This is a list of notable anime directors. Romanized names are written in Western order (given names before family names), whereas kanji names are written in Japanese order (family names before given names).
Individuals
editA
edit- Masashi Ando (安藤 雅司)[1]
- Hideaki Anno (庵野 秀明)[2]
- Ei Aoki (あおき えい)[3]
- Morio Asaka (浅香 守生)
D
edit- Osamu Dezaki (出﨑 統)[4]
H
edit- Keiichi Hara (原 恵一)
- Mamoru Hosoda (細田 守)[5]
I
edit- Kunihiko Ikuhara (幾原 邦彦)[6]
- Tomoyuki Itamura (板村 智幸)
- Atsuko Ishizuka (いしずかあつこ)
K
edit- Sunao Katabuchi (片渕 須直)
- Yoshiaki Kawajiri (川尻 善昭)[7]
- Shōji Kawamori (河森 正治)[8]
- Osamu Kobayashi (小林 治)[9]
- Satoshi Kon (今 敏)[10]
M
edit- Kōichi Mashimo (真下 耕一)[11]
- Tsutomu Mizushima (水島 努)
- Hayao Miyazaki (宮崎 駿)[12]
- Takeshi Mori (もりたけし)[13]
N
edit- Shingo Natsume (夏目真悟)[14]
O
edit- Mari Okada (岡田 麿里)[15]
- Shinichi Omata (小俣 真一)
- Shin Oonuma (大沼 心)
- Mamoru Oshii (押井 守)[16]
- Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋)[17]
R
editS
edit- Junichi Sato (佐藤 順一)[19]
- Akiyuki Shinbo (新房 昭之)[20]
- Makoto Shinkai (新津 誠)
T
edit- Isao Takahata (高畑 勲)[21]
- Yoshiyuki Tomino (富野 由悠季)
U
edit- Hiroko Utsumi (内海紘子)
Y
edit- Naoko Yamada (山田 尚子)[22]
- Masaaki Yuasa (湯浅 政明)
See also
editReferences
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- ^ "Personal Biography - 庵野秀明公式web". khara.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Ei Aoki, Otaro Maijo Work on ID: INVADED Original Anime Project". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Longtime anime director Osamu Dezaki dead at 67" Archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today. forum.bcdb.com, April 18, 2011
- ^ Blair, Gavin J. (November 1, 2016). "Anime Director Mamoru Hosoda on Drawing by Hand and the Industry Post-Hayao Miyazaki (Q&A)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
- ^ "Interview: Kunihiko Ikuhara". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Sakuracon-2012 Yoshiaki Kawajiri Q&A". Anime News Network. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ^ Barder, Ollie (December 10, 2015). "Shoji Kawamori, The Creator Hollywood Copies But Never Credits". Forbes. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ "Kunio Okawara, Osamu Kobayashi, More Win TAAF's Lifetime Achievement Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ Sevakis, Justin (August 21, 2008). "Interview: Satoshi Kon". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2008.
- ^ Wong, Amos (March 2005). "Inside Bee Train". Newtype USA. Vol. 4, no. 3. pp. 8–15. ISSN 1541-4817.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu. "Hayao Miyazaki Named Person of Cultural Merit by Japanese Government". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "もりたけしに訊け (Mori Takeshi ni Kike)" [Ask Takeshi Mori] (in Japanese). Anime Web Insider Tornado Base. Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ Loo, Egan (April 28, 2021). "One-Punch Man Helmer Shingo Natsume, Madhouse Reunite for Sci-Fi Survival Anime Sonny Boy". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "ANIME NEWS: Mari Okada wins Kobe Animation Award - AJW by the Asahi Shimbun". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 2013-01-13. Retrieved 13 January 2013
- ^ "Midnight Eye interview: Mamorou Oshii". Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 19 September 2008.
- ^ "Katsuhiro Otomo On Creating 'Akira' And Designing The Coolest Bike In All Of Manga And Anime". Forbes. 2017-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
- ^ "Rintaro in Chicago". Anime News Network. 2004-01-26. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
- ^ "Junichi Sato Reflects on Making Anime With Women, For Girls". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ^ "Interview: Akiyuki Shinbo (WEB Anime Style 2/14/2005) Part 1". Wave Motion Cannon. Translated by Morissy, Kim. October 30, 2016.
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (7 April 2018). "Isao Takahata, Leader in Japanese Animation, Dies at 82". The New York Times. p. B7. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 2, 2021). "Science SARU Reveals The Heike Story TV Anime by Naoko Yamada". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 2, 2021.