is a Japanese anime producer from Shichinohe,

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and Sega Networks. The project launched as an "animation

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, considered the first of its kind, and later expand to multiple platforms and media in the future. Hirokazu Hisayuki, Yōhei Sasaki, Shō Matsui, Yukiko Akiyama, and

Hisashi Hirai is a Japanese animator, character designer, and manga artist. He is noted for his work with Sunrise (company), Sunrise, having worked on ''Infinite Ryvius'', ''s-CRY-ed'', ''Gundam SEED'', ''Gundam SEED Destiny'' and ''Fafner of the Azure''. He ...

work on the project's character design. The opening song is by iRis and Yumemiru Adolescene. Formerly a producer at Sunrise Studio 8, Furusato established his own company, Odd Eye Creative, in February 2011.

Works

TV anime

*'' Mīmu Iro Iro Yume no Tabi'' (1983) - Production assistant *''

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'' (1988) - Setting production *'' Brave Exkaiser'' (1990) - Setting production *'' The Brave of Sun Fighbird'' (1991) - Production desk *'' The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn'' (1992) - Production desk *'' The Brave Express Might Gaine'' (1993) - Production desk *'' The Brave Police J-Decker'' (1994) - Production desk *'' The Brave of Gold Goldran'' (1995) - Assistant producer *''

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'' (1998) - Producer *'' Angel Links'' (1999) - Producer *'' DinoZaurs: The Series'' (2000) - Project producer *'' Gear Fighter Dendoh'' (2000) - Producer *'' Crush Gear Turbo'' (2001) - Producer *''

Machine Robo Rescue is a 2003 Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Sunrise. It is the third installment of the '' Machine Robo'' anime trilogy, which is based on the toyline by PLEX and Bandai. It is directed by Mamoru Kanbe (''Cardcaptor Sakura'') ...

'' (2003) - Producer *''

My-HiME is a Japanese anime television series produced by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sunrise. Directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Hiroyuki Yoshino (screenwriter), Hiroyuki Yoshino, it premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo from September 2004 to March 2 ...

'' (2004) - Producer *'' My-Otome'' (2005) - Producer *'' Idolmaster: Xenoglossia'' (2007) - Producer *''

The Girl Who Leapt Through Space is a Japanese anime television series, created and produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise. Based on the original concept by Hajime Yatate, the Sunrise animation staff, the series is directed by Masakazu Obara and written by Jukki Hanada, ...

'' (2009) - Producer *'' Phi Brain: Puzzle of God'' (2011–2013) - Animation producer *'' Cross Ange'' (2014) - Project producer *''

Revue Starlight is a Japanese media franchise created in 2017 by Bushiroad, Nelke Planning and Kinema Citrus. It primarily consists of a series of musicals, debuting between September 22 and 24, 2017 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo; a 12-episode anime t ...

'' (2018) - Project cooperation

Movies

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Castle in the Sky also known as ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'', is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It was produced by Isao Takahata, animated by Studio Ghibli, and distributed by Toei. The film stars t ...

'' (1986) - Production assistant *''Crush Gear Turbo the Movie: Kaiservern's Ultimate Challenge'' (2002) - Producer *'' Fukkō Ōen Masamune Datenicle Gattaiban+'' (2021) - Planning, producer

OVA

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Future GPX Cyber Formula is a Japanese futuristic motorsports anime television series produced by the advertising agency Asatsu-DK, the Tokyo-based entertainment producer VAP (Video & Audio Project), and the animation studio Sunrise. The series originally aired ...

SAGA'' (1996) - Producer *'' Future GPX Cyber Formula SIN'' (1998) - Producer *'' My-Otome Zwei'' (2006) - Producer *'' My-Otome 0: S.ifr'' (2008) - Producer

Web anime

* ''Megohime Animation'' (2019) - Associate producer

Games

*''Xuccess Heaven'' (2015) - Planning, original creator

Magazine projects

*'' Megami Magazine: Hōkago no Lucky Risupōn'' (2019) - Original idea, original creator

References

External links

* * * Living people Japanese television producers 1961 births {{Japan-bio-stub