Naoko Yamada

Yamada Naoko is a young animator working for Kyoto Animation. She made her debut as key animator on Air and within a short time raised in the ranks to debut as director on K-ON in 2009.

Style & Technique

K-ON! - Portraying Life Through Animation

Naoko Yamada — At The Entrance To The Universe

By Under The Scope

A Silent Voice

A Silent Voice - The Sound of Silence

By Beyond Ghibli

A Silent Voice - Guilt and Redemption (Koe no Katachi)

A Silent Voice | Portraying Anxieties

How A Silent Voice's Anime Adaptation Fails as an Adaptation - From Manga to Movie

Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice) Analysis - Music is Perspective (SPOILERS)

By Nerdy Shenanigans

Koe no Katachi: How We Communicate | A Silent Voice Analysis

By Under The Scope

Naoko Yamada — At The Entrance To The Universe

By Under The Scope

Outstanding OSTs - Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice)

The Brilliance in A Silent Voice

The Shape of Music in A Silent Voice

By The Cartoon Cipher

What Makes Koe no Katachi's Film Adaptation So Great (SPOILERS)

Why A Silent Voice Works

K-ON!

Hint: There Is A Story - What Makes Kyoto Animation Work?

By Under The Scope

K-ON! - Portraying Life Through Animation

Naoko Yamada — At The Entrance To The Universe

By Under The Scope

Liz and the Blue Bird

Liz and the Blue Bird - KyoAni's Musical Masterpiece

By Mother's Basement

Liz and the Blue Bird: Naoko Yamada's Experimental Masterpiece

By Under The Scope