Battle Angel, known in Japan as Gunnm, is a 1993 original video animation based on the Battle Angel Alita manga series by Yukito Kishiro. It is directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi, and jointly produced by KS

Shigeyuki Hayashi, known professionally as Rintaro is a Japanese anime director. He works frequently with the animation studio Madhouse, though he is a freelance director not employed directly by any