{{short description|Japanese storyboard artist and director|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Morio Asaka | native_name = 浅香 守生 | native_name_lang = ja | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|03|11}} | birth_place = Nishinomiya, Japan | occupation = Storyboard artist, director | alma_mater = Osaka Designers' College | years_active = 1987-present | known_for = ''Cardcaptor Sakura''<br>''Chobits''<br>''Gunslinger Girl''<br>''Nana''<br>''Chihayafuru''<br>''My Love Story!!'' }} {{Nihongo|'''Morio Asaka'''|浅香 守生|Asaka Morio|born March 11, 1967}} is a Japanese storyboard artist and director.
After graduating Osaka Designers' College,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.odc.ac.jp/top.html|title=大阪デザイナー専門学校|publisher=Osaka Designers' College|accessdate=2008-01-20}}</ref> Asaka entered Madhouse. He was inspired to become a director by ''Phoenix: Yamato Chapter'' and made his debut as an episode director in episode 40 of ''Yawara!''. He made his chief directorial debut with the 1993 OVA ''POPS''. His noted works include, among others, ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' (his directorial anime television series debut), ''Chobits'', ''Gunslinger Girl'', ''Nana'', ''Chihayafuru'', and ''My Love Story!!''. In 1999, he won the Theatrical Film Award in the Animation Kobe awards.
==Filmography== ===TV series=== *''Cardcaptor Sakura'' (1998–2000) - Director *''Galaxy Angel'' (2001) - Director *''Galaxy Angel Z'' (2002) - Director *''Chobits'' (2002) - Director *''Gunslinger Girl'' (2003–2004) - Director *''Nana'' (2006–2007) - Director *''No Longer Human'' (2009) - Director *''Chihayafuru'' (2011–2012) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mantan-web.jp/article/20110713dog00m200064000c.html|title=ちはやふる：話題のアニメ版は日テレで放送 「カイジ」の後番組に|website=Mantan Web|date=July 14, 2011|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref> *''Chihayafuru 2'' (2013) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C14661|script-title=ja:ちはやふる 2|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=February 13, 2023|language=ja}}</ref> *''My Love Story!!'' (2015) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-08/my-love-story-ore-monogatari-casts-takuya-eguchi-megumi-han-nobunaga-shimazaki/.83033|title=My Love Story/Ore Monogatari Casts Takuya Eguchi, Megumi Han, Nobunaga Shimazaki|website=Anime News Network|date=January 8, 2015|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref> *''Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'' (2018) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-26/cardcaptor-sakura-clear-card-arc-manga-gets-tv-anime-series-in-january-2018/.109204|title=Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Manga Gets TV Anime Series in January 2018|website=Anime News Network|date=November 26, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2023}}</ref> *''Chihayafuru 3'' (2019) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/307594|script-title=ja:アニメ「ちはやふる」第3期、千早・太一・新の思いを表すティザービジュアル|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|date=|access-date=February 13, 2023|language=ja}}</ref> *''My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999'' (2023) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-24/my-love-story-with-yamada-kun-at-lv999-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2023/.190110|title=My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023|website=Anime News Network|date=September 24, 2022|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref> *''Scenes from Awajima'' (2026) - Director<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-13/awajima-hyakkei-anime-teaser-unveils-staff-at-madhouse-2026-tv-debut/.224404|title=Awajima Hyakkei Anime's Teaser Unveils Staff at Madhouse, 2026 TV Debut|website=Anime News Network|date=May 13, 2025|access-date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>
===TV specials=== *''Yawara! Special: Zutto Kimi no Koto ga...'' (1996) - Director
===Films=== *''Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie'' (1999) - Director *''Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card'' (2000) - Director *''Leave It To Kero! Movie'' (2000) - Story composition
===OVAs=== *''POPS'' (1993; director)
===Other works=== *''Attack! Future's Challenge! J League'' (1996; artbook) :Tankōbon: Shiobunsha, art: Akihiko Tanaka, {{ISBN|4-8113-0299-0}} *''Noel'' (1996; game, storyboards) :PlayStation game. *''Ryūjin Numa'' (2001; storyboards) :Special anime museum screening by Shotaro Ishinomori. *''Last Order: Final Fantasy VII'' (2005; director, storyboards) :Limited-edition special DVD production included in ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.madhouse.co.jp/special/taf2006/asaka-morio.html Morio Asaka at TAF 2006] at Madhouse website {{in lang|ja}} * [http://www.madhouse.co.jp/special/mhpf/mhpf_no001.html Madhouse People File: Morio Asaka] {{in lang|ja}} * [http://mediaarts-db.jp/an/anime_series?utf8=✓&asf%5Bkeyword%5D=浅香守生+&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=tv_a&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=tv_sp&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=movie&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=ova&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=event&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=personal&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=etc&asf%5Bmedia%5D%5B%5D=blank Morio Asaka anime works] at Media Arts Database {{in lang|ja}} * {{ann|people|909}} *{{IMDb name|name=Morio Asaka|id=0038319}}
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