Kenichi Yoshida (吉田 健一, Yoshida Ken'ichi, born November 23, 1969 in Kumamoto Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and illustrator.
[1] He is a member of Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA).
[1] Upon joining Studio Ghibli in 1990, Yoshida worked on Only Yesterday and Porco Rosso.
[1] He is good friends with fellow animator Akira Yasuda (Akiman) and has collaborated with him in numerous productions.
[1][2] In 2006 at the Tokyo International Anime Fair, he was given the character design award for his work in Eureka Seven.