is a Japanese

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director and animator. After joining an animation school at the request of a friend, Hayashi began working in the anime industry with ''

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'' in 2001 and later got his first role as director in 2012. Some series he has directed include '' Garo: The Animation'', '' Kakegurui'', ''

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'', and '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season''.

Biography

After graduating from high school, Hayashi did not have any specific career in mind to pursue. However, he was convinced by a friend to join an animation school run by

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. He later worked on his first series with in-between and key animation for ''

'' in 2001. In 2012, he directed his first series with ''Pes: Peace Eco Smile'', a series of

shorts produced by

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to promote

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. He was later offered by Masao Maruyama to direct '' Garo: The Animation'' at MAPPA, which he accepted. Shortly after completing work on ''Garo: The Animation'', Hayashi was approached by

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CEO Manabu Otsuka, to direct '' Kakegurui'', to which Hayashi agreed. Hayashi later directed ''

'', which was nominated for anime of the year and best fantasy at the 2021

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. Beginning in 2020, Hayashi directed '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season'', which was nominated for anime of the year and best action at the 2022 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Hayashi himself was also nominated for best director.

Works

TV series

* ''

'' (2001) (in-between and key animation) * '' Sōten Kōro'' (2009) (character designer) * '' Garo: The Animation'' (2014–2015) (director) * '' Kakegurui'' (2017–2019) (director) * ''

'' (2020) (director) * '' Attack on Titan: The Final Season'' (2020–present) (director)

Films

* '' Batman: Gotham Knight'' (2008) (key animation) * ''

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'' (2009) (mechanical designs) * ''

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'' (2010) (art director) * '' 009 Re:Cyborg'' (2012) (storyboards) * '' Psycho-Pass: The Movie'' (2015) (storyboards) * '' Garo: Divine Flame'' (2016) (director)

Web series

* ''Pes: Peace Eco Smile'' (2012) (director) * ''

Kakegurui Twin is a Japanese manga series written by Homura Kawamoto and illustrated by Kei Saiki. It is both a spin-off and a prequel to '' Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'', which is written by Kawamoto and illustrated by Tōru Naomura. It has been s ...

'' (2022) (chief director)

References

External links

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