Shinji Ishihira
Japanese anime director
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Shinji Ishihira (Japanese: 石平信司, Hepburn: Ishihira Shinji) is a Japanese anime director. In 2002, Ishihira was put in charge of directing an anime for the first time with Ichi the Killer: Episode 0. Since then, some of the series he has directed include Fairy Tail and Log Horizon.
Shinji Ishihira | |
|---|---|
石平信司 | |
| Occupation | Anime director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Known for | Fairy Tail, Log Horizon |
Biography
Ishihira started out by doing scenarios for both anime and video games. However, he later decided to focus solely on the former.[1] In 2002, Ishihira was put in charge of directing an anime series for the first time with Ichi the Killer: Episode 0.[2] In 2007, he was put in charge of directing for his first TV series, Tokyo Majin.[3]
In 2009, Ishihira directed the anime adaptation of Fairy Tail, which garnered a positive response from critics. In Southeast Asia, it won Animax Asia's Anime of the Year award in 2010.[4][5] In 2012, the series won the Meilleur Anime Japonais (best Japanese anime) award at the 19th Anime & Manga Grand Prix in Paris, France.[6] In 2021, he directed the anime adaptation of Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy, which has the highest overseas sales record among all Nippon TV anime.[7][8]
Works
TV series
- Tokyo Majin (2007) (director)[3]
- Fairy Tail (2009–2019) (director)[4]
- Log Horizon (2013–2021) (director)[9]
- Super Lovers (2016–2017) (director)[10]
- The Seven Heavenly Virtues (2018) (director)[11]
- Talentless Nana (2020) (director)[12]
- Edens Zero (2021–2023) (chief director)[13]
- Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy (2021–present) (director)[7]
- Sasaki and Miyano (2022) (director)[14]
- Reincarnated as a Sword (2022–present) (director)[15]
- Welcome Home (2024) (director)[16]
- Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest (2024) (chief director)[17]
- Farmagia (2025) (chief director)[18]
- The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (2026) (director)[19]
- Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (and Proud of It)! (2026) (chief director)[20]
Original video animation
- Ichi the Killer: Episode 0 (2002) (director)[2]
- Tenbatsu! Angel Rabbie (2004) (director)[10]
- Air Gear: Break on the Sky (2010–2011) (director)[21]
- Sasaki and Miyano (2022) (director)[22]
Films
- Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation (2023) (director)[23]