Shinya Ohira

Shinya Ohira is one of the most talented and recognized animators in the world of anime. His animation style includes using exaggerating motion, manipulating gravity and balance with the use of different perspective shots, lots of rapid camera movement, and unconventional angles. With his boldly distorted and vigorous drawing style, his cuts are unique and instantly recognizable. He has worked as an animator for over thirty years. His early work in the 1980s mainly consisted of action and effects cuts. He bounced around several studios (including Sunrise, Madhouse, and Pierrot).

Crew

Akira
Key Animation
Dragon's Heaven
Key Animation, Animation Supervisor
MAROKO
Key Animation
The House of the Lost on the Cape
Key Animation
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Key Animation
Spirited Away
Key Animation
Mind Game
Key Animation
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Animation
Violence Jack: Harem Bomber
Animation
Megazone 23 II
Animation
Black Magic M-66
Animation
Gall Force 2: Destruction
Animation
Angel Cop
Animation
Riding Bean
Animation
Ghiblies: Episode 2
Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie
Key Animation
Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre
Director, Screenplay, Animation Director
Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
Key Animation
Porco Rosso
Key Animation
Redline
Key Animation
The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game
Key Animation
xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Key Animation
Giovanni's Island
Key Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Key Animation
Junkers Come Here
Key Animation
Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom
Key Animation
Rainbow Fireflies
Key Animation
GARO: Divine Flame
Key Animation
Love City
Key Animation
Only Yesterday
Key Animation
The Wind Rises
Key Animation
Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
Key Animation
Lensman
Key Animation
Space Station No.9
Key Animation
Lu Over the Wall
Key Animation
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
Key Animation
Genius Party Beyond
Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, Background Designer, Screenplay
The Boy and the Heron
Key Animation
Howl's Moving Castle
Key Animation
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Key Animation
Tekkonkinkreet
Key Animation
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
A Letter to Momo
Key Animation
Batman Ninja
Animation
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Key Animation
All That Gundam
Key Animation
One Arm
Animation
Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea!
Key Animation
Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film
Character Designer
Kid's Story
Key Animation
Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission - Skill Level 2
Supervising Animation Director
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Key Animation