Forum - View topicBest anime directors?
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dahliem
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i'm doing a search about anime directors and to be honest i don't have a deep knowledge about it
 i would like to know which ones are the most important in your opinion and in the worldwide?
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Mushi-Man
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There are quite a few that I would list as very important. I would first mention Hayao Miyazaki. He is most likely the most well known anime director and has major works like Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle under his belt. Another director that's worth mentioning is Shinichiro Watanabe. Although some of his works aren't to popular in Japan, he is very popular in the west. His works include Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and The Animatirx. Another important director is Yoshiyuki Tomino. You might recignize his name from basically everything Gundam. He was the director of the original Mobile Suit Gundam and kicked off one of the largest franchises in history. These are just a few that came to mind. I'd suggest just browsing the ANN encyclopedia and paying attention to the directors.
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varmintx
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Along with Mushi-Man's names, these are some of the essential anime directors:
Hideaki Anno - Known best for the Neon Genesis Evengelion franchise, he also made His and Her Circumstances. Satoshi Kon - Arthouse darling, Kon's first major film was Perfect Blue and has consistently made well-received films since then with Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika. Mamoru Oshii - Directed the Patlabor and Urusei Yatsura franchises and one of the biggest crossover titles with Ghost in the Shell, Oshii continues to make features with Innocence: Ghost in the Shell and The Sky Crawlers. Katsuhiro Otomo - Creator of one of the most important titles in anime history with Akira; Otomo also made the feature Steamboy. Rintaro - Rintaro's distinctive style can be seen in the classics Galaxy Express 999 and Captain Herlock; he also made the critically-praised feature Metropolis. Isao Takahata - The "other" Studio Ghibli all-star, Takahata directed one of the most beloved anime films with Grave of the Fireflies; he also made My Neighbor the Yamadas, Only Yesterday and Pom Poko. I know I'm missing someone else important, but this should give you enough to work with. |
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dormcat
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Poll - Favorite Anime Director (2005-12-08)
Poll - Favorite Director (2006-10-10) The latter has several updates. |
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Ausdoerrt
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You HAVE to talk about Tezuka Osamu, who made the first serialized anime TV series, and is effectively the father of manga and anime as we know it today.
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Generic #757858
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Personally, I'm rather partial to Kenji Kamiyama. Stand Alone Complex is pretty much my all time favorite anime series and what I've seen of Moribito and Eden of the East has been very good too. Some have complained about the certain coldness of his directing style, but it has never bothered me. On the contrary, I think it rather suits his series, especially SAC (where it's also the most evident).
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dormcat
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The link you provided goes to Doug Abrahams. Kamiyama's entry is #91, not #919. |
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Generic #757858
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Thanks. Wonder how that happened, I just cut-pasted it. Anyway, it's fixed now. |
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MazinGO!
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Osamu Dezaki
Wonderful director, popularized the "pastel freeze frame" (where the screen fades or jumps into a more detailed version, like a pastel drawing or painting). Is responsible for some of the greatest and most iconic shots in anime history, like the final moments of Ashita no Joe. |
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GARlockSpiral
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I'm a mech fanboy, so i have to give credit to Yoshiyuki Tomino, the man who created Gundam and launched the real robot genre.
Also Hiroyuki Imaishi. Gurren Lagann is my favorite anime of all time, as well as Dead Leaves being superb. |
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Bitter Almonds
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I love this guy's work - it is very iconic and widely-known throughout the world. His style also blends Western art with his use of thicker lines to sometimes fully draw out the eyes of his characters. One of my all-time favourite series was Nobody's Child/Remi, but he also did Treasure Island. Fantastic stuff. Someone who wasn't mentioned in any of the polls and in this thread is Kawajiri Yoshiaki, who directed Jubei Ninpucho, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, and Yoojuu Toshi ("Wicked City"). Some of that animation is incredibly smooth, a lot of it unmatched by even today's standards. Umetsu Yasuomi and Urushihara Satoshi are directors who possess the talent, but lack the financial backing. They've directed shorts and one-offs that are pretty good (e.g., Plastic Little, the "Presence" sequence from Robot Carnival). |
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