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Hideaki ANNO

庵野 秀明
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Family name (in kanji): 庵野 
Given name (in kanji): 秀明 
Date of birth: 1960-05-22 
Hometown: Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan 
Chronology:
(2002-03-26) Married to manga artist Moyoco Anno 
(2002-04-28) Wedding party 
Blood type: A 
Favorites:
Animator: Ichiro Itano 
Animator: Yoshikazu Yasuhiko 
Animator: Yoshinori Kanada 
Anime: Aim for the Ace! 
Anime: Mobile Suit Gundam 
Anime: Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack 
Anime: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman 
Anime: Star Blazers 
Anime: Time Bokan 
Director: Akio Jissoji 
Director: Bakushishi Yamashita 
Director: Company Matsuo 
Director: Katsuyuki Hirano 
Director: Kihachi Okamoto 
Director: Kon Ichikawa 
Director: Osamu Dezaki 
Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino 
Film: Battle of Okinawa 
Film: Blue Christmas 
Film: Japan's Longest Day 
Film: Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate 
Manga Artist: Leiji Matsumoto 
Producer: Gerry Anderson 
TV Shows: Kamen Rider and Ultraman 
Website:
Studio GAINAX (Japanese) 
株式会社カラー (Japanese) 
Non-anime roles:
Office Worker in "Cutie Honey" (live-action magical girl adaptation, 2004) 
Non-anime staff credits:
Director for "Love and Pop" 
Director for "Shiki-Jitsu" 
Director for "鉄道と少女" (short film) 
Producer for "Kantoku Shikkaku" (Japanese) 
News: Show:
Promare Released Monday (Jun 28, 2020)
Brighton Screening Change (Jun 17, 2011)
New Evangelion Movies (Sep 7, 2006)
Otaku Exhibit in NYC (Apr 5, 2005)
Japanese Box Office (Mar 8, 2005)
New Project for Anno? (Jan 6, 2005)
Fantasia Anime (Jul 6, 2004)
Cutie Honey Opens in 7th (Jun 1, 2004)
New Reviews (May 28, 2004)
Love & Pop US DVD Release (May 25, 2004)
More on Cutey Honey LA (Jul 21, 2003)
Live Action Cutey Honey (Jun 23, 2003)
Manga Criticizes Newtype (Nov 8, 2002)
All About Japan Anime (Mar 14, 2002)
Hideaki Anno to Marry (Feb 5, 2002)
Evangelion Movie News (Sep 26, 2001)
Japanese Theatre News (Nov 13, 2000)
TRSI acquires Kare Kano (Nov 9, 1999)
News Briefs (Jul 28, 1999)
AX '99 Wrap-up (Jul 18, 1999)
Misc Ghibli News (Jul 18, 1999)
Japan News Briefs (May 29, 1999)
Interest: Show:
Other articles: Show:
Shelf Life - NY Noir (Nov 21, 2011)
Shelf Life - Turning 100 (Jan 10, 2006)
Hey, Santaman! (Dec 23, 2005)
Theatrical Anime (Jan 22, 2004)
Understanding Evangelion (Jun 11, 2002)
Happy Second Impact! (Sep 13, 2000)
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Staff in:
Ai no Wakakusayama Monogatari (TV) : Planning 
Anime Tenchō (OAV) : Executive Director 
Appleseed (OAV) : Mechanical Supervisor 
BAOH (OAV) : Key Animation 
Battle Royal High School (OAV) : Assistant Animation Director 
Birth (OAV) : Animation 
Comic Gunbuster (manga) : Story & Art 
Cream Lemon (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 4) 
Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (OAV) : Key Animation 
Crimson Wolf (OAV) : Key Animation 
Crystal Triangle (OAV) : Key Animation 
Cutie Honey (live-action movie) : Director , Script , Insert Song Lyrics ("Black Claw Arrives") 
Cutie Honey a Go Go! (manga) : Story 
Daicon films (special) : Animation Director , Key Animation (ep 1) 
Doomed Megalopolis (OAV) : Key Animation 
(The) Dragon Dentist (specials) : Sound Director , Executive producer , 制作統括 
Eguchi Hisashi no Nantoka Naru Desho! (OAV) : Key Animation 
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (movie) : Chief Director , Screenplay , Storyboard , Original creator , Design , Key Animation 
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) : Chief Director , Script , Storyboard , Executive producer (Khara) , Design , Key Animation 
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie) : Chief Director , Screenplay , Storyboard , Original creator , Executive producer (Khara Inc.) , Design , Image Board , Key Animation , Planning 
Evangelion: 3.0 [-46h] (OAV) : Original creator , Mechanical design , Executive producer , Chief Supervision , Planning 
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (movie) : Chief Director , Screenplay , Storyboard , Original creator , Executive producer , Key Animation , Planning , Publicity (Hachiman・Nou) 
FLCL (OAV) : Fellow Mechanical Design Director (ep 4) , Key Animation (eps 2, 5) 
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (live-action movie) : Screenplay , Producer , Planning 
Giant Robo (OAV) : Key Animation (special guest; eps 1-4, 6) 
Grave of the Fireflies (movie) : Key Animation 
Gunbuster (OAV) : Director , Screenplay (New Science Lessons; eps 5-6)  , Storyboard  (eps 1-6) , Key Animation (eps 5-6) , Planning (New Science Lessons) , Sound Effects (New Science Lessons) 
Gunbuster 2: Diebuster (OAV) : Storyboard (ep 4)  (eps 4, 6) , 2nd Key Animation (ep 6) , Editorial Supervision , Key Animation (ep 2) 
Gunbuster vs Diebuster Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie : Storyboard , Key Animation 
His and Her Circumstances (TV) : Director , Script (eps 1-26) , Screenplay , Storyboard (ep 26) , Play Animation (ep 19) 
