Bio: Anno Hideaki
- 1960
- Born 22 May, Yamaguchi Prefecture. Acquires prodigious knowledge of
live-action SF movies and TV; is a particular devotee of
Ultraman (makes home 8mm Ultraman movies as a youth)
and England's ITC shows (Thunderbirds, Captain
Scarlet, The Prisoner, etc.)
- 1981
- As a student in Osaka, joins Akai Takami and Yamaga Hiroyuki to form
the three-man staff of the Daicon III opening video: Anno's job is the
actual animation.
- 1982
- Daicon Film founded; Anno goes to Artland with Akai and Yamaga to
work on the TV series Superdimensional Fortress Macross, which
became the first part of ROBOTECH in the United States.
- 1983
- Daicon IV opening video wins an Animage Grand Prix award. Anno
works on anime version of Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa as a key
animator, piling a tremendous load of anime, manga and other reference
books on his desk, leaving barely enough room for a single sheet of
drawing paper. Miyazaki Hayao is said to have come by and asked, "How
is he possibly going to get it all out of here when the job is
finished?"
- 1984
- Gainax founded on Christmas Eve, superseding Daicon Film.
- 1985
- Anno works on The Royal Space Force, Gainax's four-minute
pilot film for what will be released as The Wings of
Honneamise.
- 1987
- Honneamise released; Anno is an animation director and
mecha designer on the film.
- 1988
- Anno directs and co-writes Top o Nerae! Gunbuster OAV
series, Gainax's first success. Gunbuster was recently voted
one of the top 10 OAVs ever at the Emotion (Bandai Visual) 13th
Anniversary Celebration.
- 1990
- Anno directs and co-writes TV series Fushigi no Umi no
Nadia, Gainax's biggest anime success to date. Nadia wins
the Animage Grand Prix.
- 1991
- Otaku no Video, Gainax's last original anime for four
years, released.
- 1995
- Neon Genesis Evangelion, directed and written by Anno,
premieres.
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