Osamu Kobayashi

(January 10, 1964 – April 17, 2021) was a Japanese animator, illustrator, mechanical designer, and animation director primarily known for BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad and Paradise Kiss; his guest appearance as director of episode 4 of Gurren Lagann, and, most recently, episode 15 of Dororo. After graduating from high school, he worked as a designer and manga artist, but following his participation in Grandia he was mainly active in the field of animation. He originally directed avant-garde shorts and music videos for Studio 4°C and has more recently done two TV series for Madhouse Studios. Kobayushi was diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2019, and died on April 17, 2021, at 57 years old, from a colon infection caused by the disease. His name is occasionally rendered in full katakana to differentiate from Osamu Kobayashi, an unrelated anime episode director. Filmography Director table&fishman (short) (2002) (first directorial work) End of the world (short - part of Grasshoppa! series) (2002) Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (TV) (2004-2005) Paradise Kiss (TV) (2005) Sancha (The Aromatic Tea) Blues (short) (2007) Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies (TV) (2008) Naruto: Shippuden (TV) (2016) (eps 480–483) Rinshi! Ekoda-chan (TV) (2019) (ep 11) Other Venus Wars (Movie) (1989) - Mecha cleanup Grandia (Game) (1997) - World setting design Blue Submarine No.