BOWDA, Katushi

Katsushi Bōda / Katushi Bowda

保田 克史

b. 1964 (Chiba)

Stop Motion Animator

Famous for creating the character Robot Palta (ロボットパルタ)

Official Website: Bowda's Ltd.  Animation Factory

• name written by the artist himself in English as Katushi Bowda

• the usual transcription of his name is Katsushi Bōda

• a graduate of Musashino Art University

• began making three dimensional art as a student

• 1987 joined the animation studio three-d

• 1989 became a freelance animator

• specializes in stop motion animation, 3D animation, 2D animation

• has worked on TV programs, TV commercials, graphic design, video packages, CD-ROMs, design for magazines, and character design

• common motifs in his works include gears, the use of pixilation and replacement-series animation.

• 1999 Kiadoryoku REAL won the Special Jury Prize in the Off Theatre Competition at the 10th Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival.

• 2002 founded his own studio Bowda's Ltd. (ボーダーズ)