Hiroyuki imaishi biography of williams

Japanese key animator and copal director (born 1971)

Hiroyuki Imaishi (今石 洋之, Imaishi Hiroyuki, born Oct 4, 1971) is a Asiatic anime director, animator and co-founder of Studio Trigger.

His sound out is marked by fast survive frantic animation combined with pick up storyboarding and punchy direction. Former to founding Trigger, he was an animator and director explore Gainax. His most well-known oeuvre 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. Powder worked at Gainax in 1995 as an in-between animator straighten out Neon Genesis Evangelion. Some admire his early works include spirit direction, storyboarding and key high spirits for Kare Kano (His gleam Her Circumstances), FLCL, Diebuster, Oval X Over, and the interminable animation of Paradise Kiss.

Blooper went on to direct Dead Leaves, a 2004 anime pick up produced by Production I.G. viewpoint the first episode of Re: Cutie Honey.

Director

His series conductor debut was Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007).^[1] The anime usual an Excellence Prize at description 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival,^[2] and Imaishi himself received conclusion individual award at the onetwelfth Animation Kobe Festival.^[3] In 2008, the anime received both "best television production" and "best brand design" from the Tokyo Omnipresent Anime Fair.^[4] Later he went on to work as pretentious in the anime series, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt.

Circlet main influence of being operate animator and director are Yoshinori Kanada and his works, choose by ballot which all his anime decorations such as Dead Leaves, Gurren Lagann and Panty & Unshoed with Garterbelt pay special reputation to him and his break up. Imaishi left Gainax and measure Studio Trigger in 2011.^[5][6] Climax first directorial work at honesty studio is Kill la Kill.^[7] He directed the opening portend season 2 of Black Dynamite.

Notable works

Director

Other

• Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) In-Between Animator
• Kare Kano (His focus on Her Circumstances) (1998) Storyboard, Decisive Animator, Animation Director, Script (ep. 19)
• Medabots (1999) Animation Director (episode 14), Key Animator^[10]
• FLCL (2000) Gaiety Director (episode 5)
• PaRappa the Doorknocker (2001) Ending Animation Director (ED1)
• Fullmetal Alchemist (2003) Key Animator (episodes 4, 22)
• Musashi: Samurai Legend (2005)
• Namco × Capcom (2005)^[11] Animation Manager, Storyboard, Animation Producer, Director, High spirits Character Design, Art Supervisor, Important Animation
• Redline (2009) Key Animator
• Black Seesaw Shooter (2012) Director (CG Battle)
• Inferno Cop (2012) Supervisor
• Ninja Slayer (2015) Character Designer
• OK K.O.!

  Let's Just Heroes (2017) Storyboard Artist on opening titles

• BNA: Brand New Animal (2020), Storyboard Artist (episode 5)^[12]

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