Yoshihide Ibata

Biography

Yoshihide Ibata is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his work on various anime series. Ibata's direction in the Fruits Basket series has been acclaimed for its faithful adaptation and emotional depth.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

28

Birth Place

Japan

Known For

• 

  Fruits Basket
• 

  Attack on Titan: Junior High
• 

  Fruits Basket -prelude-
• 

  The Klutzy Witch: Fuuka and the Dark Witch
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  FLCL Progressive
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  Ashiaraiyashiki no Juunin-tachi

Credits

• directing (21 credits)

  • SAKAMOTO DAYS

    - Mutual Fans (2025) ... director directing

    - Have a nice fight (2025) ... director directing

    - Round and Round the Tower (2025) ... director directing

    - Casino Battle (2025) ... director directing

    - Hard-Boiled (2025) ... director directing
    2025
  • Kaiju No. 8

    - Kaiju No. 9 (2024) ... director directing
    2024
  • The Klutzy Witch: Fuuka and the Dark Witch

    second unit director

    directing
    2023
  • THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149

    - What can't be seen when it's bright out, but can be seen when it's nighttime? (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer

    - Confronting the Past (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World

    - The Girl Who Became the World's Strongest Sorcerer Infiltrates a Sorcery Academy (2023) ... director directing

    - The Boy Who Became the World's Strongest Sorcerer Dons a Mask (2023) ... director directing
    2023
  • Fruits Basket -prelude-

    director

    directing
    2022
  • The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt

    - A Bubble Economy Inflates an Ego (2022) ... director directing
    2022
  • Fruits Basket

    series director

    directing

    - See You Again Soon (2021) ... series director directing

    - You Fought Well (2021) ... series director directing

    - Goodbye (2021) ... series director directing

    - I Just Love Her (2021) ... series director directing

    - What's Your Name? (2021) ... series director directing
    2019
  • FLCL Progressive

    director

    directing
    2018
  • Ace Attorney

    - Turnabout Big Top — Last Trial (2016) ... director directing

    - Turnabout Goodbyes - Last Trial (2016) ... director directing
    2016
  • Attack on Titan: Junior High

    series director

    directing

    - Attack! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... series director directing

    - Clear and Sunny! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... series director directing

    - Recommendation! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... series director directing

    - Sweet Summer! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... series director directing

    - Spine-chiller! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... series director directing
    2015
  • Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches

    - It Looks Like I’ve Fallen for Yamada! (2015) ... director directing
    2015
  • Haikyu!!

    - He Who is Called "Ace" (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Your Lie in April

    - On the Way Home (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Rage of Bahamut

    - Rescue in Sword Valley (2014) ... director directing
    2014
  • Attack on Titan

    - Scream (2017) ... director directing

    - Opening (2017) ... director directing

    - I'm Home (2017) ... director directing
    2013
  • Kill la Kill

    - I Want to Know More About You (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • White Album 2

    - Piano and Guitar, Side by Side (2013) ... director directing
    2013
  • Ashiaraiyashiki no Juunin-tachi

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Naruto Shippūden

    - The Underworld Transfer Jutsu (2013) ... director directing

    - The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo! (2012) ... director directing
    2007

• art (5 credits)

  • SAKAMOTO DAYS

    - Hard-Boiled (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2025
  • Fruits Basket

    - See You Again Soon (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - You Fought Well (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - Goodbye (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - I Just Love Her (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - I'm Disappointed in You (2021) ... storyboard artist art
    2019
  • Attack on Titan: Junior High

    - Starting School! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... storyboard artist art
    2015
  • Your Lie in April

    - Goodbye, Hero (2015) ... storyboard artist art

    - On the Way Home (2014) ... storyboard artist art
    2014
  • Attack on Titan

    - Opening (2017) ... storyboard artist art
    2013

• writing (2 credits)

  • Fruits Basket

    - Perhaps We Should Invite Ourselves Over (2019) ... storyboard writing

    - I've Been Fooling Myself (2019) ... storyboard writing

    - What Year Is She? (2019) ... storyboard writing

    - Let's Play Rich Man-Poor Man! (2019) ... storyboard writing

    - They're All Animals! (2019) ... storyboard writing
    2019
  • Attack on Titan: Junior High

    - Starting School! Titan Junior High School (2015) ... writer writing
    2015