Hideaki Anno

is a Japanese director, animator, producer, and special skill director.
==Biography==
Anno has been making some amateur works since he was a self-taught student. While studying in the Art Department of Image Planning at Osaka University of Arts, he founded DAICON FILM and produced special effects works such as Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman in 1983.https://gizmodo.com/hideaki-anno-ultraman-fan-film-streaming-japan-1849813788
After dropping out, he entered the animation industry as an animator and participated in the production of works such as Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
In 1987, Anno joined GAINAX due to his production of GAINAX's founding work Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise. He made his debut as an animation director in 1988, consecutively directing Gunbuster and Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. His most famous representative work is Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
Anno left GAINAX in 2006 and founded khara, beginning to produce the animated film series Rebuild of Evangelion (2007-2021). He later released three live-action special effects films, including Shin Godzilla (2016), Shin Ultraman (2022, screenwriter), and Shin Kamen Rider (2023).https://www.khara.co.jp/2019/08/01/01/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25400
==Works==
===Ultraman Series===
*Shin Ultraman - Production, Planning, Screenwriter, etc.
===Participated Works===
*Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman (1983)
*Ultraman: The Adventure Begins - Assistant Art Director, Key Animator
===Others===
*Super Dimension Fortress Macross (1982)
*Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1984)
*Gunbuster (1988)
*Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. (1990-1991)
*Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996)
*The End of Evangelion (1997)
*Kare Kano (1998-1999)
*Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
*Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
*Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2013)
*Shin Godzilla (2016)
*Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
*Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
==Roles==
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2022	Shin Ultraman	Ultraman	Motion capture actorhttps://www.khara.co.jp/2022/04/18/sudw/https://www.itmedia.co.jp/news/articles/2206/30/news142.html
==Gallery==
Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman 1.jpeg|Stills of Hideaki Anno in Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman
Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman 2.jpeg
Hideki Anno Eraser.png|An eraser of Hideaki Anno's appearance in the Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman by Bandai Namco
Hideaki Anno 2019.jpeg|Hideaki Anno participated in the test video of Shin Ultraman as a motion capture actor
==References==
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