Morio Asaka

浅香守生

Asaka joined Madhouse after graduating from Osaka Designers' College. There his first job was working as an assistant director for Toshio Hirata on Phoenix: Yamato Chapter. Later he made his debut as an episode director on Yawara!, and soon after as a director on Pops. His notable works include Cardcaptor Sakura, Nana, Chihayafuru, and My Love Story!! among others. Many of his works take on a female perspective for the telling of the story, with a feminine protagonist as the central focus. This has contributed to him becoming the main director at Madhouse for handling the more serious series…