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Junichi Fujisaku

Junichi Fujisaku(Japanese:Đằng tiếu thuần nhất,Hepburn:Fujisaku Jun'ichi,born August 6, 1967)is a Japaneseanimedirector,screenwriterandnovelistthat mostly known for his work on theBloodfranchise andGhost in the Shell: Ariseseries, produced byProduction I.G.

Junichi Fujisaku
Đằng tiếu thuần nhất
Born(1967-08-06)August 6, 1967(age 57)
Ibaraki Prefecture,Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation(s)Animedirector,screenwriter,novelist
Notable work
Japanese name
KanjiĐằng tiếu thuần nhất
Hiraganaふじさく じゅんいち
RomanizationFujisaku Jun'ichi

Career

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Junichi Fujisaku started working atProduction I.Gin the late 1990s. He acted as a planning assistant whenBlood: The Last Vampireanime film was in development. The film was released in 2000, and that same year, he chief directed, written and edited the video game adaptation ofThe Last Vampire.A year later, Fujisaku wrote two novelizations based on the anime film.[1][2][3]

In 2005, Fujisaku directed and wrote the spin-off anime ofBlood: The Last Vampire,titledBlood+.He created the series to expland theBlooduniverse that wasn't explored inThe Last Vampirefilm. The anime ran for fifty episodes, and became its own franchise with two light novel adaptations, three manga adaptations, and two video games.[4][5]That same year, Fujisaku co-wrote the screenplay for bothxxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's DreamandTsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom.[6][7]

In 2010, Fujisaku debuted his film directorial work,Loups=Garous.[8]

In 2011, Fujisaku was a head writer for bothMoshidoraandAppleseed XIII.[9][10]That same year, Fujisaku, with studio Production I.G, collaborated with manga artist groupCLAMPin the new anime entry of theBloodfranchise, titledBlood-C.He acted as a creative supervisor, and co-wrote the scripts with CLAMP member and leaderNanase Ohkawa.The anime ran for twelve episodes, and continued with the sequel anime film,Blood-C: The Last Darkthe following year, with Fujisaku as a co-writer once again. The anime received two novelizations and two manga adaptations within those two years, and Fujisaku wrote the novel adaptations, and story consulted the prequel manga,Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight.[11][12][13][14][15][16][17][5]

In 2015, Fujisaku was a head writer forPikaia!.[18]Around the same year, Fujisaku wrote the script for astage playadaptation ofBlood-C,titledBlood-C: The Last Mind.The play was set between the twelve episode anime andThe Last Darkfilm.[19][20]Fujisaku also wrote the first stage adaptation forGhost in the Shellseries, titledGhost in the Shell Arise: Ghost is Alive.[21]

In 2017, Fujisaku wrote a novelization ofBlood+anime titledBlood#,which takes place after the series finale, focusing on Diva's grown children, Hibiki and Kanade.[22]That same year, he was in charge of writing the script for the firstlive-actionfilm adaptationofBlood-C,titledAsura Girl: Blood-C Another Story,acting as a prequel to the series.[23][24]

In 2018, Fujisaku co-wrote the script with directorShutaro Okuon the second live-action film adaptation forBlood-C,titledBlood-Club Dolls 1,[25][26]and its sequel,Blood-Club Dolls 2in 2020.[27][28][29]Both films take place before the events ofThe Last Darkanime film.[30]

In 2020, Fujisaku collaborated with director Oku once again onVRNohstage play ofGhost in the Shell,simply titledVR Noh: Ghost in the Shell.[31]

In 2021, Fujisaku was a head writer for the anime adaptation ofMars Red.[32][33]That same year, it was announced that he will chief direct and screenwrite forDeemo: Memorial Keysanime film, which was released in February 2022.[34]That same year, Fujisaku acted as a head writer for the live-actionGaruGakuseries.[35]

Filmography

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TV Anime

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Year Title Credit Notes
2002 Ghost in the Shell: S. A. C. 2nd GIG Script (eps. 30, 32-33)
2005-06 Blood+ Director, Series Composition, Script (eps. 1), Episode Director (eps. 45) [4]
2011 Appleseed XIII Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-2, 6-7, 11-12) [10]
Blood-C Script (eps. 1-12), Series Concept Supervisor Co-written withNanase OhkawaofCLAMP[11]
Moshidora Series Composition, Script (eps. 1, 3, 6-7, 9-10) [9]
2015 Pikaia! Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-2, 5-7, 10-13) [18]
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture Script (eps. 9-10)
2016 Pocket Monsters: Sun & Moon Script (eps. 28, 33, 39, 45, 51, 57, 64, 68, 76, 79, 82, 85, 93, 95, 104, 109, 112, 117, 121, 126, 129, 133)
2019 Pocket Monsters Script (eps. 26)
2020 Attack on Titan: The Final Season Planning, Production
2020–21 GaruGaku: Saint Girls Square Academy Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-50) [36]
2021 Mars Red Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-13) [32]
2022 GaruGaku II: Lucky Stars Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-10) [37]
2024 Himitsu no AiPri Director, Script (eps. 7, 12, 24), Storyboard (eps. 2, 6, 12, 24) Co-directed with Kentaro Yamaguchi[38]

