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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto

  • Animation Department
  • Writer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto was born on 29 January 1962 in Shunan, Japan. He is a writer and assistant director, 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
    • Animation Department
    • 2009
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
    7.6
    • Animation Department
    • 2006
    Wolf Children (2012)
    Wolf Children
    8.1
    • Animation Department
    • 2012
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone
    7.5
    • Animation Department
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Animation Department

    • Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Commemorative Show (2026)
      Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Commemorative Show
      7.5
      Short
      • original character designer
      • 2026
    • As One (2025)
      As One
      • character designer
      • 2025
    • Miyu Irino, Hiro Shimono, Nao Toyama, Haruka Tomatsu, Minami Tanaka, Sumire Uesaka, and Yuma Uchida in Grendizer U (2024)
      Grendizer U
      6.3
      TV Series
      • character designer
      • 2024
    • Evangelion:3.0(-46h) (2023)
      Evangelion:3.0(-46h)
      7.0
      Video
      • original character designer
      • 2023
    • Megumi Hayashibara, Akira Ishida, Yûko Miyamura, Megumi Ogata, and Maaya Sakamoto in Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
      Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
      8.0
      • original character designer
      • 2021
    • Megohime (2019)
      Megohime
      TV Mini Series
      • animator: ending
      • 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
    • Lights of Sand (2017)
      Lights of Sand
      Short
      • character designer
      • 2017
    • Sakura Nagashi (2016)
      Sakura Nagashi
      Music Video
      • character designer: main
      • 2016
    • Beautiful World
      Music Video
      • character designer: main
      • 2014
    • Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film (2013)
      Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
      5.8
      Video
      • character designer: main (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo.
      6.8
      Short
      • original character designer
      • 2012
    • Next A-Class (2012)
      Next A-Class
      6.4
      Video
      • character designer
      • 2012

    Writer

    • .hack//GIFT (2003)
      .hack//GIFT
      5.6
      Video
      • original work (as Project .hack)
      • 2003
    • .hack//Legend of the Twilight (2003)
      .hack//Legend of the Twilight
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • creator: original work
      • developer (as Project .hack, as Project .hack)
      • 2003
    • .hack//Liminality (2002)
      .hack//Liminality
      5.9
      TV Mini Series
      • creator: original work (as Project .hack)
      • 2002–2003
    • .hack//SIGN (2002)
      .hack//SIGN
      6.8
      TV Series
      • creator: original work
      • developer (as Project .hack, as Project .hack)
      • 2002
    • Route 20: Galactic Airport
      6.1
      Short
      • story
      • 1991

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (1991)
      Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I
      7.4
      Video
      • unit director: ending (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II (1991)
      Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II
      7.8
      Video
      • unit director: ending (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (1991)
      Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
      7.9
      Video
      • unit director: ending (uncredited)
      • 1991
    • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990)
      Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
      7.7
      TV Series
      • unit director: ending
      • 1990–1991

    Personal details

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

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

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