Shouji Saeki

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Shouji Saeki
佐伯 昭志
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Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Director, storyboard artist, writer, animator
Years active 1995–present
Employer Gainax (1995–2015)
Shaft (2017–present)[lower-alpha 1]
Known for

Shouji Saeki (Japanese: 佐伯 昭志 Hepburn: Saeki Shōji?, born December 17, 1971) is a Japanese director, storyboard artist, writer, and animator known for directing and writing several series for studios Gainax and Shaft.

Career

Saeki began working as an in-between animator with Gainax, which was a role that carried on into the series' succeeding films Death & Rebirth and The End of Evangelion.[1][2] In 1998, the 25th episode of Cyber Team in Akihabara marked his first storyboard credit,[3] and the following year marked his episode director debut and scriptwriting debut with Kare Kano,[4][5] where at-the-time fellow Gainax director Hiroyuki Imaishi described that the both of them had "learned our chops."[6] In 2002, Saeki served as assistant director under Hiroyuki Yamaga for the second season of Mahoromatic, Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful, which marked his first work with Shaft.[7] Following Mahoromatic, Saeki made his series directorial debut with the final Gainax/Shaft collaboration series (This Ugly yet Beautiful World (2004)[8] and He Is My Master (2005)[9]). The following years saw Saeki working mainly as a storyboard artist, scriptwriter, and episode director for Shaft and Gainax series, and notably became an essential member of Hiroyuki Imaishi's team on Gurren Lagann. Between 2011 and 2016, Saeki acted as series director for three more projects with Gainax (Wish Upon the Pleiades (2011/2015),[10][11] Medaka Box (2012),[12] and Omoi no Kakera (2015)[13]). Beginning in 2017, due to Gainax's minimal production output, Saeki began providing storyboards as a freelance artist. After providing storyboards for a few of Shaft's series in that time, he was hired as a series director with the studio, where he first directed Assault Lily Bouquet in 2020,[14] and is directing the upcoming Luminous Witches series in 2022.[15]

Works

Director

Television series

Year Title Co-director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Eps. Script. Storyboard art. Episode dir.[lower-alpha 3] Series comp. Ref(s)
2004 This Ugly yet Beautiful World N/A Gainax
Shaft		 12 (#3–4, 11–12) (#1–2, 10, 12; ED) (#1, 12; ED) Yes [8][16][17][18]
[19][20][21]
[22][23]
2005 He Is My Master N/A Gainax
Shaft		 12 (#1–2, 7, 10–12) (#1, 11–12) (#1, 12) Yes [9]
2009 Mahoromatic: I'm Home, Special N/A Gainax 2 No Yes No No [24][25]
2012 Medaka Box N/A Gainax 12 (#1–11) (#1–2, 5, 12; OP) (OP) Yes [12][26][27]
Medaka Box Abnormal N/A Gainax 12 (#1–11) (#10, 12) (#10, 12) Yes [28][29]
2015 Wish Upon the Pleiades N/A Gainax 12 (#1–4, 6, 11–12) (#1–4, 6, 8, 11–12) (#1, 6, 11–12) No [11][30]
2020 Assault Lily Bouquet Hajime Ootani (chief)[lower-alpha 4] Shaft 12 Yes (#1, 3, 7, 12) (#12) Yes [14][31][32][33]
[34]
2022 Luminous Witches N/A Shaft 12 (#1–3) (#1–2, 5; OP) (#1) Yes [15][35]

ONAs

Year Title Co-director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Eps. Script. Storyboard art. Episode dir.[lower-alpha 3] Ref(s)
2011 Wish Upon the Pleiades N/A Gainax 4 Yes Yes Yes [10]
2015 Omoi no Kakera N/A Gainax 1 Yes Yes Yes [13]
2020 Luminous Witches N/A Shaft 1 Yes No No [36]
2021–2022 Assault Lily Fruits N/A Shaft 13 No (#1) TBA [37]

Other works

Note: Some of Saeki's series directorial works appear here due to his involvement as something other than an episode/unit director, storyboard artist, series composer, or scriptwriter, in which case his name will be highlighted in the "Director(s)" column.

