Hirokazu Hisayuki

Hirokazu Hisayuki (久行 宏和, Hisayuki Hirokazu) is a Japanese character designer and animation director for Sunrise. His major works include the Queen's Blade game series (which was later made into an anime adaptation), the My-Hime and My-Otome series, and numerous titles from the Brave mecha series.

Hirokazu Hisayuki
久行 宏和
Born	(1967-01-31) January 31, 1967 (age 57) Tokuyama, Yamaguchi, Japan
Occupation(s)	Character designer, animation director
Notable work	Brave, Queen's Blade, My-Hime, My-Otome

Filmography

Year	Series	Crew role	Notes	Source[1]
1990	Brave Exkaiser
1991	The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird	Animation Director (Nakamura Pro; ep 47), Key Animation (Nakamura Pro; eps 24, 29, 47–48)
1992	The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn	Animation Director (Mecha; Nakamura Pro; Nakamura Pro; eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 25, 29, 34, 39), Key Animation (Nakamura Pro; eps 5, 10, 16, 21, 25, 29, 34)
1993	The Brave Express Might Gaine	Animation Director (Nakamura Pro; eps 3, 9, 14, 25, 31, 36, 41, 47), Key Animation (Nakamura Pro; eps 9, 14, 19, 25, 31, 36, 41, 47)
1994	Brave Police J-Decker	Animation Director (Nakamura Pro; Nakamura Pro & Chara; eps 5, 10, 15, 21, 27, 31, 37, 42, 47), Guest Character Design (eps 14–15, 21, 31, 37, 42), Key Animation (Nakamura Pro; eps 5, 10, 15, 21, 23, 27, 31, 37, 42, 47), Opening Animation
1996	Future GPX Cyber Formula Saga	Character Design, Chief Animation Director		[2][3]
1998	Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN	Character Design, Chief Animation Director		[3]
2000	Gear Fighter Dendoh	Character Design		[4]
2001	Crush Gear Turbo	Animation director		[4]
2004	My-HiME	Character Design, Animation Director		[4]
2005	My-Otome	Character Design, Animation Director		[5]
2006	My-Otome Zwei	Character Design, Animation Director		[6]
2008	My-Otome 0~S.ifr~	Director, Character Design		[5][7]
2010	Armored Trooper Votoms: Case Irvine	Character Design, Animation Director, Mechanical design		[2]
2012	Battle Spirits: Sword Eyes	Storyboard director

Video games

Year	Series	Crew role	Notes	Source[1]
1998	Brave Saga	Character design
2008	Soulcalibur IV	Character design for Kamikirimusi		[8]
2015	Xuccess Heaven	Animation Director, Character designer		[9]

Other works

• Queen's Blade game books – Character design^[10]
• Queen's Blade Perfect Visual Collection (art book) – Character art (contributor)^[11]

References

1. "アニメ屋日記‾御案内". dendoh.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
2. "Votoms Case;Irvine, Finder, Koei Futatabi Anime Revealed (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
3. "新世紀GPX サイバーフォーミュラ". vap.co.jp. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
4. Clements & McCarthy 2014
5. "Bandai Ent. Adds My-Otome 0~S.ifr~, Sora Kake Girl (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
6. "My-Otome 0~S.ifr Prequel Video Project Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
7. "My-Otome O ~S.ifr~" Newtype USA 6 (12) 16. December 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
8. "My-Hime's Hisayuki Also Draws for Soul Calibur IV". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
9. "Xuccess Heaven Project Announced as Smartphone RPG". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
10. "Queen's Blade Fantasy Game Books Get TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
11. "Queen's Blade - PenguinRandomHouse.com". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

Book references

• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2012). The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917. Stone Bridge Press. 867. ISBN 9781611725155.
• Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200. ISBN 9781611729092.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Hirokazu Hisayuki at Anime News Network's encyclopedia