Imaishi, Hiroyuki

Imaishi, Hiroyuki

Given name: 洋之
Family name: 今石
Birthday: Oct 4, 1971
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Joined Gainax after graduating in 1994. Worked as key animator in Evangelion. Received an individual award at the twelfth Animation Kobe Festival for Gurren Lagann, his debut as director of an anime series.

He left Gainax in 2011 after establishing his own studio, called Trigger.

Twitter: @shiimai

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add In-Between Animation (ep 11, 14-17, 19-20, 22-26), Key Animation (ep 23)
TV, Fall 1995
8.36
 
1,904,219 Members
add Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 4, 13, 21, 24, OP1-2), Episode Director (ep 24), Key Animation (eps 1, 3, 24)
TV, Fall 2013
8.03
 
1,779,342 Members
add Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 8, 27), Episode Director (ep 27), Animation Director (ep 27), Key Animation (ep 1, 8, 15, 26-27)
TV, Spring 2007
8.63
 
1,674,724 Members
add Key Animation (eps 4, 22)
TV, Fall 2003
8.11
 
1,508,887 Members
add Storyboard (ep 9)
TV, Spring 2004
8.51
 
1,286,665 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 1997
8.55
 
976,598 Members
add Director, Storyboard (ep 10), Animation Director (OP), 2nd Key Animation (ep 10)
ONA, 2022
8.61
 
876,695 Members
add Storyboard (eps 1, 5-6), Animation Director (eps 2, 5), Key Animation (eps 1, 3-6), Setting (eps 2, 5), Assistant Animation Director (eps 1, 3), Layout (Art Layout)
OVA, 2000
8.03
 
855,871 Members
add Key Animation (OP)
TV, Spring 2016
7.36
 
768,987 Members
add Key Animation (OP)
TV, Fall 2001
7.49
 
755,834 Members
add Key Animation (ep 10)
TV, Winter 2008
6.73
 
707,066 Members
add Storyboard (eps 8, 25), Key Animation (eps 3, 18, 25)
TV, Winter 2017
7.81
 
669,519 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 2009
8.30
 
564,824 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 2012
7.66
 
465,487 Members
add Director, Script (eps 1, 9, 11, 14, 18), Storyboard (OP), Episode Director (eps 1, 11, 27-28, OP, ED), 2nd Key Animation (ep 11), Key Animation (ep 1-2, 28)
TV, Fall 2010
7.73
 
412,300 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 2009
8.29
 
399,623 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 2021
8.58
 
396,000 Members
add Storyboard (eps 1, 5, 12), Key Animation (eps 7, 11-12)
TV, Spring 2020
7.34
 
384,456 Members
add Key Animation (OP1, OP2)
TV, Summer 2001
7.73
 
374,775 Members
add Mechanical Design (ep 7), 2nd Key Animation
TV, Winter 2014
7.88
 
371,443 Members
add Storyboard (eps 1-3, 7-8), Episode Director (eps 1-4, 7-8), Animation Director (CG Special Skill Direction), Special Effects (Special Skill Direction), Layout (eps 1-2)
TV, Winter 2012
6.79
 
360,691 Members
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Movie, 2013
7.79
 
318,137 Members
add Director, Storyboard, Art Director
Movie, 2019
7.90
 
291,319 Members
add Storyboard, Key Animation
TV, Fall 2005
7.31
 
276,544 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 1997
7.48
 
270,358 Members
add Script (ep 19), Storyboard (ep 1, 3, 8,19, 24), Animation Director (ep 3, 11, 19), Color Design (ep 19), Color Setting (ep 19), Key Animation (ep 3, 10, 19, 24-26), Special Effects (ep 19)
TV, Fall 1998
7.60
 
241,906 Members
add Key Animation (ED)
TV, Fall 2005
7.87
 
241,230 Members
add Key Animation (ep 39)
TV, Spring 2007
7.50
 
231,426 Members
add Key Animation (ep 25)
TV, Fall 2007
8.10
 
226,146 Members
add Director, Storyboard, Animation Director (Mecha), Key Animation
Movie, 2009
8.59
 
