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Mahiro Maeda (前田 真宏 ''Maeda Mahiro'') born March 14, 1963 is one of the most prominent Japanese anime creators working today, having worked as director, character designer, and animator for many of Japan's top series. Helen McCarthy in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' called him "one of the most imaginative visualists in anime".〔McCarthy, Helen. ''500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide''. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 16. — 528 p. — ISBN 978-0061474507〕 He has been one of the top contributors at the anime studio GONZO for many years, having directed ''Blue Submarine No. 6'', ''Final Fantasy: Unlimited'' and ''Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo''. His design work ranges from 2〔"He also designed two Angels for NEON GENESIS EVANGELION and the title character for the live-action GAMERA 2." http://www.ex.org/5.6/13-feature_gonzo3.html〕 of the "Angels" in ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' to production and mechanical design for such series as , ''The Vision of Escaflowne'' and ''Last Exile''. He was also the designer of the invaders in Gatekeepers 21. His earlier years were spent mostly at the famed Studio Ghibli, where he helped animate classics such as ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'', ''Castle in the Sky'', and ''Porco Rosso''. Maeda is also one of the select Japanese directors to actively collaborate with the international film media on various projects. He provided key animation for the animation sequence in Quentin Tarantino's ''Kill Bill Vol. 1''. His directorial work has also been featured in such exclusive package films as ''The Animatrix'' (segment: "The Second Renaissance Parts I and II"), ''Genius Party Beyond'' (segment: "Gala"), and ''Ani *Kuri15'' (segment: "Princess Onmitsu"). He has also visited the American Anime Expo convention in 2000 and 2003. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahiro Maeda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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