About Norio Matsumoto
Norio Matsumoto is a prolific action and character animator. He began his career after graduating from Tatsunoko's animators training program, where he met Atsushi Wakabayashi. He worked as an "inbetweener" for Oh! Productions (1987-89), mentored under Tomohiro Hirata and was influenced by Satoru Utsunomiya and Takashi Nakamura, for which he has adapted elements of their approach for a wider audience. Norio is perhaps best known for his work on the Naruto franchise, being the lead animator on Wakabayashi's episodes 30, 71, 133; and episode 167 of Shippuden.
Production Credits
Norio Matsumoto has 99 production credits.Visual Effects
Credited for Key Animation in 76 shows - Armored Trooper VOTOMS, Ranma ½, Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!, The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor, MAROKO, Roujin Z, The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, You're Under Arrest, Ninku, El-Hazard: The Magnificent World, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Macross Plus: The Movie, Gunsmith Cats, Memories, Rurouni Kenshin, You're Under Arrest!, Spring and Chaos, Eat-Man, Flame of Recca, Neo Ranga, Popolocrois Monogatari, Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal, Tenchi Forever!, Meltylancer: The Animation, Hunter × Hunter, Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse, Blood: The Last Vampire, Medabots, Naruto, Haibane Renmei, Macross Zero, Peacemaker, Tokyo Godfathers, Paranoia Agent, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island, Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel, Noein: To Your Other Self, Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur, Welcome to the N.H.K., Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, Le Chevalier D’Eon, Naruto Shippūden, Gurren Lagann, Bokurano, Baccano!, Sword of the Stranger, Tokyo Marble Chocolate, Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend, Real Drive, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Ranma ½ Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep, Casshern Sins, Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings, Welcome to the Space Show, The Tatami Galaxy, Colorful, Naruto x UT, NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals, One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure, Encouragement of Climb, Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta, Miss Hokusai, Boruto: Naruto the Movie, Mob Psycho 100, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl, Your Name., Devilman Crybaby, Run with the Wind, The Wonderland, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Ranking of Kings, Inu-Oh, Lonely Castle in the Mirror and The Concierge.
Credited for Animation in 5 shows - Noein: To Your Other Self, The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Star Wars: Visions and Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit.
Credited for Animation Director in 8 shows - You're Under Arrest, You're Under Arrest!, Eat-Man, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Noein: To Your Other Self, Birdy the Mighty: Decode, Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta and Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
Credited for Opening/Ending Animation in 4 shows - The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Naruto, Naruto Shippūden and Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
Art
Credited for Storyboard Artist in 4 shows - Rurouni Kenshin, Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom, Birdy the Mighty: Decode and Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
Directing
Credited for Second Unit Director in 1 show - Boruto: Naruto the Movie.
Credited for Director in 1 show - Yozakura Quartet: Hana no Uta.