Atsushi Wakabayashi is a Japanese animator, anime director, character designer and storyboard artist. He graduated from Tatsunoko Animation Technology Institute in 1989. After working at Tatsunoko, he served as animation director on such shows as " Yu Yu
Yoshihide Ibata is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his work on various anime series.
Ibata's direction in the Fruits Basket series has been acclaimed for its faithful adaptation and emotional depth.