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Hiroyuki IMAISHI

今石 洋之

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Family name (in kanji): 今石 
Given name (in kanji): 洋之 
Date of birth: 1971-10-04 
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan 
Chronology:
(1995) Starts out his animation career by joining GAINAX and working on Neon Genesis Evangelion as an in-betweener 
(2004) Makes his directorial debut with Dead Leaves 
(2011) Leaves GAINAX to found Trigger with Masahiko Otsuka and Kazuya Masumoto 
Favorites:
American Adult Animation 
Animator: Hideki Tamura 
Animator: Hiroyuki Okiura 
Animator: Ichiro Itano 
Animator: Masahito Yamashita 
Animator: Masami Obari 
Animator: Mitsuo Iso 
Animator: Peter Chung 
Animator: Satoru Utsunomiya 
Animator: Shinsaku Kozuma 
Animator: Takeshi Koike 
Animator: Toshiyuki Inoue 
Animator: Yoshinori Kanada 
Film Directors: John Woo, Robert Rodriguez and Stephen Sommers 
Web Diary / Blog:
Hiroyuki Imaishi (shiimai) @ Twitter (Japanese) 
Non-anime staff credits:
Director: Opening Animation for "Musashi: Samurai Legend" (VG) (Japanese) 
Illustrator: Animated Movies for "Tales of Symphonia" (VG) (Japanese) 
Original Artist: Opening Movie for "Wild Arms 3" (VG) (Japanese) 
News: Show:
Anime Limited Will Release Cyberpunk Edgerunners on Blu-ray in 2025 (Dec 13, 2024)
Promare Will Have London Screening on Wednesday (Jun 19, 2023)
All-Night Anime Screening in London on June 17 (May 4, 2023)
Ghibliotheque Presents Your Name and Weathering With You IMAX Screenings in March (Mar 6, 2023)
More Ghibliotheque Events Announced (Jan 13, 2023)
Anime NYC Hosts Studio Trigger's Hiromi Wakabayashi, Shigeto Koyama, SUSHiO (Oct 4, 2022)
Kotatsu Anime Festival Line-Ups Confirmed in Cardiff and Bangor (Sep 12, 2022)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Unveils English Dub Trailer, Cast (Sep 6, 2022)
Welsh Kotatsu Festival Line-Up Confirmed (Sep 8, 2021)
Promare Blu-ray Steelbook Released on August 9 (Jun 22, 2021)
Crunchyroll Launching Movie Programme in U.K and Ireland (Apr 19, 2021)
Promare Released Monday (Jun 28, 2020)
Promare Home Release Details (May 9, 2020)
Anime Boston to Host Studio Trigger's Hiroyuki Imaishi, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Shigeto Koyama (Feb 13, 2020)
Promare Home Release on June 1 (Feb 10, 2020)
Scotland Loves Anime Screenings in Aberdeen in January (Jan 7, 2020)
Promare Screenings Listed for Today and Tomorrow (Dec 4, 2019)
Promare U.K. Cinema Screenings Next Week (Nov 20, 2019)
Leeds Screening Promare Among Anime on November 17 (Oct 12, 2019)
Promare Will Have Limited Cinema Release November 26 and 28 (Oct 11, 2019)
Free Hiroyuki Imaishi Talk in Edinburgh on October 18 (Oct 1, 2019)
Scotland Loves Anime 2019 Line-up and Tickets Available (Sep 4, 2019)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly, DARLING in the FRANXX Released Monday (May 26, 2019)
Otakon to Host Trigger's Hiromi Wakabayashi, Shigeto Koyama, Hiroyuki Imaishi (May 23, 2019)
Pigtails Collection and Arslan S2 Released Monday (Mar 24, 2019)
Pigtails, Kick-Heart and Other Shorts Released in Collection on March 25 (Feb 8, 2019)
DARLING in the FRANXX Anime's Promo Video, TV Ads Streamed (Nov 8, 2017)
Kill la Kill and Gurren Lagann Return to Netflix (May 10, 2016)
Anime Expo to Host Panel by Mega Man's Keiji Inafune, Studio 4°C Founder Eiko Tanaka (Jun 13, 2015)
Anime Expo to Host Visual Art's/Key Artist Itaru Hinoue (Jun 12, 2015)
Little Witch Academia 2 to Premiere at Anime Expo With Guests Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari (Jun 3, 2015)
