Hisashi Hirai
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is a Japanese animator, character designer, and manga artist
. He is noted for his work with Sunrise
, having worked in Infinite Ryvius
, s-CRY-ed
, Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny and also Fafner of the Azure
. He was also the lead animator for Linebarrels of Iron
.
Mangaka
is the Japanese word for a comic artist or cartoonist. Outside of Japan, manga usually refers to a Japanese comic book and mangaka refers to the author of the manga, who is usually Japanese...
. He is noted for his work with Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
, having worked in Infinite Ryvius
Infinite Ryvius
is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The series also refers to a manga.The character and mecha designs in RYVIUS were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as character designer for Gundam SEED....
, s-CRY-ed
S-CRY-ed
, also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26 episode Japanese anime TV series, produced by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Yōsuke Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and Animax. The music for the series was composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa...
, Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny and also Fafner of the Azure
Fafner of the Azure
is a 26-episode anime series produced by Xebec. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The anime is subtitled Dead Aggressor...
. He was also the lead animator for Linebarrels of Iron
Linebarrels of Iron
is a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly shōnen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005. It has since been compiled into eleven tankōbon, as of November 20, 2008...
.
Character design
- Dragon SlayerDragon Slayer: The Legend of HeroesDragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes is a role-playing game developed by the Nihon Falcom. It is the sixth game in the Dragon Slayer line of games, and the first in the The Legend of Heroes series....
(1992) (pc game) - Wild 7Wild 7is a Japanese manga series by creator Mikiya Mochizuki that debuted on 1969 on Weekly Shōnen King where it ran until 1979. The creation of the manga had been based on the condition that Japan and other non-communist countries were facing in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of militant student...
Ova (1994) - Jusenshi Gulkeeva (1995)
- The Silent ServiceThe Silent Serviceis a manga series by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was published in Kodansha's Weekly Morning manga magazine from 1988 to 1996 and collected in 32 tankōbon volumes. The series was adapted into an anime TV special and OVA series by Sunrise. The first two episodes of the anime were later spliced together and...
Voyage 2&3 (1997–1998) - Infinite RyviusInfinite Ryviusis a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The series also refers to a manga.The character and mecha designs in RYVIUS were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as character designer for Gundam SEED....
(1999) - Scryed (2001)
- Gundam SEED (2002)
- Fafner of the AzureFafner of the Azureis a 26-episode anime series produced by Xebec. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The anime is subtitled Dead Aggressor...
(2004) - Gundam SEED Destiny (2004)
- Fafner of the AzureFafner of the Azureis a 26-episode anime series produced by Xebec. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The anime is subtitled Dead Aggressor...
Right of Left (2005) - Gin-iro no Olynssis (2006)
- Heroic AgeHeroic Age (anime)is a science fiction anime directed by Toshimasa Suzuki. It is produced by XEBEC and airs on Japanese television networks. The series first aired on April 1, 2007 and ended on September 30, 2007, with 26 episodes....
(2007) - Linebarrels of IronLinebarrels of Ironis a Japanese manga series created by Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi. The series was first serialized in Akita Shoten's monthly shōnen manga magazine, Champion Red, in 2005. It has since been compiled into eleven tankōbon, as of November 20, 2008...
(2008)
In addition design
- Dancougar - Super Beast Machine God (1985, Hirai)
- Future GPX Cyber FormulaFuture GPX Cyber Formulais a 37-episode anime television series by Sunrise . It originally aired in Japan between March 15, 1991 and December 20, 1991. It was then followed by 4 more OVA sequels, making it one of longest running original anime franchises that was not originated from a manga or novel...
(1996) - Stellvia of the UniverseStellvia of the Universe, also known as Stellvia of the Universe, is an anime series set in space. As a prelude to the series, the Earth of year 2167 AD is shown to be devastated by a powerful electromagnetic shockwave. This is caused by a nearby star, Hydrus Beta, 20 light-years away, going supernova. The series itself...
(2003, TCG character original idea) - My-HiMEMy-HiMEis an anime series, created by Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, the series originally premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2005...
(2004, element gun design)