Hiroshi Hamasaki
Visual Effects
Hiroshi Hamasaki (浜崎 博嗣, Hiroshi Hamasaki, born December 30, 1959) is an animator, character designer, and anime director from Fukuoka, Japan. After finishing high school, he joined the training program of Tatsunoko Production, where he began his career as an animator. His early work included animation duties on Gatchaman II and several other series from the early 1980s. By the mid‑1980s he had moved into higher‑level roles such as animation director and character designer on titles like Alpen Rose and Outlanders. He later left Tatsunoko and worked mainly with Madhouse, contributing animation to many of the studio's productions. From the 1990s onward he expanded into storyboarding and direction. His directorial debut came in 2003 with Texhnolyze, followed by directing or supervising roles on Paranoia Agent, BECK, Shigurui, Steins;Gate, Terra Formars, Orange, and Blade of the Immortal. Throughout his career he has alternated between animation, storyboarding, and directing across TV, film, and OVA projects, establishing himself as a versatile figure in the anime industry.
Known for
Visual Effects36
tvMarch Comes In Like a Lion
2016
Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation
tvOrange
2016
Key Animation
tvSpace Dandy
2014
Key Animation
tvSteins;Gate
2011
Key Animation
movieTrigun: Badlands Rumble
2010
Key Animation
movieRedline
2009
Key Animation
movieHighlander: The Search for Vengeance
2007
Key Animation
tvParanoia Agent
2004
Key Animation
movieProgram
2003
Key Animation
tvTexhnolyze
2003
Key Animation
moviePatlabor WXIII the Movie
2002
Key Animation
movieMetropolis
2001
Key Animation
movieVampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
2001
Animation Director
tvBlue Submarine No. 6
1998
Key Animation
movieSpriggan
1998
Key Animation
moviePerfect Blue
1998
Key Animation
movieX: The Movie
1996
Key Animation
tvBirdy the Mighty
1996
Key Animation, Animation Director
movieBio Hunter
1995
Animation Director, Character Designer
movieDarkside Blues
1994
Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer
tvBakuen Campus Guardress
1994
Key Animation
movieNinja Scroll
1993
Key Animation
movieKawaguchi Kaiji's 9 Love Stories
1993
Animation Director
movieNineteen 19
1990
Key Animation
tvCyber City Oedo 808
1990
Character Designer
tvThe Enemy's the Pirates!
1990
Animation Director
tvYawara!
1989
Key Animation, Animation Director
movieBride of Deimos
1988
Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Designer
movieJunk Boy
1987
Character Designer
tvJunk Boy
1987
Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation
movieWicked City
1987
Key Animation
movieOutlanders
1986
Animation Director, Character Designer
tvThe Legend of Stars
1986
Opening/Ending Animation
movieMacross: Do You Remember Love?
1984
Key Animation
Directing19
tvBlade of the Immortal
2019
Director
movieOrange: Future
2016
Director
tvOrange
2016
Series Director
tvTerra Formars
2014
Director
tvTerra Formars: Bugs-2
2014
Series Director
tvBlade and Soul
2014
Director
tvSpace Dandy
2014
Director
tvSteins;Gate
2011
Director
tvShigurui: Death Frenzy
2007
Series Director
tvBeck: Mongolian Chop Squad
2004
Director
tvParanoia Agent
2004
Director
tvTexhnolyze
2003
Director
Art14
tvHell's Paradise
2023
Storyboard Artist
tvBlade of the Immortal
2019
Storyboard Artist
tvMarch Comes In Like a Lion
2016
Storyboard Artist
tvOrange
2016
Storyboard Artist
tvSpace Dandy
2014
Storyboard Artist
movieIron Man: Rise of Technovore
2013
Storyboard Artist
tvAttack on Titan
2013
Storyboard Artist
tvSteins;Gate
2011
Storyboard Artist
tvThe Tatami Galaxy
2010
Storyboard Artist
tvClaymore
2007
Storyboard Artist
tvBeck: Mongolian Chop Squad
2004
Storyboard Artist
tvParanoia Agent
2004
Storyboard Artist
tvTexhnolyze
2003
Storyboard Artist
movieHisashi Eguchi's It Will All Work Out!
1990
Storyboard Artist
Acting1
Creator1
tvTerra Formars
2014
Creator