Hiroyuki Imaishi
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Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese anime director, animator and co-founder of Studio Trigger. His style is marked by fast and frantic animation combined with elaborate storyboarding and punchy direction.
Imaishi in 2008
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, often shortened to just Panty & Stocking, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Gainax, as well as a series of tie-in media developed around it. The serie
Hiroyuki Imaishi
…and punchy direction. Prior to founding Trigger, he was an animator and director at Gainax. His most well-known works include Gurren Lagann (2007), Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010), Kill la Kill (2013), Promare (2019), and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (2022). After drawing manga for the doujinshi circle, Imaishi worked as a…
Promotional artwork for the anime, featuring Panty (top) and Stocking (bottom)
Panty and Stocking cosplayers at a Smash! convention