16th Animator Expo Short is Suda51's 'Tsukikage no Tokio' (Mar 30, 2015)
15th Animator Expo Short 'Obake-chan' Streamed (Mar 29, 2015)
15th Animator Expo Short is Shigeto Koyama's 'Obake-chan' (Mar 23, 2015)
Ninja Slayer Anime's Promo Video Previews Scenario (Mar 21, 2015)
Kill la Kill Director, Trigger Make New Anime For 'Ultra Super Anime Time' Block (Mar 21, 2015)
Boris to Perform 1st Ninja Slayer Episode's Ending (Mar 20, 2015)
13th Animator Expo Short 'Kanón' Streamed (Mar 15, 2015)
Cannon Busters Animation Project Meets Its Kickstarter Goal (Nov 28, 2014)
Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award (Nov 28, 2014)
Ghost in the Shell Arise and Blu-ray Kill la Kill Released Monday (Nov 23, 2014)
Kill la Kill and One Piece Released Monday (Nov 2, 2014)
Right Stuf Continues Kill la Kill Soundtrack Preorders (Dec 28, 2013)
GARNiDELiA Duo to Perform Kill La Kill Anime's New Opening (Dec 12, 2013)
Kill La Kill Tops PS3's Torne DVR Rankings in Tokyo (Nov 17, 2013)
Inferno Cop Sequel 'Seems' to Be Announced (Oct 14, 2013)
Kill La Kill's Subtitled Preview & Sketch Videos Streamed (Oct 3, 2013)
Kill La Kill's 30-Second 1st Episode Preview Streamed (Sep 28, 2013)
Kill la Kill Anime's Full Main Cast Revealed (Sep 7, 2013)
Gurren Lagann Staff Streams Kill la Kill Anime's 30-Second Ad (Aug 31, 2013)
Kill la Kill Anime's New Ad Previews Eir Aoi's Song (Aug 29, 2013)
Aniplex USA Adds Kill La Kill TV Anime (Aug 10, 2013)
Gurren Lagann Staffers Stream Kill la Kill Ad to Confirm Fall Debut (Jun 29, 2013)
Anime Limited Acquires Gurren Lagann for Blu-ray and DVD (Jun 24, 2013)
Masahiko Otsuka, Head of Studio Trigger, Goes to Anime Expo (May 25, 2013)
Black Rock Shooter, Mayo Chiki!, Blu-ray Streetfighter II Released Monday (Updated) (May 12, 2013)
Gurren Lagann Staffers Stream Kill la Kill's 1st Ad (May 11, 2013)
Panty & Stocking Helmer Imaishi, Trigger Launch New Anime (Feb 7, 2013)
Studio Trigger, Evangelion's Yoko Takahashi Work on Project X Zone Opening (Jul 25, 2012)
Madman Entertainment Announces New Acquisitions at Supanova Perth 2012 (Jun 24, 2012)
Siren Visual announces Black Rock Shooter, Un-Go dub release. (Jun 20, 2012)
Black Rock Shooter TV Anime to Be Streamed Worldwide in 8 Subbed Languages (Jan 27, 2012)
Black Rock Shooter TV Anime's 3rd Promo Video Streamed (Dec 29, 2011)
Black Rock Shooter TV Staff Revealed in New Promo Video (Nov 3, 2011)
Trigger, Gurren Lagann's Shibata, Sushio Make Idolm@ster #17 (Oct 24, 2011)
Animator: Gurren Lagann Helmer Imaishi Establishes Studio (Oct 6, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Events Cancelled After March 11 Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Japan's Anime Style Print Mag Returns After 11 Years (Jan 3, 2011)
Gainax's Newest Is Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (May 6, 2010)
Gurren Lagann's Director, Designers on New Gainax Work (May 5, 2010)
1st Gurren Lagann Film at San Francisco in September (Jul 17, 2009)
1st Gurren Lagann Film's Subbed U.S. Premiere at AX (Jun 4, 2009)
Gurren Lagann's Director, Designer Go to Anime Expo (May 26, 2009)
Japanese Box Office, September 6–7: 20th C. Boys at #1 (Sep 15, 2008)
Code Geass, Gurren Lagann, Gintama USB Drives in Japan (Aug 13, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Listed on America's Sci Fi Channel on July 28 (May 19, 2008)
Japan's Gurren Lagann Movie Site Launches with Video (May 2, 2008)
Shoko Nakagawa to Sing Gurren Lagann Movie Theme (Mar 29, 2008)
Gurren Lagann Movie to Open in Japan in Fall 2008 (Mar 10, 2008)
Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 4, 2007)
