Naoto Hosoda

Biography

Naoto Hosoda (細田 直人, Hosoda Naoto, born in 1976) is a Japanese animator, character designer, animation director and director. Formerly he belonged to AIC, J.C.STAFF, Studio Hibari and WHITE FOX.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

36

Birth Date

1976-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Japan

Known For

• 

  The Future Diary
• 

  Shuffle!
• 

  In Search of the Lost Future

Credits

• art (10 credits)

  • Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames

    storyboard artist

    art
    2026
  • Suicide Squad Isekai

    - Episode 4 (2024) ... storyboard artist art
    2024
  • BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.

    - Defense and Friends (2020) ... storyboard artist art
    2020
  • Hello World

    storyboard artist

    art
    2019
  • Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-

    - The Outside of Madness (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2016
  • Rewrite

    - Asahi Haruka (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2016
  • In Search of the Lost Future

    - The Future That Has You (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - Gateway to the Past (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Lost Future (2014) ... storyboard artist art
    2014
  • The Future Diary

    - Format (2012) ... storyboard artist art

    - Transfer Data (2012) ... storyboard artist art

    - Number Withheld (2012) ... storyboard artist art

    - Service Terminated (2011) ... storyboard artist art

    - Voice Message (2011) ... storyboard artist art
    2011
  • Minami-ke

    - A Warm Place (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - Everyone At Once, 'Thank You for the Meal' (2008) ... storyboard artist art

    - 'Dumplings Rather than Flowers' Age (2008) ... storyboard artist art

    - Does It Hurt Yet? Secrets of Mako-chan (2008) ... storyboard artist art

    - My Rice is Warm Even After It's Cooled (2008) ... storyboard artist art
    2007
  • Aria

    - Those Really Self-Imposed Rules... (2006) ... storyboard artist art
    2005

• visual effects (21 credits)

  • Suicide Squad Isekai

    character designer

    visual effects

    - Episode 10 (2024) ... character designer visual effects

    - Episode 9 (2024) ... character designer visual effects

    - Episode 8 (2024) ... character designer visual effects

    - Episode 7 (2024) ... character designer visual effects

    - Episode 6 (2024) ... character designer visual effects
    2024
  • The Garden of Words

    key animation

    visual effects
    2013
  • Arve Rezzle: Mechanized Fairies

    key animation

    visual effects
    2013
  • Children Who Chase Lost Voices

    key animation

    visual effects
    2011
  • The Future Diary

    - Format (2012) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Sekirei

    - Bonds of Truth (2010) ... key animation visual effects
    2008
  • 5 Centimeters per Second

    key animation

    visual effects
    2007
  • Minami-ke

    - A Warm Place (2009) ... animation director visual effects
    2007
  • Gurren Lagann

    - I Will Head Towards Tomorrow (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Aquarion

    - Mischief Without Malice (2005) ... key animation visual effects
    2005
  • The Place Promised in Our Early Days

    key animation

    visual effects
    2004
  • Elfen Lied

    - Reminiscence (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2004
  • RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio

    key animation

    visual effects
    2003
  • Digimon Frontier: Revival of Ancient Digimon

    key animation

    visual effects
    2002
  • Please Teacher!

    - One More Time, Teacher (2002) ... key animation visual effects

    - Let's Begin After We Start (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    - C: Inside the Forest of the Sub-Imagoes; PORTRAITZ (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Ai Yori Aoshi

    - Fate (2002) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Hurricane Touchdown

    key animation

    visual effects
    2000
  • Fighting Spirit

    - Look of Determination (2001) ... key animation visual effects
    2000
  • Boogiepop Phantom

    - Until Ure In My Arms Again (2000) ... key animation visual effects

    - Light in the Darkness (2000) ... key animation visual effects
    2000
  • Hunter x Hunter

    - Trauma × Limit × Sweet Trap (1999) ... key animation visual effects
    1999

• directing (5 credits)

  • In Search of the Lost Future

    series director

    directing

    - The Future That Has You (2014) ... series director directing

    - I'll See You Again Tomorrow, Right? (2014) ... series director directing

    - The Time Remaining (2014) ... series director directing

    - Gateway to the Past (2014) ... series director directing

    - Shooting Stars Passing in the Night (2014) ... series director directing
    2014
  • The Devil Is a Part-Timer!

    - The Devil and the Hero Do Some Honest Hard Work (2013) ... series director directing

    - The Devil Carries Out His Duties (2013) ... series director directing

    - The Hero Stays True to Her Convictions (2013) ... series director directing

    - The Devil and the Hero Take a Break from the Daily Routine (2013) ... series director directing

    - The Hero Experiences a Fray (2013) ... series director directing
    2013
  • The Future Diary

    series director

    directing

    - Format (2012) ... series director directing

    - Reset (2012) ... series director directing

    - Searching (2012) ... series director directing

    - Unfulfilled Contract (2012) ... series director directing

    - Disconnect (2012) ... series director directing
    2011
  • Minami-ke

    - Everyone At Once, 'Thank You for the Meal' (2008) ... series director directing

    - Even One Bite More Is Painful (2008) ... series director directing

    - As Expected, It's Getting Bad (2008) ... series director directing

    - 'Dumplings Rather than Flowers' Age (2008) ... series director directing

    - Does It Hurt Yet? Secrets of Mako-chan (2008) ... series director directing
    2007
  • Shuffle!

    series director

    directing

    - And then......Important Things (2006) ... series director directing

    - Revealed Truth (2005) ... series director directing

    - To A New Tomorrow (2005) ... series director directing

    - Whereabouts of Feelings (2005) ... series director directing

    - Unforgettable Sins (2005) ... series director directing
    2005