Akira Amemiya

Biography

Akira Amemiya (雨宮哲 , Amemiya Akira, born 1982) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Tokyo. He previously worked at Gainax and currently at Trigger.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

55

Birth Date

1982-01-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Tokyo, Japan

Known For

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  SSSS.DYNAZENON
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  SSSS.GRIDMAN
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  Space Patrol Luluco
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  Ninja Slayer From Animation
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  Gridman Universe
• 

  SSSS.DYNAZENON Grand Episode

Credits

• visual effects (28 credits)

  • The Lenticulars

    animation

    visual effects

    - Episode 6 (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - Can’t Stand Myself (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - Your Kindness Cuts In Too Deep (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - Warmth in One Hand (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - The End Is the Beginning (2025) ... character designer visual effects
    2025
  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

    key animation

    visual effects
    2025
  • Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

    - That's Why I... (2025) ... key animation visual effects

    - Machu in Clan Battle (2025) ... key animation visual effects
    2025
  • Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull

    key animation

    visual effects
    2024
  • Brave Bang Bravern!

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - Beyond Brave Bang! (2024) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Commence Operation Bonfire! (2024) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - In Japan, They Call This OMIAI (2024) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Isami! We Must Save the World Together!! (2024) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Until We Meet Again, Smith (2024) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2024
  • Gridman Universe

    key animation

    visual effects
    2023
  • SPY x FAMILY

    opening/ending animation

    visual effects

    - Episode 13 (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Episode 12 (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - EXTREME LEVEL 3 SITUATION (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Austin's Troubles | A Normal Mixer | Moon Landing (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects

    - Anya's Era Has Come (2025) ... opening/ending animation visual effects
    2022
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    - Smooth Criminal (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2022
  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation

    - Turning Point 2 (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • SSSS.DYNAZENON

    - Which Memories Do You Regret? (2021) ... key animation visual effects

    - What is a Kaiju User? (2021) ... key animation visual effects
    2021
  • Promare

    key animation

    visual effects
    2019
  • SSSS.GRIDMAN

    - Awakening (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Collapse (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Collapse (2018) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - Confrontation (2018) ... key animation visual effects

    - Scheme (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Kiznaiver

    - If You Can Swallow a Bizarre Situation Like This So Easily, Two Buckets of Barium Shouldn't Be a Problem (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2016
  • Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero

    key animation

    visual effects
    2015
  • One-Punch Man

    - The Terrifying City (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • Space Dandy

    - Lovers are Trendy, Baby (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Japan Animator Expo

    - Electronic Superhuman Gridman: boys invent great hero (2015) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene

    key animation

    visual effects
    2013
  • Kill la Kill

    - Past the Infinite Darkness (2014) ... key animation visual effects

    - Tell Me How You Feel (2014) ... key animation visual effects

    - Incomplete (2014) ... key animation visual effects

    - Don't Toy Me on a Whim (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2013
  • Medaka Box

    - Initiating a conversation!! As you wish, Medaka!! (2012) ... key animation visual effects
    2012
  • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

    - Bitch Girls: 2 Bitch (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Panty + Brief (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - HELP! We Are Angels! (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Transhomers (2010) ... key animation visual effects

    - Transhomers (2010) ... animation director visual effects
    2010
  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

    key animation

    visual effects
    2009
  • Gurren Lagann The Movie: Childhood's End

    key animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Kaiba

    - The Man Who Doesn't Stay in Memories (2008) ... key animation visual effects

    - Chroniko's Boots (2008) ... key animation visual effects
    2008
  • Gurren Lagann

    - The Lights in the Sky Are Stars (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - Let's Go, Buddy (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - I'll Never Forget This Minute, This Second (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - This Is My Final Duty! (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - This Is My Final Duty! (2007) ... animation director visual effects
    2007
  • Den-noh Coil

    - Kanna's Diary (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • FLCL

    - Re: Start (2018) ... key animation visual effects
    2000

• directing (13 credits)

