History Creator / HideakiAnno

* ''Anime/GunBuster''
* ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''
* ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances''
* ''Anime/ReCutieHoney''

* ''Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth''
* ''The End of Evangelion''

** On the animation side of things, his earliest known project was ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''. He also animated select scenes in ''{{Anme/Megazone 23}}'', the ''Manga/GiantRobo'' OVA and the entire opening sequence to ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvQSl3Kske0 Madox 01]]''. He was also the lead animator of the Giant Warriors scene in [[Manga/NausicaaoftheValleyoftheWind Nausicaä]] (which were the inspiration for the Evas).

** Focus on sci-fi technology, using {{Technobabble}} and [[TechnologyPorn close-up shots]] (The opening sequence of ''Madox 01'', ''Gunbuster'', ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'', ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'').

On March 26, 2002, Anno married manga artist Creator/MoyocoAnno, [[note]]No relation; her family name is written as 安野, not 庵野[[/note]] who wrote a short manga about him starting in 2009.

** Anno is a self-admitted fan of the Gerry Anderson series ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' and ''Series/{{UFO}}'', which he has pointed to as the reason why he in particular likes {{Elaborate Underground Base}}s and the FighterLaunchingSequence. He has also stated that by extension he is in general fond of British action serials from the 60's and 70's, something which can be seen more subtly reflected in some character designs (particularly their taste in fashion) and vehicle designs in the projects he has worked on.

On March 26, 2002, Anno married manga artist Creator/MoyocoAnno, who wrote a short manga about him starting in 2009.

** A clear influence from Creator/YoshiyukiTomino's {{Mecha Show}}s ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' can also been seen in his works. Especially in ''Evangelion'' ([[spoiler:which even has a pretty brutal (seeming) KillEmAll ending]]).
** Anno is also a big fan of World War II history, considering most of the Evangelion characters are named after ships in the Imperial Japanese Navy or nautical terms ("Ikari" meaning "anchor" and so on). Again, this comes as no surprise as another of Anno's influences is Creator/LeijiMatsumoto (Famous for ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', another anime involving a World War II battleship, and [[spoiler:another KillEmAll ending]]).

* PromotedFanboy: He has always been a big fan of Tokusatsu and Kaiju films. Then he got to direct Toho's 2016 Godzilla movie, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. He also wrote and produced the upcoming ''Film/ShinUltraman'' and is writing and directing ''[[Film/ShinKamenRider2023 Shin Kamen Rider]]''.

Hideaki Anno (庵野 秀明[[labelnote:Romaji]]''anno hideaki''[[/labelnote]]) (born May 22, 1960) is a Japanese animator and actor who is one of the seven co-founders of Creator/StudioGainax. He is also the man behind the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' franchise, and he was rather famously involved in a dispute over the anime adaptation of ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'' with the author of the manga, Masami Tsuda. Born in Ube, Anno made a name for himself working as an animator on ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' -- thanks to recognition from since-then friend, {{mentor}}, and collaborator Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[note]]In case you noticed anything in ''Nausicaa'' that could have possibly influenced ''Evangelion'', yes, he did animate the scene with the Giant Warrior[[/note]]. His most high-profile work prior to ''Evangelion'' was for ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' as well as his directorial debut, ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}''. Since the 1998 release of ''Love & Pop'', Anno has also directed several live-action films, including an adaptation of popular 1970s anime ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' and Toho's 2016 Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. [[HeAlsoDid In addition]], he also designed the intro sequence for ‘’Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199’’.

Hideaki Anno (庵野 秀明[[labelnote:Romaji]]''anno hideaki''[[/labelnote]]) (born May 22, 1960) is a Japanese animator and actor who is one of the seven co-founders of Creator/StudioGainax. He is also the man behind the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' franchise, and he was rather famously involved in a dispute over the anime adaptation of ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'' with the author of the manga, Masami Tsuda. Born in Ube, Anno made a name for himself working as an animator on ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' -- thanks to recognition from since-then friend, {{mentor}}, and collaborator Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[note]]In case you noticed anything in ''Nausicaa'' that could have possibly influenced ''Evangelion'', yes, he did animate the scene with the Giant Warrior[[/note]]. His most high-profile work prior to ''Evangelion'' was for ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' as well as his directorial debut, ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}''. Since the 1998 release of ''Love & Pop'', Anno has also directed several live-action films, including an adaptation of popular 1970s anime ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' and Toho's 2016 Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. [[HeAlsoDid In addition]], he also designed the intro sequence for Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199.

* ProductionPosse: He frequently works together with fellow animators Creator/KazuyaTsurumaki, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto and Masayuki. He's also worked with Shinji Higuchi and Shiro Sagisu on ''Evangelion'' and ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. Actors who have frequently worked with Anno include Creator/NorikoHidaka, Creator/MariaKawamura, Creator/MegumiOgata, Creator/KotonoMitsuishi, Creator/YukoMiyamura, Creator/MegumiHayashibara and Mayumi Shintani.

