Directed credits
14
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Yuu Kou
Directing
Career Snapshot
ExplainedThese indicators come from TMDB. They are relative signals, not review ratings.
TMDB popularity
0.5
Low visibility
TMDB internal trend index. Higher usually means more searches and page activity now.
Directed movies: 4Directed series: 10All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 1666270
IMDb ID: nm5006814
Known for: Directing
Born: January 1, 1960
Age: 66
Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1986 - 2025
Years active: 40
Average TMDB rating: 7.65
Wikidata: Q8955339
Also known as
森川滋 • Yū Kō • Shigeru Morikawa • Yumekichi Minatoya • 湊屋夢吉
Frequent jobs
Director (8)Series Director (5)Stage Director (1)Storyboard Artist (15)Storyboard (2)Original Story (1)Series Composition (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yuu Kou.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Yuu Kou.
Series Director • 8 eps
GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: DUAL RULERS
2025 • Series
Series Director • 26 eps
Giant Killing
2010 • Series
Series Director • 12 eps
Umi Monogatari
2009 • Series
Series Director • 12 eps
Loveless
2005 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Gankutsuou
2004 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2004 • Series
Series Director • 24 eps
Chrono Crusade
2003 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Saikano
2002 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Kojiro of the Fuma
1989 • Series
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Yuu Kou.
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
The Familiar of Zero
2006 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Blood+
2005 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Cells at Work!
2018 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Blue Exorcist
2011 • Series
Series Director • 24 eps
Chrono Crusade
2003 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Saikano
2002 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yuu Kou.
Director
ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream！
2021 • Movie
Stage Director
Project A-Ko
1986 • Movie
Original Story
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
1991 • Movie
Director
Urusei Yatsura: Catch the Heart
1989 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
1990 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
1991 • Movie
as Self
Project A-ko: Secret File
1986 • Movie
Director
All That Gundam
1989 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World
2017 • Movie
Storyboard
GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: Find Your One Way
2022 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yuu Kou.
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Blue Exorcist
2011 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Cells at Work!
2018 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
The Familiar of Zero
2006 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
KIRA KIRA☆PRETTY CURE A LA MODE
2017 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
1990 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Yawara!
1989 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Blood+
2005 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Kimagure Orange Road
1987 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
1995 • Series
Series Director • 24 eps
Chrono Crusade
2003 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Law of Ueki
2005 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yuu Kou.
Storyboard
GUILTY GEAR STRIVE: Find Your One Way
2022 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World
2017 • Movie
Original Story
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
1991 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
1991 • Movie
Storyboard Artist
Hisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
1990 • Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Yuu Kou.
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga
2020 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Cells at Work!
2018 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
KIRA KIRA☆PRETTY CURE A LA MODE
2017 • Series
Series Composition • 14 eps
Uta no Prince-sama
2011 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Blue Exorcist
2011 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Naruto Shippūden
2007 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
The Familiar of Zero
2006 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Blood+
2005 • Series
Writer • 1 eps
The Law of Ueki
2005 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Gunparade March
2003 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play
1995 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Wild Knights Gulkeeva
1995 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Yawara!
1989 • Series
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
Kimagure Orange Road
1987 • Series
Storyboard • 26 eps
Fight! Kickers
1986 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yuu Kou.