wrote that I 'disliked' the original story simply because there was so much mystery there, and because of the hardships involved. I was wrong to easily blame my personal 'dislike' and 'malice' for the criticisms written about the quality of my work. There is no escaping the fact that we have our own interpretation of the greatest mystery of all: why do the children die." In a Monthly Ikki magazine interview with the original author Mohiro Kitoh, Morita said, "I was half-forced to say [that I 'dislike' it]," to which Kitoh replied, "I'm sure you were (laughs)" and "On the contrary, you've shown some good stuff (laughs)." Filmography TV Anime Hiatari Ryōkō! (1987) - in-between animation Lupin III: Bye Bye Liberty Crisis (1989) - key animation Famous Dog Lassie (1996) - key animation Rurouni Kenshin (1996-1998) - opening key animation The Adventures of Mini-Goddess (1998) - storyboard Master Keaton (1998) - key animation Texhnolyze (2003) - key animation Planetes (2004) - key animation Paranoia Agent (2004) - key animation Koi Kaze (2004) - storyboard Uninhabited Planet Survive! (2004) - storyboard Monster (2004-2005) - storyboard, key animation Noein: To Your Other Self (2006) - storyboard Witchblade (2006) - storyboard Bokurano: Ours (2007) - director, storyboard, episode director, key animation Dennō Coil (2007) - key animation Himitsu – Top Secret (2008) - storyboard, opening key animation Black Butler (2009) - storyboard Birdy the Mighty (2009) - storyboard Valkyria Chronicles (2009) - storyboard Umineko When They Cry (2009) - storyboard Transformers: Animated (season 3) (2009) - storyboard Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011) - storyboard Bunny Drop (2011) - storyboard Working!! (2011) - storyboard Inu × Boku SS (2012) - storyboard Episode of Luffy: Adventure on Hand Island (2012) - director, storyboard, unit director (with Mitsuru Hongō) Knights of Sidonia (2014) - storyboard Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine (2015) - storyboard Ajin: Demi-Human (2016) - storyboard The Reflection (2017) - storyboard Just Because! (2017) - storyboard Attack on Titan (2018) - storyboard Gleipnir (2020) - storyboard OVA Record of Lodoss War (1990) - key animation JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993-1994) - key animation Golden Boy (1995-1996) - storyboard, episode director Film Akira (1988) - in-between animation Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) - in-between animation Roujin Z (1991) - key animation Hashire Melos! (1992) - key animation Memories (1995) - key animation Perfect Blue (1998) - key animation Spriggan (1998) - key