About

Known credits:
67
Birthday:
1966-12-12
Place of birth:
Aichi, Japan
Website:
N/A

Shinya Ohira

Overview

Shinya Ohira is one of the most talented and recognized animators in the world of anime. His animation style includes using exaggerating motion, manipulating gravity and balance with the use of different perspective shots, lots of rapid camera movement, and unconventional angles. With his boldly distorted and vigorous drawing style, his cuts are unique and instantly recognizable.

He has worked as an animator for over thirty years. His early work in the 1980s mainly consisted of action and effects cuts. He bounced around several studios (including Sunrise, Madhouse, and Pierrot).

Known for

Directing
2008 Genius Party Beyond Directing Director 59
Average
2008 Genius Party Beyond Directing Director N/A
N/A
2008 "Wanwa" The Doggy Directing Director 58
Average
1991 Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre Directing Director 58
Average

Writing
2008 Genius Party Beyond Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2008 Genius Party Beyond Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2008 "Wanwa" The Doggy Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1991 Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Art
2017 Night Is Short, Walk On Girl Art Storyboard Artist 63
Fair
2008 Genius Party Beyond Art Background Designer 59
Average
2008 "Wanwa" The Doggy Art Storyboard Artist 58
Average
2008 "Wanwa" The Doggy Art Background Designer 58
Average

Visual Effects
2023 The Boy and the Heron Visual Effects Key Animation 71
Good
2021 The House of the Lost on the Cape Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2019 One Arm Visual Effects Animation N/A
N/A
2018 Batman Ninja Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
2017 Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2017 Mary and The Witch's Flower Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2017 Lu Over the Wall Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2017 Night Is Short, Walk On Girl Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2016 GARO: Divine Flame Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2014 The Last: Naruto the Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 71
Good
2014 Ping Pong the Animation Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation 77
Good
2014 Giovanni's Island Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2013 The Wind Rises Visual Effects Key Animation 75
Good
2012 Rainbow Fireflies Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2012 A Letter to Momo Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2010 Redline Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2008 Genius Party Beyond Visual Effects Character Designer 59
Average
2008 Genius Party Beyond Visual Effects Animation Director 59
Average
2008 "Wanwa" The Doggy Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
2008 "Wanwa" The Doggy Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
2006 Tekkonkinkreet Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair
2005 xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2005 Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2005 Space Station No.9 Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2005 The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2004 Howl's Moving Castle Visual Effects Key Animation 82
Very good
2004 Mind Game Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
2004 Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Visual Effects Key Animation 67
Fair
2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1 Visual Effects Animation 79
Good
2003 Kid's Story Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2002 Ghiblies: Episode 2 Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
2001 Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film Visual Effects Character Designer N/A
N/A
2001 Spirited Away Visual Effects Key Animation 84
Very good
1999 Slime Adventures - Yeah! The Sea! Visual Effects Key Animation N/A
N/A
1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas Visual Effects Key Animation 64
Fair
1994 Junkers Come Here Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1992 Porco Rosso Visual Effects Key Animation 75
Good
1991 Only Yesterday Visual Effects Key Animation 69
Fair
1991 Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre Visual Effects Animation Director 58
Average
1990 Violence Jack: Hell's Wind Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1990 MAROKO Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1989 Angel Cop Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1989 Riding Bean Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1989 All That Gundam Visual Effects Key Animation N/A
N/A
1988 Akira Visual Effects Key Animation 77
Good
1988 Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
1988 Dragon's Heaven Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1988 Dragon's Heaven Visual Effects Animation Supervisor 59
Average
1987 Gall Force 2: Destruction Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1987 Black Magic M-66 Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1987 Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1986 Love City Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
1986 Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber Visual Effects Animation 58
Average
1986 Megazone 23 II Visual Effects Animation 59
Average
1984 Lensman Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average