Yoshiya Ayugai
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Yoshiya Ayugai

Executive Producer, Animation

As an animation industry heavyweight in Asia, Ayugai’s drive to making compelling content for children’s TV mirrors Turner’s commitment to bolstering original production in the Asia Pacific region. Recent and current productions under his supervision for Cartoon Network include: Toonix, Animal Control!,Monster Beach and Exchange Student Zero. The latter project is the first animated series produced by Cartoon Network in Asia Pacific that will have global export potential. Prior to this position, Ayugai held several posts at Disney, including Creative Executive at Walt Disney TV in Burbank, and a tenure as Manager of Development for Walt Disney Animation Japan, working closely with Disney Toon Studios. He was a producer for Cartoon Network Productions Japan, a division that focused on co-production projects that included Powerpuff Girls Z. He then returned to Disney to produce Stitch! with leading Japanese studios Shin-Ei and Mad House Productions. Ayugai holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Comparative Culture from Sophia University, Tokyo; a year of which was undertaken in Austria as part of the university’s exchange program.


Events featuring Yoshiya Ayugai

Pitching in a Global Animation Market: The Pitfalls and The Opportunities (LTA, Level 1)

Yoshiya Ayugai | Turner International Asia Pacific Limited

Talk

Pitching in a Global Animation Market: The Pitfalls and The Opportunities (LTA, Level 1)

Yoshiya Ayugai | Turner International Asia Pacific Limited

Talk