Hiroyuki Imaishi
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 Fair. Later he went on to work as director in the 2010 anime series, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt. His main influence of being an animator and director are Yoshinori Kanada and his works, in which all his anime titles such as Dead Leaves, Gurren Lagann and Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt pay special tributes to him and his art. In 2011, Imaishi branched off Gainax to form a new studio, Trigger, alongside Masahiko Ohtsuka and others. His first directorial work at the studio is Kill la Kill. S…
Acting
- 2021THE ANIME STUDIOSelf - Director1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2025New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELTDirector, Series Composition, Series Director, Storyboard, Storyboard Artist, Writer30 ep.
- 2022Cyberpunk: EdgerunnersOpening/Ending Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Storyboard Assistant10 ep.
- 2021Star Wars: VisionsDirector, Storyboard Artist1 ep.
- 2020BNAAction Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist3 ep.
- 2018DARLING in the FRANXXAction Director24 ep.
- 2017Little Witch AcademiaKey Animation, Storyboard Artist1 ep.
- 2016Space Patrol LulucoDirector, Key Animation, Original Concept, Original Story, Series Composition, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer13 ep.
- 2015Ninja Slayer From AnimationCharacter Designer26 ep.
- 2014Japan Animator ExpoDirector, Storyboard Artist1 ep.
- 2013Kill la KillDirector, Key Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist24 ep.
- 2012Inferno CopSeries Director13 ep.
- 2012Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko MineKey Animation1 ep.
- 2011THE iDOLM@STERStoryboard Artist1 ep.
- 2010Star DriverKey Animation1 ep.
- 2010Panty & Stocking with GarterbeltDirector, Key Animation, Original Story, Scenario Writer, Storyboard Artist, Writer28 ep.
- 2008Rosario + VampireKey Animation1 ep.
- 2007Gurren LagannAnimation Director, Director, Key Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist27 ep.
- 2005Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-MaryuKey Animation2 ep.
- 2004Re: Cutie HoneyDirector, Key Animation, Opening Title Sequence3 ep.
- 2004This Ugly Yet Beautiful WorldKey Animation1 ep.
- 2003Fullmetal AlchemistKey Animation1 ep.
- 2002Magical Shopping Arcade AbenobashiAnimation Director, Director, Storyboard Artist2 ep.
- 2002Trava: Fist PlanetKey Animation1 ep.
- 2001MahoromaticKey Animation1 ep.
- 2001PaRappa the RapperDirector15 ep.
- 2000FLCLAnimation Director, Art Designer, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
- 1999MedabotsAnimation Director, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard2 ep.
- 1999MicromanKey Animation1 ep.
- 1998Popolocrois MonogatariKey Animation1 ep.
- 1998His and Her CircumstancesAnimation Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist, Writer6 ep.
- 1997Virus Buster SergeKey Animation3 ep.
- 1995Neon Genesis EvangelionKey Animation1 ep.
- 1988GunbusterKey Animation1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2022THE ANIME STUDIOSelf - Director1 ep.
- 2021Star Wars: VisionsSelf1 ep.
Also known as: 今石 洋之