Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno
庵野秀明
Anno at the premiere of Shin Godzilla in July 2016
Born (1960-05-22) May 22, 1960 (age 64)
Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupations
  • Animator
  • film and television director
  • screenwriter
  • actor
  • producer
Years active1981–present
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(m. 2002)​
Websitekhara.co.jp/hideakianno/
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Hideaki Anno (Japanese: 庵野 秀明, Hepburn: Anno Hideaki, born May 22, 1960)[1] is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor.[1] His most celebrated creation, the Evangelion franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture. Anno's style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions.

Anno's other directorial works include Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (1983), Gunbuster (1988), Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990), Kare Kano (1998), Love & Pop (1998), Shiki-Jitsu (2000), Cutie Honey (2004), Re: Cutie Honey (2004), Rebuild of Evangelion (2007–2021), and Shin Godzilla (2016),[2] with the latter film marking the beginning of the Shin trilogy of tokusatsu franchise reboots, followed by Shin Ultraman (2022) and Shin Kamen Rider (2023).[3] Several of Anno's anime have won the Animage Anime Grand Prix award, including Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water in 1990, Neon Genesis Evangelion in 1995 and 1996, and The End of Evangelion in 1997.

  1. ^ a b "Personal Biography - 庵野秀明公式web". khara.co.jp. Archived from the original on 14 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ^ Frater, Patrick (March 31, 2015). "Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi to Direct 'Godzilla 2016′". Variety. Archived from the original on September 24, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
  3. ^ Ashcraft, Brian (2021-09-30). "First Look At Hideaki Anno's Kamen Rider". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2021-10-01.