Hideaki Anno

Japanese animator and filmmaker

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2025 Involved with storyboards for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX anime series
2023 Anno made a cameo appearance in the film 'Ichikei's Crow'
2023 Directed Shin Kamen Rider, concluding the Shin trilogy.
2022 Hideaki Anno received the Medal with Purple Ribbon, a prestigious Japanese honor recognizing individuals who have made significant contributions to culture, art, or society.
2022 Anno wrote and served as supervisor, co-editor, co-cinematographer, concept designer, and logo designer for 'Shin Ultraman'.
2022 Directed Shin Ultraman, continuing the Shin trilogy.
2021 Hideaki Anno co-directed 'Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time' with Kazuya Tsurumaki, Katsuchi Nakayama & Mahiro Maeda, serving as director, writer, executive producer, animator, and storyboard artist.
March 2021 Wrote and directed Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, which was launched after being rescheduled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020 Hideaki Anno played the role of Sojiro Kishibeno in the film 'Last Letter'
2019 Anno worked as creative supervisor for Virtual-san Looking.
July 6 2019 Hideaki Anno released the AVANT: 0706 Version of Evangelion the Movie, showcasing the first 15 minutes of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, where he served as director, writer, animator, executive producer, and storyboard artist.
2017 Anno served as executive producer and sound director for The Dragon Dentist.
2016 Directed Shin Godzilla, initiating the Shin trilogy of tokusatsu franchise reboots.
2014 Launched Japan Animator Expo, a series of original net animations, with Studio Khara.
2013 Anno contributed the story concept for the project Ando-Roid.
2013 Voiced the main character Jiro Horikoshi in Hayao Miyazaki's film The Wind Rises.
2012 Worked on storyboards for Space Battleship Yamato 2199 anime series, continuing through 2013
2012 Curated the 'Tokusatsu- Special Effects Museum' exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, featuring tokusatsu film and TV props.

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