Hideaki Anno is a Japanese director, animator, producer, and special skill director.
Career[]
Anno has been making some amateur works since he was a self-taught student. While studying in the Art Department of Image Planning at Osaka University of Arts, he founded DAICON FILM and produced special effects works such as Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman in 1983.[1]
After dropping out, he entered the animation industry as an animator and participated in the production of works such as Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
In 1987, Anno joined GAINAX due to his production of GAINAX's founding work Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. He made his debut as an animation director in 1988, consecutively directing Gunbuster and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. His most famous representative work is Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
Anno left GAINAX in 2006 and founded khara, beginning to produce the animated film series Rebuild of Evangelion (2007-2021). He later released three live-action special effects films, including Shin Godzilla (2016), Shin Ultraman (2022, screenwriter), and Shin Kamen Rider (2023).[2][3]
Works[]
- Return of Ultraman: MAT Arrow 1 Takeoff Order (1983) - Director[4][5][6]
- Ultraman: The Adventure Begins (1987) - Assistant art director and key animator
- Mighty Jack: THE SHADOW FORCE (2004-2005) - Planning[7]
- Shin Ultraman (2022) - Production, planning, screenwriter, etc.
Others[]
- Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1984)
- Gunbuster (1988)
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. (1990-1991)
- Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
- The End of Evangelion (1997)
- Kare Kano (1998-1999)
- Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
- Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
- Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2013)
- Shin Godzilla (2016)
- Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
- Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Shin Ultraman | Ultraman | Motion capture actor[8][9] |
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://gizmodo.com/hideaki-anno-ultraman-fan-film-streaming-japan-1849813788
- ↑ https://www.khara.co.jp/2019/08/01/01/
- ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25400
- ↑ https://www.wowow.co.jp/detail/194211
- ↑ https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000064145.html
- ↑ https://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1456816.html
- ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-7221
- ↑ https://www.khara.co.jp/2022/04/18/sudw/
- ↑ https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2206/30/news142.html