Hisashi Hirai

• Name — Hisashi Hirai • Native Name — 平井久司 • Birthplace — Tokyo, Japan • Occupation — Animator, character Designer

List of works in anime • Year — Series — Crew role — Notes — Source • 1985 — Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God — Design • 1992 — Dragon Slayer — Character Design, Animation Director (Nakamura Pro) — Also SNES version • 1994 — Wild 7 — Character Design (Nakamura Pro), Animation Director (Nakamura Pro; ep. 1) • 1995 — Wild Knights Gulkeeva — Character Design, Animation Director (Nakamura Pro), Art design, Animation (OP; ED; DN) • 1995 — The Silent Service — Character Design, Animation Director, Mechanical design, Key Animation • 1999 — Infinite Ryvius — Character Design, Animation Director (OP), ED Illustrations, Key Animation (episodes 14, 20, 26) • 2001 — s-CRY-ed — Character Design, Character Animation Director (episodes 1, 16, 26), Chief Character Animation Director, Key Animation (episode 26), Mechanical animation Director (episode 11), Opening/Ending Animation Director • 2002 — Mobile Suit Gundam SEED — Character designer • 2004 — My-HiME — Element gun design • Fafner in the Azure — Character Design, Key Animation (OP/ED; episode 25) • 2004 — Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny — Character designer • 2006 — Gin'iro no Olynssis — Character Design • 2007 — Heroic Age — Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP; ED) • 2008 — Linebarrels of Iron — Character Design, Chief Animation Director, Animation Director (OP; episode 1) • Fafner in the Azure: Heaven and Earth — Character Design, Character Supervision, Key Animation — feature film • 2013 — Majestic Prince — Character Design, Animation Director (OP 1–2; ED2; episode 1), Key Animation (OP1; ED1) — Nominated–Character design, 3rd Newtype Anime Awards • Fafner in the Azure: Exodus — Character Design, Animation Director (character; OP; ED), Animation (ED for episode 9), Assistant Animation Director (character; episode 1), Key Animation (episodes 2–5, 9), Photo Key Animation (episode 11)

List of works in video games • Year — Series — Crew role — Notes — Source • 2015 — Xuccess Heaven — Character design — smartphone RPG