Yōichi Kotabe

Yōichi Kotabe (Japanese小田 部 羊 一, Kotabe Yōichi; born September 15, 1936 in Taihoku, colony Taiwan, Japan (now Taipei, Republic of China) ) is a Japanese animator. He appeared in several television series and films such as Heidi and the Pokémon films as an animator or as a senior animator. In video games, such as Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Super Mario Kart or Super Mario World, Kotabe worked with also, mostly as an illustrator. Director, he was with Fuyu no Hi from the year 2003. Since 1985 he worked at Nintendo with and also had the packaging of Super Mario Bros. designed.

Filmography

  • Heidi ( 1974)
  • Taro, the little dragon boy (1979 )
  • Super Mario World (1990 )
  • Super Mario Kart ( 1992)
  • Pokémon (1998)
  • Pokemon - The Movie (1999)
  • Fuyu no hi (2003)
  • Gekijōban Pocket Monsters: Diamond Pearl - Giratina to Sora no Hanataba Sheimi (2008)
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