Hiroyuki Imaishi
Directing • AGE 54
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 a...
Filmography
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT
Series Director
2025
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Opening/Ending Animation
2022
THE ANIME STUDIO
Self - Director
2021
Star Wars: Visions
Storyboard Artist
2021
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Key Animation
2021
BNA
Action Director
2020
Promare
Key Animation
2019
Promare / Side: Galo
Art Direction
2019
Promare / Side: Lio
Art Direction
2019
DARLING in the FRANXX
Action Director
2018
Little Witch Academia
Key Animation
2017
Space Patrol Luluco
Original Concept
2016
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
Key Animation
2015
Ninja Slayer From Animation
Character Designer
2015
Sex & Violence with Machspeed
Director
2015
Japan Animator Expo
Director
2014
The Making of Kill la Kill: 500 Days of Total Coverage
(Self)
2014
Kill la Kill
Series Director
2013
Inferno Cop
Series Director
2012
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Key Animation
2012
Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
Key Animation
2012
THE iDOLM@STER
Storyboard Artist
2011
Star Driver
Key Animation
2010
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Director
2010
Shoka
Key Animation
2010
Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
Storyboard Artist
2009
Redline
Key Animation
2009
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
Director
2009
Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End
Key Animation
2008
Rosario + Vampire
Key Animation
2008
Gurren Lagann
Director
2007
Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie
Key Animation
2006
Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu
Key Animation
2005
Oval x Over
Storyboard Artist
2005
One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island
Key Animation
2005
Re: Cutie Honey
Director
2004
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
Key Animation
2004
Dead Leaves
Director
2004
Fullmetal Alchemist
Key Animation
2003
Lupin the Third: Operation: Return the Treasure
Key Animation
2003
Animation Store Manager
Director
2002
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
Animation Director
2002
Trava: Fist Planet
Key Animation
2002
Mahoromatic
Key Animation
2001
Lupin the Third: Alcatraz Connection
Key Animation
2001
PaRappa the Rapper
Director
2001
FLCL
Storyboard Artist
2000
Medabots
Key Animation
1999
Microman
Key Animation
1999
Popolocrois Monogatari
Key Animation
1998
His and Her Circumstances
Writer
1998
Lupin the Third: Tokyo Crisis
Key Animation
1998
Virus Buster Serge
Key Animation
1997
Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins
Key Animation
1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Key Animation
1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth
Key Animation
1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Key Animation
1995
Gunbuster
Key Animation
1988
Untitled Hiroyuki Imaishi/Kazuki Nakashima Project
Director