Chiaki Kon

Chiaki Kon (今 千秋, Kon Chiaki, born September 29) is a Japanese anime director that is associated with Studio Deen, J.C. Staff, and Toei Animation.

Chiaki Kon
Born
今 千秋

September 29, XXXX
Chiba Prefecture, Japan
OccupationAnime director
Years active1998-present

Biography

Chiaki Kon was born in September 29, at Chiba Prefecture, Japan. As a child, she used to watch and fan of Toei Animation's anime adaptation works, such as Saint Seiya, and Sailor Moon.[1]

After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Academy, Kon interned at Pierrot, under anime director Jun Kamiya. She provided production advancement, and assistant storyboard episode 28 of Neo Ranga for Kamiya.[2]

Kon then directed the anime adaptations of Higurashi When They Cry series at Studio Deen from 2006-2008 (including Higurashi When They Cry: Kai and Umineko When They Cry). She then directed the anime adaptation of Junjō Romantica series, and the spin-off series, The World’s Greatest First Love series from 2008-2011.

At J.C. Staff, Kon directed two of the Nodame Cantabile series (Nodame Cantabile: Paris arc and Nodame Cantabile: Finale) in 2008 and 2011. She then directed Golden Time in 2013.

At Toei Animation, Kon directed the HappinessCharge PreCure! movie, titled HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls in 2014, Kon was a fan of the previous Pretty Cure series, and had a dream of directing Pretty Cure, and so she asked producer Hiroaki Shibata that she wanted to direct, and became the film's director.[3] In 2016, Kon took Munehisa Sakai's position as a series director for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal series after his departure, and directed the third season of the series, which covered the Infinity arc of the manga (subtitled Death Busters), titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III.[4]

Kon then directed the Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise arc of Naruto Shippuden at Pierrot in late 2016. Then, she directed Back Street Girls at J.C. Staff, and Tokimeki Restaurant: Miracle 6 film at Production I.G. in 2018.

Kon was initially supposed to direct the new Sanrio anime, titled Mewkledreamy for J.C. Staff, but later stepped down as a Project Consultant for unknown reasons, and her role was taken over by Hiroaki Sakurai.[5]

In 2017, it was announced that Kon had returned to direct the fourth season of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal series, covering the Dream arc of the manga (subtitled Dead Moon). However, the project was shifted to two-part theatrical anime film series, now titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie. The two-part film was animated with Toei Animation and Studio Deen, and is set to be released on early 2021.[6][7][8]

Filmography

Shows
YearShowSeasonEpisodesRoleNote
1998Neo Ranga11-2, 11-12, 21-22, 35-36, 43-44Production Adavncement
2004Midori Days11-13Storyboard, Dramatization
2004Bleach115, 33Storyboard, Episode Director
2006Higurashi When They Cry126Series Director, Storyboard (eps. 1, 3, 15, 25-26), Episode Director (1, 11, 26)
2006Shōnen Onmyōji11Opening Animation
2007Higurashi When They Cry Kai224Series Director, Unit Director, Storyboard (eps. 2, 11, 24), Episode Director (eps. 2, 19, 24)
2008Junjō Romantica11-12Director
2008 Nodame Cantabile: Paris11-11Director, Episode Director (ED; eps. 1–2, 10), Storyboard (OP,ED; eps. 1, 10)
2009Youth That Can Bloom11-23Director, Storyboard (eps.1)
2010Maiden Spirit Zakuro11-13Director, Storyboard (OP; eps. 1, 6), Episode Director (OP,ED; ep. 1)
2010 Nodame Cantabile: Finale11-11Director, Episode Director (OP,ED; eps. 3, 8, 11), Storyboard (OP,ED; eps. 3, 11)
2011The World’s Greatest First Love11-12Director, Storyboard & Unit Director (OP,ED)
2011The World’s Greatest First Love 211-12Director, Script (eps. 12)
2011Chihayafuru123Storyboard (eps. 23)
2013Hetalia The Beautiful World11–4, 11-13Episode Director (1-4), Storyboard (1-4, 11-13)
2013Golden Time11-24Director, Episode Director (eps. 6, 22, 24), Storyboard (OP 1 and 2; eps. 20, 22, 24)
2013DokiDoki! PreCure13, 9, 16Episode Director (eps. 3), Storyboard (eps. 3, 9, 16)
2013Devils and Realist11-12Director, Series Composition (eps. 4, 6, 10), Storyboard (OP, ED; eps. 1, 9, 11), Unit Director (OP, ED)
2014HappinessCharge PreCure!124Storyboard (eps. 24)
2016Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III11-13Series Director, Episode Director & Storyboard (OP, ED; eps. 1, 7, 13)TV anime (Death Busters arc)[9][4]
2016Naruto: Shippuden1484-488Director, Episode Director & Storyboard (eps. 484, 488)17th season (Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise)
2017Kirakira PreCure a la Mode117, 34Storyboard (eps. 17, 34)
2017Boruto: Naruto Next Generations13, 9, 11, 16, 23, 25Storyboard (eps. 3, 9, 11, 16, 23, 25)
2018Back Street Girls11-10Director, Episode Director (eps. 1-10), Storyboard (OP; eps. 1-10)[10]
2020Mewkledreamy11–2, 10Project Consultant, Episode Director & Storyboard (eps. 1-2), Script (eps. 10)[11]
2021The Way of the Househusband1Director[12]

