Hiroyuki Imaishi
Born: 1971-10-04
Known For: Directing
Biography
Hiroyuki Imaishi (今石 洋之, born October 4, 1971) is a Japanese key animator and anime/anime influenced animation director and one of the co-founders of 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 series director debut was Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (2007). The anime received an Excellence Prize at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival, and Imaishi himself received an individual award at the twelfth Animation Kobe Festival. In 2008, the anime received both "best television production" and "best character design" from the Tokyo International Anime Fair. Later he went on to work as director in the 2010 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. In 2011, Imaishi branched off Gainax to form a new studio, Trigger, alongside Masahiko Ohtsuka and others. His first directorial work at the studio is Kill la Kill. Source: Wikipedia
Filmography
2025
- New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT ... (Series Director)
2022
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ... (Opening/Ending Animation)
2021
- Star Wars: Visions ... (Director)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time ... (Key Animation)
- THE ANIME STUDIO as Self - Director
2020
- BNA ... (Action Director)
2019
- Promare ... (Key Animation)
- Promare / Side: Galo ... (Art Direction)
- Promare / Side: Lio ... (Art Direction)
2018
- DARLING in the FRANXX ... (Action Director)
2017
- Little Witch Academia ... (Key Animation)
2016
- Space Patrol Luluco ... (Series Composition)
2015
- Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade ... (Key Animation)
- Ninja Slayer From Animation ... (Character Designer)
- Sex & Violence with Machspeed ... (Director)
2014
- Japan Animator Expo ... (Director)
- The Making of Kill la Kill: 500 Days of Total Coverage as (Self)
2013
- Kill la Kill ... (Series Director)
2012
- Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine ... (Key Animation)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ... (Key Animation)
- Inferno Cop ... (Series Director)
2011
- THE iDOLM@STER ... (Storyboard Artist)
2010
- Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt ... (Director)
- Star Driver ... (Key Animation)
- Shoka ... (Key Animation)
2009
- Redline ... (Key Animation)
- Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars ... (Director)
- Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva ... (Storyboard Artist)
2008
- Rosario + Vampire ... (Key Animation)
- Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End ... (Key Animation)
2007
- Gurren Lagann ... (Director)
2006
- Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie ... (Key Animation)
2005
- One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island ... (Key Animation)
- Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu ... (Key Animation)
- Oval x Over ... (Storyboard Artist)
2004
- Dead Leaves ... (Director)
- Re: Cutie Honey ... (Director)
- This Ugly Yet Beautiful World ... (Key Animation)
2003
- Fullmetal Alchemist ... (Key Animation)
- Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure ... (Key Animation)
2002
- Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi ... (Storyboard Artist)
- Animation Store Manager ... (Director)
- Trava: Fist Planet ... (Key Animation)
2001
- Mahoromatic ... (Key Animation)
- Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection ... (Key Animation)
- PaRappa the Rapper ... (Director)
2000
- FLCL ... (Art Designer)
1998
- Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis ... (Key Animation)
- Popolocrois Monogatari ... (Key Animation)
- His and Her Circumstances ... (Writer)
1997
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion ... (Key Animation)
- Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins ... (Key Animation)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth ... (Key Animation)
- Virus Buster Serge ... (Key Animation)
1995
- Neon Genesis Evangelion ... (Key Animation)
1988
- Gunbuster ... (Key Animation)