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Hiroyuki Imaishi

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Hiroyuki Imaishi is known for Gurren Lagann (2007), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022) and Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009).
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Gurren Lagann (2007)
    Gurren Lagann
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
    Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
    7.9
    • Animation Department
    • 2009
    Yûko Miyamura and Megumi Ogata in Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
    8.1
    • Animation Department
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Director

    • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
      • Director
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2025
    • Space Patrol Luluco (2016)
      Space Patrol Luluco
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016–2022
    • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
      Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
      Star Wars: Visions
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Promare: Lio-hen (2019)
      Promare: Lio-hen
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Promare: Galo-hen (2019)
      Promare: Galo-hen
      6.5
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Promare (2019)
      Promare
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Sex & Violence with Machspeed (2015)
      Sex & Violence with Machspeed
      6.6
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015
    • KILL la KILL (2013)
      KILL la KILL
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013–2014
    • Inferno Cop (2012)
      Inferno Cop
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2013
    • Black Rock Shooter (2012)
      Black Rock Shooter
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (opening)
      • 2012
    • Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)
      Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
      7.3
      TV Series
      • series director
      • 2010–2011
    • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)
      Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End (2008)
      Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Gurren Lagann (2007)
      Gurren Lagann
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime (2005)
      Manga Entertainment: The Art of Anime
      7.1
      Video
      • Director
      • 2005

    Art Department

    • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
      Star Wars: Visions
      7.0
      TV Series
      • head of storyboard
      • 2021
    • BNA (2020)
      BNA
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Promare (2019)
      Promare
      7.0
      • designer
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes (2017)
      OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
      6.8
      TV Series
      • main title storyboard
      • 2017–2018
    • Darling in the Franxx (2018)
      Darling in the Franxx
      7.3
      TV Series
      • design works
      • additional storyboard artist
      • action storyboards
      • 2018
    • Little Witch Academia (2017)
      Little Witch Academia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Sex & Violence with Machspeed (2015)
      Sex & Violence with Machspeed
      6.6
      Short
      • designer
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • KILL la KILL (2013)
      KILL la KILL
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013–2014
    • Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)
      Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboards
      • 2010
    • Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva (2009)
      Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva
      6.7
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars (2009)
      Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars
      8.0
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009
    • Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End (2008)
      Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End
      7.6
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Zoku sayonara zetsubô sensei (2008)
      Zoku sayonara zetsubô sensei
      7.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Gurren Lagann (2007)
      Gurren Lagann
      8.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboards: opening sequence
      • 2007
    • Black Cat (2005)
      Black Cat
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2006

    Animation Department

    • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022)
      Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • opening animation director
      • 2022
    • Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
      Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
      8.0
      • key animator
      • 2021
    • BNA (2020)
      BNA
      7.1
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2020
    • Little Witch Academia (2017)
      Little Witch Academia
      7.8
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2017
    • Patton Oswalt, Paul Rudd, Riki Lindhome, Kate Micucci, and Hannibal Buress in Nerdland (2016)
      Nerdland
      5.3
      • sequence animator: Video XV
      • 2016
    • Ninja Slayer (2015)
      Ninja Slayer
      5.9
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2015
    • Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (2015)
      Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
      7.2
      • key animator
      • 2015
    • Sex & Violence with Machspeed (2015)
      Sex & Violence with Machspeed
      6.6
      Short
      • key animator
      • 2015
    • KILL la KILL (2013)
      KILL la KILL
      7.8
      TV Series
      • animation director
      • key animator
      • 2013–2014
    • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
      Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
      6.9
      • key animator
      • 2012
    • Project X Zone (2012)
      Project X Zone
      6.8
      Video Game
      • key animator: opening animation
      • 2012
    • Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine (2012)
      Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • key animator
      • 2012
    • Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi in Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010)
      Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
      7.3
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • Shoka (2010)
      Shoka
      5.8
      Video
      • key animator
      • 2010
    • Redline (2009)
      Redline
      7.5
      • key animator
      • 2009

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Geek Fleet

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      He cites animator Yoshinori Kanada and action film directors John Woo, Robert Rodriguez, and Stephen Sommers as inspirations for his work.
    • Trademarks
        His style is marked by fast and frantic animation, elaborate storyboarding and punchy direction.

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