Films
Year Film Role Note
2014 The World’s Greatest First Love: The Case of Takafumi Yokozawa Director, Script
2014 The World’s Greatest First Love: Valentine arc Director
2014 HappinessCharge PreCure! the Movie: The Ballerina of the Land of Dolls Director
2018 Tokimeki Restaurant: Miracle 6 Director
2020 The World’s Greatest First Love: Proposal arc Supervisor
2021 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie Director 2-Part Film,
Season 4 of Sailor Moon Crystal (Dead Moon arc)[13][6][7][8]

OVA
Year OVA Role Note
2007 When Cicadas Cry Extra - Cat Killing Chapter Director Co-Directed with Shunji Yashida
2012 Junjo Romantica Director

Theme Park attraction
Year Attraction Role Note
2018 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Miracle 4-D Director, Storyboard [14]
2019 Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: The Miracle 4-D -Moon Palace arc- Director, Storyboard

References
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  2. @junkamiya (2013-06-13). "Jun Kamiya confirms Chiaki Kon's help" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. 『エンタミクス』2014年11月号P106,KADOKAWAエンターブレインBC,2014年9月20日発行
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (2016-01-08). "3rd Season of Sailor Moon Crystal Spring Premiere, New Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  5. "サンリオ新作アニメ「ミュークルドリーミー」追加キャストに豊崎愛生、釘宮理恵ら". Comic Natalie. January 31, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2017-06-30). "Sailor Moon Crystal Anime's 4th Season Revealed as 2-Part Film Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  7. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2019-06-30). "Sailor Moon Eternal 2-Part Anime Film Project Opens in 2020". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-06-30.
  8. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (2020-06-18). "1st Sailor Moon Eternal Film Delayed to January 8 with 2nd Film Scheduled for February 11". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-06-18.
  9. "アニメ『美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal』第3期 ＜デス・バスターズ編＞今春スタート！ キャスト発表は1/27ニコ生で！". Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). 2016-01-08. Retrieved 2016-01-08.
  10. Sherman, Jennifer (2018-05-28). "Back Street Girls TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, July 3 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  11. "サンリオ新作アニメ「ミュークルドリーミー」追加キャストに豊崎愛生、釘宮理恵ら". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). 2020-01-31. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  12. "Way of the Househusband Manga Gets 2021 Anime Series Starring Kenjiro Tsuda". Anime News Network. October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  13. "「美少女戦士セーラームーン Crystal」第 4 期＜デッド・ムーン編＞". Sailor Moon Official (in Japanese). 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2017-06-30.
  14. @RalateMoon (2018-04-01). "Chiaki Kon was the director of the Sailor Moon USJ attraction!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.


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