Yuu Kou

Yuu Kou

Actor · Director · Writer

Osaka, Japan
January 1, 1960

Biography

Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.

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Representative Works

Project A-Ko
Project A-Ko
6.7
/ Japanese
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
5.1
/ Japanese
ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！
ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
6.2
/ Japanese
Project A-ko: Secret File
Project A-ko: Secret File
No Rating Yet
/ Japanese
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
5.0
/ Japanese
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
6.5
/ Japanese
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World
1.0
/ Japanese
All That Gundam
All That Gundam
5.5
/ Japanese
GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: Find Your One Way
GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: Find Your One Way
7.0
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Project A-Ko
1986Nominee

Best Director

Project A-Ko

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
1991Nominee

Best Writing

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture

ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！
2021Nominee

Best Director

ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！

Career Highlights

Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
1989Highlight

Best Director

Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart

Project A-ko: Secret File
1986Highlight

Best Performance

Project A-ko: Secret File

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