Hidenori Matsubara (æ ¾åŽŸ 秀典, Matsubara Hidenori, born in
November 15, 1965) is a Japanese anime character designer and
director.In 1988, Matsubara joined Gainax. In 1996, after finishing
the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, he left Gainax and worked as a
freelancer for various TV series and OVAs. He was the character
designer and animation director on the 1995 OVA series Oh My Goddess!
which had five episodes, and then its feature film Oh My Goddess! The
Movie in 2000. He would then reprise his role as character designer
for the 2005 TV series which ran for 2 seasons. He did the character
design for the Sakura Wars anime television series in 2000, and for
its various OVA location-based sequels including Paris and New York.
In 2003, he provided the character design for the anime television
series Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, where he was noted for
his art style full of lavish patterns instead of solid colors.He
provided the character designs for the anime film The Princess and the
Pilot In 2006, Hideaki Anno and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto asked Matsubara to
join Khara and he has been working there since then. He visited Anime
Expo in 2001 and 2002, Anime Central in 2002 and 2003 and Anime USA in
2002. and would later return to the U.S. for Otakon and Animazement.
November 15, 1965) is a Japanese anime character designer and
director.In 1988, Matsubara joined Gainax. In 1996, after finishing
the Neon Genesis Evangelion series, he left Gainax and worked as a
freelancer for various TV series and OVAs. He was the character
designer and animation director on the 1995 OVA series Oh My Goddess!
which had five episodes, and then its feature film Oh My Goddess! The
Movie in 2000. He would then reprise his role as character designer
for the 2005 TV series which ran for 2 seasons. He did the character
design for the Sakura Wars anime television series in 2000, and for
its various OVA location-based sequels including Paris and New York.
In 2003, he provided the character design for the anime television
series Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo, where he was noted for
his art style full of lavish patterns instead of solid colors.He
provided the character designs for the anime film The Princess and the
Pilot In 2006, Hideaki Anno and Yoshiyuki Sadamoto asked Matsubara to
join Khara and he has been working there since then. He visited Anime
Expo in 2001 and 2002, Anime Central in 2002 and 2003 and Anime USA in
2002. and would later return to the U.S. for Otakon and Animazement.
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