Tensai Okamura
Tensai Okamura (岡村 天斎, Okamura Tensai, December 13, 1961) is a Japanese anime director and animator born in Fukushima Prefecture and raised in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. His real name is Yutaka Okamura (岡村 豊, Okamura Yutaka). He graduated from Waseda University department of science and engineering. In 1991, he began using the name Tensai Okamura.
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Movies (33)

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea
2026 · Storyboard Artist

Alice in Wonderland –Dive in Wonderland–
2025 · Storyboard Artist

My Hero Academia: You're Next - A Piece of Cake
2025 · Director

My Hero Academia: You're Next
2024 · Director, Second Unit Director, Storyboard Artist

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
2022 · Storyboard Artist

SHIROBAKO the Movie
2020 · Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel
2005 · Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow
2004 · Director, Storyboard Artist

Memories of Memories
2004 · Self

RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
2003 · Storyboard Artist

Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
2001 · Key Animation

Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999 · Key Animation

EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²
1998 · Director

Revival of Evangelion
1998 · Director

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997 · Key Animation

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
1997 · Director, Key Animation

Memories
1995 · Director

Ghost in the Shell
1995 · Key Animation

Sleepless Oedo
1993 · Key Animation

Ninja Scroll
1993 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Afterglow of Zeon
1992 · Key Animation

Run, Melos!
1992 · Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling
1991 · Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
1989 · Writer, Director

Bride of Deimos
1988 · Key Animation

My Neighbor Totoro
1988 · Animation, Key Animation

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
1988 · Key Animation

Junk Boy
1987 · Key Animation

Wicked City
1987 · Key Animation

Yap! Bun Bun
1987 · Key Animation

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
1987 · Key Animation

Phoenix: Karma Chapter
1986 · Key Animation

Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger
1986 · Key Animation
TV shows (44)

Lazarus
2025 · Storyboard Artist

T・P BON
2024 · Storyboard Artist

Buddy Daddies
2023 · Storyboard Artist

Blade Runner: Black Lotus
2021 · Storyboard Artist

The aquatope on white sand
2021 · Storyboard Artist

The Case Study of Vanitas
2021 · Storyboard Artist

Scarlet Nexus
2021 · Storyboard Artist

IRODUKU: The World in Colors
2018 · Storyboard Artist

DARLING in the FRANXX
2018 · Storyboard Artist

Kuromukuro
2016 · Series Director

My Hero Academia
2016 · Storyboard Artist

The Seven Deadly Sins
2014 · Series Director, Storyboard Artist

World Conquest Zvezda Plot
2014 · Series Director

Nagi-Asu: A Lull in the Sea
2013 · Storyboard Artist

The Eccentric Family
2013 · Storyboard Artist

Tari Tari
2012 · Storyboard Artist

Guilty Crown
2011 · Storyboard Artist

Blue Exorcist
2011 · Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist

Canaan
2009 · Storyboard Artist

Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens
2008 · Storyboard Artist

Real Drive
2008 · Storyboard Artist

Soul Eater
2008 · Director, Storyboard Artist

Darker than Black
2007 · Director, Writer, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
2006 · Key Animation

Project Blue Earth SOS
2006 · Director

Emma: A Victorian Romance
2005 · Storyboard Artist

Kurau Phantom Memory
2004 · Key Animation

Samurai Champloo
2004 · Storyboard Artist

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Platinum Edition (Renewal of Evangelion)
2003 · Director

Astro Boy
2003 · Key Animation

Wolf's Rain
2003 · Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer, Director

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002 · Storyboard Artist

RahXephon
2002 · Storyboard Artist

Medabots
1999 · Storyboard Artist, Director, Series Director

Cowboy Bebop
1998 · Storyboard Artist

Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995 · Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Blue Seed
1994 · Key Animation

Mobile Fighter G Gundam
1994 · Key Animation

Please Save My Earth
1993 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
1991 · Key Animation

Yawara!
1989 · Storyboard Artist, Director

Persia, the Magic Fairy
1984 · Animation Director, Key Animation

Attacker You!
1984 · Key Animation

Magical Angel Creamy Mami
1983 · Key Animation
