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Hidenori Matsubara (松原 秀典, Matsubara Hidenori, born in November 15, 1965)[1] is a Japanese anime character designer and director.
Hidenori Matsubara | |
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松原 秀典 | |
| Born | November 15, 1965 Nanto, Toyama, Japan |
| Occupation(s) | Character designer, Animator, Illustrator |
| Notable work | Oh My Goddess, Sakura Wars, The Princess and the Pilot, in This Corner of the World |
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 [2] full of lavish patterns instead of solid colors.[3][4]
He provided the character designs for the anime film The Princess and the Pilot[5][6][7] 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,[8][9] Anime Central in 2002 and 2003[10][11] and Anime USA in 2002.[12] and would later return to the U.S. for Otakon and Animazement.[13]
| Year | Series | Crew role | Notes | Source[14] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Oh My Goddess! | Character design, Chief Animation Director | OVA series | [8] |
| 1994 | Metal Fighter Miku | Key Animation | ||
| 1995 | Elementalors | Character design | ||
| 1999 | Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms | Character design | OVA | |
| 2000 | Sakura Wars | Character design | TV series | [15][8] |
| 2000 | Ah! My Goddess: The Movie | Character design, Chief animation director | Film | [8][16] |
| 2001 | Sakura Wars: The Movie | Character design | [17] | |
| 2003 | Sakura Taisen: École de Paris | Character design | OVA | |
| 2004–05 | Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo | Character design | [18] | |
| 2004 | Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris | Character design | OVA | |
| 2005–06 | Ah! My Goddess | Character design | 2 TV series | |
| 2007 | Sakura Wars: New York | Character design | OVA | |
| 2007 | Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone | Animation director | [19] | |
| 2007 | Ah! My Goddess: Fighting Wings | Characters design | 2-part OVA for 20th anniversary | |
| 2009 | Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance | Animation director | [20] | |
| 2010 | King of Thorn | Character design | film | [21] |
| 2011 | The Princess and the Pilot | Character design | film | [22] |
| 2012 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Key animation | [23] | |
| 2013 | Aa Megami-sama Dive! Live! Love! | Character design | 3rd OAD | [24] |
| 2014 | Space Battleship Yamato 2199 | Animation director | ||
| 2016 | In This Corner of the World | Character Design, Chief Animation Director | [25][26] | |
Books
Others
- Hidenori Matsubara Sakura Taisen Collection 2003 art exhibit[29]
- Takaoka City Sightseeing ambassador あみたん娘 (Amitan Musume) - Character Design - 2012 [30][31][32]
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