is a Japanese

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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 ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Biography

Ishihira started out by doing scenarios for both

and

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s. However, he later decided to focus solely on the former. In 2002, Ishihira was put in charge of directing an anime series for the first time with '' Ichi the Killer: Episode 0''. In 2007, he was put in charge of directing for his first TV series, ''

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''. In 2009, Ishihira directed the anime adaptation of ''

'', which garnered a positive response from critics. In Southeast Asia, it won

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's Anime of the Year award in 2010. In 2012, the series won the Meilleur Anime Japonais (best Japanese anime) award at the 19th Anime & Manga Grand Prix in Paris, France. In 2021, he directed the anime adaptation of '' Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy'', which has the highest overseas sales record among all

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anime.

Works

TV series

* ''

'' (2007) (director) * ''

'' (2009–2019) (director) * ''

'' (2013–2021) (director) * '' Super Lovers'' (2016–2017) (director) * '' The Seven Heavenly Virtues'' (2018) (director) * ''

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'' (2020) (director) * ''

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'' (2021–present) (chief director) * '' Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy'' (2021–present) (director) * '' Sasaki and Miyano'' (2022) (director) *''

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'' (2022) (director)

Original video animation

* '' Ichi the Killer: Episode 0'' (2002) (director) * '' Tenbatsu! Angel Rabbie'' (2004) (director) * '' Air Gear: Break on the Sky'' (2010–2011) (director) * '' Sasaki and Miyano'' (2022) (director)

Films

* '' Sasaki and Miyano: Sotsugyō-hen'' (2023) (director)

References

External links

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