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Koichi Chigira

Director · Born May 4, 1959 · Kanagawa, Japan

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Biography

Koichi Chigira is an anime director who has directed several series, usually working with Studio GONZO and has begun his career at Madhouse. Chigira is known for directing Full Metal Panic and Last Exile.

Directed 31

2020s

  1. 2022

    Urusei Yatsura

    Director

    70

  2. "Please Describe Yourself in One Word": I'm Bad at the Question.

    Director

  3. 2020

    Cagaster of an Insect Cage

    Series Director

    65

2010s

  1. 2018

    Full Metal Panic! 3rd Section: Into the Blue

    Director

  2. Full Metal Panic! 2nd Section: One Night Stand

    Director

  3. 2017

    Full Metal Panic! 1st Section: Boy Meets Girl

    Director

  4. 18if

    Director

    52
  5. 2016

    Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

    Director

  6. Luck & Logic

    Director

  7. 2013

    Ryo

    Director

2000s

  1. 2008

    Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk - Jil's Adventure

    Director

  2. The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk

    Director

    66
  3. 2006

    Brave Story

    Director

    65
  4. 2003

    Last Exile

    Series Director

    76
  5. 2002

    Full Metal Panic!

    Director

  6. Full Metal Panic!

    Series Director, Director

    75
  7. 2000

    Gate Keepers

    Director

1990s

  1. 1998

    Blue Submarine No. 6

    Director

    65

  2. Welcome to Lodoss Island!

    Director

  3. 1997

    Hyper Police

    Director

  4. 1996

    Rurouni Kenshin

    Director

    85
  5. 1994

    Magic Knight Rayearth

    Director

    78

  6. Phantom Quest Corp.

    Director

  7. Tokyo Babylon 2

    Director

  8. Natsuki Crisis

    Director

  9. 1993

    Sleepless Oedo

    Director

  10. 1992

    Tokyo Babylon 1

    Director

  11. Tokyo Babylon

    Director

  12. 1991

    Doomed Megalopolis

    Director

    58
  13. 1990

    Nineteen 19

    Director

Visual effects 20

1980s

  1. 1989

    Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket

    Key Animation

    80
  2. 1988

    Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack

    Key Animation

    72
  3. 1987

    Yotoden: Chronicle of the Warlord Period

    Key Animation

  4. Kimagure Orange Road

    Animation Director

    74
  5. 1986

    Dirty Pair: Project Eden

    Key Animation

  6. Love City

    Key Animation

    59

  7. The Legend of Lyon: Flare

    Key Animation

  8. Arion

    Key Animation

    63

Art department 17

1990s

  1. 1998

    Blue Submarine No. 6

    Storyboard Artist

    65

  2. Popolocrois Monogatari

    Storyboard Artist

  3. 1997

    Hyper Police

    Storyboard Artist

  4. 1996

    Rurouni Kenshin

    Storyboard Artist

    85
  5. 1994

    Phantom Quest Corp.

    Storyboard Artist

  6. Bronze: Cathexis Koji Nanjo

    Storyboard Artist

Wrote 10

2010s

  1. 2018

    Full Metal Panic! 3rd Section: Into the Blue

    Screenplay

  2. Full Metal Panic! 2nd Section: One Night Stand

    Screenplay

  3. 2017

    Full Metal Panic! 1st Section: Boy Meets Girl

    Screenplay

  4. 18if

    Writer

    52
  5. 2016

    Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

    Original Story, Screenplay

  6. 2013

    Ryo

    Screenplay

Sound 6

2010s

  1. 2018

    Full Metal Panic! 3rd Section: Into the Blue

    Sound

  2. Full Metal Panic! 2nd Section: One Night Stand

    Sound

  3. 2017

    Full Metal Panic! 1st Section: Boy Meets Girl

    Sound

  4. 18if

    Sound Director

    52
  5. 2013

    Ryo

    Sound Director