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Shin'ya Hanai

  • Director
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Art Department
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Shin'ya Hanai is known for Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988), Tenchi Muyô! GXP (2002) and Hunter x Hunter (1999).
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    • Known for

    Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
    9.0
    TV Series
    • Director(as Shinya Hanai)
    Tenchi Muyô! GXP (2002)
    Tenchi Muyô! GXP
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director
    Hozumi Gôda, Kanako Mitsuhashi, Junko Takeuchi, Yuki Kaida, and Annika Odegard in Hunter x Hunter (1999)
    Hunter x Hunter
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Director(as Shinya Hanai)
    Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation (2002)
    Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Director(as Shinya Hanai)

    Credits

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    Director

    • Wandaba Style (2003)
      Wandaba Style
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Tenchi Muyô! GXP (2002)
      Tenchi Muyô! GXP
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • X (2001)
      X
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002
    • Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation (2002)
      Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 2002
    • Hozumi Gôda, Kanako Mitsuhashi, Junko Takeuchi, Yuki Kaida, and Annika Odegard in Hunter x Hunter (1999)
      Hunter x Hunter
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1999–2001
    • UFO Baby (1998)
      UFO Baby
      7.5
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2000
    • Princess Nine (1998)
      Princess Nine
      7.6
      TV Series
      • episode director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1998
    • Hozumi Gôda, Masashi Hironaka, and Ryô Horikawa in Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden (1998)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1998
    • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1995

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Argentosoma (2000)
      Argentosoma
      6.6
      TV Series
      • unit director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 2001
    • Maze: The Mega-Burst Space (1997)
      Maze: The Mega-Burst Space
      6.5
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1997
    • Tokyo Revelation (1995)
      Tokyo Revelation
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • unit director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1995
    • Aoki Honô (1989)
      Aoki Honô
      4.6
      Video
      • unit director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1989
    • Utsu no Miko (1989)
      Utsu no Miko
      • assistant director
      • 1989
    • Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea (1986)
      Coral Reef Legend: Elfie of the Blue Sea
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • assistant director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1986
    • A Little Princess Sara (1985)
      A Little Princess Sara
      7.8
      TV Series
      • assistant director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1985
    • Locke the Superman (1983)
      Locke the Superman
      6.2
      • unit director (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1983

    Art Department

    • Initial D: Second Stage (1999)
      Initial D: Second Stage
      8.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1999
    • Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988)
      Legend of the Galactic Heroes
      9.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1991
    • Uchuusen Sagittarius (1986)
      Uchuusen Sagittarius
      8.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Shinya Hanai)
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Shinya Hanai

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