Kenichi Hara is a Japanese animation director. The episodes that he has directed have a reputation for having high-quality animation, possibly the highest in comparison to the episodes where he was not involved. This has led to the fans naming his contributions as Haranimation, used to denote said quality. Most of the episodes where he directed are climactic points in the series. is credited as animation director in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. is credited as storyboard artist in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. is credited as animation director in Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL. is credited as animation director in Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V.