68
2007
Claymore
Storyboard Artist
81
2006
Death Note
Storyboard Artist
88
2005
Blood+
Storyboard Artist
77
2004
Monster
Storyboard Artist
87

Wrote 3

2010s

2017
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
Screenplay
74
2012
Sword Art Online
Writer
77

2000s

2006
Death Note
Writer
88

Sound 1

2010s

2013
Silver Spoon
Sound Director
78