Hiroyuki Imaishi
Known for
Directing
Born
October 4, 1971 (age 54)
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 Fai...
Best known work
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
2022
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
1997
DARLING in the FRANXX
2018
Fullmetal Alchemist
2003
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
2012
Gurren Lagann
2007
Redline
2009
Kill la Kill
2013Filmography
TBA
2025
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELTTVSeries Director, Series Composition, Storyboard, Storyboard Artist, Director, Writer
2022
2021
2021
2021
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeKey Animation
2020
2019
PromareKey Animation, Art Designer, Storyboard Artist, Director, Art Direction
2019
Promare / Side: GaloArt Direction, Director, Key Animation
2019
Promare / Side: LioArt Direction
2018
2017
2016
Space Patrol LulucoTVSeries Composition, Original Concept, Series Director, Writer, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist, Director, Original Story
2015
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted ParadeKey Animation
2015
2015
Sex & Violence with MachspeedDirector, Key Animation
2014
2014
2013
2012
2012
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) RedoKey Animation
2012
2011
2010
2010
Panty & Stocking with GarterbeltTVDirector, Storyboard Artist, Writer, Scenario Writer, Key Animation, Original Story