Tensai Okamura
岡村天斎
About
During his university days at Waseda University, Okamura was a part of Waseda's manga research society and together with other budding animators, produced his first independent anime there. Upon graduating from university, Okamura joined the animation production studio Madhouse as an animator through the recommendation of a friend. Lensman was the first series he worked on as an animator. The first anime movies that he worked on were Kamui no Ken and Bobby ni Kubittake.
In 1989, he made his debut as an episode director with Yawara! and soon made his full directorial debut in 1995 with Memories. He later left Madhouse and went freelance, working on several projects along the way.
In 1991, he changed his first name from Yutaka to Tensai.
Credits
The Seven Deadly Sins
Storyboard (eps 1, 2, 4, 14, 24) · Director
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic
Episode Director (OP2) · Storyboard (OP2, ep 13)
Naruto
Key Animation
Blue Exorcist
Episode Director (eps 1, 25) · Storyboard (OP1, ED1, eps 1, 2, 6, 18, 20, 25) · Director
Sword Art Online
Storyboard (ep 8)
My Hero Academia
Storyboard · Storyboard (ep 20) · Unit Director (OP) · Director · Unit Director · Storyboard (OP) · Key Animation (OP)
The Ghost in the Shell
Key Animation
Soul Eater
Episode Director (OP 2, ep 13) · Storyboard (OP 2, eps 13, 18, 22, 34, 49)
Cowboy Bebop
Key Animation · Western Scene Storyboard · Assistant Animation Director
Samurai Champloo
Storyboard (ep 23)