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Hiroyuki Imaishi

1971 (54) • Directing

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.

Known For

Neon Genesis Evangelion

86%

Key Animation

1995

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

85%

Series Director

2022

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

83%

Key Animation

1997

DARLING in the FRANXX

85%

Action Director

2018

Fullmetal Alchemist

82%

Key Animation

2003

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

82%

Key Animation

2021

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

72%

Key Animation

2012

Gurren Lagann

82%

Series Director, Director

2007

New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT

86%

Series Director, Director

2025

New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT

86%

Series Composition, Storyboard, Writer

2025

New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT

86%

Storyboard Artist

2025

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

85%

Series Director

2022

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

85%

Opening/Ending Animation

2022

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

85%

Storyboard Artist

2022

THE ANIME STUDIO

Self - Director

2021

Star Wars: Visions

71%

Storyboard Artist

2021

Star Wars: Visions

71%

Director

2021

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

82%

Key Animation

2021

BNA

82%

Storyboard Artist

2020

BNA

82%

Action Director

2020

BNA

82%

Key Animation

2020

Promare / Side: Galo

74%

Art Direction

2019

Promare / Side: Galo

74%

Director

2019

Promare / Side: Galo

74%

Key Animation

2019

Promare / Side: Lio

69%

Art Direction

2019

Promare

70%

Key Animation

2019

Promare

70%

Art Designer

2019

Promare

70%

Storyboard Artist

2019

Promare

70%

Director

2019

Promare

70%

Art Direction

2019

DARLING in the FRANXX

85%

Action Director

2018

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes

80%

Storyboard

2017

Little Witch Academia

79%

Storyboard Artist

2017

Little Witch Academia

79%

Key Animation

2017

Space Patrol Luluco

66%

Director, Series Director

2016

Space Patrol Luluco

66%

Original Concept, Original Story, Series Composition, Writer

2016

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