Hiroaki Sakurai

Biography

Hiroaki Sakurai (桜井 弘明) is a Japanese anime director.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

27

Birth Date

1958-12-15 00:00:00

Birth Place

Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

Known For

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  The Demon Girl Next Door
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  The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
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  Maid Sama!
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  The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess
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  The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened
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  Petit Eva: Evangelion@School

Credits

• directing (13 credits)

  • The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess

    series director

    directing

    - Kindness, Strength, and the Man I Must Erase (2025) ... series director directing

    - Life Is More Important than Adoration! (2025) ... series director directing

    - I Choose the Beauty of the Elves Over the Normies of the Human World (2025) ... series director directing

    - Self-Evaluations Are Unreliable (2025) ... series director directing

    - "Original" Is a Magical Set of Letters (2025) ... series director directing
    2025
  • Mewkledreamy

    - The Story of the Beginning (2020) ... director directing
    2020
  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened

    series director

    directing

    - Reawakening Saiki Kusuo (2019) ... series director directing

    - Bully Rescue! Mr. Iguchi (2019) ... series director directing

    - Terrifying! A Disastrous Transfer Student (2019) ... series director directing

    - New Teacher with an Outstanding Feature (2019) ... series director directing

    - Build the Most Powerful Deck! (2019) ... series director directing
    2019
  • The Demon Girl Next Door

    series director

    directing

    - A Ritual in Darkness! The Demon’s New Ally!! (2022) ... series director directing

    - New Semester! The Magical Girl’s New Duty! (2022) ... series director directing

    - The Ancestor’s Dojo?! Demonkind’s Ultimate Weapon! (2022) ... series director directing

    - Pitch-Black Feelings!! Darkness Peach Returns!! (2022) ... series director directing

    - Sparks Fly?! Light and Dark Go on a Joint Excursion! (2022) ... series director directing
    2019
  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

    series director

    directing

    - Trial of the Perfect Beautiful Girl + Make Your Investigation, Psykickers! + Disaster Back from the Holidays + Remembering the Cast (2018) ... series director directing

    - Facing an Unusual Past (2018) ... series director directing

    - Choosing the Best Person to Walk Home With + Details Wanted! The Super Idol's Secret + Division of Labor + Facing the Unexpected (2018) ... series director directing

    - Chronicles of the Grandparents' Travels + Returning the Favor, Toritsuka's Ascetic Fasting + A Misunderstanding Between Opposite Sex Friends + A Big Scoop! (2018) ... series director directing

    - Impersonation via Hypnosis + High Expectations on the New, Fully Functional Mascot + This Year's the Last Time! New Year's Eve + Silent New Year's (2018) ... series director directing
    2016
  • Detective Opera Milky Holmes the Movie: Milky Holmes' Counterattack

    director

    directing
    2016
  • Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Maid Sama!

    series director

    directing

    - Too Cruel Ayuzawa & Usui the Idiot! (2010) ... series director directing

    - Hinata & Misaki & Usui (2010) ... series director directing

    - Lovey-Dovey Through Latte Magic ♥ (2010) ... series director directing

    - Maid Latte & a Whole Bunch of Sweets (2010) ... series director directing

    - Tag at the Forest School (2010) ... series director directing
    2010
  • Petit Eva: Evangelion@School

    director

    directing

    - Flying (2009) ... director directing

    - Caught a Cold (2009) ... director directing

    - Showdown (2009) ... director directing

    - Tea Shop (2009) ... director directing

    - You're Late! (2009) ... director directing
    2007
  • Di Gi Charat: A Trip To The Planet

    director

    directing
    2001
  • Di Gi Charat Christmas Special

    director

    directing
    2000
  • Cyber Team in Akihabara: The Movie

    director

    directing
    1999
  • Revolutionary Girl Utena

    - Vermin (1997) ... director directing
    1997

• art (11 credits)

  • Honey Lemon Soda

    - Our Little Secret (2025) ... storyboard artist art
    2025
  • The Dangers in My Heart

    - I Want to Be Closer to Yamada (2024) ... storyboard artist art
    2023
  • Mewkledreamy

    - Congratulations on Your Graduation Admission! (2021) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Story of the Beginning (2020) ... storyboard artist art
    2020
  • The Demon Girl Next Door

    - Yet Another Showdown! The Magical Girl Has a Brand New Appearance?! (2022) ... storyboard artist art
    2019
  • Teasing Master Takagi-san

    - Fan / Bewilder Ball / Cat Rescue / Rain (2022) ... storyboard artist art

    - Steps / Fireworks / Souvenirs / Promises (2019) ... storyboard artist art
    2018
  • Little Witch Academia

    - Night Fall (2017) ... storyboard artist art
    2017
  • The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

    - Escape Using an Invincible Suit of Camouflage! + Get Fired Up! PK Academy Sports Day + Don’t Catch Fire! Safety Drill! (2016) ... storyboard artist art

    - The Disastrous Life of a Psychic + The Worst of the Worst?! Riki Nendou + Shun Kaidou, AKA The Jet-Black Wings + Intelligent and Beautiful! Kokomi Teruhashi (2016) ... storyboard artist art
    2016
  • Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess

    storyboard artist

    art
    2012
  • Maid Sama!

    - Too Cruel Ayuzawa & Usui the Idiot! (2010) ... storyboard artist art

    - Misaki Is a Maid! (2010) ... storyboard artist art
    2010
  • Mushi-Shi

    - Tree of Eternity (2014) ... storyboard artist art

    - One-Eyed Fish (2006) ... storyboard artist art
    2005
  • Di Gi Charat: A Trip To The Planet

    storyboard artist

    art
    2001

• writing (3 credits)

  • Petit Eva: Evangelion@School

    script editor

    writing

    - Flying (2009) ... script editor writing

    - Caught a Cold (2009) ... script editor writing

    - Showdown (2009) ... script editor writing

    - Tea Shop (2009) ... script editor writing

    - You're Late! (2009) ... script editor writing
    2007
  • Mushi-Shi

    - Thread of Light (2014) ... storyboard writing
    2005
  • Di Gi Charat: A Trip To The Planet

    screenplay

    writing
    2001