Hiroshi Yamamoto

September 1, 1974

Osaka Prefecture, Japan

In 2006, he was selected to be the series production director of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, after which he became well-known among anime fans for the ending dance theme he choreographed. He was to make his full directorial debut with Lucky Star, but was replaced after four episodes due to "performance issues". He later founded his own studio, Ordet. In 2008, he directed Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens with Ordet and A-1 Pictures. In 2009, he directed a 90-second short film for inclusion in the fourth volume of the Tonari no 801-chan manga. The short was produced by A-1 Pictures and featured character designs by Satoshi Kadowaki, also formerly of Kyoto Animation. Production of the short came after the announcement that Kyoto Animation would be producing a Tonari no 801-chan television series. However, less than two weeks later, the series was canceled without explanation by its broadcaster, Turner Broadcasting System. Yamamoto wrote that the short was a chance to "avenge myself" on his blog. His next project was Black Rock Shooter, an OVA released in July 2010. Yamamoto was the supervising director for the project, Ordet"s first solo production as the main animation studio, while Shinobu Yoshioka, another former Kyoto Animation member, directed lieutenant Yamamoto attended the American anime convention Otakon in 2009. In early 2011, Yamamoto directed the anime Fractale with production by A-1 Pictures and Ordet. His most recent work,, began airing on Japanese television on January 10, 2014 as a television movie. This was followed by a 13-episode television series that began airing the next day.

Hiroshi Yamamoto

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Education

Kyoto University.

Career

In 2006, he was selected to be the series production director of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, after which he became well-known among anime fans for the ending dance theme he choreographed. He was to make his full directorial debut with Lucky Star, but was replaced after four episodes due to "performance issues". He later founded his own studio, Ordet.

In 2008, he directed Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens with Ordet and A-1 Pictures.

In 2009, he directed a 90-second short film for inclusion in the fourth volume of the Tonari no 801-chan manga. The short was produced by A-1 Pictures and featured character designs by Satoshi Kadowaki, also formerly of Kyoto Animation.

Production of the short came after the announcement that Kyoto Animation would be producing a Tonari no 801-chan television series. However, less than two weeks later, the series was canceled without explanation by its broadcaster, Turner Broadcasting System. Yamamoto wrote that the short was a chance to "avenge myself" on his blog.

His next project was Black Rock Shooter, an OVA released in July 2010.

Yamamoto was the supervising director for the project, Ordet"s first solo production as the main animation studio, while Shinobu Yoshioka, another former Kyoto Animation member, directed lieutenant Yamamoto attended the American anime convention Otakon in 2009. In early 2011, Yamamoto directed the anime Fractale with production by A-1 Pictures and Ordet.

His most recent work,, began airing on Japanese television on January 10, 2014 as a television movie.

This was followed by a 13-episode television series that began airing the next day.

Achievements

He is the founder of the Ordet animation studio, and used to work with Animation Do. In a later radio interview, Yamamoto confirmed he was fired by Animation Do and unsuccessfully attempted to win back his job.

Membership

As a member of Animation Do, Yamamoto rose to prominence within the company after serving as assistant director on Munto 2: Beyond the Walls of Time.

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