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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

9.4 Excellent

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Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno is a Japanese animator and director renowned for his innovative approach to animation and storytelling. He...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Evangelion

9.2 Excellent

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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

9.2 Excellent

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Masaaki Yuasa

Masaaki Yuasa is a Japanese animator and director celebrated for his experimental and avant-garde style. His work, such...

Avant Garde Japanese Experimental Director

9.1 Excellent

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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

9.0 Excellent

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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

9.0 Excellent

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Yoshiyuki Tomino

Japanese anime director Yoshiyuki Tomino created Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979, establishing the real-robot mecha subgenre...

Mecha Television Japanese Gundam

8.8 Great

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Naoko Yamada

Japanese anime director Naoko Yamada worked at Kyoto Animation and directed A Silent Voice (2016), a critically acclaime...

Drama Japanese Slice Of Life Director

8.8 Great

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Trey Parker

Trey Parker is an American animator and filmmaker who co-created the highly successful and controversial animated televi...

Television Creator Adult Animation Director

8.8 Great

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Sayo Yamamoto

Japanese anime director Sayo Yamamoto is known for Michiko & Hatchin (2008) and Yuri!!! on Ice (2016), recognized for dy...

Television Japanese Sports Director

8.7 Great

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Yoshifumi Kondō

Yoshifumi Kondō was a Japanese animator and director at Studio Ghibli who directed the acclaimed 1995 coming-of-age film...

Traditional Japanese Studio Ghibli Director

8.5 Great

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Leiji Matsumoto

Japanese manga artist and anime creator Leiji Matsumoto created Space Battleship Yamato (1974) and Galaxy Express 999, f...

Traditional Japanese Science Fiction Director

8.5 Great

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Craig McCracken

Craig McCracken is an American animator who created the influential Cartoon Network series The Powerpuff Girls and Foste...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.5 Great

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Rebecca Sugar

Rebecca Sugar is an American animator and songwriter notable for creating Steven Universe, making history as the first w...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.5 Great

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Bill Melendez

Bill Melendez was an American animator and producer who directed the classic 1965 television special A Charlie Brown Chr...

Television Traditional Peanuts Director

8.2 Great

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Kunio Kato

Japanese animator Kunio Kato won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 2009 for La Maison en Petits Cubes, a...

Independent Japanese Oscar Winner Director

8.2 Great

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Lauren Faust

Lauren Faust is an American animator and producer recognized for creating the popular animated series My Little Pony: Fr...

Television Creator Director Powerpuff Girls

8.2 Great

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J.G. Quintel

J.G. Quintel is an American animator and voice actor recognized for creating the surreal Comedy Central series Close Eno...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.2 Great

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Jhonen Vasquez

Jhonen Vasquez is an American comic book writer and animator best known for creating Invader Zim, a darkly comedic Nicke...

Television Creator Nickelodeon Director

8.2 Great

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Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Japanese anime director Yoshiaki Kawajiri is known for dark, violent OVAs including Wicked City (1987) and Ninja Scroll...

Action Traditional Japanese Director

8.1 Great