Katsumi Ono (director) explained

is a Japanese anime director.

Ono has directed numerous works for Studio Gallop anime. His contributions include episode direction for the anime Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings for all episodes up to episode 25. Ono has also directed Hataraki Man and two series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise: Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V. More recently, he has been directing Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō, starting from episode 53.

Additionally, Ono has frequently collaborated with screenwriter Shin Yoshida on several projects, including Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World, Girly Air Force, and along with its sequel. Both Ono and Yoshida were featured in an interview on the Japanese website Natalie, discussing said anime.^[1]

Career

Anime television series

• Legendz: Tale of the Dragon Kings (2004–2005) - Series director
• Twin Princess of Wonder Planet (2005-2006) - Director
• Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Gyu! (2006-2007) - Director
• Hataraki man (2006) - Director
• Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008–2011) - Director (episodes 1–85, 93–154),^[2] Chief director (episodes 86–92)
• Beast Saga (2013) - Director
• Symphogear G (2013) - Director
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (2014–2017) - Director^[3]
• Symphogear GX (2015) - Director
• Symphogear AXZ (2017) - Director
• Girly Air Force (2019) - Director^[4]
• Symphogear XV (2019) - Director^[5]
• (2020) - Director
• Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō (2022–present) - Director^[6]
• Skeleton Knight in Another World (2022) - Director^[7]
• Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima + (2023) - Director^[8]
• Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc (2023–present) - Director^[9]
• I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (2025) - Director^[10]

Original net animation

• Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World (2018) - Director

Films

• Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time (2010) - Supervision^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: TVアニメ「『ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-』Rhyme Anima」特集 小野勝巳監督、シリーズ構成・吉田伸、北村京子プロデューサー座談会 - コミックナタリー 特集・インタビュー . 2024-06-22 . Natalie . Japanese.
2. Web site: あにてれ：遊☆戯☆王ファイブディーズ . 2024-06-22 . TV Tokyo . Japanese.
3. Web site: テレビ東京・あにてれ 遊☆戯☆王ＡＲＣ-Ｖ . 2024-06-22 . TV Tokyo . Japanese.
4. Web site: スタッフ/キャスト TVアニメ『ガーリー・エアフォース』公式サイト . https://web.archive.org/web/20230405145051/https://gaf-anime.jp/staffcast.html . 2023-04-05 . Japanese.
5. Web site: スタッフ＆キャスト - TVアニメ「戦姫絶唱シンフォギアＸＶ」公式サイト . 8 June 2021 . 2024-06-22 . Japanese.
6. Web site: 作品情報・キャスト ふしぎ駄菓子屋 銭天堂 アニメ公式サイト . Toei Animation . https://web.archive.org/web/20231210180314/https://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/zenitendo/about/ . 2023-12-10 . Japanese.
7. Web site: STAFF & CAST - TVアニメ「骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中」公式サイト . 2024-05-10 . Japanese.
8. Web site: STAFF&CAST 『ヒプノシスマイク-Division Rap Battle-』Rhyme Anima + オフィシャルサイト . 2024-05-10 . Japanese.
9. Web site: スタッフ＆キャスト -アニメ「キャプテン翼 シーズン2 ジュニアユース編」公式サイト- . 2024-05-10 . Japanese.
10. Web site: 2024-11-03 . Crunchyroll to Stream 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Season 2; I Left My A-Rank Party Anime . 2024-11-04 . Anime News Network . en.
11. Web site: アニメ「遊☆戯☆王」シリーズ10周年記念プロジェクト始動！！ . https://web.archive.org/web/20110104015058/https://www.yugioh10th.com/staff.html . 2011-01-04 . Japanese.