Mahiro Maeda

Mahiro Maeda (前田 真宏 Maeda Mahiro) born March 14, 1963 is one of the most prominent Japanese anime creators working today, having worked as director, character designer, and animator for many of Japan's top series. Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies called him "one of the most imaginative visualists in anime". He also worked on Concept Art and Design for Mad Max: Fury Road (2015), which won six Academy Awards. He has been one of the top contributors at the anime studio GONZO for many years, having directed Blue Submarine No. 6, Final Fantasy: Unlimited and Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. His design work ranges from 2 of the "Angels" in Neon Genesis Evangelion to production and mechanical design for such series as Magic User's Club (魔法使いTai! Mahō Tsukai Tai!), The Vision of Escaflowne and Last Exile. He was also the designer of the invaders in Gatekeepers 21. His earlier years were spent mostly at the famed Studio Ghibli, where he helped animate classics such as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, and Porco Rosso. Maeda is also one of the select Japanese directors to actively collaborate with the international film media on various projects. He provided key animation for the animation sequence in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1. His directorial work has also been featured in such exclusive package films as The Animatrix (segment: "The Second Renaissance Parts I and II"), Genius Party Beyond (segment: "Gala"), and Ani*Kuri15 (segment: "Princess Onmitsu"). He has also visited the American Anime Expo convention in 2000 and 2003.

Works

7.3

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

High-school student Amate Yuzuriha lives peacefully in a space colony floating in outer space. But when she meets a war refugee named Nyaan, Amate is drawn into the illegal mobile suit dueling sport known as Clan Battle. Theatrical compilation of the first few episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.

Release Date: 2025-01-17

Department: Art

Job: Storyboard Artist

Vote Count: 12

Kaiju No. 8
8.6

Kaiju No. 8

In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka's promise to join Mina and protect humanity.

Release Date: 2024-04-13

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Creature Design

Episode Count: 12

Vote Count: 519

7.7

Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~

"Shin Kamen Rider" is the first live-action film directed by Hideaki Anno since "Shin Godzilla" seven years ago. In the 52-year history of the "Masked Rider" series, this is the first time that cameras have been on the production site for an extended period of time. Please take a look at the two years of the creators taking on the challenge of creating an unprecedented heroic action film.

Release Date: 2023-03-31

Character: Self

Vote Count: 3

6.0

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug

A TV special which contained the first 23 minutes of "Shin Kamen Rider" footage and was broadcasted on MBS in order to promote the movie.

Release Date: 2023-03-28

Department: Art

Job: Art Designer

Vote Count: 2

6.9

Shin Kamen Rider

A man forced to bear power and stripped of humanity. A woman skeptical of happiness. Takeshi Hongo, an Augmentation made by SHOCKER, and Ruriko Midorikawa, a rebel of the organization, escape while fighting off assassins. What’s justice? What’s evil? Will this violence end? Despite his power, Hongo tries to remain human. Along with freedom, Ruriko has regained a heart. What paths will they choose?

Release Date: 2023-03-17

Department: Art

Job: Conceptual Design

Vote Count: 284

6.7

EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)

120 minutes before "EVANGELION:3.0 YOU CAN (NOT) REDO."

Release Date: 2023-03-08

Department: Writing

Job: Comic Book

Vote Count: 6

3.9

SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode

Yuuta Hibiki wakes up in the room of Rikka Takarada and notices two things: he has no memories, and he can hear a mysterious voice calling his name from a nearby room. On further inspection, he finds a robot—which introduces itself as Hyper Agent Gridman—behind the screen of an old computer. Much to Yuuta's surprise, Rikka cannot hear Gridman, nor can she see the ominous monsters looming over a thick fog as it envelopes the town outside. Another giant monster materializes in the city and proceeds to wreak havoc. Amidst the confusion, Yuuta is once again drawn to the old computer and merges with Gridman. Suddenly, he appears in the middle of the battle and is forced to fight the monster. Together with Rikka and fellow classmate Shou Utsumi, Yuuta forms the "Gridman Alliance" to defeat the monsters plaguing the city and find whoever is responsible for their emergence.

Release Date: 2023-01-20

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Creature Design

Vote Count: 4

7.3

Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation

Anime, live action and music by cutting-edge artist Eve — all woven together into this dreamlike sonic experience inspired by the story of Adam and Eve.

Release Date: 2022-03-15

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 30

8.2

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.