Ghibli's Takahata, Paprika, Geass Win Anime Kobe Awards (Sep 27, 2007)
Production I.G Anime Promoted Japanese Indycar Race (Mar 2, 2005)
Convention report:
Anime Expo 2019: Promare Premiere with Studio Trigger (Jul 10, 2019)
Interest:
Promare Director Hiroyuki Imaishi Discusses Galo's Resemblance to Gurren Lagann's Kamina (Jun 7, 2019)
Director Hiroyuki Imaishi Shares Details About Promare Anime Film's Origins (Apr 4, 2019)
Gainax, Last Airbender Artists Sell Quake Charity Book (Apr 27, 2011)
Interview:
Interview: Promare Director Hiroyuki Imaishi and Screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima (Dec 20, 2019)
Press Releases:
Anime Boston 2020 Announces its Third Round of Japanese Guests (Feb 13, 2020)
Director Hiroyuki Imaishi to Appear at Otakon (May 23, 2019)
Other articles: Show:
Studio Trigger's Shigeto Koyama Design Work on Display in Manhattan (Nov 13, 2023)
This Week in Anime - When East Meets West: Can We Call This 'Anime'? (Aug 22, 2023)
The List - The Top 5 Studio Trigger Anime (Sep 15, 2019)
The Indestructible Studio Gainax: Part IV (Mar 9, 2018)
Anime Spotlight - Ninja Slayer From Animation (Apr 3, 2015)
The List - 8 Most Visually Striking Anime Productions (Sep 8, 2012)
Winter 2012 Anime Spotlight: The List (Dec 22, 2011)
The Mike Toole Show - The Lost Decade (Jan 2, 2011)
The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide - Carlo Santos (Oct 2, 2010)
The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide - Carl Kimlinger (Oct 1, 2010)
Dig For Fire: The Roots of Gurren Lagann (Sep 7, 2008)
Shelf Life - Manly Spirit (Jul 28, 2008)
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Aikatsu! (TV 3) : Key Animation (ep 159) 
Anime Tenchō (OAV) : Screenplay , Art Director , Animation Character Design , Continuity 
Battle Athletes Victory (TV) : Key Animation (eps 8, 23) 
Black Cat (TV) : Storyboard (ep 18)  (ep 19) , Key Animation (OP)  (ep 18)  (ep 19) 
Black Rock Shooter (TV) : Storyboard (OP; eps 1-3, 7-8) , Episode Director (eps 1-4, 7-8) , Unit Director (OP) , CG Battle Director , Key Animation Layout (eps 1-2) 
BNA: Brand New Animal (TV) : Storyboard (eps 1, 5, 12) , Action Director , Action Part Supervision (2, 7-8, 10) , Key Animation (eps 11-12)  (ep 7) 
Captain Kuppa (TV) : Key Animation (ep 4) 
Chiisana Kyojin Microman (TV) : Animation Director (ep 26) , Key Animation (eps 39, 52) 
Corpse Princess: Aka (TV) : Key Animation (OP+Ep. 5) 
Corpse Princess: Kuro (TV) : Key Animation (OP) 
Cromartie High School (TV) : Storyboard (OP) 
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (ONA) : Director , Storyboard (ep 10) , 2nd Key Animation (ep 10) 
Dai-Guard (TV) : Storyboard (ep 3) , Key Animation (OP) 
DARLING in the FRANXX (TV) : Action Director , Action Part Storyboard (eps 1, 3, 6) , Design , Storyboard Cooperation (ep 15) 
Dead Leaves (OAV) : Director , Storyboard , Character Design , Animation Director , Continuity , Drawing Supervisor , Key Animation 
EUREKA SEVEN AO (TV) : Illustration (by Elena; ep 12) 
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) : Key Animation 
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie) : Key Animation 
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (movie) : Key Animation 
FLCL (OAV) : Storyboard  (eps 1, 5-6) , Animation Director  (eps 2, 5) , Art Layout (eps 2, 5) , Assistant Animation Director (eps 1, 3) , Key Animation  (eps 1, 3-6) , Key Animation Supervisor , Setting (eps 2, 5) 
Fullmetal Alchemist (TV) : Key Animation  (eps 4, 22) 
Gad Guard (TV) : Storyboard (ep 5) , Key Animation  (ep 24) 
