Daiki Tomiyasu
冨安大貴
Born (1980-05-15) May 15, 1980 (age 44)
Saitama, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Alma materWaseda University
Occupation(s)Anime Director, Producer
Years active2008-present
EmployerOLM
Notable workPokémon Sun and Moon Anime, Pokémon Journeys, and Pokémon Horizons

Daiki Tomiyasu (冨安 大貴, Tomiyasu Daiki, born May 15, 1980 in Saitama Prefecture, Japan[1]) is a Japanese Animation Director associated with OLM.[1] As of 2024, he is a member of the company's creative department.[1] He is also a current member of the Director Guild of Japan.[1] He is best known for his work on the Pokémon Anime of which he is serving as the Executive Director of, succeeding Kunihiko Yuyama.[2][3]

Career

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After completing his graduate school studies at the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Waseda University, he joined OLM initially as a producer.[1] His first work related to the Pokémon Anime was as a producer on Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior.[4] Later, he decided to switch to directing and worked on the Inazuma Eleven Anime.[1] He directed and storyboarded the 4th episode of Pokémon Origins.[4] He then joined the Pokémon TV Series as a storyboard artist and episode director during the XY Series.[4] Parallelly, he directed the educational anime series Pikaia!, which was produced by NHK Educational.[4]

He was the Assistant Director for the XY&Z Season.[4] He served as the director for Pokémon Generations.[5] He was the director for the Pokémon Sun and Moon Anime.[6] He was then promoted to the position of Executive Director for Pokémon Journeys, succeeding Kunihiko Yuyama.[2] He was then credited as the Creative Director for Pokémon Horizons for the first 45 episodes before resuming his position as the Executive Director from the 46th episode onwards.[7]

Filmography[4][1]

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Anime

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Year Title Role
2008 Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior Production Advancement
2008-2011 Inazuma Eleven Production Advancement, Episode Director
2010 Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ogre Shūrai (movie) Production Cooperation
2011-12 Inazuma Eleven GO Storyboard, Episode Director
2012-13 Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone Storyboard, Episode Director
2013 Pokémon Origins Storyboard, Episode Director
2013-15 Pokémon XY (anime) Storyboard, Episode Director
2014 Inazuma Eleven: Chōjigen Dream Match Key Animation
2015 Pikaia! Director
2015-16 Pokémon XY&Z Assistant Director
2016-19 Pokémon Sun and Moon (anime) Director
2017 Pikaia! (Season 2) Executive Director
2019-2023 Pokémon Journeys Executive Director (#1-117), Director (#118-147)
2023- Pokémon Horizons Executive Director (#46-present), Creative Director (#1-45)

Web Animation

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Year Title Role
2016 Pokémon Generations Director
2021 Pokémon Evolutions Episode Director
2022 Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles Executive Director

Additional Credits

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Year Title Role
2022 "It'll be fine!" (Music Video) Animation Supervisior
2023 Marukome RYOTEI-NO-AJI "My whimsical little boy" (TVCM) Animation Director

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "冨安大貴 – 日本映画監督協会 – Directors Guild of Japan". www.dgj.or.jp. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  2. ^ a b "Pokémon Journeys: The Series (TV 2019) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  3. ^ "Pokémon Horizons: The Series (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Daiki TOMIYASU - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  5. ^ "Pokémon Generations (ONA) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  6. ^ "Pokémon Sun & Moon (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  7. ^ "Pokémon Horizons: The Series (TV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2024-05-04.