Japanese animator, character designer and illustrator
Kazuya Kuroda (黒田 和也, Kuroda Kazuya) is a Japanese
animator, character designer and
illustrator. He made with his debut with the
Gainax series, Top o Nerae! and Fushigi no Umi no Nadia, to which he contributed the in-between and key animation respectively. He was then the character designer and the chief animation director of
Gonzo's Vandread, where his style of art and animation, especially of the female characters, brought him a great number of fans and renown.