8.5
TV
Directing
Yuu Kou
- Born
- (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Osaka, Japan
- Credits
- 34 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
8.5
TV
8.4
TV
The Familiar of Zero
7.8
TV
Blue Exorcist
8.0
TV
Cells at Work!
8.1
TV
Blood+
7.8
TV
Chrono Crusade
7.4
TV
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
7.6
TV
Saikano
7.5
TV
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
7.4
TV
Gankutsuou
6.7
Movie
Project A-Ko
7.2
TV
Uta no Prince-sama
7.7
TV
The Law of Ueki
6.8
TV
Kimagure Orange Road
7.1
TV
Fight! Kickers
8.3
TV
Giant Killing
4.7
TV
Loveless
5.1
Movie
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Project A-ko: Secret File Film | Self |
Crew credits 33
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS TV | Series Director (8 ep) |
| 2021 | ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！ Film | Director |
| 2020 | Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2018 | Cells at Work! TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2017 | Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World Film | Storyboard Artist |
| 2017 | KIRA KIRA☆PRETTY CURE A LA MODE TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Uta no Prince-sama TV | Series Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Series Composition (27 ep) |
| 2011 | Blue Exorcist TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2010 | Giant Killing TV | Series Director (26 ep) |
| 2009 | Umi Monogatari TV | Series Director (12 ep) |
| 2007 | Naruto Shippūden TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2006 | The Familiar of Zero TV | Series Director, Storyboard Artist (24 ep) |
| 2005 | Blood+ TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2005 | Loveless TV | Series Director (12 ep) |
| 2005 | The Law of Ueki TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Gankutsuou TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 2004 | Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama TV | Storyboard Artist, Director (1 ep) |
| 2003 | Chrono Crusade TV | Series Director, Creator (24 ep) |
| 2003 | Gunparade March TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 2002 | Saikano TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play TV | Director, Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 1995 | Wild Knights Gulkeeva TV | Storyboard Artist, Director (1 ep) |
| 1991 | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture Film | Original Story, Writer, Screenplay |
| 1991 | Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles Film | Storyboard Artist |
| 1990 | Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV | Director, Storyboard Artist (2 ep) |
| 1990 | Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out! Film | Storyboard Artist, Director |
| 1989 | Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart Film | Director |
| 1989 | Yawara! TV | Storyboard Artist (1 ep) |
| 1989 | Kojiro of the Fuma TV | Director (1 ep) |
| 1989 | All That Gundam Film | Director |
| 1987 | Kimagure Orange Road TV | Storyboard Artist, Director (4 ep) |
| 1986 | Fight! Kickers TV | Storyboard (26 ep) |
| 1986 | Project A-Ko Film | Stage Director |