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Hiroyuki Imaishi
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Hiroyuki Imaishi (今石 洋之, born October 4, 1971) is a Japanese key animator and anime/anime influenced animation director and one of the co-founders of Trigger. His style is marked by fast and frantic animation combined with elaborate storyboarding and punchy direction. Prior to founding Trigger, he was an animator and director at Gainax. His series director debut was Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007). The anime received an Excellence Prize at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival, and Imaishi himself received an individual award at the twelfth Animation Kobe Festival. In 2008, the anime received both "best television production" and "best character design" from the Tokyo International Anime…
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Neon Genesis EvangelionKey Animation
Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersOpening/Ending Animation
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionKey Animation
DARLING in the FRANXXAction Director
Fullmetal AlchemistKey Animation2025New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELTSeries Director, Director · 30 episodes · Series Composition, Storyboard, Writer · 30 episodes · Storyboard Artist · 8 episodesShow
2021Star Wars: VisionsStoryboard Artist · 1 episode · Director · 1 episodeShow
2021Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeKey AnimationMovie
2020BNAAction Director · 1 episode · Key Animation · 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist · 3 episodesShow
2019Promare / Side: GaloArt Direction · Director · Key AnimationMovie
2019Promare / Side: LioArt DirectionMovie
2019PromareKey Animation · Art Designer, Storyboard Artist, Art Direction · DirectorMovie
2017Little Witch AcademiaKey Animation · 1 episode · Storyboard Artist · 1 episodeShow
2016Space Patrol LulucoSeries Composition, Original Concept, Writer, Original Story · 13 episodes · Series Director, Director · 13 episodes · Key Animation · 1 episode · Storyboard Artist · 2 episodesShow
2015Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted ParadeKey AnimationMovie
2015Ninja Slayer From AnimationCharacter Designer · 26 episodesShow
2015Sex & Violence with MachspeedDirector · Key AnimationMovie
2014Japan Animator ExpoDirector · 1 episode · Storyboard Artist · 1 episode · Key Animation · 1 episodeShow
2014The Making of Kill la Kill: 500 Days of Total Coverage(Self)Movie
2012Inferno CopSeries Director · 13 episodesShow
2012Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoKey AnimationMovie
2012Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
2011THE iDOLM@STERStoryboard Artist · 1 episodeShow
2010Panty & Stocking with GarterbeltDirector · 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist · 4 episodes · Writer, Scenario Writer, Original Story · 28 episodes · Key Animation · 3 episodesShow
2010ShokaKey AnimationMovie
2009Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaStoryboard ArtistMovie
2009Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are StarsDirector · Storyboard Artist · Animation Director, Key AnimationMovie
2008Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's EndStoryboard Artist · Animation Director, Key Animation · DirectorMovie
2008Rosario + VampireKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
2007Gurren LagannDirector, Series Director · 27 episodes · Key Animation, Animation Director · 5 episodes · Storyboard Artist · 3 episodesShow
2006Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! MovieKey AnimationMovie
2005Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-MaryuKey Animation · 2 episodesShow
2005Oval x OverStoryboard Artist · Director · Animation DirectorMovie
2005One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret IslandKey AnimationMovie
2004This Ugly Yet Beautiful WorldKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
2004Dead LeavesDirector · Storyboard Artist · Character Designer, Animation Director, Key AnimationMovie
2003Fullmetal AlchemistKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
2003Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the TreasureKey AnimationMovie
2002Animation Store ManagerDirector · Character Designer · Art Direction · ScreenplayMovie
2002Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiStoryboard Artist · 2 episodes · Director · 1 episode · Animation Director · 2 episodesShow
2002Trava: Fist PlanetKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
2001MahoromaticKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
2001Lupin the Third: Alcatraz ConnectionKey AnimationMovie
2001PaRappa the RapperDirector · 15 episodesShow
2000FLCLArt Designer, Storyboard Artist · 3 episodes · Animation Director, Key Animation · 4 episodesShow
1999MedabotsKey Animation, Animation Director · 2 episodes · Storyboard · 1 episode · Director · 1 episodeShow
1999MicromanKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
1998Popolocrois MonogatariKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
1998His and Her CircumstancesWriter · 1 episode · Storyboard Artist · 4 episodes · Key Animation, Animation Director · 6 episodesShow
1998Lupin the Third: Tokyo CrisisKey AnimationMovie
1997Virus Buster SergeKey Animation · 3 episodesShow
1997Lupin the Third: Island of AssassinsKey AnimationMovie
1995Neon Genesis EvangelionKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
1988GunbusterKey Animation · 1 episodeShow
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