  • The Lenticulars

    series director

    directing

    - Episode 6 (2025) ... series director directing

    - Can’t Stand Myself (2025) ... series director directing

    - Your Kindness Cuts In Too Deep (2025) ... series director directing

    - Warmth in One Hand (2025) ... series director directing

    - The End Is the Beginning (2025) ... series director directing
    2025
  • Gridman Universe

    second unit director

    directing
    2023
  • SSSS.DYNAZENON Grand Episode

    director

    directing
    2023
  • SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode

    director

    directing
    2023
  • SSSS.DYNAZENON

    series director

    directing

    - What Was I Entrusted With? (2021) ... series director directing

    - What Wish Can't Come True? (2021) ... series director directing

    - Which Memories Do You Regret? (2021) ... series director directing

    - What Are These Overlapping Emotions? (2021) ... series director directing

    - What Is This Wavering Emotion? (2021) ... series director directing
    2021
  • SSSS.GRIDMAN

    series director

    directing

    - Awakening (2018) ... series director directing

    - Decisive Battle (2018) ... series director directing

    - Collapse (2018) ... series director directing

    - Dream (2018) ... series director directing

    - Confrontation (2018) ... series director directing
    2018
  • Space Patrol Luluco

    co-director

    directing

    - I'll Give Chase to the Ends of the Universe (2016) ... co-director directing

    - Confession (2016) ... co-director directing

    - I Was Clueless (2016) ... co-director directing

    - It's All Over (2016) ... co-director directing

    - The True Trap (2016) ... co-director directing
    2016
  • Ninja Slayer From Animation

    series director

    directing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 5: Dark Dusk, Darker Dawn, Part 2 (2015) ... series director directing

    - The Best of Ninja Slayer from Animation (2015) ... series director directing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 4: Dark Dusk, Darker Dawn, Part 1 (2015) ... series director directing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 3: And You Will Know Him By the Trail of Ninja (2015) ... series director directing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 2: Darkninja Returns (2015) ... series director directing
    2015
  • Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero

    director

    directing
    2015
  • Japan Animator Expo

    - Electronic Superhuman Gridman: boys invent great hero (2015) ... director directing
    2014
  • Kill la Kill

    - Incomplete (2014) ... director directing

    - I'm Not Your Cute Woman (2013) ... director directing

    - Junketsu (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • THE iDOLM@STER

    - We All Have a Live Broadcast. A Live One! (2011) ... director directing
    2011
  • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

    - Transhomers (2010) ... director directing
    2010

• writing (2 credits)

  • The Lenticulars

    series composition

    writing

    - Episode 6 (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Can’t Stand Myself (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Your Kindness Cuts In Too Deep (2025) ... series composition writing

    - Warmth in One Hand (2025) ... series composition writing

    - The End Is the Beginning (2025) ... series composition writing
    2025
  • Ninja Slayer From Animation

    series composition

    writing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 5: Dark Dusk, Darker Dawn, Part 2 (2015) ... series composition writing

    - The Best of Ninja Slayer from Animation (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 4: Dark Dusk, Darker Dawn, Part 1 (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 3: And You Will Know Him By the Trail of Ninja (2015) ... series composition writing

    - Neo-Saitama in Flames, Part 2: Darkninja Returns (2015) ... series composition writing
    2015

• art (12 credits)

  • The Lenticulars

    storyboard artist

    art

    - Episode 6 (2025) ... storyboard artist art

    - Can’t Stand Myself (2025) ... storyboard artist art

    - Your Kindness Cuts In Too Deep (2025) ... storyboard artist art

    - Warmth in One Hand (2025) ... storyboard artist art

    - The End Is the Beginning (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2025
  • Sorairo Utility

    - Special 'Special' (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2025
  • Delicious in Dungeon

    - Episode 18: Shapeshifter (2024) ... storyboard artist art
    2024
  • Gridman Universe

    storyboard artist

    art
    2023
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

    - Smooth Criminal (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2022
  • Sorairo Utility

    storyboard artist

    art
    2021
  • SSSS.DYNAZENON

    - What Was I Entrusted With? (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - What's Your Reason for Fighting? (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - What is a Kaiju User? (2021) ... storyboard artist art
    2021
  • SSSS.GRIDMAN

    - Awakening (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Restoration (2018) ... storyboard artist art

    - Awakening (2018) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Little Witch Academia

    - Orange Submariner (2017) ... storyboard artist art
    2017
  • Gravity Rush: The Animation - Overture

    storyboard artist

    art
    2016
  • Kill la Kill

    - Incomplete (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - I'm Not Your Cute Woman (2013) ... storyboard artist art

    - Junketsu (2013) ... storyboard artist art
    2013
  • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt

    - Transhomers (2010) ... storyboard artist art
    2010