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Naoto Hosoda

Born January 1, 1976 · Japan (age 50)

Naoto Hosoda (細田 直人, Hosoda Naoto, born in 1976) is a Japanese animator, character designer, animation director and director. Formerly he belonged to AIC, J.C.STAFF, Studio Hibari and WHITE FOX.

Known For

5 Centimeters per Second5 Centimeters per Second · 2007
5 Centimeters per Second
7.32007
MovieAnimationRomance
Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.
The Garden of WordsThe Garden of Words · 2013
The Garden of Words
7.62013
MovieAnimationDrama
Takao, who is training to become a shoemaker, skipped school and is sketching shoes in a Japanese-style garden. He meets a mysterious woman, Yukino, who is older than him. Then, without arranging the times, the two start to see each other again and again, but only on rainy days. They deepen their relationship and open up to each other. But the end of the rainy season soon approaches.
Children Who Chase Lost VoicesChildren Who Chase Lost Voices · 2011
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
7.22011
MovieAnimationAdventure
The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
The Place Promised in Our Early DaysThe Place Promised in Our Early Days · 2004
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
6.62004
MovieAnimationAdventure
In a post-war alternative timeline, Japan is divided into the North, controlled by the Union, and the South, controlled by the United States. A mysterious high tower rises within the borders of the Union. Three high school students promise to cross the border with a self-built airplane and unravel the secret of the tower.
Hello WorldHello World · 2019
Hello World
7.32019
MovieAnimationRomance
A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love.
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in FlamesGintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames · 2026
Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames
8.02026
MovieAnimationAction
Upon meeting a young boy named Haruta who makes a living as a pickpocket, Gintoki discovers that he is pickpocketing out of a desire to meet his long-lost mother, Hiwa, Yoshiwara's number one courtesan. Gintoki and his friends venture to Yoshiwara to fulfill Haruta's wish, but standing in their way is Housen, the Night King who rules Yoshiwara.
Hurricane TouchdownHurricane Touchdown · 2000
Hurricane Touchdown
6.92000
MovieAnimationAdventure
After the older DigiDestined are abducted by the mysterious Kokomon, the next generation of kids team up with American DigiDestined Willis to rescue them - only to discover that their enigmatic enemy has an unexpected connection to their new friend!
RahXephon: Pluralitas ConcentioRahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio · 2003
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio
5.82003
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
Ayato and Haruka are middle-school sweethearts whose lives take a dire turn when the mysterious Mu invade Tokyo in the year 2012. Protecting humanity from the Mu may be Ayato's destiny, but what he really wants is to regain the relationship he once had with Haruka... a love that will have to transcend space, time, and reality itself.

Filmography

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SekireiSekirei · 2008
Sekirei
7.42008
SeriesAnimationComedy
Struggling yet brilliant, 19-year-old Minato Sahashi has failed his college entrance exams for the second time, resulting in him being regarded as worthless by those around him. However, the course of his seemingly bleak future is altered dramatically when a beautiful, supernatural woman falls from the sky and into his life. That woman, Musubi, is a "Sekirei," an extraterrestrial with extraordinary abilities. Recognizing the potential of the Ashikabi gene within Minato, Musubi kisses him, initiating a bond between the two of them. This drags him into the high-stakes world of the Sekirei, where he and his new partner must compete against others in a battle for survival called the "Sekirei Plan." However, unbeknownst to the contestants, there is far more at risk that what the competition initially entailed. Manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin.

Key Animation

BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. · 2020
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense.
7.42020
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
Kaede Honjou is invited by her friend Risa Shiramine to play a virtual reality MMO game with her. While Kaede doesn't dislike games, what she really, truly dislikes is being in pain. She creates a character named Maple, and decides to put all her points in VIT to minimize pain. As a result, she moves slowly, can't use magic, and even a rabbit can get the best of her. But as it turns out, she acquires a skill known as "Absolute Defense" as a result of her pumping points into VIT, as well as a "Counter Skill" that works against special moves. Now, with her ability to nullify all damage, she goes on adventures.

Storyboard Artist

SeirenSeiren · 2017
Seiren
7.82017
SeriesAnimationComedy
For high school students like Shouichi Kamita, university entrance exams and the future are common concerns. It is also during this time in life that a mysterious emotion that vexes people of all ages may begin to weigh upon one's mind—love. At this point in his teenage years, Shouichi finds three girls he could see himself having a future with: the ever-cheerful Hikari Tsuneki, who teases Shouichi without mercy, but actually has a softer side; the competitive gamer, Tooru Miyamae, who has difficulty communicating with others; and Shouichi's childhood friend, Kyouko Touno, the sometimes immature shoujo manga enthusiast. Seiren follows Shouichi's relationships with these three girls across three separate arcs, as their feelings grow from mutual interest and blossom into something more beautiful.

Character Designer

Elfen LiedElfen Lied · 2004
Elfen Lied
8.32004
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimation
The Diclonius, a mutated homo sapien that is said to be selected by God and will eventually become the destruction of mankind, possesses two horns in their heads, and has a "sixth sense" which gives it telekinetic abilities. Due to this dangerous power, they have been captured and isolated in laboratories by the government. Lucy, a young and psychotic Diclonius, manages to break free of her confines and brutally murder most of the guards in the laboratory, only to get shot in the head as she makes her escape. She survives and manages to drift along to a beach, where two teenagers named Kouta and Yuka discovers her. Having lost her memories, she was named after the only thing that she can now say, "Nyuu," and the two allow her to stay at Kouta's home. However, it appears that the evil "Lucy" is not dead just yet...

Key Animation