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Japanese key animator and anime director
Hiroyuki Imaishi
Imaishi in 2008
Born (1971-10-04 ) October 4, 1971 (age 52) Occupation(s) Anime director, animator, character designer Years active 1995–present
Hiroyuki Imaishi (今石 洋之 , Imaishi Hiroyuki , born October 4, 1971) is a Japanese
key animator , animation director and a co-founder of
Studio 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 most well-known works include
Gurren Lagann (2007),
Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (2010),
Kill la Kill (2013),
Promare (2019), and
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022).
Early career
After drawing the
manga for the
doujinshi circle, Imaishi worked as a creator. He worked at
Gainax in 1995 as an in-between animator for
Neon Genesis Evangelion . Some of his early works include animation direction, storyboarding and key animation for
Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances ),
FLCL ,
Diebuster , Oval X Over , and the ending animation of
Paradise Kiss . He went on to direct
Dead Leaves , a 2004 anime film produced by
Production I.G. and the first episode of
Re: Cutie Honey .
Director
His series director debut was
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007).
[1] The anime received an Excellence Prize at the 2007
Japan Media Arts Festival ,
[2] and Imaishi himself received an individual award at the twelfth
Animation Kobe Festival.
[3] In 2008, the anime received both "best television production" and "best character design" from the
Tokyo International Anime Fair .
[4] Later he went on to work as director in the anime series,
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt . His main influence of being an animator and director are
Yoshinori Kanada and his works, in which all his anime titles such as
Dead Leaves ,
Gurren Lagann and
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt pay special tributes to him and his art. Imaishi left Gainax and established
Studio Trigger in 2011.
[5]
[6] His first directorial work at the studio is
Kill la Kill .
[7] He directed the opening for season 2 of
Black Dynamite .
Notable works
Director
Other
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) In-Between Animator
Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances) (1998) Storyboard, Key Animator, Animation Director, Script (ep. 19)
Medabots (1999) Animation Director (episode 14), Key Animator
[9]
FLCL (2000) Animation Director (episode 5)
PaRappa the Rapper (2001) Ending Animation Director (ED1)
Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Key Animator (episodes 4, 22)
Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005)
Namco × Capcom (2005)
[10] Animation Supervisor, Storyboard, Animation Producer, Director, Animation Character Design, Art Supervisor, Key Animation
Redline (2009) Key Animator
Black Rock Shooter (2012) Director (CG Battle)
Inferno Cop (2012) Supervisor
Ninja Slayer (2015) Character Designer
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (2017) Storyboard Artist for opening titles
BNA: Brand New Animal (2020), Storyboard Artist (episode 5)
[11]
References
^ "Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann". (November 2006) Newtype USA . p. 17.
^
"Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards" . Anime News Networks. Retrieved 2007-12-11 .
^
"Gurren Lagann's official blog" (in Japanese).
Gainax . Archived from
the original on 2007-12-09. Retrieved 2007-12-18 .
^
"Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year" .
Anime News Network . February 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-26 .
^
"Animator: Gurren Lagann Helmer Imaishi Establishes Studio" . Anime News Network . Retrieved 2019-12-30 .
^
"Hiroyuki Imaishi's New Studio's Name, Website Revealed" . Anime News Network . Retrieved 2019-12-30 .
^
"Kill La Kill Anime Reunites Gurren Lagann Director, Writer" . Anime News Network . Retrieved 2019-12-30 .
^ Skrebels, Joe (June 25, 2020).
"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a Cyberpunk 2077 Anime Announced" .
IGN . Retrieved June 26, 2020 .
^
"Medabots (TV) - Anime News Network" . www.animenewsnetwork.com . Retrieved 2021-05-12 .
^
"Namco x Capcom (2005) PlayStation 2 credits" . MobyGames . Retrieved 2021-09-08 .
^ Morrissy, Kim (May 20, 2020).
"Trigger Heroes Team Up in BNA: Brand New Animal, Promare Crossover Visual" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved September 19, 2022 .
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