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).
Films (55)

Une aube nouvelle
2026 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam : L'éclat de Hathaway - Circé l'ensorceleuse
2026 · Key Animation

Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba La Forteresse Infinie
2025 · Key Animation

Le Garçon et le Héron
2023 · Key Animation

La Maison des égarées
2021 · Key Animation

One Arm
2019 · Animation

Batman Ninja
2018 · Animation

Blade Runner : Black Out 2022
2017 · Key Animation

Mary et la fleur de la sorcière
2017 · Key Animation

Lou et l'île aux sirènes
2017 · Key Animation

Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
2017 · Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Garo -Divine Flame-
2016 · Key Animation

Naruto the Last : Le Film
2014 · Key Animation

L'île de Giovanni
2014 · Key Animation

Le Vent se lève
2013 · Key Animation

Des lucioles aux couleurs de l'arc-en-ciel : Les vacances d'été éternelles
2012 · Key Animation

Lettre à Momo
2012 · Key Animation

Redline
2009 · Key Animation

Genius Party Beyond
2008 · Director, Character Designer, Animation Director, Background Designer, Screenplay

Amer béton
2006 · Key Animation

xxxHolic, le film
2005 · Key Animation

Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE : La Princesse du Royaume de la Cage aux Oiseaux
2005 · Key Animation

Space Station No.9
2005 · Key Animation

The Prince of Tennis : Two Samurais, The First Game
2005 · Key Animation

Le Château ambulant
2004 · Key Animation

Mind Game
2004 · Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell 2 : Innocence
2004 · Key Animation

Kill Bill : Volume 1
2003 · Animation

Histoire de l'enfant
2003 · Key Animation

Les Ghiblies, épisode 2
2002 · Animation

Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film
2001 · Character Designer

Le Voyage de Chihiro
2001 · Key Animation

Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea!
1999 · Key Animation

My Neighbors the Yamadas
1999 · Key Animation

Junkers Come Here
1994 · Key Animation

Porco Rosso
1992 · Key Animation

Only Yesterday
1991 · Key Animation

Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre
1991 · Director, Screenplay, Animation Director

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
1990 · Key Animation

MAROKO
1990 · Key Animation

Angel Cop
1989 · Animation

Riding Bean
1989 · Animation

All That Gundam
1989 · Key Animation

Akira
1988 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
1988 · Key Animation

Dragon's Heaven
1988 · Key Animation, Animation Supervisor

Gall Force 2: Destruction
1987 · Animation

Black Magic M-66
1987 · Animation

Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
1987 · Key Animation

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission
1987 · Supervising Animation Director

Love City
1986 · Key Animation

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber
1986 · Animation

Megazone 23 II
1986 · Animation

Lensman
1984 · Key Animation

Hand-Drawn: Documentary
· Self
Séries (20)

Lazarus
2025 · Key Animation

Pluto
2023 · Key Animation

Star Wars : Visions
2021 · Director, Writer, Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation

Japan Animator Expo
2014 · Key Animation

Ping Pong The Animation
2014 · Opening/Ending Animation

Space Dandy
2014 · Key Animation

Genius Party Beyond
2008 · Director, Writer

Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama
2004 · Key Animation

FLCL
2000 · Key Animation

One Piece
1999 · Key Animation

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
1993 · Key Animation

The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
1990 · Key Animation, Animation Director, Director, Storyboard Artist

Angel Cop
1989 · Key Animation

Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai!
1989 · Key Animation

The Adventures of Peter Pan
1989 · Key Animation

Bubblegum Crisis
1987 · Animation

Violence Jack
1986 · Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
1986 · Key Animation

Ninja Robots
1985 · Key Animation

Edgar, le détective cambrioleur
1971 · Key Animation