Romanov Higa

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Romanov Higa, born Kazuhiro Higa, is one of the leading 3DCG animation artists in Japan. He graduated The University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo, Japan in 1996.

In 1997, his work "ONE DAY, SOME GIRL" won the Grand Prix at the 9th Amateur CG Animation Contest organized by Project Team DoGA. In 1999, he joined video game publisher Namco, but left only a few years later in 2001. He then started working freelance, mostly working on his own original movies. In recent years, his work has mostly been either storyboarding or within the art department of video games, and have notably been working on several titles in the Pokémon franchise.

Non-Anime work:

~!Gungrave (VG: PS2) - Movie Direction, Storyboard, Production (OP, ED, some interludes)

Galaxy Angel (VG: Windows, PS2, Xbox) - Movie Production (Beginning scene)

Gungrave OD (VG: PS2) - Movie Direction, Storyboard, Production (OP, ED, interludes)

Princess Holiday ~Korogaru Ringotei Sen'ya Ichiya~ (VG: PS2) - Unit Director, Producer (Advertising movie)

Tsuki wa Higashi ni Hi wa Nishi ni ~Operation Sanctuary~ (VG: Dreamcast, PS2) - Unit Director, Producer (Advertising movie)

BALDR FORCE EXE (VG: Dreamcast) - Direction, Storyboard, Production (Intermission movies)

BALDR FORCE EXE (VG: PS2) - Unit Director, Producer (Advertising movie)

Tenkabito (VG: PS2) - Storyboard (Interlude movie)

BALDR BULLET EQUILIBRIUM (VG: PS2) - Unit Director, Producer (Advertising movie)

Pokémon Sun & Moon (VG: 3DS) - Storyboard Design

Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (VG: 3DS) - Storyboard Design, Scenario Movie Graphics

Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! (VG: Switch) - Storyboard Design, Scenario Movie Graphic Design

Pokémon Sword & Shield (VG: Switch) - Movie Graphic Design

New Pokémon Snap (VG: Switch) - Movie Direction

Pokémon Legends: Arceus (VG: Switch) - Cinematic Design Team!~