Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno (庵野秀明 Anno Hideaki) is the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, The End of Evangelion, and Rebuild of Evangelion. Anno is the creator of the Evangelion story, and wrote or co-wrote the script for every episode of the TV series (except for Episode 04). He was one of the founding members of Gainax anime studio. Anno eventually left animation to work on several live action films, only to return to animation in 2006 with the formation of Studio Khara to produce the Rebuild of Evangelion films.

Hideaki Anno on Neon Genesis Evangelion

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Hideaki Anno: Protoculture Addicts #43 (NewType 11/1996)

Statement about new Evangelion Movies

See Statements by Evangelion Staff for other excerpts and interviews with Hideaki Anno.