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Also known as Anno Hideaki

Japanese animator, film director, businessman

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Hideaki Anno is a Japanese film director, animator, actor, and screenwriter born on May 22, 1960, in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. He began his professional work period in 1982 and has been employed by Gainax and Khara. Anno is the spouse of Moyoco Anno and resides in Tama. He is an agnostic and speaks Japanese as his native language.

His notable works include Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gunbuster, Rebuild of Evangelion, and Shin Godzilla. Anno has received the Nihon SF Taisho Award, the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year, and the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. He was also nominated for the Japan Academy Prize for Animation of the Year. His artistic influences include Hayao Miyazaki, Eiji Tsuburaya, Gerry Anderson, and Daijirō Morohoshi. He studied at Osaka University of Arts.

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Directing · Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan

Hideaki Anno (born May 22, 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of superflatism and postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional…

Known for

  • THE ORIGIN OF ULTRAMAN — Self2026
  • Ichikei's Crow The Movie — Judge2023
  • Documentary "Shin Kamen Rider" ~Behind the Scenes of the Hero Action Challenge~ — Self2023
  • Shin Ultraman — Ultraman (Motion Capture)2022
  • Hideaki Anno: The Final Challenge of Evangelion — Self2021
  • Hideaki ANNO and Hitoshi MATSUMOTO fireside chat — Self2021
  • Last Letter — Yuri's Husband2020
  • 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki — Self2019
  • The Brand New Legend of the Stardust Brothers2018
  • Shin Godzilla — Bus Driver2016

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Japan
Active from
1960

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Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明, Anno Hideaki), born May 22, 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan, is a Japanese animation and film director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. His style has come to be defined by the touches of superflatism and postmodernism that he injects into his work, as well as the thorough portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions, often through unconventional sequences incorporating psychoanalysis and emotional deconstruction of these ch

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Key facts

Born
( 1960-05-22 ) May 22, 1960 (age 66) , Ube, Yamaguchi , Japan
Occupations
Animator film and television director screenwriter producer actor voice actor
Years active
1981–present
Spouse
Moyoko Anno ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2002 ) ​
Website
khara .co .jp /hideakianno /

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Ube
Occupation
lyricist
Employer
Khara
Languages spoken
Japanese
Native language
Japanese
Religion
agnosticism
Notable work
Shin Godzilla
Image
Godzilla Resurgence World Premiere Red Carpet- Anno Hideaki (28526527191).jpg
Residence
Tama
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date of birth
1960-05-22
influenced by
Gerry Anderson
Commons category
Hideaki Anno
name in native language
庵野秀明
start of work period
1982-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

Hideaki Anno (Japanese: 庵野 秀明, Hepburn: Anno Hideaki; born May 22, 1960) is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, actor, producer, and voice actor. 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 began his career while attending Osaka University of Arts as an animator for the anime series The Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982–1983), and produced the Daicon III and IV Opening Animations. He did not gain recognition until the release of his work on Hayao Miyazaki's 1984 film Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Anno went on to become one of the co-founders of Gainax in December 1984. He worked as an animation director for their first feature-length film, Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise (1987), and ultimately became Gainax's premiere anime director, leading the majority of the studio's projects, including Gunbuster (1988) and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990–1991).

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