YUICHI ITO

Yuichi Ito 伊藤有壱 (1961-) is a Japanese animation artist. He was born in Tokyo. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, Faculty of Fine Arts, Department of Design in 1985. He is a director of the Japan Animation Association. He is a professor at the Department of Animation, Graduate School of Film and New Media, Tokyo University of the Arts. He is a visiting professor at the Department of Character Art, Faculty of Arts, Osaka University of Arts. He is the representative director of Itoon Co., Ltd. Not to be confused with the animator of the same name 伊藤優一 (different kanji).