Release Date: 2021-03-08

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 848

SSSS.GRIDMAN
7.3

SSSS.GRIDMAN

Tsuburaya Pro, Takara, and Trigger joint venture and direct sequel to the 1993 tokusatsu series "Denkou Choujin Gridman". Yuta Hibiki can’t remember who he is, and now he’s seeing and hearing things that others don’t! A voice from an old computer tells him to remember his calling, and he sees a massive, unmoving creature in the distance. Nothing’s making sense—until the behemoth springs to life! Suddenly, Yuta is pulled into a computer, reappearing in reality as the colossal hero—Gridman!

Release Date: 2018-10-07

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Creature Design

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 84

5.5

A Good Child's History Anime: The Giant Turnip (Inc.)

Short animation made to celebrate Studio Khara’s 10th anniversary.

Release Date: 2016-11-23

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 5

7.2

Shin Godzilla

When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weakness and its mysterious ties to a foreign superpower. But time is not on their side - the greatest catastrophe to ever befall the world is about to evolve right before their very eyes.

Release Date: 2016-07-29

Department: Writing

Job: Storyboard

Vote Count: 1376

5.5

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes

The Sky Pirate Fam and Millia (the princess who Fam rescued as her Turan Kingdom faced devastation) wage a battle against the Ades Federation that reduced Turan to ashes, and aim to establish a revived Turan Kingdom.

Release Date: 2016-02-06

Department: Writing

Job: Original Story

Vote Count: 2

6.0

Anno-san and Our Reckless Challenge: Japan Animator Expo

A documentary about Hideaki Anno's project, Japan Animator Expo.

Release Date: 2015-11-08

Vote Count: 1

One-Punch Man
8.4

One-Punch Man

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he's become so strong that he's practically invincible. In fact, he's too strong — even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?

Release Date: 2015-10-05

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3712

6.0

Hammerhead

A bad man becomes a superhero and goes on a rampage.

Release Date: 2015-07-25

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 1

7.6

Mad Max: Fury Road

An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order.

Release Date: 2015-05-13

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation

Vote Count: 23071

5.5

Kanón

Based on the novel “Adam Stvořitel” by Karel Čapek: angry at the world for its imperfections, Adam destroys everything except himself. God, as punishment, lets Adam rebuild the world to his whim and will.

Release Date: 2015-03-13

Department: Art

Job: Storyboard Artist

Vote Count: 2

6.5

20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed

The strange adventure of a woman that shrinks to the size of a cockroach.

Release Date: 2014-12-12

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 11

Japan Animator Expo
7.1

Japan Animator Expo

The short film series "Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition" presented by Studio Khara and Dwango Original projects, spin-off projects, promotional films, Music PV, and VJ Films etc... Various omnibus animations produced with love and energy, regardless of any genres. The digital distribution anime series bring opportunities for project development, R&D, human resources development, and free production under limited period and budget, to explore the possibilities of future film production.

Release Date: 2014-11-07

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 7

Rage of Bahamut
7.8

Rage of Bahamut

Two thousand years ago, the black-and-silver-winged dragon, Bahamut, terrorized the magical land of Mistarcia. The humans, god, and demons that inhabited the land united forces against the fiend and sealed its power into a key which was split in two, one half protected by gods and the other protected by demons. Now, Mistarcia is a peaceful realm – until a human woman steals the god’s half of the key. Based on the immensely popular digital card game, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis is an exciting blend of action and fantasy.

Release Date: 2014-10-06

Department: Art

Job: Storyboard Artist

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 131

Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film

The short features previously unseen Evangelion storyboard art. Evangelion director Hideaki Anno supervised the "petit film," and Mahiro Maeda directed and storyboarded it. Shiro Sagisu provided the music, and voice actress Megumi Hayashibara narrates the Japanese version of the English lyrics. Sagisu made a few comments about the video on his website and posted the Japanese version of the lyrics. According to Sagisu, when they were finishing work on Q, Anno told him this would be the last time they used the F2 (Next Episode) theme, which made Sagisu want to make a extended version of it. He says the video actually contains four versions of the song: An unreleased version by the London Studio Orchestra (at the start), the Takahashi version from Xpressions, the version from Piano Forte #1, and Hayashibara's narrated version.

Release Date: 2013-11-23

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~
7.7

Ando Lloyd ~A.I. knows LOVE ?~

Reiji Matsushimais a genius physicist. He realizes that he and his fiancé Asahi Ando will be killed a theory that he advanced. One day, in the year 2013, Reiji dies in a airplane explosion & crash. He was a handsome and world-famous professor who studied wormhole theories. It is a mystery whether his research on wormhole theory caused his death or not.

