Hiroyuki Imaishi Directed Anime Watchlist
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Hiroyuki Imaishi 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 include Gurren Lagann (2007), Panty and Stocking with Garterbelt (2010), Kill la Kill (2013), Promare (2019), and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022).

TV, 2007,
27 eps
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The TV series was produced by Gainax and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.

OVA, 2007,
1 ep
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(Episode 5.5)
The OVA is an special episode 5.5 bundled with the Nintendo DS game based on the TV series.
The OVA is an special episode 5.5 bundled with the Nintendo DS game based on the TV series.

Movie, 2008,
1 ep
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The film is a compilation of the events of the first arc of the series (episodes 1-15) with around 20 minutes of newly animated scenes.

Movie, 2009,
1 ep
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The film focuses on the second half of the series, contributing more new animation than the first film.

Movie, 2004,
1 ep
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The film was produced by Manga Entertainment and Production I.G and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.

TV, 2010,
13 eps
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The TV series was animated by Gainax and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.

Special, 2011,
1 ep
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The OVA is an extra episode consisting of eight shorts.

TV, 2013,
24 eps
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The TV series was created and produced by Trigger. The series is Trigger's first original anime television project, directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima, both of whom had previously worked together on Gurren Lagann in 2007 and would go on to work on Promare in 2019.

Special, 2014,
2 eps
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The OVA is a bonus episode that is included in the DVDs/BluRays of Kill la Kill. It is also referred to as episode 25 of the series.

TV, 2016,
13 eps
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The TV series was created by Hiroyuki Imaishi and produced by Studio Trigger.

ONA, 2019,
1 ep
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A prequel set one day before the events of the Promare film.

ONA, 2019,
1 ep
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A direct continuation of Side:Galo set a day before the film.

Movie, 2019,
1 ep
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The film was co-produced by Trigger and XFLAG. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.

ONA, 2021,
9 eps
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The ONA anthology series is made up of nine short episodes produced by seven Japanese animation studios, each telling its own story set in the Star Wars universe under the supervision of Lucasfilm. Episode 3 ("The Twins") of the series was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi.

ONA, 2022,
10 eps
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The ONA miniseries is based on the video game Cyberpunk 2077 by Polish studio CD Projekt Red. The series was animated by Japanese animation studio Trigger and directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi under the supervision of CD Projekt. The anime serves as a prequel to the game.

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A new anime project based on the series was announced by Trigger at Anime Expo 2022. Hiroyuki Imaishi is returning as series director, along with Hiromi Wakabayashi as script writer and Atsushi Nishigori as character designer. The series is set to premiere in 2025.