About

Known credits:
62
Birthday:
1971-10-04
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Hiroyuki Imaishi

Overview

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

Known for

Directing
2022 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Directing Series Director 84
Very good
2019 Promare Directing Director 62
Fair
2019 Promare / Side: Galo Directing Director 59
Average
2018 DARLING in the FRANXX Directing Action Director 85
Very good
2016 Space Patrol Luluco Directing Series Director 69
Fair
2016 Space Patrol Luluco Directing Director 69
Fair
2015 Sex & Violence with Machspeed Directing Director 59
Average
2014 Kill la Kill: Goodbye Once Again Directing Series Director N/A
N/A
2013 Kill la Kill Directing Series Director 80
Very good
2012 Inferno Cop Directing Series Director 66
Fair
2009 Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars Directing Director 62
Fair
2008 Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End Directing Director 61
Fair
2007 Gurren Lagann Directing Series Director 80
Very good
2005 Oval x Over Directing Director N/A
N/A
2004 Dead Leaves Directing Director 60
Fair
2002 Animation Store Manager Directing Director 58
Average
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT Directing Series Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2016 Space Patrol Luluco Writing Series Composition 69
Fair
2016 Space Patrol Luluco Writing Original Concept 69
Fair
2016 Space Patrol Luluco Writing Original Story 69
Fair
2010 Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Writing Original Story 72
Good
2002 Animation Store Manager Writing Screenplay 58
Average
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT Writing Series Composition N/A
N/A

Art
2019 Promare / Side: Galo Art Art Direction 59
Average
2019 Promare Art Art Designer 62
Fair
2019 Promare Art Art Direction 62
Fair
2019 Promare Art Storyboard Artist 62
Fair
2019 Promare / Side: Lio Art Art Direction 59
Average
2009 Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva Art Storyboard Artist 62
Fair
2009 Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars Art Storyboard Artist 62
Fair
2008 Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End Art Storyboard Artist 61
Fair
2005 Oval x Over Art Storyboard Artist N/A
N/A
2004 Re: Cutie Honey Art Opening Title Sequence 69
Fair
2004 Dead Leaves Art Storyboard Artist 60
Fair
2002 Animation Store Manager Art Art Direction 58
Average

Visual Effects
2022 Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Visual Effects Opening/Ending Animation 84
Very good
2021 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time Visual Effects Key Animation 73
Good
2019 Promare / Side: Galo Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2019 Promare Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2015 Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2015 Ninja Slayer From Animation Visual Effects Character Designer 69
Fair
2015 Sex & Violence with Machspeed Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2012 Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Visual Effects Key Animation 67
Fair
2010 Redline Visual Effects Key Animation 66
Fair
2010 Shoka Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
2009 Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars Visual Effects Animation Director 62
Fair
2009 Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars Visual Effects Key Animation 62
Fair
2008 Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End Visual Effects Key Animation 61
Fair
2008 Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End Visual Effects Animation Director 61
Fair
2006 Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie Visual Effects Key Animation 58
Average
2005 Oval x Over Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
N/A
2005 One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island Visual Effects Key Animation 63
Fair
2004 Top wo Nerae 2! Diebuster Visual Effects Animation Director N/A
N/A
2004 Dead Leaves Visual Effects Animation Director 60
Fair
2004 Dead Leaves Visual Effects Character Designer 60
Fair
2003 Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure Visual Effects Key Animation 60
Fair
2002 Animation Store Manager Visual Effects Character Designer 58
Average
2001 Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1998 Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1997 Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins Visual Effects Key Animation 59
Average
1997 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion Visual Effects Key Animation 77
Good
1997 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth Visual Effects Key Animation 65
Fair