Release Date: 2013-10-13

Department: Writing

Job: Original Story

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 10

Kill la Kill
8.2

Kill la Kill

Honnouji Academy is forcefully ruled by the iron-fisted control of its student council and its president, Satsuki Kiryuin. Transfer student, Ryuko Matoi, arrives on campus carrying a giant sword, that is actually half of a scissor. She is looking for the woman who holds the other half of her sword who killed her father. It is said that Satsuki Kiryuin knows the identity of the killer but when Ryuko confronts her she is beaten by the student council and their powerful "Goku Uniforms" whom she cannot match in strength. However, once Ryuko receives her own "Kamui" by the name of Senketsu, the odds are lifted in her favor.

Release Date: 2013-10-04

Department: Art

Job: Storyboard Artist

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 478

7.2

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.

Release Date: 2012-11-17

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 844

6.6

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo

The short focuses on the God Warrior from Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind (1984). Super-powered bio-weapons in ceramic armor begin attacking Tokyo, annihilating human civilization.

Release Date: 2012-07-10

Department: Crew

Job: Special Effects

Vote Count: 47

7.8

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Under constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari Illustrous and the intense Asuka Langley Shikinami. Meanwhile, Gendo Ikari and SEELE proceed with a secret project that involves both Rei and Shinji.

Release Date: 2009-06-26

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 900

6.2

Genius Party Beyond

Five stories, five maestros, five styles and one common denominator: maximum creativity. Studio 4°C, the coolest label on the planet, invites us for the second time to an exclusive reunion of a talents with a group film, full of freedom and ingenuity, that goes from Mahiro Maeda's classic anime, to Kazuto Nakazawa's intricate urban sketches, Shinya Ohira's bedlam of color and Tatsuyuki Tanaka's animated cyberpunk. And as if that wasn't enough, Koji Morimoto, the studio big boss, is charge of putting the icing on the cake with fantafabulous piece of abstract poetry that would make a VJ die of ecstasy. The party of the year.

Release Date: 2008-10-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 47

Genius Party Beyond
7.0

Genius Party Beyond

Five stories, five maestros, five styles and one common denominator: maximum creativity. Studio 4°C, the coolest label on the planet, invites us for the second time to an exclusive reunion of a talents with a group film, full of freedom and ingenuity, that goes from Mahiro Maeda’s classic anime, to Kazuto Nakazawa’s intricate urban sketches, Shinya Ohira’s bedlam of color and Tatsuyuki Tanaka’s animated cyberpunk. And as if that wasn’t enough, Koji Morimoto, the studio big boss, is charge of putting the icing on the cake with fantafabulous piece of abstract poetry that would make a VJ die of ecstasy. The party of the year.

Release Date: 2008-10-11

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 1

6.4

Good Morning

15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".

Release Date: 2008-06-07

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 37

Gala

Depicted in a mostly playful manner, a gagaku-fantasy as never ever seen before!

Release Date: 2008-02-15

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Ani*Kuri15
5.7

Ani*Kuri15

Ani-Kuri 15 is a series of fifteen 1-minute shorts that aired on the Japanese TV station, NHK between May 2007 and 2008. Intended as companion pieces to the AniKuri program and as filler between regularly scheduled programs, the shorts were broadcast in three seasons of 5 episodes. Each short was directed by a different director and the episodes were collected and uploaded to the official AniKuri15 website in 2008.

Release Date: 2007-05-07

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 36

6.3

Brave Story

Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where one can go and get the Goddess of Fortune to grant one wish! When tragedy strikes Wataru's family he decides to open the door for himself.

Release Date: 2006-05-22

Department: Art

Job: Storyboard Artist

Vote Count: 68

6.9

Origin: Spirits of the Past

It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary.

Release Date: 2006-01-07

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Mechanical Designer

Vote Count: 231

Gankutsuou
7.4

Gankutsuou

In an elegant future Paris, a Count returns to wreak havoc on those that betrayed him.

Release Date: 2004-10-06

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 24

Vote Count: 38

8.0

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.

Release Date: 2003-10-10

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation

Vote Count: 17841

Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime

A short documentary on Japanese animation featured on the DVD for The Animatrix (2003).

Release Date: 2003-06-03

Character: Self

The Animatrix
8.6

The Animatrix

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines.

Release Date: 2003-06-03

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 7

7.2

The Animatrix

Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

Release Date: 2003-05-09

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 1622

7.5

The Second Renaissance Part II

The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.

