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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was born on 29 January 1962 in Shunan, Japan. He is a writer, known for Summer Wars (2009), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) and Wolf Children (2012). He is married to Mako Takaha.
BornJanuary 29, 1962
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BornJanuary 29, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Summer Wars (2009)
    Summer Wars
    7.4
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2009
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    7.7
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2006
    Wolf Children (2012)
    Wolf Children
    8.1
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2012
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
    7.5
    Movie
    • Animation Department
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Uru in Blue
      • character designer, mechanical designer
      • In Development
    • Miyu Irino, Hiro Shimono, Nao Tôyama, Haruka Tomatsu, Minami Tanaka, Sumire Uesaka, and Yuma Uchida in Grendizer U (2024)
      Grendizer U
      6.5
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Evangelion:3.0(-46h) (2023)
      Evangelion:3.0(-46h)
      6.9
      Video
      • original character designer
      • 2023
    • Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo.
      6.4
      Short
      • original character designer
      • 2022
    • Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
      Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time
      8.0
      • original character designer
      • 2021
    • Megohime (2019)
      Megohime
      TV Mini Series
      • ending animation
      • 2019–2021
    • Chiaki Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mie Sonozaki, and Natsumi Fujiwara in Great Pretender (2020)
      Great Pretender
      7.8
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2020
    • Mayumi Shintani and Karen Miyama in FLCL Alternative (2018)
      FLCL Alternative
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • original character designer
      • 2018
    • FLCL Progressive (2018)
      FLCL Progressive
      5.8
      TV Mini Series
      • original character designer
      • 2018
    • Suna no Akari (2017)
      Suna no Akari
      Short
      • character designer
      • 2017
    • Beautiful World
      Music Video
      • main character designer
      • original character designer
      • 2014
    • Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film (2013)
      Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
      6.0
      Video
      • main character designer (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Short Peace (2013)
      Short Peace
      6.8
      • original character designer (segment "Gambo")
      • 2013
    • Gambo (2013)
      Gambo
      7.1
      Short
      • original character designer
      • 2013
    • Next A-Class (2012)
      Next A-Class
      6.1
      Video
      • character designer
      • 2012
    • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
      Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
      6.9
      • main character designer
      • 2012

    Writer

    • .hack//GIFT (2003)
      .hack//GIFT
      5.7
      Video
      • original work (as Project .hack)
      • 2003
    • .hack//Legend of the Twilight (2003)
      .hack//Legend of the Twilight
      6.0
      TV Series
      • creator: original work
      • developer (creator, as Project .hack)
      • 2003
    • .hack//Liminality (2002)
      .hack//Liminality
      TV Mini Series
      • creator: original work (creator, as Project .hack)
      • 2002–2003
    • .hack//SIGN (2002)
      .hack//SIGN
      6.8
      TV Series
      • creator: original work
      • developer (creator, as Project .hack)
      • 2002
    • Route 20: Galactic Airport
      Short
      • story
      • 1991

    Art Department

    • Satomi Ishihara, Kanata Hongô, Haruma Miura, Nanami Sakuraba, Kiko Mizuhara, Takahiro Miura, and Hiroki Hasegawa in Attack on Titan: Part 2 (2015)
      Attack on Titan: Part 2
      4.7
      • character designer
      • 2015
    • Jun Kunimura, Pierre Taki, Satomi Ishihara, Kanata Hongô, Haruma Miura, Nanami Sakuraba, Kiko Mizuhara, Takahiro Miura, and Hiroki Hasegawa in Attack on Titan Part 1 (2015)
      Attack on Titan Part 1
      5.0
      • character designer
      • 2015
    • Short Peace (2013)
      Short Peace
      6.8
      • original character design (segment "Gambo")
      • 2013
    • Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
      Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
      6.9
      • image board
      • 2012
    • .hack//Link (2010)
      .hack//Link
      5.8
      Video Game
      • concept designer
      • 2010
    • Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
      Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
      7.9
      • original character designer
      • 2009
    • .hack//G.U. Returner (2007)
      .hack//G.U. Returner
      5.7
      Video
      • design supervisor
      • 2007
    • .hack//G.U. Trilogy (2007)
      .hack//G.U. Trilogy
      5.4
      • design supervisor
      • 2007
    • Gunbuster the Movie (2006)
      Gunbuster the Movie
      7.0
      • setting
      • 2006
    • .hack//Roots (2006)
      .hack//Roots
      6.0
      TV Series
      • design supervisor
      • 2006
    • .hack//Legend of the Twilight (2003)
      .hack//Legend of the Twilight
      6.0
      TV Series
      • original character designer
      • 2003
    • .hack//SIGN (2002)
      .hack//SIGN
      6.8
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2002
    • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel (1997)
      Neon Genesis Evangelion: Girlfriend of Steel
      7.6
      • character designer
      • 1997
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Project .hack
    • Born
      • January 29, 1962
      • Shunan, Japan
    • Spouse
      • Mako Takaha? - present

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      Japanese character designer, manga artist & co-founder of Gainax studio.

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