Hisashi Abe

Career Overview

Hisashi Abe has 35 screen credits in a career dating back to 1988. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Collection with 3 titles. Signature works include Kingdom, Berserk, Dead Mount Death Play. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

35

Birth Place

Kamo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan

Known For

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  Kingdom
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  Berserk
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  Dead Mount Death Play
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  Wolverine
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  Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
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  Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Case.2 First Guardian

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

• Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Collection (3 titles)
• Devil Hunter Yohko (3 titles)
• Final Fantasy VII Collection (1 titles)
• Vampire Hunter D Collection (1 titles)
• Cardcaptor Sakura Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Rikiya Koyama (3 collaborations)
• Yoko Hikasa (2 collaborations)
• Toshiyuki Morikawa (2 collaborations)
• Ryuuzaburou Ootomo (2 collaborations)
• Masaki Terasoma (2 collaborations)
• Masakazu Morita (1 collaborations)
• Jun Fukuyama (1 collaborations)
• Rie Kugimiya (1 collaborations)
• Yoshimasa Hosoya (1 collaborations)
• Hirofumi Nojima (1 collaborations)

Credits

• visual effects (28 credits)

  • A Condition Called Love

    - My First Love (2024) ... animation director visual effects

    - Our First Second Year (2024) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - My First Pet (2024) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - Our First Shrine Visit (2024) ... supervising animation director visual effects

    - My First Boyfriend (2024) ... supervising animation director visual effects
    2024
  • Blue Box

    - Chii (2024) ... animation director visual effects
    2024
  • Dead Mount Death Play

    character designer

    visual effects

    - The Shinjuku War (2023) ... character designer visual effects

    - The Declaration (2023) ... character designer visual effects

    - The Karma (2023) ... character designer visual effects

    - The Spirit (2023) ... character designer visual effects

    - The Visitors (2023) ... character designer visual effects
    2023
  • PLUTO

    - Episode 1 (2023) ... key animation visual effects
    2023
  • Moriarty the Patriot

    - The Two Criminals (2021) ... animation director visual effects
    2020
  • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Case.3 On the Other Side of Love and Hate

    animation director

    visual effects
    2019
  • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Case.2 First Guardian

    animation director

    visual effects
    2019
  • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Case.1 Crime and Punishment

    character designer

    visual effects
    2019
  • Berserk

    character designer

    visual effects

    - City of Humans (2017) ... character designer visual effects

    - Proclaimed Omens (2017) ... character designer visual effects

    - A Journey Begins in Flames (2017) ... character designer visual effects

    - The Berserker Armor (2017) ... character designer visual effects

    - The Corruption of Qliphoth (2017) ... character designer visual effects
    2016
  • Tomcat's Big Adventure

    key animation

    visual effects
    2014
  • Terror in Resonance

    - Highs & Lows (2014) ... key animation visual effects
    2014
  • Kingdom

    character designer

    visual effects

    - Zoku-hen ... character designer visual effects

    - A Great General's View (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - Insufficient Rank (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - The One-Hit-Kill Detached Force (2025) ... character designer visual effects

    - Descendants of the Quanrong (2025) ... character designer visual effects
    2012
  • Wolverine

    lead character designer

    visual effects

    - Logan (2011) ... lead character designer visual effects

    - Kurohagi (2011) ... lead character designer visual effects

    - Shingen (2011) ... lead character designer visual effects

    - Hell Road (2011) ... lead character designer visual effects

    - Koh (2011) ... lead character designer visual effects
    2011
  • Blade

    - The Bond (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2011
  • Ranma ½: Nightmare! Incense of Spring Sleep

    key animation

    visual effects
    2008
  • Highlander: The Search for Vengeance

    supervising animation director

    visual effects
    2007
  • Devil May Cry

    - Devil May Cry (2007) ... animation director visual effects
    2007
  • Hellsing Ultimate

    - Hellsing VII (2009) ... animation director visual effects

    - Hellsing VI (2009) ... animation director visual effects

    - Hellsing V (2008) ... layout supervisor visual effects
    2006
  • Final Fantasy VII: Last Order

    character designer

    visual effects
    2005
  • Gunslinger Girl

    - Stella Cadente (Falling Star) (2004) ... character designer visual effects

    - Simbiosi (Symbiosis) (2004) ... character designer visual effects

    - Febbre Alta (High Fever) (2004) ... character designer visual effects

    - Amare (To Love) (2004) ... character designer visual effects

    - Lycoris Radiata Herb (Be Struck Off Herb) (2004) ... character designer visual effects
    2003
  • Texhnolyze

    - Wiggle (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Loiter (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Synapse (2003) ... key animation visual effects

    - Stranger (2003) ... key animation visual effects
    2003
  • Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    animation director

    visual effects
    2001
  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

    supervising animation director

    visual effects
    2000
  • Fighting Spirit

    - A Vow (2014) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Strongest Challenger (2013) ... animation director visual effects
    2000
  • Tenchi Muyo!

    - Sasami & Tsunami (1994) ... key animation visual effects

    - Sasami & Tsunami (1994) ... animation director visual effects
    1992
  • Kayoko's Diary

    key animation

    visual effects
    1991
  • Raining Fire

    key animation

    visual effects
    1988
  • Patlabor: Early Days

    - The Tragedy of L (1988) ... key animation visual effects

    - Long Shot (1988) ... key animation visual effects
    1988

• actors (2 credits)

  • East Meets West: Filmmakers Crossing Borders

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2007
  • Making Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001

• art (2 credits)

  • Hellsing Ultimate

    - Hellsing X (2012) ... storyboard artist art

    - Hellsing VII (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - Hellsing VI (2009) ... storyboard artist art

    - Hellsing V (2008) ... storyboard artist art
    2006
  • Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

    storyboard artist

    art
    2000

• directing (3 credits)

  • Devil Hunter Yohko 4-Ever

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Devil Hunter Yohko 3

    director

    directing
    1993
  • Devil Hunter Yohko 2

    director

    directing
    1992