Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

115

Gender

Male

Birthday

1968-11-04 (56 years old)

Place of Birth

Adachi, Tokyo Prefecture, Japan

Also Known As

Keiji Gotou
後藤圭二
Keiji Gotō
Keiji Goto
ごとうけいじ
佐原亜湖
Ako Sahara
佐原亚湖

Keiji Gotoh

Biography

Keiji Gotoh (後藤圭二, Gotō Keiji, November 4, 1968) is an animator, director, and character designer from Adachi-ku, Tokyo. He sometimes uses the alias Ako Sahara (佐原亜湖, Sahara Ako). He is a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).

Known For

8.6%

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Oct 4, 1995

8.6%

Your Lie in April

Oct 10, 2014

8.3%

Samurai Champloo

May 20, 2004

8.5%

Berserk

Oct 8, 1997

8.0%

Death Parade

Jan 10, 2015

8.2%

Golden Boy

Oct 27, 1995

8.3%

Saga of Tanya the Evil

Jan 6, 2017

7.6%

Ergo Proxy

Feb 25, 2006

8.3%

My Little Monster

Oct 2, 2012

8.3%

Vampire Knight

Apr 8, 2008

8.2%

Blood+

Oct 8, 2005

8.2%

To Your Eternity

Apr 12, 2021

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Art

2023

Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange as Storyboard Artist

2021

To Your Eternity as Storyboard Artist

2020

In/Spectre as Storyboard Artist

2019

Fruits Basket as Storyboard Artist

2017		Altair: A Record of Battles as Storyboard Artist
2017		Anonymous Noise as Storyboard Artist

2015		Starmyu as Storyboard Artist
2015		Death Parade as Storyboard Artist

2014

Your Lie in April as Storyboard Artist

2013		White Album 2 as Storyboard Artist
2013		Amnesia as Storyboard Artist

2011		Chihayafuru as Storyboard Artist
2011		Penguindrum as Storyboard Artist
2011		Gosick as Storyboard Artist

2008		Natsume's Book of Friends as Storyboard Artist
2008		Vampire Knight as Storyboard Artist

2007

Gigantic Formula as Storyboard Artist

2005

Aria as Storyboard Artist

2001

Fruits Basket as Storyboard Artist

Directing

2020		In/Spectre as Series Director
2020		In/Spectre as Director

2016

Endride as Series Director

2014		Hyperdimension Robo Meguru as Director
2014		Witch Craft Works as Director

2013

Assassination Classroom: Jump Festa 2013 Special as Director

2012

Sengoku Collection as Series Director

2011

Penguindrum as Director

2009

Kiddy GiRL-AND as Director

2007		Night Wizard the Animation as Director
2007		Kiddy Grade III: Truth Dawn as Director
2007		Kiddy Grade II: Maelstrom as Director
2007		Kiddy Grade I: Ignition as Director
2007		Gigantic Formula as Director

2005

Aria as Director

2004

Uta~Kata as Director

2002

Kiddy Grade as Director

2001

Fruits Basket as Director

1991

Dragon Quest: The Great Adventure of Dai as Director

Visual Effects

2023

Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange as Key Animation

2022

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 as Key Animation

2021

To Your Eternity as Key Animation

2020

Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur as Key Animation

2019

Doraemon: Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration as Key Animation

2017

Saga of Tanya the Evil as Key Animation

2015		Rin-ne as Key Animation
2015		Doraemon: Nobita and the Space Heroes as Key Animation
2015		Yurikuma Arashi as Key Animation

2013		Log Horizon as Key Animation
2013		Star Blazers [Space Battleship Yamato] 2199 as Key Animation

2012		My Little Monster as Animation Director
2012		From the New World as Animation Director
2012		From the New World as Key Animation
2012		PERSONA4 the Animation -The Factor of Hope- as Key Animation

2011		Towa no Quon 6: Eternal Quon as Key Animation
2011		Persona4 the ANIMATION as Key Animation
2011		No. 6 as Key Animation
2011		Penguindrum as Animation Director
2011		Penguindrum as Key Animation

2010

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse as Key Animation

2009

Electromagnetic Girlfriend as Key Animation

2008		Michiko & Hatchin as Key Animation
2008		Macross Frontier as Key Animation
2008		Kure-nai as Key Animation

2007

Gigantic Formula as Key Animation

2006		NANA as Key Animation
2006		Ergo Proxy as Key Animation

2005		Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers as Key Animation
2005		Blood+ as Key Animation
2005		Aria as Key Animation

2004

Samurai Champloo as Key Animation

2003

Peacemaker as Key Animation

2002		Gate Keepers 21 as Character Designer
2002		Gate Keepers 21 as Animation Director

2001

R.O.D: Read or Die as Key Animation

2000		Ghost Stories as Key Animation
2000		VanDread as Key Animation
2000		Pilot Candidate as Key Animation

1999

Tenamonya Voyagers as Key Animation

1998		Dragon Knight: Wheel of Time as Character Designer
1998		Steam Detectives as Key Animation
1998		Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness as Supervising Animation Director
1998		Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness as Character Designer
1998		Gekiganger 3 - The Movie as Animation Director

1997		Berserk as Key Animation
1997		Vampire Princess Miyu as Key Animation
1997		Hyper Police as Character Designer
1997		Revolutionary Girl Utena as Key Animation

1996		Those Who Hunt Elves as Animation Director
1996		Those Who Hunt Elves as Key Animation
1996		Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer as Key Animation
1996		Baby and Me as Key Animation

1995		Golden Boy as Key Animation
1995		Neon Genesis Evangelion as Key Animation
1995		Sorcerer Hunters as Character Designer
1995		Elementalors as Key Animation

1994		Blue Seed as Key Animation
1994		Blue Seed as Animation Director
1994		Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend as Key Animation
1994		Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture as Key Animation
1994		New Cutey Honey as Key Animation
1994		Brave Police J-Decker as Key Animation

1992		Bastard!! as Key Animation
1992		Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still as Key Animation
1992		Calico Cat Holmes and the Lord of the Haunted Castle as Key Animation
1992		Genesis Survivor Gaiarth as Character Designer
1992		The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn as Key Animation

1990		Nineteen 19 as Key Animation
1990		Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude as Key Animation
1990		Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water as Key Animation

1989		Ogami Matsugoro as Key Animation
1989		Yawara! as Key Animation
1989		The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor as Key Animation
1989		Angel Cop as Key Animation
1989		The Adventures of Peter Pan as Key Animation

1987

Mister Ajikko as Key Animation