ao ▁Mi y az aki , ▁S atos hi ▁Kon ▁and ▁Mak oto ▁Sh ink ai . ▁ ▁Background ▁And o ▁started ▁as ▁an ▁anim ator ▁for ▁Studio ▁Gh ibli ▁where ▁he ▁designed ▁characters ▁for ▁titles ▁such ▁as ▁Princess ▁Mon ono ke ▁and ▁Sp ir ited ▁A way . ▁He ▁later ▁left ▁Gh ibli ▁to ▁design ▁characters ▁for ▁S atos hi ▁Kon ' s ▁works ▁like ▁Par ano ia ▁Agent ▁and ▁Pap ri ka . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁designer ▁for ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo . ▁He ▁later ▁rejo ined ▁Studio ▁Gh ibli ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Princess ▁K agu ya . ▁He ▁led ▁the ▁animation ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁Mak oto ▁Sh ink ai - direct ed ▁Your ▁Name . ▁ ▁Character ▁design ▁works ▁ ▁On ▁Your ▁Mark ▁( 1 9 9 5 ) ▁ ▁Princess ▁Mon ono ke ▁( 1 9 9 7 ) ▁( with ▁his ▁ment or ▁Y osh if umi ▁K ondo ) ▁ ▁Sp ir ited ▁A way ▁( 2 0 0 1 ) ▁ ▁Par ano ia ▁Agent ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁ ▁Pap ri ka ▁( 2 0 0 6 ) ▁ ▁A ▁Let ter ▁to ▁M omo ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁When ▁Mar nie ▁Was ▁There ▁( 2 0 1 4 ) ▁( also ▁co - written ▁the ▁script ) ▁ ▁An imation ▁works ▁ ▁Only ▁Y esterday ▁( 1 9 9 1 ) ▁( in - between ▁animation ) ▁ ▁Por co