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Yuu Kou

Directing • 1960-01-01 • Osaka, Japan

Yuu Kou (紅 優, Kō Yū, born 1960) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Osaka Prefecture. His real name is Shigeru Morikawa (森川 滋, Morikawa Shigeru). In the 1990s, he also used under the name Yumekichi Minatoya (湊屋 夢吉, Minatoya Yumekichi). He has been working as an animation director since the late 1980s.

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The Familiar of Zero8.4

The Familiar of Zero

2006

Chrono Crusade7.8

Chrono Crusade

2003

Uta no Prince-sama7.2

Uta no Prince-sama

2011

GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS7.3

GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS

2025

Giant Killing8.3

Giant Killing

2010

Fight! Kickers7.1

Fight! Kickers

1986

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