Honō no Tenkōsei (OAV) : Production 
(The) Imaginary (movie) : Special Thanks To 
Japan Animator Expo (ONA) : Original Work (eps 7, 12) , Executive producer , Editing (ep 5) , Effects Supervisor (ep 15) , Layout (ep 7) 
Koume-chan ga Iku! (TV) : Planning 
Kusoh no Kikai-tachi no Naka no Hakai no Hatsumei (movie) : Director , Script , Story 
Macross Plus (OAV) : Key Animation  (ep 1) 
Macross Plus Movie Edition : Key Animation 
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV) : Storyboard (ep 13) , Animation Director (Mecha; ep 13) , Key Animation (ep 12) 
Magical Star Magical Emi (TV) : Key Animation (ep 1) 
Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (TV) : Storyboard (OP) 
Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful (TV) : Storyboard (OP) 
Mary and The Witch's Flower (movie) : Production Committee (KHARA) 
Megazone 23 (OAV) : Key Animation 
Metal Skin Panic MADOX-01 (OAV) : Key Animation 
Mobile Fighter G Gundam (TV) : Storyboard (OP1 uncredited) 
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (TV) : Script , Storyboard 
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (movie) : Script , Storyboard , Design 
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (movie) : Mechanical design 
Modest Heroes (movie) : Production Cooperation 
Mugen Senshi Valis (special) : Director , Storyboard 
Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV) : Chief Director , Storyboard  (eps 1, 9) , Animation Director (ep 37)  (ep 34) , Mecha design , Insert Song Lyrics (Ai no San'nin-gumi; Let's Go, Jean; Hajimete no Koi) 
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (movie) : Key Animation 
Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga) : Director , Original Concept , Original Mechanical Design 
Neon Genesis Evangelion (live-action movie) : Original creator , Original Mechanical Design 
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) : Director , Script  (eps 1-3, 5-26) , Storyboard  (10 episodes
eps 1-2, 7, 10, 14, 20, 23-26
)
 , Music (BGM Titles) , Original creator , Mecha design , Key Animation  (eps 2, 20, 26) , Music producer 
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days (manga) : Original Concept 
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) : Director , Scenario , Screenplay , Storyboard (Rebirth) , Animation Director , Mechanical design , Design Director , Executive Director , Key Animation (Death) , Setting Design 
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) : Director  (Chief Director) , Screenplay , Storyboard , Music (Original lyrics) , Animation Director (ep 26) , Mechanical design , Continuity (#26) , Key Animation  (eps 25-26) , Set-Up Design 
Neppu Kairiku Bushi Lord (stalled TV) : Mecha Animation Supervisor 
Oruchuban Ebichu (TV) : Planning 
Otaku no Video (OAV) : Ornament (live-action footage) 
Petite Princess Yucie (TV) : Supervising Director 
Re: Cutie Honey (OAV) : Chief Director , Episode Director (ep 3) , Key Animation (OP; ep 3) 
Robotech: The Untold Story (U.S. movie) : Key Animation (Megazone 23 Footage) 
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honnêamise (movie) : Animation Director , Layout Design , Production Design , Special Effects Artist 
Sailor Moon R: The Movie : Key Animation 
Sailor Moon S (TV) : Animation Director (Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune transformation) 
Shin Godzilla (live-action movie) : Chief Director , Screenplay , Storyboard , D Unit Director , D Unit Director Of Photography , D Unit Recording , Editing , Godzilla Concept Design , Image Design , Pamphlet Design , Poster Design , Publicity Supervisor , Sound Design , Title Logo Design , Trailer Director 
Shin Kamen Rider (live-action movie) : Director , Screenplay , Design 
Shin no Yasuragi wa Konoyo ni Naku: Shin Kamen Rider - Shocker Side (manga) : Screenplay (Shin Kamen Rider) 
Shin Ultraman (live-action movie) : Screenplay , Storyboard , Producer , Chief Executive Producer , Editing , Planning 
(The) Sky Crawlers (movie) : Special Thanks To 
Sōkō Kyoshin Z-Knight (OAV) : Key Animation 
Star Blazers 2199 (TV) : Storyboard (OP) 
Submarine 707R (OAV) : Director (OP) 
Sugar Sugar Rune (TV) : Storyboard  (OP, ED 1-2) , Episode Director  (OP, ED 1-2) , Key Animation  (ED 1) 
(The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross (TV) : In-Between Animation (ep 18) , Key Animation  (eps 24, 27) 
(The) Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? (movie) : Key Animation 
Tsuide ni Tonchinkan (TV) : Key Animation (OP) 
Urusei Yatsura (TV 1981) : Key Animation (ep 133) 
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love (movie 3) : Key Animation 
Virtual-san wa Miteiru (TV) : Idea Assistance 
Yoiko no Rekishi Anime: Ōkina Kabu (movie) : Executive producer , Editing , Live-Action Photography 

Cast in:
Cutie Honey (live-action movie) as Office Worker 
FLCL (OAV) as Miyu Miyu 
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV) as Voice of Alien (ep 12) 
Shin Godzilla (live-action movie) as Fire Fighter 
(The) Wind Rises (movie) as Jirō Horikoshi 
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