Television series

Year Title Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Role(s) Ref(s)
1998 Cyber Team in Akihabara Yoshitaka Fujimoto Ashi Productions Storyboard artist (#25) [3]
Lupin III: Tokyo Crisis Toshiya Shinohara TMS Entertainment Key animator [38]
Battle Athletes Victory Katsuhito Akiyama AIC Key animator (#23) [39]
1998–1999 Kare Kano Hideaki Anno
Hiroki Sato (#16–26)		 Gainax Key animator (#1)
Storyboard artist (#1, 4, 6, 8, 24)
Episode director (#8, 24)
Scriptwriter (#24)		 [40][41][4][5]
1999 Medabots Tensai Okamura Bee Train Production Storyboard artist (#5) [42]
Dai-Guard Seiji Mizushima Xebec Storyboard artist (#7) [43]
Cardcaptor Sakura Morio Asaka Madhouse Episode director (#54) [44]
2001 Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden Hiroyuki Yamaga Gainax
Shaft		 Episode director (#1, 4, 12)
Storyboard artist (#1, 4, 6, 9, 12)
Key animator (#4, 12)
Scriptwriter (#4, 6, 9, 12)		 [45][46][47][48]
2002–2003 Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful Hiroyuki Yamaga Gainax
Shaft		 Assistant director
Scriptwriter (#1, 8)
Episode director (#1, 11)
Key animator (#1, 11)
Storyboard artist (#1–2, 5, 7, 10–11)		 [7][49][50]
[51][52]
2004 Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase Akiyuki Shinbo (chief) Shaft Key animator (#11) [53]
2005 Pani Poni Dash! Akiyuki Shinbo
Shin Oonuma (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#12)
Key animator (#26)		 [54][55]
Sugar Sugar Rune Yukihiro Matsushita Pierrot Storyboard artist (#20)
Episode director (#20)		 [56]
He Is My Master Shouji Saeki Gainax
Shaft		 Key animator (#12) [57]
2007 Hidamari Sketch Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Ryouki Kamitsubo (chief)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#3) [58]
Prism Ark Masami Ōbari Frontline Key animator (#9) [59]
Gurren Lagann Hiroyuki Imaishi Gainax Episode director (#2, 21)
Storyboard artist (#2, 5, 23, 25)
Scriptwriter (#5, 10-11)
Key animator (#21)
2nd key animator (#27)
Unit director (OP; ED)		 [60][61][62][63]
[64][65][66]
2008 (Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto (chief)		 Shaft Key animator (#11)
Storyboard artist (#11, 13)
Episode director (#11, 13)		 [67][68][69]
Psychic Squad Keiichiro Kawaguchi SynergySP 2nd key animator (#37) [70]
Strike Witches Kazuhiro Takamura Gonzo Episode director (#2)
Storyboard artist (#2, 6, 9)
Scriptwriter (#2, 6, 9)		 [71][72][73]
Michiko & Hatchin Sayo Yamamoto Manglobe Key animator (#8) [74]
Corpse Princess: Aka Masahiko Murata Gainax
feel.		 Unit director (OP)
Episode director (#8, 12)
Storyboard artist (#12)
Key animator (#12)		 [75][76][77][78]
2009 Corpse Princess: Kuro Masahiko Murata Gainax
feel.		 Key animator (#6) [79]
Mahoromatic: I'm Home, Special Shouji Saeki Gainax Key animator [80]
2010 Hanamaru Kindergarten Seiji Mizushima Gainax Storyboard artist (#7)
Episode director (#7)
Scriptwriter (#7)		 [81]
2011 The Mystic Archives of Dantalian Yutaka Uemura Gainax Storyboard artist (#7) [82]
2017–2018 March Comes In like a Lion 2nd Season Akiyuki Shinbo
Kenjirou Okada (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#5, 10, 13, 15–16, 19, 21) [83]
2018 Fate/Extra: Last Encore Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#6–7) [84]
Forest of Piano Gaku Nakatani
Ryūtarō Suzuki (series)		 Gaina Storyboard artist (#6) [85]
Revue Starlight Tomohiro Furukawa Kinema Citrus Storyboard artist (#6, 11) [86]
2020 Assault Lily Bouquet Shouji Saeki
Hajime Ootani		 Shaft Key animator (#12) [87]

OVAs

Year Title Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Role(s) Ref(s)
1997 Agent Aika Katsuhiko Nishijima Studio Fantasia In-between animator (#1) [88]
2000–2001 FLCL Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax
Production I.G		 In-between animator (#3)
Storyboard artist (#3)
Episode director (#3, 5)
Key animator (#5–6)		 [89][90][91][92]

Films

Year Title Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Role(s) Ref(s)
1997 Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth Hideaki Anno (chief)
Masayuki
Kazuya Tsurumaki		 Gainax
Tatsunoko (#1)
Production I.G (#2)		 In-between animator [1]
The End of Evangelion Hideaki Anno (chief)
Kazuya Tsurukami		 Gainax
Production I.G		 In-between animator [2]
2006 Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Kazuya Tsurumaki Gainax 2nd key animator [93]

Notes

  1. ↑ Although Saeki never formerly worked for Shaft, a majority of his output during this time period was with the studio.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Directors credited for all works as Director (監督 Kantoku?) unless noted otherwise.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The terms "unit director" and "episode director" are synonymous.
  4. ↑ Credited as Chief Director (チーフ演出 Chīfu Enshutsu?).

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