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Morio Asaka (浅香 守生 Asaka Morio) is the director of the Nana anime. He works for the anime company, Madhouse.
His notable works include, Cardcaptor Sakura, Galaxy Angel, Gunslinger Girl, Last Order: Final Fantasy VII, and Chihayafuru.
Biography
Early life
Morio Asaka was born on March 11, 1967 in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan. He previously attended Osaka Designers' College.
Career
Asaka received his first credit in anime as an assistant director on Junk Boy in 1987. He went on to work on storyboards and episode direction, before making his anime series directorial debut with the Cardcaptor Sakura in 1998.
His latest work is My Love Story!!.
Works
Anime TV series
- Jungle Taitei (1989–1990; storyboards, episode direction)
- Yawara! (1989–1992; storyboards, episode direction)
- Kaze no Naka no Shōjo Kinpatsu no Jenny (1992–1993; storyboards)
- Azuki-chan (1995–1998; storyboards, episode direction)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998–2000; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Galaxy Angel (2001; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Galaxy Angel Z (2002; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Chobits (2002; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Galaxy Angel AA (2003; storyboards, episode direction)
- Gunslinger Girl (2003–2004; director, storyboards)
- Monster (2004–2005; storyboards, episode direction)
- Rozen Maiden (2004; storyboards, episode direction of OP theme sequence)
- Nana (2006–2007; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- Black Lagoon (2006; storyboards)
- Devil May Cry: The Animated Series (2007; ending storyboards)
- Claymore (2007; storyboards)
- Aoi Bungaku (No Longer Human: episode 1-4) (2009; director, storyboards)
- Chihayafuru (2011-2012; director, storyboards, episode direction)
- My Love Story (2015; director)
TV specials
- Yawara! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga (July 19, 1996; director, storyboards)
Anime films
- Yawara! Soreyuke Koshenuke Kiss!! (August 1, 1992; storyboards, episode direction)
- Kattobase! Dorīmāzu - Kāpu Tanjō Monogatari (January 22, 1994; storyboards, episode direction)
- Anne no Nikki (Anne's Diary) (August 19, 1995; storyboards, episode direction coordination)
- X (August 3, 1996; assistant director, coordination)
- Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (August 8, 1999; director, storyboards)
- Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card (July 15, 2000; director, storyboards)
- Leave It To Kero! Movie (July 15, 2000; composition)
OVA
- Junk Boy (1987; assistant director)
- Pops (1993; director)
- Ningyo no Kizu (1993; director)
- BRONZE KoJI NANJo cathexis (1994; director)
- Clamp in Wonderland (1994; director, storyboards)
- Yōgen Kaisha (1994–1995; director)
- Birdy the Mighty (1996–1997; storyboards, episode direction)