Kyōhei Ishiguro (Japanese: イシグロキョウヘイ, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kyōhei; born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese anime director. He…Kyōhei Ishiguro (Japanese: イシグロキョウヘイ, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kyōhei; born April 2, 1980) is a Japanese anime director. He debuted in 2009, and after doing the storyboards for three series, he was given the full directorial role in the anime adaptation of Your Lie in April. After directing other television series, he debuted as a film director with Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop.
Tatsuo Sato (佐藤 竜雄, Satō Tatsuo; July 7, 1964 – April 24, 2026) was a Japanese anime director most famous for Martian…Tatsuo Sato (佐藤 竜雄, Satō Tatsuo; July 7, 1964 – April 24, 2026) was a Japanese anime director most famous for Martian Successor Nadesico. On May 7, 2026, it was announced that Sato died of liver failure on April 24.
Kitarō Kōsaka (高坂 希太郎, Kōsaka Kitarō; born February 28, 1962 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and film…Kitarō Kōsaka (高坂 希太郎, Kōsaka Kitarō; born February 28, 1962 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese animator and film director.
Tensai Okamura (岡村 天斎, Okamura Tensai), born Yutaka Okamura (岡村 豊, Okamura Yutaka) on December 13, 1961, in Fukushima…Tensai Okamura (岡村 天斎, Okamura Tensai), born Yutaka Okamura (岡村 豊, Okamura Yutaka) on December 13, 1961, in Fukushima Prefecture, is a Japanese anime director and animator. Okamura grew up in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. He is a graduate of Waseda University's department of science and engineering. In 1991, he changed his first name to Tensai.
Mutsumi Inomata (いのまたむつみ, born 猪股 睦弥, Inomata Mutsumi; December 23, 1960 – March 10, 2024) was a Japanese illustrator…Mutsumi Inomata (いのまたむつみ, born 猪股 睦弥, Inomata Mutsumi; December 23, 1960 – March 10, 2024) was a Japanese illustrator and animator.
Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist…Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭, Kawajiri Yoshiaki; born November 18, 1950) is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist and animator. A co-founder of the anime studio Madhouse, he is best known as the director of Wicked City, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust.
Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季, Tomino Yoshiyuki; born 富野 喜幸; November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter…Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季, Tomino Yoshiyuki; born 富野 喜幸; November 5, 1941) is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, songwriter and novelist best known for creating the Gundam anime franchise.
Hisayuki Toriumi (鳥海 永行, Toriumi Hisayuki; July 9, 1941 – January 23, 2009), sometimes credited as Eikō Toriumi, was a…Hisayuki Toriumi (鳥海 永行, Toriumi Hisayuki; July 9, 1941 – January 23, 2009), sometimes credited as Eikō Toriumi, was a Japanese animation director, storyboardist, screenwriter, and novelist. He is best known for directing the TV show Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and also credited for his contributions to several other Tatsunoko Production anime series. He is known to Japanese fans for his TV series The Wonderful Adventures of Nils and Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō and to international fans for his work in Area 88, Dallos, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, and Tekkaman: The Space Knight. After leaving Tatsunoko, he also became a prolific novelist from the 1980s onward. His representative work is the Kyūkei no Figurido series, which depicts the adventures and revenge of a man of Murakami Suigun who becomes a battle slave in Europe, where he arrives due to the betrayal of his comrades, set in England and France during the Hundred Years' War and in Japan during the Northern and Southern Courts.