Osaka University of Arts

is a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964. The university adopted the current name in 1966. Notable teachers Toshiyuki Hosokawa Takeji Iwamiya Kazuo Koike Sadao Nakajima Kazuki Ōmori Go Nagai Teruaki Georges Sumioka, Full Professor of Philosophy Notable students Takami Akai, illustrator Hideaki Anno, animation and film director Kiyohiko Azuma, manga author and illustrator Arata Furuta, actor Satoshi Hashimoto, voice actor Tenpei Nakamura, pianist Katsunori Ozaki, pianist Kenjiro Hata, manga artist Toshio Kakei, actor Koji Kanemoto Shinichiro Kimura, anime director Toshiyuki Kita, furniture designer Takashi Tezuka, video game designer at Nintendo Yoshiaki Koizumi, video game designer at Nintendo Koji Kondo, video game composer at Nintendo Kenji Yamamoto, video game composer at Nintendo Meimu Masahiko Minami, anime producer Range Murata, illustrator and designer Ramo Nakajima Akira Nishimori Masami Okui Yoshio Kashiguchi, clarinet Masanori Sera, singer and actor Ai Otsuka, singer Junji Naoe, composer and music coordinator Setsuji Satō Kazuhiko Shimamoto, manga artist Masamune Shirow, manga artist Hiroshi Takano Novala Takemoto Fumito Ueda, director of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Kanako Urai, professional wrestler Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, film director Hiroyuki Yamaga, anime director and producer Nobuhiro Yamashita, film director Kentarō Yano, manga artist Jownmakc, Bandes dessinées artist, filmmaker Kazuyuki Okitsu, voice actor References