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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki (1943–2011) was a Japanese anime director and animator known for his highly stylized visual techniques and...

Anime Television Classic Japan

9.04 Excellent

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Matt Groening

Matt Groening is a prominent figure in animation history. He conceived and developed both *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*,...

Television Creator Director The Simpsons

8.65 Great

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Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky is an accomplished animator recognized primarily for his innovative and visually dynamic television w...

Television Creator Director Dexter Lab

8.46 Great

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Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his long-standing collaboration with the ani...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.45 Great

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Yasuhiro Takemoto

Yasuhiro Takemoto was a Japanese anime director and animator who spent his career at Kyoto Animation. He directed severa...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.37 Great

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Tatsuya Ishihara

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese anime director and animator prominently associated with the studio Kyoto Animation (KyoAn...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.32 Great

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Kunihiko Ikuhara

Kunihiko Ikuhara is a Japanese animator recognized for his distinctive directorial style and complex narratives. He freq...

Television Japanese Surrealist Magical Girl

8.28 Great

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Alex Hirsch

Alex Hirsch is an animator primarily recognized for his creation of the television series *Gravity Falls*. His distincti...

Television Creator Disney Channel Director

8.28 Great

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Hiroshi Hamasaki

Hiroshi Hamasaki is a Japanese anime director and animator recognized for his detailed and often atmospheric storytellin...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.14 Great

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Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese animator primarily known for his creation of Mobile Suit Gundam. His 1979 series pioneere...

Mecha Television Japanese Gundam

8.10 Great

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Eric Goldberg

Eric Goldberg is a celebrated American animator recognized primarily for his work at Disney. He gained prominence throug...

Traditional Disney Director Character Animator

8.10 Great

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Pendleton Ward

Pendleton Ward is an American animator recognized primarily for his creation of *Adventure Time*. His work on the Cartoo...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.10 Great

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Trey Parker

Trey Parker is a prominent American animator recognized primarily for his creation of *South Park*. He directs and anima...

Television Creator Adult Animation Director

8.10 Great

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Seiji Mizushima

Seiji Mizushima is a Japanese anime director known for his work on several major television anime franchises. He is perh...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.07 Great

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SA

Sayo Yamamoto

Sayo Yamamoto is a Japanese animator primarily noted for her work directing television series. She gained significant re...

Television Japanese Sports Director

8.00 Great

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Masayuki

Masayuki is a Japanese anime director, animator, and storyboard artist known for his work on several prominent televisio...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

7.92 Good

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Tensai Okamura

Tensai Okamura is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and director whose work spans theatrical films and television...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

7.88 Good

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Konosuke Uda

Kōnosuke Uda is a Japanese anime director associated with Toei Animation and best known for directing the early years of...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

7.86 Good

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Craig McCracken

Craig McCracken is an American animator and producer known for creating several animated television series for Cartoon N...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

7.82 Good

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Rebecca Sugar

Rebecca Sugar is an American animator, director, and songwriter best known as the creator of the animated series "Steven...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

7.82 Good