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Hiroshi Koujina

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Biography

Hiroshi Koujina (神志那 弘志, Kōjina Hiroshi; born June 4, 1963) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director. He is the representative director of Studio Live and a member of the Japanese Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He was born in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture. He joined Studio Live in 1982. After working as the company's chief animator, he became the company's president in 2011. His hobby is horse racing.

Known For

Hunter x Hunter
8.7

Gon, a young boy who lives on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter like his father, who left when Gon was still young.

Hunter x Hunter

2011
Fighting Spirit
8.6

Makunouchi Ippo is an ordinary high school student in Japan. Since he spends most of his time away from school helping his mother run the family business, he doesn't get to enjoy his younger years like most teenagers. Always a target for bullying at school (the family fishing business grants him a distinct odor), Ippo's life is one of hardship. One of these after-school bullying sessions turns Ippo's life around for the better, as he is saved by a boxer named Takamura. He decides to follow in Takamura's footsteps and train to become a boxer, giving his life direction and purpose. Ippo's path to perfecting his pugilistic prowess is just beginning...

Fighting Spirit

2000
Cowboy Bebop
8.5

In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a rising crime rate, the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) set up a legalized contract system, in which registered bounty hunters, also referred to as "Cowboys", chase criminals and bring them in alive in return for a reward.

Cowboy Bebop

1998
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
8.4

Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion

2006
PLUTO
7.8

When the world's seven most advanced robots and their human allies are murdered one by one, Inspector Gesicht soon discovers that he's also in danger.

PLUTO

2023
Tada Never Falls in Love
7.5

Mitsuyoshi Tada, a boy who has never known love, is taking pictures of the cherry blossoms in full bloom when he meets Teresa Wagner, a transfer student from Luxembourg. Upon arriving in Japan, she got lost, separated from her travel companion. Mitsuyoshi helps her and brings her to his grandfather's coffee shop.

Tada Never Falls in Love

2018
Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day
8.2

Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.

Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day

2011
Ushio and Tora
8.0

When he stumbles upon Tora, a demon who's been impaled by a spear, young Ushio frees the beast and demands his help in fighting other agents of evil.

Ushio and Tora

2015
The Vision of Escaflowne
8.1

High school student Hitomi is transported from Earth to the magical world of Gaea, where she meets boy prince Van Fanel, and is caught up in his quest to unite the countries of Gaea against the ominous Zaibach empire. On the way, she discovers an hidden ability and strives to unravel layers of mystery surrounding Van, his past, and the giant machine known as Escaflowne.

The Vision of Escaflowne

1996
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
7.9

After learning heretical teachings about the Earth and the Sun, a child prodigy searches for his master's hidden research while evading the Inquisition.

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

2024
The Vampire Dies in No Time
7.3

In Shin-Yokohama, humans engage in a long, drawn out battle against vampires. Amongst them, the last "true vampire" stands... Will he be a bringer of peace, or destruction?

The Vampire Dies in No Time

2021
Ramen Akaneko
5.8

Tamako, a human, arrives at Ramen Akaneko, run solely by cats, for a part-time job interview. Her honesty about being a dog person gets her hired, and she becomes the caretaker of the cats at the restaurant. A story of both cat and human relationships, told through the interactions with both feline staff and customers. Enjoy your extra-large serving of heartwarming and endearing moments at Ramen Akaneko.

Ramen Akaneko

2024
BACK ARROW
6.8

Lingalind is a land enclosed by the Wall. The Wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nurtures the land. One day in Edger, a village on the outskirts of Lingalind, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears. Arrow has lost his memory, but he claims that all he knows is that “I came from outside the Wall.”

BACK ARROW

2021
Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa
7.5

A silhouetted suspect moves to the crime-infested town of Beika with murder in mind.

Case Closed: The Culprit Hanzawa

2022
Matchless Raijin-Oh
6.3

The warrior of light Eldran and his robot Raijin-Oh, get injured in a battle with the Jaku Empire from the 5th-dimensional world. They fall down into the 5th grade class at Hinobori School. On behalf of the damaged Eldran, the “Earth Defense Class” takes up protecting the Earth.

Matchless Raijin-Oh

1991
One Outs
8.3

Hiromichi Kojima, the star batter of the Lycaons, heads to the southern Japanese island of Okinawa to train and find a new pitcher for the team. There, he meets Toa Tokuchi, a 134-kmph pitcher and the undisputed king of a gambling form of baseball called "One Outs". At Kojima's urging, Tokuchi signs up with the Lycaons under an unusual contract: he gets 5,000,000 yen for every out he pitches, but loses 50,000,000 yen for every point he gives up. A high-level psychological game of baseball, gambling and logic is about to begin..

One Outs

2008
SAND LAND: THE SERIES
8.1

Sand Land is a mysterious world where demons and humans eke out an existence in a barren desert wasteland. In hopes of replenishing their water supply, Fiend Prince Beelzebub, a demon named Thief, and a human named Sheriff Rao team up and embark on a journey in search of the Legendary Spring.

SAND LAND: THE SERIES

2024
Rainbow
7.4

About ten years after the Second World War, a group of juvenile offenders are sent to the Shounan Special Reform School, a kind of juvenile detention center, to deal with the atrocities and injustices they experienced in the war.

Rainbow

2010
Vampire Hunter D
6.6

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

Vampire Hunter D

1985
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone
6.9

In order to wish for immortality and avenge his father, Garlic Jr. collects the dragon balls, kidnapping Goku's son Gohan in the process. Goku, Kami, Piccolo, and Krillin unite to rescue Gohan and save the world from being sucked into a dead zone.

Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone

1989