日本学院奖2017 最佳导演《新哥斯拉》 (获奖) 横滨电影节1999 最佳新导演《爱与时尚》 (获奖)
Hideaki Anno was born on May 22, 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan. He is known for his work on 新哥斯拉 (2016), 福音战士新剧场版：序 (2007) and 起风了 (2013). He has been married to 安野梦洋子 since March 26, 2002.
Is rumored to have made the film End of Evangelion (1997) and its incredibly symbolic, ambiguous finale as revenge against the fans of the television series "Neon Genesis Evangelion" (1995) who complained about the series's ending too much.
Anno, in the early 90s, went through a major and long bout of depression that lasted about four years. After some major soul searching and a new found self-appreciation, he chronicled his thoughts and revelations through the character of Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as many of the other characters. Evangelion is one of the single most personal stories told in anime. The ending of episodes 25 and 26 that take place in Shinji's mind, mirror Anno's thought process near the end of his depression. Many fans who watched the show for the action were very disappointed by the psychological ending and mailed Anno many death threats (a few of which flash across the screen in End of Evangelion) who maintained that he thought the ending was perfect. At an anime convention in America, he had an interpreter and a Q & A session in which one fan expressed their disappointment. Anno took the microphone and said in straight English "Too bad."
He is a vegetarian, like his characters Nadia and Rei Ayanami.
Got his start as an animator for the God Soldier on 宫崎骏 's 风之谷 (1984). Running short on animators, the film's production studio posted an ad in the famous Japanese animation magazine Animage, announcing that they were in desperate need of more animators. Anno read the ad and headed down to the studio, where he met with Miyazaki and showed him some of his drawings. Impressed with Anno's work, Miyazaki hired him to draw some of the most complicated scenes near the end of the movie, and regarded his work highly.
Co-founded the animation studio Gainax Company with his fellow university class mates Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, 山贺博之, 赤井孝美, 冈田斗司夫, Yasuhiro Takeda and 樋口真嗣.
In early 2006 he left Gainax to form his own studio, Khara.
Has an asteroid named after him. (9081 Hideakianno).
He has described himself as the "prodigal son" of 宫崎骏.
He is a big fan of 松本零士's work Uchû senkan Yamato (1974).
He cites the giant robot show Gigantor (1964) and the military drama Uchû senkan Yamato (1974) as an influence on his work.
Some of his characters often start off as being emotionally troubled and undergo a radical journey through crisis, developing as better people in the end.
Used his own depression to fuel the psychological themes and upsetting imagery in some of the anime he directed.
Creates animated TV shows and films that often deconstruct and satirise tropes present in earlier anime franchises.
Implements classical music in his anime, notably in Evangelion, during suspenseful or intense scenes.
Often designs and inserts nightmarish monsters into his work.