225,740 Members
add Director, Animation Director (ep 1), 2nd Key Animation, Key Animation
Special, 2014
7.68
 
205,984 Members
add Script, Key Animation
Movie, 2015
7.74
 
174,515 Members
add Director, Storyboard, Animation Director (Mecha), Key Animation
Movie, 2008
8.16
 
172,181 Members
add Storyboard (ep 15 play within a play)
TV, Summer 2011
7.60
 
156,453 Members
add Director, Script (eps 1, 9, 13), Storyboard (eps 1, 9, 13), Episode Director (ep 13), Original Creator, Key Animation (OP), Series Composition
TV, Spring 2016
7.52
 
156,383 Members
add Storyboard (ep 5)
TV, Summer 2011
7.22
 
154,140 Members
add Storyboard (Opening)
TV, Fall 2003
7.89
 
146,622 Members
add Storyboard (ep 9)
TV, Winter 2008
7.89
 
135,972 Members
add Key Animation (OP, ep 5)
TV, Fall 2008
7.17
 
127,761 Members
add Key Animation (ep.25)
TV, Fall 2010
7.18
 
117,576 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 2005
7.77
 
114,564 Members
add Series Production Director
ONA, 2012
7.22
 
104,908 Members
add Director (OVA directional debut), Storyboard, Character Design, Animation Director, Key Animation
Movie, 2004
7.20
 
97,807 Members
add Director (ep 3)
ONA, 2021
7.09
 
95,511 Members
add Storyboard (ep 3, 12), Episode Director (ep 3), Animation Director (eps 3, 12), Setting (ep 12)
TV, Spring 2002
7.22
 
94,506 Members
add Animation Director (ep 4), 2nd Key Animation (ep 3), Key Animation (eps 1-2, 5)
OVA, 2004
7.59
 
81,590 Members
add Key Animation (OP)
TV, Winter 2009
7.24
 
79,079 Members
add Storyboard (ep 4)
TV, Spring 2005
6.51
 
79,046 Members
add Key Animation (ep 13)
TV, Summer 2011
6.99
 
74,136 Members
add Storyboard (OP)
TV, Winter 2016
6.25
 
73,603 Members
add Key Animation (eps 22, 26)
TV, Spring 1996
8.01
 
73,068 Members
add Key Animation (eps 54, 75)
TV, Spring 1996
8.05
 
72,599 Members
add Key Animation (ep 4, OP)
TV, Fall 2001
7.13
 
67,130 Members
add Key Animation (ep 12)
TV, Spring 2012
7.76
 
66,604 Members
add Key Animation (ep 7, OP, ED)
TV, Spring 2004
6.69
 
63,119 Members
add Storyboard (ep 14), Episode Director (ep 14), Animation Director (ep 14), Key Animation (eps 1, 14)
TV, Summer 1999
7.09
 
61,600 Members
add Key Animation (eps 1, 6, 14)
TV, Spring 1997
7.80
 
57,020 Members
add Key Animation (ep 159)
TV, Fall 2012
7.47
 
45,684 Members
add Character Design, Animation Director (OP), Key Animation (ep 26, OP), Assistant Animation Director (eps 17-18)
ONA, 2015
6.59
 
43,810 Members
add Director (ep 14), Script (ep 14), Storyboard (ep 14), Original Creator (ep 14), Key Animation (ep 14)
ONA, 2014
7.32
 
43,066 Members
add Key Animation (ep 26)
TV, Spring 2010
6.81
 
42,569 Members
add Director, Storyboard (eps 1-3, 5-8), Episode Director (eps 1-3, 5-8)
Special, 2011
6.39
 
41,875 Members
add Director
OVA, 2007
6.75
 
37,686 Members
add Key Animation (ep 19)
TV, Fall 1996
7.33
 
35,133 Members
add Director, Series Composition Not Yet Aired
N/A
 
33,719 Members
add Director (ep 1), Episode Director (ep 1, OP), Key Animation (OP, ep 1, 3)
OVA, 2004
7.13
 
