Mahiro Maeda

Mahiro Maeda is one of the preeminent Japanese anime creators working today, having worked as director, character designer, and animator for many of Japan's top series. He has been one of the top contributors at GONZO Digimation for many years, having directed Blue Submarine No. 6, Final Fantasy: Unlimited and Gankutsuou. A scene from Cowboy Bebop (1998) Anime (アニメ) is Japanese animation, often characterized by stylized colorful images depicting vibrant characters in a variety of different settings and storylines, aimed at a variety of different audiences. ... Generally a director is a person or one of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs of a government agency, company, corporation, group or project. ... An animator is one who is involved in the process of animation. ... For the Muppet, see Gonzo (muppet). ... Blue Submarine #6 is the name of a four part Japanese OVA released in the U.S. on April 4, 2000. ... Final Fantasy: Unlimited is a Japanese anime series based on Squaresofts popular Final Fantasy video game franchise. ... Gankutsuou (Japanese: 巌窟王 Gankutsuō), meaning the King of Caves, is the Japanese name given for Alexandre Dumass novel The Count of Monte Cristo. ...

His design work ranges from the "Angels" in Neon Genesis Evangelion to production and mechanical design for such series as Last Exile and The Vision of Escaflowne. Design as a process can take many forms depending on the object being designed and the individual or individuals participating. ... In the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion, Angels are the beings which attack Tokyo_3 over the course of the story. ... Neon Genesis Evangelion (Japanese: 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Shinseiki Evangelion) is an anime series, begun in 1995, directed and written by Hideaki Anno, and produced by Gainax. ... Last Exile is an anime series produced in 2003 and created by Gonzo Digimation, the same studio responsible for works such as Blue Submarine No. ... The Vision of Escaflowne ( Japanese: 天空のエスカフローネ; Tenkū no Esukafurōne or Escaflowne of the Heavens) is a 26-episode anime television series by Sunrise. ...

His earlier years were spent mostly at the famed Studio Ghibli, where he helped animate classics such as Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Castle in the Sky, and Porco Rosso. A life-size model of a robot from the animation Laputa on top of the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka, Tokyo Studio Ghibli (スタジオジブリ) is a Japanese animation film studio. ... Nausicaä flying her Mehve over the Valley of Wind Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (風の谷のナウシカ Kaze no tani no Naushika) is a graphic novel ( manga) and 1984 film by Japanese writer, illustrator, and filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki. ... Castle in the Sky, known in Japan as Laputa: The Castle in the Sky (天空の城ラピュタ; Tenku no shiro Rapyuta) is a 1986 animated film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. ... Porco Rosso - (紅の豚; Kurenai no Buta), is a 1992 anime film by Hayao Miyazaki about an Italian World War I fighter ace, now living as a freelance bounty hunter chasing air pirates in the Adriatic Sea. ...

Maeda is one of the few Japanese directors to actively collaborate with non-Japanese on various projects. He provided key animation for the animation sequence in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill Vol. 1. He was also one of the few selected to direct a portion of The Animatrix - The Second Renaissance Parts I and II, respectively. He has also visited the American Anime Expo convention in 2000 and 2003. Quentin Tarantino, playing Mr. ... Kill Bill is the fourth feature film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino released in two parts: Volume 1 & Volume 2. ... The Animatrix is a collection of nine CG and anime shorts set in the world of The Matrix, partly written by the Wachowski brothers. ... The Second Renaissance (2003) are two anime short films which are a part of The Animatrix collection. ... Outside the convention hall at AX2004 Anime Expo, also known as AX, is an anime convention that usually takes place on the July 4th weekend for 4 days every year in California. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ...