Hiroyuki Imaishi
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Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese anime director and animator known for his hyper-energetic visual style and for co-founding Studio Trigger.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiroyuki Imaishi canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9001770 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hiroyuki Imaishi Context triple: [Gurren Lagann, director, Hiroyuki Imaishi]
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A.
Nobuo Ozawa
Nobuo Ozawa is a Japanese mathematician known for his contributions to operator algebras and functional analysis.
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B.
Tetsuya Utsumi
Tetsuya Utsumi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher best known for his long and successful career with the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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C.
Ai Hayasaka
Ai Hayasaka is a sharp-tongued, highly capable maid and undercover assistant to Kaguya Shinomiya in the romantic comedy series "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War," known for her versatility and deadpan wit.
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D.
Toshio Imanishi
Toshio Imanishi was a Japanese mountaineer renowned for being part of the pioneering team that first climbed Manaslu, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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E.
Hitoshi Imamura
Hitoshi Imamura was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, known for leading major operations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hiroyuki Imaishi Target entity description: Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese anime director and animator known for his hyper-energetic visual style and for co-founding Studio Trigger.
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A.
Nobuo Ozawa
Nobuo Ozawa is a Japanese mathematician known for his contributions to operator algebras and functional analysis.
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B.
Tetsuya Utsumi
Tetsuya Utsumi is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher best known for his long and successful career with the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball.
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C.
Ai Hayasaka
Ai Hayasaka is a sharp-tongued, highly capable maid and undercover assistant to Kaguya Shinomiya in the romantic comedy series "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War," known for her versatility and deadpan wit.
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D.
Toshio Imanishi
Toshio Imanishi was a Japanese mountaineer renowned for being part of the pioneering team that first climbed Manaslu, one of the world’s highest peaks.
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E.
Hitoshi Imamura
Hitoshi Imamura was a senior Imperial Japanese Army general during World War II, known for leading major operations in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animator
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anime director ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInField | animation industry ⓘ |
| animationStyle |
dynamic camera work
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exaggerated motion ⓘ limited animation used for impact ⓘ strong visual comedy ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Studio Trigger ⓘ |
| countryOfWork | Japan ⓘ |
| creativeRole |
episode director
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series composition contributor ⓘ storyboarder ⓘ |
| directed |
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
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Dead Leaves ⓘ Kill la Kill ⓘ Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt ⓘ Promare ⓘ Space Patrol Luluco ⓘ Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann ⓘ |
| employer | Studio Trigger ⓘ |
| formerEmployer | Gainax ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty |
action
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mecha ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFanbaseIn |
Europe
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Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Gainax school of animation ⓘ |
| knownFor | hyper-energetic visual style ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Japanese ⓘ |
| name | Hiroyuki Imaishi ⓘ |
| nationality | Japan ⓘ |
| nativeName | 今石 洋之 ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Kazuki Nakashima
NERFINISHED
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Studio Trigger staff ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding core creative identity of Studio Trigger ⓘ |
| occupation |
animator
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anime director ⓘ character designer ⓘ storyboard artist ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
FLCL key animator
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Neon Genesis Evangelion key animator ⓘ |
| workedOn |
FLCL
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linked to:
FLCL (co-production)
Neon Genesis Evangelion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hiroyuki Imaishi Description of subject: Hiroyuki Imaishi is a Japanese anime director and animator known for his hyper-energetic visual style and for co-founding Studio Trigger.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.