32,063 Members
add Director
ONA, 2019
7.01
 
30,598 Members
add Storyboard
Movie, 2009
7.62
 
30,293 Members
add Director, Key Animation
ONA, 2019
6.88
 
29,962 Members
add Key Animation (ep 12)
OVA, 2017
7.63
 
24,535 Members
add Key Animation (OP)
TV, Winter 2000
7.46
 
23,825 Members
add Key Animation (eps 28, 30)
TV, Winter 1997
7.83
 
23,541 Members
add Key Animation (OP)
TV, Winter 2001
7.46
 
23,228 Members
add Key Animation (ep 4)
OVA, 1997
6.55
 
21,654 Members
add Key Animation (ep 23)
TV, Spring 2005
6.85
 
21,637 Members
add Key Animation (ep 1)
TV, Fall 2004
7.22
 
20,527 Members
add Storyboard (ep 2), Key Animation (eps 2-3)
OVA, 2002
6.50
 
17,722 Members
add Key Animation (ep 2)
OVA, 1998
7.73
 
17,009 Members
add Storyboard (ep 7), Key Animation (ep 7)
TV, Fall 2002
7.40
 
16,405 Members
add Storyboard (ep 5), Key Animation (ep 24)
TV, Spring 2003
6.64
 
15,102 Members
add Key Animation
Movie, 2005
6.45
 
15,098 Members
add Storyboard (Diebuster Segment), Animation Director (Diebuster Segment), Key Animation (Diebuster Segment)
Movie, 2006
7.40
 
14,252 Members
add Script, Character Design, Art Director
OVA, 2002
6.05
 
11,805 Members
add Key Animation (OP2)
TV, Spring 2011
7.01
 
11,052 Members
add Key Animation
TV, Fall 1997
6.86
 
10,557 Members
add Storyboard (ep 3), Key Animation (OP)
TV, Fall 1999
7.10
 
10,513 Members
add Key Animation (ep 1, 2)
TV, Fall 1998
6.86
 
10,443 Members
add Key Animation (ep 1)
TV Special, 2009
7.04
 
10,320 Members
add Key Animation
TV Special, 1997
7.30
 
9,574 Members
add Key Animation
TV Special, 1998
7.24
 
9,113 Members
add Key Animation (ep 3, OP)
TV, Fall 1999
6.63
 
9,011 Members
add Key Animation
TV Special, 2001
7.00
 
8,564 Members
add Key Animation
TV Special, 2003
7.28
 
7,818 Members
add Key Animation
TV Special, 2010
5.94
 
5,659 Members
add Key Animation (eps 1, 13)
TV, Fall 2005
7.13
 
5,647 Members
add Key Animation
TV, Fall 1997
5.49
 
5,631 Members
add Storyboard (eps 5, 11, 18 ED), Episode Director (ED), Key Animation (ED)
TV, Spring 2001
6.32
 
5,225 Members
add Key Animation (eps 12, 54)
TV, Winter 2008
6.54
 
5,151 Members
add Key Animation (eps 4, 34, OP1, OP2)
TV, Winter 1997
6.31
 
4,842 Members
add Key Animation
OVA, 1998
6.28
 
4,247 Members
add Key Animation (ep 23)
TV, Spring 1996
6.92
 
4,005 Members
add Key Animation (ep 6)
TV, Fall 2003
6.80
 
2,588 Members
add Director, Storyboard, Animation Director
Movie, 2005
5.77
 
2,387 Members
add Animation Director (ep 26), Key Animation (eps 39, 52)
TV, Winter 1999
6.34
 
1,709 Members
add Key Animation (ep 4)
TV, Summer 2001
N/A
 
829 Members
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Light Novel, 2000
7.75
 
4,964 Members
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Manga, 2011
6.32
 
1,361 Members
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Manga, 2008
6.93
 
773 Members
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