Masaki Hinata
Director
14 April 1970 (56 years)
Masaki Hinata (日向 正樹, Hinata Masaki; born April 14, 1970) is a Japanese animator, animation director, and character designer from Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture.
After gaining experience working for Artland from 1991 to 2010, he moved to the animation studio Madhouse in 2006. Since then, he has been involved in many popular anime works, such as Death Note, Accel World, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, etc., where he serves as animation director, chief animation director, key animatpr, and character designer. In addition to his work at animation studio Madhouse, he is often involved in animation productions outside the company as a core member of Production EN, such as the ufotable-produced series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
After gaining experience working for Artland from 1991 to 2010, he moved to the animation studio Madhouse in 2006. Since then, he has been involved in many popular anime works, such as Death Note, Accel World, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, etc., where he serves as animation director, chief animation director, key animatpr, and character designer. In addition to his work at animation studio Madhouse, he is often involved in animation productions outside the company as a core member of Production EN, such as the ufotable-produced series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
Filmography
| 2013 |
| 2025 | Wandance · as Key Animation |
| 2025 | Gachiakuta · as Animation Director |
| 2025 | Anne Shirley · as Animation Director |
| 2025 | The Dinner Table Detective · as Animation Director |
| 2025 | SAKAMOTO DAYS · as Supervising Animation Director |
| 2024 | Orb: On the Movements of the Earth · as Animation Director |
| 2024 | Blue Box · as Animation Director |
| 2024 | Negative Positive Angler · as Animation Director |
| 2024 | Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc · as Animation Director |
| 2024 | Rising Impact · as Animation Director |
| 2023 | Ōoku: The Inner Chambers · as Supervising Animation Director |
| 2023 | My Home Hero · as Supervising Animation Director |
| 2023 | Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill · as Animation Director |
| 2022 | Dance Dance Danseur · as Animation Director |
| 2022 | Aoashi · as Animation Director |
| 2021 | Goodbye, Don Glees! · as Animation Director |
| 2021 | AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline · as Key Animation |
| 2021 | The Vampire Dies in No Time · as Animation Director |
| 2021 | Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway · as Key Animation |
| 2021 | Yasuke · as Key Animation |
| 2020 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train · as Key Animation |
| 2019 | Afterlost · as Supervising Animation Director |
| 2019 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba · as Key Animation |
| 2018 | Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden Part 3 · as Animation Director |
| 2018 | Golden Kamuy · as Animation Director |
| 2018 | Kokkoku · as Character Designer |
| 2018 | A Place Further Than the Universe · as Key Animation |
| 2017 | No Game No Life: Zero · as Animation Director |
| 2017 | Chronos Ruler · as Animation Director |
| 2015 | Overlord · as Key Animation |
| 2015 | Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie · as Animation Director |
| 2015 | Psycho-Pass: The Movie · as Key Animation |
| 2014 | Rage of Bahamut · as Key Animation |
| 2014 | Hanayamata · as Key Animation |
| 2014 | No Game No Life · as Key Animation |
| 2012 | BTOOOM! · as Supervising Animation Director |
| 2012 | Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Chihayafuru · as Opening/ending Animation |
| 2011 | Fate/Zero · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Deadman Wonderland · as Animation Director |
| 2011 | Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell · as Key Animation |
| 2011 | Dragon Crisis! · as Key Animation |
| 2010 | Wagnaria!! · as Animation Director |
| 2009 | Blue Literature · as Key Animation |
| 2009 | Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You · as Animation Director |
| 2009 | Redline · as Key AnimationOn Plex |
| 2008 | One Outs · as Supervising Animation Director |
| 2008 | Blassreiter · as Key Animation |
| 2008 | Macross Frontier · as Key Animation |
| 2007 | Kaiji · as Key Animation |
| 2007 | Devil May Cry · as Animation Director |
| 2007 | Lunar Rabbit Weapon Mina · as Key Animation |
| 2006 | Death Note · as Key Animation |
| 2006 | Black Lagoon · as Animation Director |
| 2006 | Origin: Spirits of the Past · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | Mushi-Shi · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | Noein: To Your Other Self · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | Blood+ · as Animation Director |
| 2005 | Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa · as Key Animation |
| 2005 | Trinity Blood · as Animation Director |
| 2005 | Eureka Seven · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad · as Animation Director |
| 2004 | Kurau: Phantom Memory · as Key Animation |
| 2004 | Gantz · as Key Animation |
| 2003 | Gungrave · as Key Animation |
| 2003 | Fullmetal Alchemist · as Key Animation |
| 2003 | RahXephon: The Motion Picture - Pluralitas Concentio · as Key Animation |
| 2002 | Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex · as Key AnimationOn Plex |
| 2002 | Demon Lord Dante · as Animation Director |
| 2001 | Project Arms · as Key Animation |
| 2001 | Earth Girl Arjuna · as Animation Director |
| 1997 | Virus Buster Serge · as Key Animation |