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Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也,Kondō Katsuya; born June 2, 1963 inEhime Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanesemanga artist, character designer,animator andanimation director. He is best known for his character design work on theStudio Ghibli filmsKiki's Delivery Service andOcean Waves, as well as thePlayStation gameJade Cocoon. His character designs are considered the epitome of the Studio Ghibli style.

After graduating from high school, he began working forOsamu Dezaki andAkio Sugino at their Studio Annapuru. Under the direction ofShinji Ōtsuka, Kondō worked as a key animator of the TVanime seriesCat's Eye. He then worked as a free agent on such shows asThe Mighty Orbots,Rainbow Brite andDisney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears. His first work with Studio Ghibli was as a key animator onCastle in the Sky. After working on theGainax filmThe Wings of Honneamise and theOVAsDevilman andMeikyū Bukken File 538, Kondō began to be known for the high quality of his work.

Kondō collaborated withKen'ichi Sakemi on a manga retelling of theJoan of Arc story, as well as doing the character designs for theJade Cocoon video game series. He also collaborated with Sakemi by creating the character designs for the 1990NTV TV movieLike the Clouds, Like the Wind (based on Sakemi's novelKōkyū Monogatari), which tells the story of a young country girl who is chosen to become one of the Emperor's concubines. He also worked withTomomi Mochizuki on theNHKMinna no Uta music video titledKaze no Tōri Michi, produced byAjia-do Animation Works forSayuri Horishita. In 2007, he was announced as the supervising animator of the Studio Ghibli filmPonyo on the Cliff by the Sea.^[1] He also wrote the lyrics for the film'stheme song.

Listed alphabetically by year, with oldest at top.

• Mighty Orbots (1984, character design)
• Cat's Eye (1985, key animation)
• Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1985, key animation)
• Castle in the Sky (1986, key animation)
• Twilight Q (1987, Character Design, Key Animation)
• The Wings of Honneamise (1987, key animation)
• Devilman (1987, 1990, OVA, key animation)
• My Neighbor Totoro (1988, original design)
• Kiki's Delivery Service (1989, animation director, character design)
• Like the Clouds, Like the Wind (1990, animation director, character design)
• Rainbow Brite (1990, key animation)
• Only Yesterday (1991, animation director)
• Porco Rosso (1992, key animation)
• Ocean Waves (1993, animation director, character design)
• Pom Poko (1994, key animation)
• Princess Mononoke (1997, key animation)
• My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999, key animation)
• The Aurora (2000, 2D character design)
• Howl's Moving Castle (2004, animation supervisor, key animation)
• Kaze no Tōri Michi (2004, music video, key animation)
• Dennō Coil (2007, key animation)
• Ponyo (2008, Character Design, Animation Director, Theme Song Lyrics, key animation, animation supervisor)
• The Secret World of Arrietty (2010, key animation)
• From Up on Poppy Hill (2011, animation director, character design)
• Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (TV series) (2014, character design)^[2]
• Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies (2022, director)^[3]
• Paris ni Saku Étoile (2026, original design)^[4]

• Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu (PlayStation) (1998, character design, original artwork)^[5]
• Jade Cocoon 2 (PlayStation 2) (2001, character design)^[6]

• Boku ga Suki na Hito e:Umi ga Kikoeru yori (ISBN 4195551714, 1993-05-31, ¥1200)
• D'arc: Histoire de Jeanne D'arc, by Kenichi Sakemi and Kondō,Tokuma Shoten
  • Volume 1:ISBN 4-19-770037-7, 1995-09-30, ¥950
  • Volume 2:ISBN 4-19-770048-2, 1996-09-30, ¥950
• "Kondō Katsuya Art Works: Tamamayu Monogatari & Tamamayu Monogatari 2 (ISBN 4758010064, March 2002, ¥3990)

• Katsuya Kondō atAnime News Network's encyclopedia
• (in Japanese)Japan Movie Database

• 1963 births
• Living people
• Manga artists from Ehime Prefecture
• Japanese animators
• Japanese animated film directors
• Anime directors
• Anime character designers
• Japanese character designers
• Studio Ghibli people

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