Sunao Chikaoka

Sunao Chikaoka

Director

Toyama, Japan
September 18, 1979

Biography

Sunao Chikaoka (近岡 直, Chikaoka Sunao) is an animator, animation director, character designer and prop designer from Toyama, Japan.

Photo

Sunao Chikaoka 1

Representative Works

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
8.1
/ Japanese
ChaO
ChaO
8.2
/ Japanese
My Oni Girl
My Oni Girl
7.2
/ Japanese
Drifting Home
Drifting Home
7.4
/ Japanese
Patema Inverted
Patema Inverted
7.4
/ Japanese
Twilight
Twilight
6.9
/ Japanese
Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood-
Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood-
6.4
/ Japanese
Black★Rock Shooter
Black★Rock Shooter
6.0
/ Japanese
Wake Up, Girls! - Seven Idols
Wake Up, Girls! - Seven Idols
6.2
/ Japanese
Blossom
Blossom
7.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
2026Winner

Best Director

Cosmic Princess Kaguya!

ChaO
2025Winner

Career Highlight

ChaO

My Oni Girl
2024Nominee

Career Highlight

My Oni Girl

Career Highlights

Drifting Home
2022Highlight

Best Director

Drifting Home

Patema Inverted
2013Highlight

Career Highlight

Patema Inverted

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