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Norio Matsumoto

Matsumoto Norio (松本憲生) is an influential and prolific action and character animator. He began his career after graduating from Tatsunoko's animators training program, and following this, worked as an "inbetweener" for Oh! Productions (1987-89). Norio was mentored under Tomohiro Hirata and influenced by Satoru Utsunomiya and Takashi Nakamura, for which he has adapted elements of their approach for a wider audience. His style employs soft and simplified drawings to make very fluid, realistic movements; He is known within the industry for his drawing speed and pure volume of quality cuts on a single work. Norio is perhaps best known for his work on the Naruto franchise, being the lead animator on Wakabayashi's episodes 30, 71, 133; and episode 167 of Shippuden.

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    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    8.5
    12116 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 26, 2016
    9 years ago
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    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.1
    2361 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 19, 2002
    24 years ago
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    Department Visual Effects

    Job Animation

    Average Rating
    8.1
    1905 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 23, 2013
    12 years ago
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    Department Art

    Job Storyboard Artist

    Average Rating
    7.5
    1635 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 07, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.5
    1635 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 07, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Animation Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    1635 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 07, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Department Directing

    Job Second Unit Director

    Average Rating
    7.5
    1635 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 07, 2015
    10 years ago
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    Tokyo Godfathers

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.9
    1409 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 2003
    22 years ago
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    Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    Department Art

    Job Storyboard Artist

    Average Rating
    7.1
    468 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 2006
    19 years ago
  • Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.1
    468 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 2006
    19 years ago
  • Sword of the Stranger

    Sword of the Stranger

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.6
    447 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 29, 2007
    18 years ago
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    Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.8
    426 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 06, 2005
    20 years ago
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    Blood: The Last Vampire

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.8
    354 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 18, 2000
    25 years ago
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    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.2
    296 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 2010
    15 years ago
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    Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.4
    236 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 07, 2017
    9 years ago
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    One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.2
    228 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 05, 2005
    21 years ago
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    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.1
    182 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 03, 2003
    23 years ago
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    Miss Hokusai

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.7
    151 votes
    Release Date
    May 09, 2015
    11 years ago
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    Inu-Oh

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.2
    144 votes
    Release Date
    May 28, 2022
    3 years ago
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    Roujin Z

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.5
    126 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 14, 1991
    35 years ago
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    The Wonderland

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.4
    95 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 26, 2019
    7 years ago
  • Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.4
    90 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 04, 2006
    20 years ago
  • Lonely Castle in the Mirror

    Lonely Castle in the Mirror

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.1
    90 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 23, 2022
    3 years ago
  • Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT

    Naruto OVA 8: Naruto x UT

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.5
    73 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 2011
    15 years ago
  • The Imaginary

    The Imaginary

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.8
    73 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 15, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Macross Plus: The Movie

    Macross Plus: The Movie

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.1
    69 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 1995
    30 years ago
  • Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse

    Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.7
    57 votes
    Release Date
    May 24, 2000
    26 years ago
  • One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure

    One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.7
    50 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 15, 2012
    13 years ago
  • Welcome to the Space Show

    Welcome to the Space Show

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.5
    50 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 18, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend

    Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.8
    46 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 08, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Gunsmith Cats

    Gunsmith Cats

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.2
    35 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 1995
    30 years ago
  • The Concierge

    The Concierge

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.9
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 20, 2023
    2 years ago
  • Tenchi Forever!

    Tenchi Forever!

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.3
    19 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 24, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Pigtails

    Pigtails

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.2
    17 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 24, 2015
    10 years ago
  • Spring and Chaos

    Spring and Chaos

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.6
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1996
    29 years ago
  • MAROKO

    MAROKO

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 19, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep

    Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 30, 2008
    17 years ago
  • The Obsessed

    The Obsessed

    Department Visual Effects

    Job Key Animation

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 07, 2025
    5 months ago
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