Ei Aoki
Ei Aoki is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. He credits the anime Megazone 23 as his inspiration to have a career in animation. In 2013, he created the animation studio Troyca with Toshiyuki Nagano and Tomonobu Kato, which began animation production on its first work in the fall of 2014.
Ei Aoki
- Name
- Ei Aoki
- Born
- 1973
- Birthplace
- Tokyo, Japan
- Occupation
- Storyboard artist, director
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
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Ei Aoki is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. He credits the anime Megazone 23 as his inspiration to have a career in animation. In 2013, he created the animation studio Troyca with Toshiyuki Nagano and Tomonobu Kato, which began animation production on its first work in the fall of 2014.
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Aoki is the director behind Girls Bravo, The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View, Ga-Rei: Zero, Wandering Son, Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero, Re:Creators, and Id:Invaded.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ei Aoki • Native Name — あおき えい • Born — 1973 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Storyboard artist, director
TV series
TV series
• Year — Title — Crew role — Notes • –2005 — Girls Bravo series — Director — 2 seasons • Ga-Rei: Zero — Director • Wandering Son — Director • –2012 — Fate/Zero series — Director — 2 seasons • Haganai NEXT — Storyboard artist — Episode 11 • –2015 — Aldnoah.Zero series — Director — 2 seasons • Re:Creators — Director • –2023 — Idolish7 series — Supervisor — 3 seasons • Bloom Into You — Storyboard artist — Episode 6 • The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note — Supervisor • Id:Invaded — Director • Sabikui Bisco — Storyboard artist — Episode 11 • Shinobi no Ittoki — Storyboard artist — Episode 11 • Overtake! — Director • Atri: My Dear Moments — Storyboard artist — 3 episodes • Iron Wok Jan — Director • Special Kid Factory — Supervisor
ONAs
ONAs
• Year — Title — Crew role — Notes • Id:Indeed — Chief director, writer, storyboard
Life and career
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Life and career
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1973
Ei Aoki was born on 20 January 1973.
Films
• Year — Title — Crew role — Notes • The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View — Director • The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain — Assistant unit director • The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel – Extra Chorus — Director, writer
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- 1.December 12, 2022.
- 2.Komai, Aiko. none. The Japan News. 14. May 10, 2014.
- 3.Aoki, Ei. 401657634446536704. November 16, 2013.
- 4.Agency for Cultural Affairs. Media Arts Database.
- 5.Agency for Cultural Affairs. Media Arts Database.
- 6.Agency for Cultural Affairs. Media Arts Database.
- 7.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. September 10, 2010.
- 8.Loo, Egan. Fate/Zero Novel Gets Ufotable Anime Along With Manga (Update 6). Anime News Network. December 21, 2010.
- 9.Animate Times. March 22, 2013.
- 10.Animate Times. February 16, 2014.
- 11.Green, Scott. Announcement For "Black Lagoon" Author's "Re:Creators" Anime Project Published Online. Crunchyroll News. December 18, 2016.
- 12.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. IDOLiSH7 Third Beat! Anime to Air for 30 Total Episodes, Episodes 27-30 to Air in February. Anime News Network. December 17, 2022.
- 13.Animate Times. November 8, 2018.
- 14.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. December 31, 2018.
- 15.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Ei Aoki, Otaro Maijo Work on ID: INVADED Original Anime Project. Anime News Network. July 4, 2019.
- 16.Sabikui Bisco Official Website.
- 17.Story. Shinobi no Ittoki Official Website.
- 18.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Kadokawa, Troyca Reveal Overtake! Original Motorsports Anime With Director Ei Aoki. Anime News Network. January 20, 2023.
- 19.Aniplex.
- 20.Loo, Egan. Iron Wok Jan! Manga Gets TV Anime by Director Ei Aoki, Troyca in 2026. Anime News Network. December 15, 2025.
- 21.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Sabikui Bisco & ID: INVADED Team Reunite for 2023 Sci-Fi Detective Anime Special Kid Factory. Anime News Network. March 23, 2023.
- 22.1347499924229787652. January 8, 2021.
- 23.Agency for Cultural Affairs. Media Arts Database.
- 24.Agency for Cultural Affairs. Media Arts Database.
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