sentences:  Because of this, Komatsubara began to focus more on his work for Toei Animation.He collaborated with Rintaro on several projects, including the 1980 anime television series "Ganbare Genki" and the anime film "Metropolis" (released in 2001, after Komatsubara's death).When not working on adaptations of the works of Nagai and Matsumoto, Komatsubara worked as character designer on shōjo anime series such as "Miracle Shōjo Limit-chan" (1973) and "High-step Jun" (1985).