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Hiroaki Shimura

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Hiroaki Shimura is known for Princess Principal (2017), Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996) and Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (2018).
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    • Known for

    Princess Principal (2017)
    Princess Principal
    7.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Department
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996)
    Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
    7.0
    • Production Department
    • 1996
    Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (2018)
    Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart (2002)
    Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • My Deer Friend Nokotan (2024)
      My Deer Friend Nokotan
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • My Tiny Senpai (2023)
      My Tiny Senpai
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2023
    • Summer Time Rendering (2022)
      Summer Time Rendering
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2022
    • Love Live! Superstar!! (2021)
      Love Live! Superstar!!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2021
    • Chiaki Kobayashi, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Mie Sonozaki, and Natsumi Fujiwara in Great Pretender (2020)
      Great Pretender
      7.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Oshi ga Budôkan ittekuretara shinu (2020)
      Oshi ga Budôkan ittekuretara shinu
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow (2019)
      Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow
      6.8
      • storyboard artist
      • 2019
    • Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru (2018)
      Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru
      6.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online (2018)
      Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • After the Rain (2018)
      After the Rain
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Princess Principal (2017)
      Princess Principal
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Gabriel DropOut (2017)
      Gabriel DropOut
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Dimension W (2016)
      Dimension W
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2016
    • Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015)
      Himouto! Umaru-chan
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend (2015)
      Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015

    Production Department

    • The Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan (1997)
      The Doraemons: The Puzzling Challenge Letter of the Mysterious Thief Dorapan
      8.4
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 1997
    • Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express (1996)
      Doraemon: Nobita and the Galaxy Super-express
      7.0
      • production assistant
      • 1996
    • Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World (1995)
      Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World
      6.8
      • production assistant
      • 1995
    • Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)
      Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom
      6.7
      • production assistant
      • 1994
    • Dorami-chan: Aoi sutorô hatto (1994)
      Dorami-chan: Aoi sutorô hatto
      5.3
      Short
      • production assistant
      • 1994
    • Kureyon Shinchan: Action Kamen vs Haigure Maô (1993)
      Kureyon Shinchan: Action Kamen vs Haigure Maô
      6.8
      • production assistant
      • 1993

    Director

    • Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart (2002)
      Piano: The Melody of a Young Girl's Heart
      6.3
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2002

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