Hisashi Hirai

Quick Facts

Intro

Japanese manga artist

Places

Japan

Animator Comics artist Illustrator

Work field

Arts Creativity Film, TV, Stage & Radio Humor

Gender

Male

Birth

27 May 1959 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Tokyo, Japan

Star sign

Gemini People who share this birthday

Age

65 years

The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Hisashi Hirai (平井久司, Hirai Hisashi, born on May 27, 1959) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and manga artist. He is noted for his work with Sunrise, having worked on Infinite Ryvius, s-CRY-ed, Gundam SEED, Gundam SEED Destiny and Fafner of the Azure. He was also the lead animator for Linebarrels of Iron.

Works

Anime

Year	Series	Crew role	Notes
1985	Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God	Design
1992	Dragon Slayer	Character Design, Animation Director (Nakamura Pro)	Also SNES version
1995	Wild Knights Gulkeeva	Character Design, Animation Director (Nakamura Pro), Art design, Animation (OP; ED; DN)
1995	The Silent Service	Design, animation
1999	Infinite Ryvius	Character Design, Animation Director (OP), ED Illustrations, Key Animation (episodes 14, 20, 26)
2001	s-CRY-ed	Character Design, Character Animation Director (episodes 1, 16, 26), Chief Character Animation Director, Key Animation (episode 26), Mechanical animation Director (episode 11), Opening/Ending Animation Director
2002	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED	Character designer
2004	My-HiME	Element gun design
2004	Fafner in the Azure	Character Design, Key Animation (OP/ED; episode 25)
2002	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny	Character designer
2006	Gin'iro no Olynssis	Character Design
2007	Heroic Age	Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP; ED)
2008	Linebarrels of Iron	Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP; episode 1)
2010	Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth	Character Design, Character Supervision, Key Animation	feature film
2013	Majestic Prince	Character Design, Animation Director (OP 1-2; ED2; episode 1), Key Animation (OP1; ED1)	Nominated–Character design, 3rd Newtype Anime Awards
2015	Fafner in the Azure: Exodus	Character Design, Animation Director (character; OP; ED), Animation (ED for episode 9), Assistant Animation Director (character; episode 1), Key Animation (episodes 2-5, 9), Photo Key Animation (episode 11)