Toyoo Ashida

[Wiki (JP)](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/芦田豊雄) Toyoo Ashida was an anime character designer, animation director and director. He is the founder of the anime production studio Studio Live and as well as the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA) along with [Satoshi Kon](https://anilist.co/staff/99580/). He is also known under the pseudonyms Yutaka Ekoda (江古田豊) and Monta Ibu (伊武紋太).