Hideaki Anno

|Anno Hideaki|born May 22, 1960|lead=yes}} is a Japanese animator, filmmaker and actor. His most celebrated creation, the ''Evangelion'' franchise, has had a significant influence on the anime television industry and Japanese popular culture. Anno's style is defined by his postmodernist approach and the extensive portrayal of characters' thoughts and emotions.

Anno's other directorial works include ''Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman'' (1983), ''Gunbuster'' (1988), ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (1990), ''Kare Kano'' (1998), ''Love & Pop'' (1998), ''Shiki-Jitsu'' (2000), ''Cutie Honey'' (2004), ''Re: Cutie Honey'' (2004), ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' (2007–2021), and ''Shin Godzilla'' (2016), with the latter film marking the beginning of the ''Shin'' trilogy of ''tokusatsu'' franchise reboots, followed by ''Shin Ultraman'' (2022) and ''Shin Kamen Rider'' (2023). Several of Anno's anime have won the ''Animage'' Anime Grand Prix award, including ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' in 1990, ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' in 1995 and 1996, and ''The End of Evangelion'' in 1997. Provided by Wikipedia