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Inagami Akira

Akira Inagami

Inagami Akira (稲上晃)? is an animator and character designer affiliated with Toei Animation.

History

He joined Toei Animation in 1986 as a two-term trainee after graduating from the Osaka University of the Arts, around the same time his colleagues Tamegai Katsumi and Sasaki Noriyo also joined the studio[1].

Work on Futari wa Pretty Cure

When coming up the designs for Cure Black and Cure White, a request was brought up to have them dress in a Gothic Lolita style, but ended up rejected as it was thought children wouldn't be interested. After a series of meetings, Inagami finalized the designs with frills and short skirts to create a cool-yet-cute figure in action.[2]

Work in Pretty Cure

Series Year Animation Director Key Animator Character Design
Futari wa Pretty Cure 2004 - 2005 ❌ 12 ✔️
Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart 2005 - 2006 06, Movie 2 ✔️, Movie 1, Movie 2
Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star 2006 - 2007 OP, ED1*, ED2*, 01, 24, 30, 49 30, 49 ✔️, Movie
Yes! Pretty Cure 5 2007 - 2008 23, 31, 38 23, 46 ❌
Heartcatch Pretty Cure! 2010 - 2011 21, 29, 38 02, 04, 21, 38, Movie
Suite Pretty Cure♪ 2011 - 2012 14, 26, 36, 44 OP, 01, 14, 26
Smile Pretty Cure! 2012 - 2013 07, 17, 27, 36 01, 07, 17, 27, 36, New Stage
Doki Doki! Pretty Cure 2013 - 2014 08, 14, 23, 32, 39, 48 03, 23, 32, 39, New Stage 2
Happiness Charge Pretty Cure! 2014 - 2015 19, 31, 43 10th Anniv. Messages**, 31
Go! Princess Pretty Cure 2015 - 2016 02, 11, 21, 31, 44 02
Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure! 2016 - 2017 03, 11, 20, 29, 38, 47 41
KiraKira☆Pretty Cure A La Mode 2017 - 2018 10, 19, 29, 39, 47 ❌
HUGtto! Pretty Cure 2018 - 2019 Movie* 49 Movie
Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure 2019 - 2020 13, 26, 34, 43 13, 43 ❌
Healin' Good♥Pretty Cure 2020 - 2021 17, 28, 43 01, 06
Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure 2021 - 2022 11, 20, 30, Dance Party! ❌ Dance Party!
Delicious Party♡Pretty Cure 2022 - 2023 01, 10, 20 ❌
Hirogaru Sky! Pretty Cure 2023 - 2024 05, 23, 33
Wonderful Pretty Cure! 2024 07, 19, 36, 45
Kimi to Idol Pretty Cure♪ 2025 11

*Chief Animation Director role
**For the characters Inagami originally designed

Transformation/BANK

Cure Black and Cure White's Marble Screw Max Spark.[3]

Gallery

Character Design Samples

Interviews

Artwork

Episode Screenshots

References

  1. ↑ Ichijinsha. (2016) "Inagami Akira Toei Animation Works."
  2. ↑ A 2009 Q&A session with Toei producer Washio Takashi conducted by Katou Reizuna for the web magazine "The B-Team" (source is in Japanese).
  3. ↑ The July 2005 section from Otsuka Takashi's web diary. He was the assistant director for the technique bank. The entry for July 17 is the most relevant, as Otsuka says Inagami was the animation director for the bank (source is in Japanese).
  4. ↑ The April 2005 section from Otsuka Takashi's web diary. The entry for April 28 is the most relevant (source is in Japanese).