Shinya Ohira
- Visual effects
- December 12, 1966 · Aichi, Japan
Biography
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).
Known for
Filmography
- A New Dawn · Key Animation
- MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe · Key Animation
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle · Key Animation
- Lazarus · Key Animation
- PLUTO · Key Animation
- The Boy and the Heron · Key Animation
- Star Wars: Visions · Director, Writer
- The House of the Lost on the Cape · Key Animation
- One Arm · Animation
- Batman Ninja · Animation
- Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 · Key Animation
- Mary and The Witch's Flower · Key Animation
- Lu Over the Wall · Key Animation
- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl · Storyboard Artist, Key Animation
- GARO: Divine Flame · Key Animation
- The Last: Naruto the Movie · Key Animation
- Japan Animator Expo · Key Animation
- Ping Pong the Animation · Opening/Ending Animation
- Giovanni's Island · Key Animation
- Space Dandy · Key Animation
- The Wind Rises · Key Animation
- Rainbow Fireflies · Key Animation
- A Letter to Momo · Key Animation
- Redline · Key Animation
- Genius Party Beyond · Director, Character Designer
- Genius Party Beyond · Writer, Director
- Tekkonkinkreet · Key Animation
- xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream · Key Animation
- Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom · Key Animation
- Space Station No.9 · Key Animation
- The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game · Key Animation
- Howl's Moving Castle · Key Animation
- Mind Game · Key Animation
- Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama · Key Animation
- Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence · Key Animation
- Kill Bill: Vol. 1 · Animation
- Kid's Story · Key Animation
- Ghiblies: Episode 2 · Animation
- Junkers Come Here: Pilot Film · Character Designer
- Spirited Away · Key Animation
- FLCL · Key Animation
- One Piece · Key Animation
- Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea! · Key Animation
- My Neighbors the Yamadas · Key Animation
- Junkers Come Here · Key Animation
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure · Key Animation
- Porco Rosso · Key Animation
- Only Yesterday · Key Animation
- Baku Yumemakura's Twilight Theatre · Director, Screenplay
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind · Key Animation
- The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors · Key Animation, Animation Director
- MAROKO · Key Animation
- Angel Cop · Animation
- Angel Cop · Key Animation
- Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! · Key Animation
- Riding Bean · Animation
- The Adventures of Peter Pan · Key Animation
- All That Gundam · Key Animation
- Akira · Key Animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack · Key Animation
- Dragon's Heaven · Key Animation, Animation Supervisor
- Gall Force 2: Destruction · Animation
- Black Magic M-66 · Animation
- Bubblegum Crisis · Animation
- Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon · Key Animation
- Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future: Bio Dread Strike Mission · Supervising Animation Director
- Love City · Key Animation
- Violence Jack: Harem Bomber · Animation
- Violence Jack · Key Animation
- Megazone 23 II · Animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ · Key Animation
- Ninja Robots · Key Animation
- Lensman · Key Animation
- Lupin the 3rd · Key Animation
- Hand-Drawn: Documentary · Self