Born in Fukushima, Japan

Blood Type: A

Yasuomi Umetsu is an animator and character designer known for his distinctive work on opening and ending sequences. After training at the Chiyoda Institute, he started as an in-between animator at Tsuchida Production before going freelance—a path he's stuck with ever since.

He's built a solid reputation through work with Madhouse, but fans and studios really know him for his collaborations with ARMS, where his stylish, instantly recognizable OP/ED animations became his calling card. Since the mid-2000s, he's been the go-to guy when productions want that level of visual polish for their openings and closings.

Following ARMS' closure, Umetsu has based himself at Shaft, continuing to pick and choose projects that catch his eye.