is a Japanese
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
director of television and film.
Hongo originally worked at
Ajiado as an animator but moved to
Shin-Ei Animation
is a Japanese animation studio owned by TV Asahi and founded in Tokyo in 1965 as A-Production by Daikichirō Kusube, who was previously an animator for Toei Animation. Shin-Ei is known for being the animation studio behind two of the anime tele ...
where he directed ''
Crayon Shin-chan''. He left in 1996 and went on to direct ''
Immortal Grand Prix
refers to two anime series co-produced by Production I.G and Cartoon Network. The first is a "microseries" consisting of five 5-minute episodes, and the second is a 26-episode animated series loosely related to the first.
Koichi Mashimo co- ...
'', ''
Outlaw Star
is a Japanese anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. The series takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe i ...
'', ''
Reideen
''Reideen'' (stylized as ''REIDEEN'') is a Japanese animated television series remake of the 1975 Super Robot anime ''Brave Raideen''. It was produced by Production I.G and directed by Mitsuru Hongo. Which was originally broadcast on the sat ...
'', ''
Shamanic Princess
is a six episode OVA series developed by the Princess Project creative collective and produced by Animate (retailer), Animate Film in association with Triangle Staff starting in June 1996 and continuing over a two-year period. Central Park M ...
'', and ''
The Candidate for Goddess
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The series takes place in the distant future, where human beings live among space colonies and a single, inhabitable planet called Zion. The plot follows Zero Enna and his fe ...
''. He also directed and wrote the screenplay for the feature film ''
Sakura Wars: The Movie''.
Hongo is a native of Tokyo but grew up in
Niigata Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture in the Chūbu region of Honshu of Japan. Niigata Prefecture has a population of 2,227,496 (1 July 2019) and is the List of Japanese prefectures by area, fifth-largest prefecture of Japan by geographic area ...
.
Filmography (as director)
* ''
Ascendance of a Bookworm
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Miya Kazuki and illustrated by You Shiina. It was serialized online from September 2013 to March 2017 on the user-generated novel publishing website Shōsetsuka ni Narō. It was later a ...
''
* ''
Battle Spirits: Shōnen Toppa Bashin''
* ''
Chimpui
is a Japanese manga created by Fujiko F. Fujio in 1985. It tells the story of two cute aliens that come to Earth to find the girl who will marry their prince of planet Mahl and find one in a sixth grade girl named Eri. It was subsequently ad ...
''
* ''
Crayon Shin-chan''
* ''
Deltora Quest''
* ''Gunma-chan''
* ''
Immortal Grand Prix
refers to two anime series co-produced by Production I.G and Cartoon Network. The first is a "microseries" consisting of five 5-minute episodes, and the second is a 26-episode animated series loosely related to the first.
Koichi Mashimo co- ...
''
* ''
Kasumin
is a Japanese anime series produced from 2001 to 2003 by OLM, Inc. Kasumin tells the story of Kasumi Haruno (Misty Springfield), the protagonist, and the family she lives with, the Kasumis (Mistins) who are from a race of creatures called Hen ...
''
* ''
Kyoro-chan
is a fictional bird that serves as a mascot for a Japanese brand of Morinaga chocolate, known as ChocoBall. He first appeared in 1967 in the anime television series ''Uchuu-shonen Soran'' ('' Space Boy Soran''). Kyorochan also replaced the chara ...
''
* ''
Mainichi Kaasan
is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. It was serialized on a weekly basis in the newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017. The ...
''
* ''
Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On''
* ''
Outlaw Star
is a Japanese anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. The series takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe i ...
''
* ''
Pilot Candidate
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The series takes place in the distant future, where human beings live among space colonies and a single, inhabitable planet called Zion. The plot follows Zero Enna and his fell ...
''
* ''
Reideen
''Reideen'' (stylized as ''REIDEEN'') is a Japanese animated television series remake of the 1975 Super Robot anime ''Brave Raideen''. It was produced by Production I.G and directed by Mitsuru Hongo. Which was originally broadcast on the sat ...
''
* ''
Sakura Wars: The Movie''
* ''
Shamanic Princess
is a six episode OVA series developed by the Princess Project creative collective and produced by Animate (retailer), Animate Film in association with Triangle Staff starting in June 1996 and continuing over a two-year period. Central Park M ...
''
* ''
Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu!
is a '' shōjo'' romantic comedy manga by Yumiko Suzuki. It was published by Kodansha in the magazine '' Mimi'' from 1988 to 1992 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted as an anime OVA produced by Ajia-do ...
''
* ''
Spirit of Wonder
''Spirit of Wonder'' is a Japanese anthology manga series written and illustrated by Kenji Tsuruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazines ''Morning'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1986 to 1995. A single-episode origin ...
''
* ''
Tenkai Knights''
* ''
World Trigger
, also known in short form as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. It was initially serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2013 to November 2018, and transferred to ''Jump Square'' in December 2 ...
''
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Anime Style column
1959 births
Anime directors
Japanese film directors
Living people
People from Niigata Prefecture
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