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For three years now, I have published something special on every July 21st, “Kanada Day” as I call it, the anniversary of the death of legendary animator Yoshinori Kanada. Since I arrived in Japan last October, I’ve thought of doing something special this year: perhaps meet people who knew Yoshinori Kanada, interview them and obtain … Continue reading Remembering Yoshinori Kanada – Makiko Kanada & Masatsune Noguchi interview
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Birth is an infamous name in Yoshinori Kanada’s career: often considered to be one of the animator’s most personal projects, it is also criticized for its confusing plot and believed to have been both a critical and commercial failure. Kanada himself recognized these faults, and Birth’s failure no doubt represented a turning point in his career. However, there is something about Birth that most fans today fail to realize: that is Kanada’s actual level of involvement in the project. Indeed, Birth i
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Works Directed by Imaishi:
WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK HE IS?!?!?
Hiroyuki Imaishi (born October 4, 1971) is an Anime director and animator, and co-founder of Studio TRIGGER, also well-known for his work at Studio Gainax.
Imaishi began his animation career in 1995, working on the iconic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion as a key animator. He continued to work on other Gainax works such as FLCL and DieBuster in various animation roles. The first two anime he worked on as a director were the Production I.G film Dead Leaves and the first episode of the Re: Cutie Honey OVA.
Imaishi's debut as a series director was the 2007 Gainax anime Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, released to critical acclaim. He also directed the 2010 anime Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, months before leaving Gainax. In August of 2011, he co-founded Studio Trigger and made his studio debut as director in Kill la Kill, released in 2013.
Imaishi is famous for his fast-paced ac
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by Chris Perkins.
Despite being founded as recently as 2011, Studio Trigger’s modest filmography comprises some of the most talked-about anime of recent years. And a lot of the kredit has to go to the studio’s co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi.
Imaishi’s early career fryst vatten intimately tied up with the latter-day success of Gainax. He got started when he worked as an in-betweener and key animator on crucial episodes of 1995’s Neon Genesis Evangelion. Over the next few years, he continued to work at the studio as key animator, storyboarder and screenwriter. 1998’s His and Her Circumstances (aka KareKano) saw Imaishi graduate to Animation Director for the first time. It was on Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno’s rom-com that Imaishi first began to man a name for han själv , with stylistic flourishes that would mark out his career. Imaishi probably contributed more to KareKano than anybody outside the directors, racking up an impressive eight credits on the production in one episode.
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