Shinya Ohira
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Shinya Ohira is one of the most talented and recognized animators in the world of anime. His animation style includes using exaggerating motion, manipulating gravity and balance with the use of different perspective shots, lots of rapid camera movement, and unconventional angles. With his boldly distorted and vigorous drawing style, his cuts are unique and instantly recognizable. He has worked as an animator for over thirty years. His early work in the 1980s mainly consisted of action and effects cuts. He bounced around several studios (including Sunrise, Madhouse, and Pierrot).
Known for
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (2025)
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Spirited Away (2001)
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Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
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Akira (1988)
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The Boy and the Heron (2023)
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The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
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Porco Rosso (1992)
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The Wind Rises (2013)
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Only Yesterday (1991)
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Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (2026)
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Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)
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My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack (1988)
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Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
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Redline (2009)
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A Letter to Momo (2012)
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A New Dawn (2026)
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Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017)
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xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
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Mind Game (2004)
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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
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Lu Over the Wall (2017)
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Giovanni's Island (2014)
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Kid's Story (2003)
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The House of the Lost on the Cape (2021)
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GARO: Divine Flame (2016)
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Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon (1987)
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Dragon's Heaven (1988)
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Lensman (1984)
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Tsubasa Chronicle The Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (2005)
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Love City (1986)
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The Prince of Tennis: Two Samurais, The First Game (2005)
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Rainbow Fireflies (2012)
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Violence Jack: Hell's Wind (1990)
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Junkers Come Here (1994)
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Space Station No.9 (2005)
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MAROKO (1990)
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All That Gundam (1989)
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Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea! (1999)
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