Hiroshi Negishi (ねぎしひろし, born June 20, 1960) is a Japanese anime director who got his start at

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' '' GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slu ...

, then join

Tatsunoko Production and often shortened to , is a Japanese animation company. The studio's name has a double meaning in Japanese: "Tatsu's child" (Tatsu is a nickname for Tatsuo) and "sea dragon", the inspiration for its seahorse logo. Tatsunoko's headquarters are i ...

and

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and later became one of the founders of anime studios Zero-G Room (in 1991) and Radix (in 1995). Both studios would merge operations in 2001. In 2011, he founded anime studio

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. He's also the CEO of Saber Project.

Filmography

* ''Ladius'' (1987) * ''

Sonic Soldier Borgman , or simply , is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Nippon TV from April 13 to December 21, 1988. It features a Super Sentai-like three member team that fights an organization known as the GIL Crime Organization, who ori ...

'' (1988) * '' Sonic Soldier Borgman: Last Battle'' (1989) * ''

NG Knight Ramune & 40 is a Japanese anime television series of 1990. It was one of the Lamune group of television shows and OVAs, and the "NG" in the title stands for "new generation". In all there were 3 OVA series (NG Knight Lamune & 40 EX, NG Knight Lamune ...

'' (1990) * '' Judge'' (1991) * ''

Tekkaman Blade is a 1992 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production and Sotsu Agency. The series was directed by Hiroshi Negishi and written by Mayori Sekijima and Satoru Akahori. The story follows an organization called the Spac ...

'' (1992) * '' K.O. Beast'' (1992) * ''

Suikoden Demon Century is a series of role-playing video games created by Yoshitaka Murayama. The games are loosely based on the classical Chinese novel ''Water Margin'', whose title is rendered as in Japanese. Each individual game centers on themes of politics, c ...

'' (1993) * ''Bounty Dog'' (1994) * ''

Tenchi Muyo! is a Japanese anime, light novel and manga franchise. The original series began with a six-episode OVA called created by Masaki Kajishima and directed by Hiroki Hayashi, and released in Japan on September 25, 1992. The series was ...

'' (1995) * ''

Burn-Up W ''Burn-Up W'' is a 1996 anime OVA directed by Hiroshi Negishi. It was soon followed by a series version called '' Burn-Up Excess'', though it occasionally lacks continuity with the series. The OVA consists of four episodes, chronicling Tea ...

'' (1996) * ''

Shadow Skill is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. The series has been adapted into four original video animations released from 1995 to 1996 and an anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired on TV Tokyo in 1998. ...

'' (1996) * '' Tenchi Muyou! in Love'' (1996) * ''

VS Knight Ramune & 40 Fire is a Japanese manga, and anime television series and is the sequel to '' NG Knight Lamune & 40''. The character designer for the series was Tsukasa Kotobuki, noted for ''Saber Marionette''. The show lasted for 26 episodes, and its story foll ...

'' (1996) * '' Master of Mosquiton'' (1996) * '' Saber Marionette J'' (1996) * '' Master of Mosquiton 99'' (1997) * '' Tenchi Muyo Movie 3: Tenchi Forever'' (1999) * ''

Amazing Nurse Nanako is an anime OVA series released in Japan. There were 6 episodes. It was released between July 2000 and January 2001 on 3 DVDs in the United States through Geneon, each containing 2 episodes per volume. The series details the life and histor ...

'' (1999) * '' Baby Felix'' (2000) * ''

Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver is a Japanese mecha anime series produced by Radix and Nihon Ad Systems, in conjunction with toy maker Takara. The series is directed by Hiroshi Negishi and Naoyuki Tatsuwa and written by Mayori Sekijima. It aired on TV Tokyo from April 6, 200 ...

'' (2001) * '' Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san'' (2001) * ''

Divergence Eve is a thirteen episode Japanese anime television series created by Takumi Tsukumo and directed by Hiroshi Negishi, with production by Operation EVE and animation production from Radix Ace Entertainment. The series is a science fiction story s ...

'' (2003) * ''Vie Durant'' (2003) * '' Divergence Eve: Misaki Chronicles'' (2004) * '' Wind: A Breath of Heart'' (2004) * '' Akahori Gedō Hour Rabuge'' (2005) * ''

Cream Lemon is an early hentai series. The first ''Cream Lemon'' OVA was released in August 1984, though ''Cream Lemon'' was not the first hentai OVA. The first was ''Lolita Anime'', released earlier in February 1984. Related to ''Cream Lemon'' ...

New Generation'' (2006) * '' Bakegyamon'' (2006) * '' Paboo & Mojies'' (2012) * ''

Ai Tenchi Muyo! is a Japanese anime series produced by AIC. The series is the 6th installment of the ''Tenchi Muyo!'' franchise and is sponsored by the city of Takahashi, Okayama in order to promote tourism for the city, and several new characters are based ...

'' (2014) * ''

Jewelpet Attack Travel! is a 2022 anime film directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Ashi Productions. It premiered on the internet streaming site Niconico on 14 May 2022. ''Attack Travel!'' is the first anime project in the ''Jewelpet'' franchise (created as a jo ...

'' (2022)

References

External links

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Hiroshi Negishi
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