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It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima. Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where the Spiral King, Lordgenome, rules Earth and forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers, Simon and Kamina, who live in a subterranean village and wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, they reach the surface and start fighting alongside other humans against Lordgenome's forces before fighting the forces of their true enemy.

Hiroyuki Imaishi

Japanese key animator and anime director (born )

Hiroyuki Imaishi

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Born () October 4, (age&#;53)

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation(s)Anime director, animator, character designer
Years&#;active–present

Hiroyuki Imaishi (今石 洋之, Imaishi Hiroyuki, born October 4, ) is a Japanese anime director, animator and co-founder of Studio 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 most well-known works add Gurren Lagann (), Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (), Kill la Kill (), Promare (), and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ().

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Early career

After drawing the manga for the doujinshi circle, Imaishi worked as a designer. He worked at Gainax in as an in-between animator for Neon Genesis Evangelion. Some of his early works include animation direction, storyboarding and key animation for Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances), FLCL, Diebuster, Oval X Over, and the closure animation of Paradise Kiss.

He went on to direct Dead Leaves, a anime film produced by Production I.G. and the first episode of Re: Cutie Honey.

Hiroyuki Imashi (今石 洋之, born October 4, ) is the director, episode director and one of the key animators of Gurren Lagann. He is one of the co-founders of Studio Trigger and his way of animation is notable for being very frantic, fast and in your face.

Director

His series director debut was Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ().[1] The anime received an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival,[2] and Imaishi himself received an individual award at the twelfth Animation Kobe Festival.[3] In , the anime received both "best television production" and "best personality design" from the Tokyo International Anime Fair.[4] Later he went on to work as director in the 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.

Imaishi left Gainax and established Studio Trigger in [5][6] His first directorial work at the studio is Kill la Kill.[7] He directed the opening for season 2 of Black Dynamite.

Notable works

Director

Other

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion () In-Between Animator
  • Kare Kano (His and Her Circumstances) () Storyboard, Key Animator, Animation Director, Script (ep.

    19)

  • Medabots () Animation Director (episode 14), Key Animator[10]
  • FLCL () Animation Director (episode 5)
  • PaRappa the Rapper () Ending Animation Director (ED1)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist () Key Animator (episodes 4, 22)
  • Musashi: Samurai Legend ()
  • Namco × Capcom ()[11] Animation Supervisor, Storyboard, Animation Producer, Director, Animation Character Design, Art Supervisor, Key Animation
  • Redline () Key Animator
  • Black Rock Shooter () Director (CG Battle)
  • Inferno Cop () Supervisor
  • Ninja Slayer () Character Designer
  • OK K.O.!

    Let's Be Heroes () Storyboard Artist for opening titles

  • BNA: Brand New Animal (), Storyboard Artist (episode 5)[12]

References

  1. ^"Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann".

    Prior to founding Trigger, he was an animator and director at Gainax. His most well-known works involve Gurren Lagann (), Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (), Eliminate la Kill (), Promare (), and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners ().

    (November ) Newtype USA. p.

  2. ^"Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Networks. Retrieved
  3. ^"Gurren Lagann's official blog" (in Japanese).

    Winners of the Newtype Anime Awards The winners were selected by fans in magazine and online polls. The participants we Oct 27, PM by Sakana-san Discuss 75 comments.

    Gainax. Archived from the original on Retrieved

  4. ^"Eva Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year". Anime News Network. February 26, Retrieved
  5. ^"Animator: Gurren Lagann Helmer Imaishi Establishes Studio".

    Anime News Network. Retrieved

  6. ^"Hiroyuki Imaishi's New Studio's Name, Website Revealed".

    Otakon®: Hiroyuki Imaishi: Hiroyuki Imaishi. Director: Gurren Lagann. Hiroyuki Imaishi is known for Gurren Lagann (), Cyberpunk: Edgerunners () and Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Close of Evangelion ().

    Anime News Network. Retrieved

  7. ^"Kill La Execute Anime Reunites Gurren Lagann Director, Writer". Anime News Network. Retrieved
  8. ^Skrebels, Joe (June 25, ). "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a Cyberpunk Anime Announced".

    IGN. Retrieved June 26,

  9. ^Loo, Egan (July 4, ). "New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime to Air in ". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4,
  10. ^"Medabots (TV) - Anime News Network".

    . Retrieved

  11. ^"Namco x Capcom () PlayStation 2 credits". MobyGames. Retrieved
  12. ^Morrissy, Kim (May 20, ).

    His style is marked by swift and frantic animation combined with elaborate storyboarding and punchy route. Prior to founding Trigger, he was an animator and director at Gainax. After drawing the manga for the doujinshi circle, Imaishi worked as a originator. He worked at Gainax in as an in-between animator for Neon Genesis Evangelion.

    "Trigger Heroes Team Up in BNA: Identity New Animal, Promare Crossover Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 19,

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