Gaiking: Legend of Daikū-maryū (TV 2/2005) : Key Animation  (eps 1, 13) 
GaoGaiGar: King of the Braves (TV) : Key Animation (eps 28, 30)  (Gainax) 
Generator Gawl (TV) : Key Animation (eps 1-2) 
Geobreeders (OAV) : Key Animation 
Getter Robo: Armageddon (OAV) : Animation  (Key Animation for ep. 2) 
Gunbuster 2: Diebuster (OAV) : 2nd Key Animation (ep 3) , Key Animation (eps 1-2, 5) , Mechanical animation Director (ep 4) 
Gunbuster vs Diebuster Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie : Animation Director , Key Animation 
Gurren Lagann (TV) : Director , Storyboard (eps 1, 8, 27) , Episode Director (ep 27) , Episode Title Font Design (eps 1-8) , Eyecatch Illustration (ep 1)  (ep 18) , Key Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 15, 26-27
) , Mechanical animation Director (ep 27) 
Gurren Lagann the Movie – The Lights in the Sky Are Stars : Director , Storyboard , Animation Director (Mecha) , Key Animation 
Gurren Lagann the Movie –Childhood's End- : Director , Storyboard , Animation Director (Mecha) , Eyecatch Illustration , Key Animation 
Hayate the Combat Butler (TV) : Key Animation (ep 39) 
He Is My Master (TV) : Storyboard (ep 4) 
Hellsing (TV) : Key Animation (OP) 
Heroman (TV) : Key Animation (ep 26) 
His and Her Circumstances (TV) : Script (ep 19) , Storyboard (1,3,8,19,24 Chapters)  (4 episodes
eps 1, 3, 10, 19
) , Animation Director (eps 3, 11, 19) , Color & Cutting (ep 19) , Color setting (ep 19) , Key Animation (6 episodes
eps 3, 10, 19, 24-26
) , Play Animation (ep 19) 
(The) IDOLM@STER (TV) : Storyboard (1 episodes
ep 15 play within a play
) 
Inferno Cop (ONA) : Supervision 
Japan Animator Expo (ONA) : Script (Geekboat; ep 14) , Storyboard (ep 14) , Episode Director (ep 14) , Key Animation (ep 14) 
Jubei-Chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyu (TV) : Key Animation (ep 7) 
Kamisama Dolls (TV) : Key Animation (ep 13) 
Kill la Kill (special) : Director 
Kill la Kill (TV) : Director , Storyboard (OP 1-2, ED 1-4; 5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 13, 21, 24
) , Episode Director (ep 24) , Unit Director (ED 1, 3) , Animation Director (ep 25) , Key Animation (eps 1, 24)  (ep 3 uncredited) 
Kiznaiver (TV) : Key Animation (OP) 
Knight Hunters (TV) : Animation (OP 2) , Opening Animation (OP2) 
Knights of Ramune & 40 Fire (TV) : Key Animation (ep 23) 
Kodocha (TV) : Key Animation (eps 54, 75) 
LBX (TV) : Key Animation (OP 2) 
Little Witch Academia (movie) : Story Cooperation 
Little Witch Academia (TV) : Storyboard (eps 8, 25) , Key Animation (ep 3)  (ep 18)  (ep 25) 
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (OAV) : Key Animation , Story Cooperation 
Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection (special) : Key Animation 
Lupin III: Crisis in Tokyo (special) : Key Animation 
Lupin III: Island of Assassins (special) : Key Animation 
Lupin III: Operation Return the Treasure (special) : Key Animation 
Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (TV) : Key Animation (ep 12) 
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (TV) : Storyboard (eps 3, 12) , Episode Director (ep 3) , Animation Director (ep 12)  (ep 3) , Creative Design (ep 12) 
Mahoromatic - Automatic Maiden (TV) : Key Animation  (OP; ep 4) 
Mahoromatic: I'm Home! (special) : Key Animation (ep 1) 
Medabots (TV) : Storyboard (ep 14) , Episode Director (ep 14) , Animation Director (ep 14) , Key Animation  (2 episodes
eps 1, 14 uncredited
) 
Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (TV) : Key Animation (ep 25) 
Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi (TV) : Key Animation (OP 1-2) 
(The) Mystic Archives of Dantalian (TV) : Storyboard (ep 6) 
Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) : In-Between Animation (12 episodes
eps 11, 14-17, 19-20, 22-26
) , Key Animation (video format version for ep. 23) 
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) : Key Animation (Death & Rebirth) 
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) : Key Animation  (eps 25-26) 
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT (TV) : Director , Series Composition 
Night Warriors - Darkstalkers' Revenge (OAV) : Key Animation (ep 4) 
Ninja Slayer From Animation (ONA) : Character Design , Animation Director (Trigger; OP) , Assistant Animation Director (eps 17-18) , Key Animation (Trigger; OP; ep 26) 
Ojamajo Doremi # (TV) : Key Animation (OP) 
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (movie 6) : Key Animation 
OVAL X OVER (OAV) : Director , Storyboard , Animation Director 
Panty & Stocking in Sanitarybox (OAV) : Director , Storyboard (eps 1-3, 5-8) , Episode Director (eps 1-3, 5-8) 
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (TV) : Director , Script (ep 1)  (4 episodes
eps 9, 11 plot, 14 plot, 18 plot
) , Storyboard (OP, ED; eps 1-2, 11)  (eps 25, 28) , Episode Director (eps 1, 11)  (eps 27-28) , Unit Director (OP, ED) , 2nd Key Animation (ep 11) , Key Animation (eps 1-2, 28) 
Paradise Kiss (TV) : Key Animation (ED) 
Parappa the Rapper (TV) : Storyboard (ED 1; eps 5, 11, 18) , Unit Director (ED 1) , Key Animation (all for ED 1) 
Petite Princess Yucie (TV) : Storyboard (ep 7) , Key Animation (ep 7) 
PoPoLoCrois (TV) : Key Animation (ep 6) 
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (movie) : Storyboard 
Promare (movie) : Director , Storyboard , Art Director , Design , Key Animation ("Galo-hen") 
Promare: Galo-hen (ONA) : Director , Key Animation 
Promare: Lio-hen (ONA) : Director 
Re: Cutie Honey (OAV) : Director (ep 1) , Episode Director (ep 1) , Unit Director (OP) , Commentary (Blu-ray; ep 1) , Key Animation (OP; eps 1, 3) 
Redline (movie) : Key Animation 
Rosario + Vampire (TV) : Key Animation (ep 10) 
Saber Marionette J (TV) : Key Animation (ep 19) 
Samurai Champloo (TV) : Storyboard  (ep 9) 
Shaman King (TV 2001) : Key Animation (OP 1-2) 
Shoka (special) : Key Animation 
(The) Slayers Next (TV) : Key Animation (eps 22, 26) 
(The) Slayers Try (TV) : Key Animation (eps 1, 6, 14) 
Space Dandy (TV) : Guest Mechanical Design Draft (ep 7) 
Space Patrol Luluco (TV) : Director , Series Composition , Script (eps 1, 9, 13) , Storyboard (eps 1, 9, 13) , Episode Director (ep 13) , Original creator , Key Animation (OP)  (eps 9, 12-13) , Plot (eps 3, 5-7, 9) 
Speed Racer X (TV) : Key Animation (OP 1-2; eps 4, 34) 
Star Driver (TV) : Key Animation (ep 25) 
Star Wars: Visions (movie) : Director (The Twins) , Head Of Storyboard (The Twins) 
Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (OAV) : Key Animation 
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World (TV) : Key Animation  (OP, ED 1; ep 7) 
Trava (OAV) : Storyboard  (ep 2) , Key Animation  (eps 2-3) 
Virus Buster Serge (TV) : Key Animation (eps 1, 4, 11) 
Wild Arms - Twilight Venom (TV) : Key Animation (OP; ep 3) 
Windy Tales (TV) : Key Animation (ep 1) 
Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life (TV) : End Card (ep 8) 
Yatterman (TV 2008) : Key Animation (eps 12, 54) 
Zettai Shonen (TV) : Key Animation (ep 23) 
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) : Storyboard (Zetsubou Fight) 
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