Hiroyuki IMAISHI
今石 洋之
Family name (in kanji): 今石
Given name (in kanji): 洋之
Date of birth: 1971-10-04
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
Chronology:
(1995) Starts out his animation career by ing GAINAX and working on Neon Genesis Evangelion as an in-betweener
(2004) Makes his directorial debut with Dead Leaves
(2011) Leaves GAINAX to found Trigger with Masahiko Otsuka and Kazuya Masumoto
Favorites:
American Adult Animation
Animator: Hideki Tamura
Animator: Hiroyuki Okiura
Animator: Ichiro Itano
Animator: Masahito Yamashita
Animator: Masami Obari
Animator: Mitsuo Iso
Animator: Peter Chung
Animator: Satoru Utsunomiya
Animator: Shinsaku Kozuma
Animator: Takeshi Koike
Animator: Toshiyuki Inoue
Animator: Yoshinori Kanada
Film Directors: John Woo, Robert Rodriguez and Stephen Sommers
Web Diary / Blog:
Hiroyuki Imaishi (shiimai) @ Twitter (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Director: Opening Animation for "Musashi: Samurai Legend" (VG) (Japanese)
Illustrator: Animated Movies for "Tales of Symphonia" (VG) (Japanese)
Original Artist: Opening Movie for "Wild Arms 3" (VG) (Japanese)
News: Show:
Anime Boston to Host Studio Trigger's Hiroyuki Imaishi, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Shigeto Koyama (Feb 13, 2020)
Little Witch Academia 2 to Premiere at Anime Expo With Guests Hiroyuki Imaishi, Yoh Yoshinari (Jun 3, 2015)
Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award (Nov 28, 2014)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Events Cancelled After March 11 Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Convention report:
Anime Expo 2019: Promare Premiere with Studio Trigger (Jul 10, 2019)
Interest:
Interview:
Press Releases:
Director Hiroyuki Imaishi to Appear at Otakon (May 23, 2019)
Other articles: Show:
The List - 8 Most Visually Striking Anime Productions (Sep 8, 2012)
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(English version)
Gurren Lagann (TV) : Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 8, 27), Episode Director (ep 27), Episode Title Font Design (eps 1-8), Eyecatch Illustration (eps 1, 18), Key Animation (5 episodes
eps 1, 8, 15, 26-27
), Mechanical animation Director (ep 27)His and Her Circumstances (TV) : Script (ep 19), Storyboard (1,
(4 episodes
eps 1, 3, 10, 19
), Animation Director (eps 3, 11, 19), Color & Cutting (ep 19), Color setting (ep 19), Key Animation (6 episodes
eps 3, 10, 19, 24-26
), Play Animation (ep 19)(The) IDOLM@STER (TV) : Storyboard (1 episodes
ep 15 play within a play
)Kill la Kill (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP 1-2, ED 1-4; 5 episodes
eps 1, 4, 13, 21, 24
), Episode Director (ep 24), Unit Director (ED 1, 3), Animation Director (ep 25), Key Animation (3 episodes
eps 1, 3 uncredited, 24
)Medabots (TV) : Storyboard (ep 14), Episode Director (ep 14), Animation Director (ep 14), Key Animation (2 episodes
eps 1, 14 uncredited
)Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) : In-Between Animation (12 episodes
eps 11, 14-17, 19-20, 22-26
), Key Animation (video format version for ep. 23)Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (TV) : Director, Script (5 episodes
eps 1, 9, 11 plot, 14 plot, 18 plot
), Storyboard (OP, ED; 5 episodes
eps 1-2, 11, 25, 28
), Episode Director (4 episodes
eps 1, 11, 27-28
), Unit Director (OP, ED), 2nd Key Animation (ep 11), Key Animation (eps 1-2, 28)Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) : Storyboard (Zetsubou Fight)
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