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name: "Koichi Kikuta"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/koichi-kikuta"
fi1m_id: "koichi-kikuta"
imdb_id: "nm4163788"
tmdb_id: 1842280
roles: ["Director"]
born: "1 January 1984"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "director"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-24T19:51:44.037534+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Koichi Kikuta

## Identity

Koichi Kikuta

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/koichi-kikuta
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** koichi-kikuta
- **IMDb ID:** nm4163788
- **TMDB ID:** 1842280
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4163788/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1842280

Director. Born 1 January 1984.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Born:** 1 January 1984
- **Also known as:** Kouichi Kikuta, 菊田 幸一
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4163788/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1842280

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Haikyu!!*](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kôichi Kikuta, also credited as Kouichi Kikuta or 菊田 幸一, is a Japanese animator, character designer and episode director. He has worked in key animation, storyboarding and directing roles across numerous television series and films.

Kikuta served as episode director on two episodes of the 2014 series *Haikyu!!*, and as director on one episode each of *Sword Art Online* (2012) and *Robotics;Notes* (2012). He is credited as character designer and supervising animation director on the *KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world!* series (2016–) and its films, including *KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson* (2019) and *KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World!* (2023). Other credits include key animation on *Baccano!* (2007) and *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion* (2013).

*Sources: imdb.com, animenewsnetwork.com, myanimelist.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Haikyu!!* (2014), Fi1m 80, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md)

## Complete filmography (30)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Dara-san of Reiwa* (2026), series, Character Designer
- *KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World!* (2023), series, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director
- *Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury* (2022), series, Key Animation
- *Blue Reflection Ray* (2021), series, Character Designer
- *Princess Connect! Re:Dive* (2020), series, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist
- *TAMAYOMI: The Baseball Girls* (2020), series, Character Designer
- *KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson* (2019), Supervising Animation Director, Layout Supervisor, Prop Designer, Character Designer
- *HANEBADO!* (2018), series, Key Animation
- *Kubikiri Cycle -  Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai* (2016), series, Key Animation
- *KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world!* (2016), series, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director
- *Yurikuma Arashi* (2015), series, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist
- *Haikyu!!* (2014), series, Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/haikyu.md)
- *Sakura Trick* (2014), series, Key Animation
- *Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion* (2013), Key Animation
- *Oreshura* (2013), series, Key Animation
- *Robotics;Notes* (2012), series, Director, Animation Director
- *Code:Breaker* (2012), series, Director
- *Sword Art Online* (2012), series, Key Animation, Director, Storyboard Artist
- *The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky* (2011), series, Key Animation
- *Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion* (2011), Key Animation
- *Fractale* (2011), series, Key Animation
- *Mardock Scramble: The First Compression* (2010), Key Animation
- *Seitokai Yakuindomo* (2010), series, Key Animation
- *Wagnaria!!* (2010), series, Animation Director, Key Animation
- *Princess Lover!* (2009), series, Prop Designer
- *07-Ghost* (2009), series, Key Animation
- *Michiko & Hatchin* (2008), series, Key Animation
- *Corpse Princess* (2008), series, Key Animation
- *Baccano!* (2007), series, Key Animation
- *Genshiken* (2004), series, Key Animation

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