Anime film

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Year Title Credit Notes
2000 Blood: The Last Vampire Planning Assistant( "Oshii Juku" ) [1]
2005 xxxHolic: A Midsummer Night's Dream Screenplay Co-written with Yoshiki Sakurai[7]
Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Co-written with Midori Goto[6]
2010 Loups=Garous Director [8]
2012 Blood-C: The Last Dark Screenplay Co-written withNanase OhkawaofCLAMP[12]
2015 Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Supervisor
2022 Deemo: Memorial Keys Chief Director, Screenplay [34]

OVA (Original Video Animations)

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Year Title Credit Notes
2013-15 Ghost in the Shell: Arise Supervisor

Video games

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Year Title Credit Note
2000 Blood: The Last Vampire Chief Director, Script, Editor [3]

Live-action drama

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Year Title Credit Notes
2021 GaruGaku: Girls Garden Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-3, 8) [35]

Live-action film

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Year Title Credit Notes
2017 Asura Girl: Blood-C Another Story Screenplay [23][24]
2018 Blood-Club Dolls 1 Co-written withShutaro Oku[25][26][28][27]
2020 Blood-Club Dolls 2

Stage

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Year Title Credit Notes
2015 Blood-C: The Last Mind Script [19][20]
Ghost in the Shell Arise: Ghost is Alive [21]
2020 VR Noh: Ghost in the Shell [31]

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Blood: The Last Vampire
    • Fujisaku, Junichi (January 25, 2001).Blood The Last Vampire: Yami o Izanau ChīBLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE ám を dụ う huyết[Blood: The Last Vampire: The Blood Which Invites the Darkness] (in Japanese).Fujimi Shobo.ISBN4-8291-6109-4.[2]
    • Fujisaku, Junichi (July 1, 2001).Blood The Last Vampire: Shanhai AibyōBLOOD THE LAST VAMPIRE thượng hải ai 儚[Blood: The Last Vampire: A Tragic Dream in Shanghai] (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo.ISBN4-8291-7474-9.[2]
  • Blood+
  • Blood-C
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Manga

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Year Title Credit Notes
2011 Blood-C: Demonic Moonlight Story Consultant Written & illustrated by Ryo Haduki[15][16]
2019 Ghost in the Shell ARISE: Sleepless Eye Story, Writer [39]
2018 Zombie of Mars Story, Writer [40]
2019 Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm Story, Writer [41]

References

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  9. ^abスタッフ&キャスト[ "Moshidora" Staff & Cast] (in Japanese). NHK.RetrievedJanuary 29,2011.
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  18. ^ab"Khoa học アニメ “ピカイア!” NHK×I.G×OLMの cường lực タッグで GW tập trung phóng tống, hạ には続 biên も ".Anime! Anime!(in Japanese). March 21, 2015.RetrievedMarch 21,2015.
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  33. ^Loveridge, Lynzee (June 21, 2021)."Interview: Mars Red Director Kouhei Hatano and Screenwriter Jun'ichi Fujisaku".Anime News Network.RetrievedJune 21,2021.
  34. ^ab""DEEMO Movie" Staff & Cast ".DEEMO Movie Site.RetrievedJuly 4,2021.
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  36. ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 3, 2020)."Girls x Heroine's Girls2 Group Gets Girl Gaku TV Anime on April 6".Anime News Network.RetrievedMarch 28,2021.
  37. ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 1, 2021)."Gal-gaku Anime Shorts Get 2nd Season Starting on January 10".Anime News Network.RetrievedDecember 1,2021.
  38. ^"プリティーシリーズ tân tác “ひみつのアイプリ” 4 nguyệt khai thủy, đằng tự mỹ đức ＆ bình trủng sa y がW chủ nhân công ".Comic Natalie(in Japanese). January 26, 2024.RetrievedJanuary 26,2024.
  39. ^Ressler, Karen (March 13, 2013)."Ghost in the Shell Arise Manga Previewed".Anime News Network.RetrievedJuly 13,2024.
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