* PromotedFanboy: He has always been a big fan of Tokusatsu and Kaiju films. Then he got to direct Toho's 2016 Godzilla movie, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''.
** In addition, he wrote and produced the upcoming ''Film/ShinUltraman'' and is writing and directing ''[[Film/ShinKamenRider2023 Shin Kamen Rider]]''.

* RagsToRiches: Before helping to found Gainax, Anno was an out-of-work animator and college washout. Then he and some peers made two opening videos for an Osaka sci-fi convention called DAICON, with [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KUsRbMUpEU the opening video for DAICON IV]] proving popular enough to get them noticed in the industry. Anno, himself, would go on to work with Topcraft on ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' (whose staff included many future members of Creator/StudioGhibli, including none other than Hayao Miyazaki himself) before founding Gainax and becoming a household name among anime fans.

!!Examples pertaining to Hideaki Anno's works include:

** Anno is also a big fan of World War II history, considering most of the Evangelion characters are named after ships in the Imperial Japanese Navy or nautical terms ("Ikari" meaning "anchor" and so on). Again, this comes as no surprise as another of Anno's influences is LeijiMatsumoto (Famous for ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato'', another anime involving a World War II battleship, and [[spoiler:another KillEmAll ending]]).

'''Hideaki Anno''' (庵野 秀明[[labelnote:Romaji]]''anno hideaki''[[/labelnote]]) (born May 22, 1960) is a Japanese animator and actor who is one of the seven co-founders of Creator/StudioGainax. He is also the man behind the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' franchise, and he was rather famously involved in a dispute over the anime adaptation of ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'' with the author of the manga, Masami Tsuda. Born in Ube, Anno made a name for himself working as an animator on ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' -- thanks to recognition from since-then friend, {{mentor}}, and collaborator Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[note]]In case you noticed anything in ''Nausicaa'' that could have possibly influenced ''Evangelion'', yes, he did animate the scene with the Giant Warrior[[/note]]. His most high-profile work prior to ''Evangelion'' was for ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' as well as his directorial debut, ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}''. Since the 1998 release of ''Love & Pop'', Anno has also directed several live-action films, including an adaptation of popular 1970s anime ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' and Toho's 2016 Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. [[HeAlsoDid In addition]], he also designed the intro sequence for Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199.

He starred in the 2013 Creator/HayaoMiyazaki film ''Anime/TheWindRises'' as the voice of the male lead.

'''Hideaki Anno''' (庵野 秀明[[labelnote:Romaji]]''anno hideaki''[[/labelnote]]) (born May 22, 1960) is a Japanese animator and actor who is one of the seven co-founders of Creator/StudioGainax. He is also the man behind the ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' franchise, and he was rather famously involved in a dispute over the anime adaptation of ''Manga/KareKano'' with the author of the manga, Masami Tsuda. Born in Ube, Anno made a name for himself working as an animator on ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' -- thanks to recognition from since-then friend, {{mentor}}, and collaborator Creator/HayaoMiyazaki [[note]]In case you noticed anything in ''Nausicaa'' that could have possibly influenced ''Evangelion'', yes, he did animate the scene with the Giant Warrior[[/note]]. His most high-profile work prior to ''Evangelion'' was for ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'' as well as his directorial debut, ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}''. Since the 1998 release of ''Love & Pop'', Anno has also directed several live-action films, including an adaptation of popular 1970s anime ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' and Toho's 2016 Franchise/{{Godzilla}} film, ''Film/ShinGodzilla''. [[HeAlsoDid In addition]], he also designed the intro sequence for Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199.

** For starters, he made a ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' live-action film, and an adaptation of ''Manga/KareKano'' that was much DenserAndWackier than the original manga.

** He usually collaborates with Shiro Sagisu (''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater'', ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Manga/KareKano'', ''Film/ShinGodzilla'') or with artists who produce soundtracks with the same effect, with a lot of quiet piano music and existing Western art music for introspective dramatic scenes (''Love & Pop'', ''Shiki-Jitsu'').

* AmbiguousDisorder: Anno is said to be very socially awkward in real-life, and there are rumors that it's because he has Asperger's syndrome.

** For starters, he made a ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' live-action film, and an adaptation of ''Manga/KareKano''.

** He is also a huge fan of classic {{kaiju}} and {{toku}}satsu series such as ''Series/{{Ultraman}}'' and ''Franchise/KamenRider'' for their use of practical effects, costumes, and stunt work; indeed one of his first ever film projects was an ''Ultraman'' fan-film made for school with himself playing the titular character.

For other Japanese creators with a penchant for [[DarkerAndEdgier dark]] and [[DownerEnding sobering]] plots, see Creator/GenUrobuchi and Creator/LynnOkamoto

** Anno is a self-admitted fan of the Gerry Anderson series ''Series/{{Thunderbirds}}'' and ''Series/{{UFO}}'', which he has pointed to as the reason why he in particular likes {{Elaborate Underground Base}}s and the FighterLaunchingSequence. He has also stated that by extension he is in general fond of British action serials from the 60's, something which can be seen more subtly reflected in some character designs (particularly their taste in fashion) and vehicle designs in the projects he has worked on.

* AuthorTract[=/=]ContemplateOurNavels

!!Hideaki Anno and his works provide examples of: