Cindy Yamauchi or Hideko Yamauchi (山内 英子 Yamauchi Hideko) is a Japanese freelance animator.
She is credited as character designer and animation director for Akudama Drive.
Works[]
Animation[]
- Akatsuki no Yona: Animation Director (OPENING 1)
- Akudama Drive: Animation Director
- Avengers Confidential: Black Widow to Punisher: Animation Director
- Beck: Key Animation
- Black Lagoon: Key Animation, Animation Director
- Blade: Chief Animation Director
- Divine Gate: Chief Animation Director
- Eyeshield 21: Key Animation
- Granblue Fantasy The Animation: Animation Director
- Gungrave: Key Animation, Animation Director
- Gyakkyou Burai Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor: Key Animation
- Hakuouki Movie 1: Kyoto Ranbu: Animation Director
- Highlander: The Search for Vengeance: Key Animation
- Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari: Key Animation, Animation Director
- Iron Man: Rise of Technovore: Key Animation
- Itazura na Kiss: Key Animation
- Kokkoku: Animation Director
- Lodoss-tou Senki: Animation Director
- Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka: Animation Director
- MapleStory: Key Animation
- Michiko to Hatchin: Key Animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Key Animation
- Naruto Movie 1: Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo!: Key Animation
- Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu: Purezza: Key Animation
- Onigamiden: Key Animation
- Persona 3 the Movie 2: Midsummer Knight's Dream: Chief Animation Director
- Sakamichi no Apollon: Key Animation, Animation Director
- Samurai Champloo: Key Animation
- Souten Kouro: Chief Animation Director
- Terra e...: Key Animation
- Tokyo Tribe 2: Key Animation, Chief Animation Director, In-Between Animation
- Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199: Key Animation
- Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited - Hyoubu Kyousuke: Animation Director
Character design[]
- Akudama Drive: Character Designer
- Blade: Character Designer
- Divine Gate: Character Designer
- Mahou Shoujo Tokushusen Asuka: Sub-Character Design
- Souten Kouro: Character Designer
Translation[]
- Hayate the Combat Butler (manga)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (OVA)
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (manga)
- Shakugan no Shana (light novel)
- Shakugan no Shana (manga)
- Train Man: Densha Otoko (manga)
Galleries[]
Art[]
Doodle of the Courier[2]
Birthday illustration of the Execution Division Junior[3]
Portrait of the Execution Division Junior for a lottery held by his voice actor Taiko Katano to win an autograph[4]
Videos[]
運び屋さん!?衝撃のキャラクターラフ大公開スペシャル!で・ゴザルーム
ゴザルーム Gozarūmu interview with Cindy Yamauchi and Yuki Kawano featuring early drafts of the Akudama's designs
External Links[]
- Twitter: Cindy Yamauchi
- pixiv: Cindy Yamauchi
- Pawoo: シンディ・ヤマウチ
Trivia[]

- While Rui Komatsuzaki's original designs for Akudama Drive are fairly well-known, Cindy H. Yamauchi's name is familiar to western watchers as it appears prominently in roman alphabet in the anime's opening.
- Cindy H. Yamauchi mentioned on her Twitter that the Boss and Execution Division Junior were her original designs.[6]
External links[]
- Cindy Yamauchi on Miraheze
References[]
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Characters | |
Akudama | Swindler • Courier • Brawler • Doctor • Hacker • Cutthroat • Hoodlum |
Execution Division | Master • Apprentice • Junior • Boss |
Other | Black Cat • Brother • Sister |
Locations | |
Anime | Kansai • Kanto • Shinkansen • Absolute Quarantine Zone • Expo Park |
Akudama Drive Anime | |
Episodes | Episode 1 • Episode 2 • Episode 3 • Episode 4 • Episode 5 • Episode 6 • Episode 7 • Episode 8 • Episode 9 • Episode 10 • Episode 11 • Episode 12 |
Media | |
Manga | Akudama Drive Comicalize |
Corporate | |
People | Kazutaka Kodaka • Rui Komatsuzaki • Cindy Yamauchi • Rokurou Ogaki |
Companies | Too Kyo Games |