Release Date: 2003-05-05

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 171

Last Exile
7.2

Last Exile

A richly romantic action-adventure fantasy, set in a world where retro-futuristic vehicles permeate the skies. Against this lavish background are the lives of young and heroic van ship sky porters - Claus and Lavie - who are forced to take on the mission to deliver a mysterious girl, Alvis, to the battle ship Silvana. Before they know it, they become entangled in an aerial adventure between two countries gripped in an eternal war of magnificent air battleships.

Release Date: 2003-04-07

Department: Art

Job: Production Design

Episode Count: 26

Vote Count: 57

7.4

The Second Renaissance Part I

Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.

Release Date: 2003-02-04

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Vote Count: 173

Gate Keepers 21
10.0

Gate Keepers 21

It has been thirty two years since the Invaders have been defeated, and A.E.G.I.S is dismantled, with only a few Gate Keepers left. One of them, Ayane Isuzu learns that Machine General and Devil Count are back and they must save the Earth once more.

Release Date: 2002-04-24

Department: Writing

Job: Storyboard

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Final Fantasy: Unlimited
6.7

Final Fantasy: Unlimited

Twins Ai and Yu Hayakawa decide to set forth in search of their parents and the mysterious dimension they studied.

Release Date: 2001-10-02

Department: Art

Job: Storyboard Artist

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 18

VanDread
6.0

VanDread

Hibiki Tokai, a male third-class laborer from Taraak, ends up stuck on a battleship after a botched attempt at stealing a robot. When female pirates capture the Taraakian Vanguard, things don't look like they could get any worse.

Release Date: 2000-10-03

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 19

7.4

Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris

With the Gyaos re-emerging, Gamera's ties to humanity have been severed with his bond to Asagi broken. Nagamine and Asagi investigate while an orphaned girl named Ayana discovers a new creature she names Iris. Nagamine and Asagi must reach Ayana before she takes her revenge on Gamera, who she blames for the death of her family.

Release Date: 1999-03-06

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Creature Design

Vote Count: 123

Blue Submarine No. 6
6.0

Blue Submarine No. 6

The once famous and well respected scientist Zorndyke has bred a new genre of living being, one that thrives on the oceans and lives to destroy humans. Zorndyke believes it is time that the humans were relieved of their rule of the earth. It is up to Blue Submarine No. 6 and the rest of the Blue fleet to put an end to Zorndyke's madness and creations.

Release Date: 1998-10-25

Department: Directing

Job: Series Director

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 36

8.3

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

Release Date: 1997-07-19

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 1676

7.6

Gamera 2: Attack of Legion

A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.

Release Date: 1996-07-12

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Creature Design

Vote Count: 116

6.4

Gunsmith Cats

Rally Vincent and Minnie May Hopkins are just a pair of gun shop owners who do a bit of bounty hunting to make ends meet when a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms agent comes to them. Using the threat of arresting them for their lack of a retail license for their merchandise and the resulting unpaid taxes, he forces them to agree to cooperate in a sting to break a gun running ring. They have an initial success, but that brings new problems as the ring's leader brings in a merciless assassin to eliminate these new enemies. It will take all their skill, allies and some luck to come out this crisis alive.

Release Date: 1995-11-01

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation

Vote Count: 31

7.8

Porco Rosso

In Italy in the 1930s, sky pirates in biplanes terrorize wealthy cruise ships as they sail the Adriatic Sea. The only pilot brave enough to stop the scourge is the mysterious Porco Rosso, a former World War I flying ace who was somehow turned into a pig during the war. As he prepares to battle the pirate crew's American ace, Porco Rosso enlists the help of spunky girl mechanic Fio Piccolo and his longtime friend Madame Gina.

Release Date: 1992-07-18

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 3410

Moonlight Pierce

Because of a mysterious earring, Yumemi, a young japanese student, becomes involved in a mysterious story. She must go to Germany, where she learns that the spirit of an evil prince is haunting her earring...

Release Date: 1991-12-14

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Doomed Megalopolis
5.1

Doomed Megalopolis

A spiritual battle is being waged within the capital of Tokyo during the turn of the 20th century. In 1908, Japan is undergoing an enormous process of industrial renovation due the influence of radical western ideals. Technology and politics shift the country's emphasis more and more away from the traditions of the past, with Tokyo being the main center of this radical movement. At the same time, Yasumasa Hirai, an Onmyoji of the Tsuchimikado Family, has been called from Kyoto to Tokyo in order to participate in a secret meeting concerning plans to turn Tokyo into the most commercial and blessed city in all of Japan. Opposing Hirai is Yasunori Kato, an evil Onmyoji whose only desire is the complete destruction of Tokyo. Yasumasa Hirai and Kato Yasunori meet and fight for the future of Tokyo and the Japanese Empire.

Release Date: 1991-09-27

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 10

Route 20: Galactic Airport

A pilot film for an unmade Gainax anime that was planned to follow their first movie, Royal Space Force: Wings of Honneamise. However, Wings of Honneamise failed at the box office and with the recent collapse of the Japanese asset price bubble, no company was willing to fund it.

Release Date: 1991-08-28

Department: Directing

Job: Director

7.4

Only Yesterday

In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self.

Release Date: 1991-07-20

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 1142

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III

The third and final specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.

Release Date: 1991-06-21

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
7.5

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis.

Release Date: 1990-04-13

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 80

Gunbuster
7.7

Gunbuster

In the near future, humanity has taken its first steps towards journeying into the far reaches of the galaxy. Upon doing so they discover a huge race of insectoid aliens known as "Space Monsters." These aliens seem dedicated to the eradication of mankind as they near closer and closer to discovering Earth. In response, humanity develops giant fighting robots piloted by hand-picked youth from around the world. Shortly after the discovery of the aliens, Noriko Takaya, the daughter of a famous deceased space captain, enters a training school despite her questionable talents as a pilot. There, she meets her polar opposite, the beautiful and talented Kazumi Amano, and is unexpectedly made to work together with her as they attempt to overcome the trauma of war as well as their own emotions.

Release Date: 1988-10-07

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 82

6.1

The Tale of Genji

Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an unobtainable object of desire: his father's young and beautiful bride. Following the tragic consequences of his obsession, Genji wanders from one affair to another, always seeking some sort of completion to his life.

Release Date: 1987-12-19

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 17

5.1

Battle Royale High School

When the school Karate club's star fighter quits and decides to go pro, he unwittingly fulfills an ancient interdimensional prophecy and becomes demon king of his dimension. Soon his high school becomes a battleground for demon slaying samurai, interplanetary law enforcement, and even his own traitorous demon minions. Well animated fight scenes ensue.

Release Date: 1987-12-10

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 16

Lemon Angel
5.2

Lemon Angel

An idol trio are thrown into various bizarre situations.

Release Date: 1987-10-02

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 4

6.6

Robot Carnival

An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

Release Date: 1987-07-21

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation

Vote Count: 72

6.9

Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise

On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their world’s first spaceflight program. For astronaut candidate Shirotsugh Lhadatt, it’s a personal odyssey as he grows from an aimless young man into a leader willing to put everything on the line in order to move the human race forward and away from the brink of Armageddon.

Release Date: 1987-03-14

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 132

8.0

Castle in the Sky

A young boy and a girl with a magic crystal must race against pirates and foreign agents in a search for a legendary floating castle.

Release Date: 1986-08-02

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 4336

6.0

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Pilot

Short pilot film from year 1985 for the Royal Space Force movie that came out two years later.

Release Date: 1985-04-01

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 1

6.4

Birth: A War of Two Worlds

Aqualoid was a prosperous planet, but an attack from a mysterious life force, the Inorganics, transforms it into a post-apocalyptic shell of its former self. When Nam finds a mysterious sword, he is suddenly the object of a planet-wide chase. With the Inorganics closing in, will Nam and his friends discover the secret of the sword and save their world? Or will they destroy Aqualoid in favor of a new Birth?

Release Date: 1984-09-05

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Animation

Vote Count: 13

Cream Lemon
7.3

Cream Lemon

A collection of short stories, ranging from soap opera (the Ami series) to fantasy (Rall series) to horror (Cream Lemon Dark) to parody (Pop Chaser). It does deal with a lot of heavy perversions ranging from S&M, male rape (by a bunch of females, that is), bondage, torture, yuri (lesbian love) and incest.

Release Date: 1984-08-11

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3

7.7

DAICON IV Opening Animation

A girl is visited by two men from a space ship. They give her water she needs for her daicon (radish). On her journey to deliver the water, she crosses paths with iconic characters from comic books, live-action films, literature and animation.

Release Date: 1983-08-20

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 30

7.2

DAICON III Opening Animation

A short anime film that was produced for the 1981 Daicon III Nihon SF Taikai convention.

Release Date: 1981-08-22

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Key Animation

Vote Count: 14

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