Akira Amemiya

Director · Born January 1, 1982 · Tokyo, Japan

Biography

Akira Amemiya (雨宮哲 , Amemiya Akira, born 1982) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Tokyo. He previously worked at Gainax and currently at Trigger.

Directed 16

2020s

2025
The Lenticulars
Series Director
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT
Director
2024
Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie
Director
2023
Gridman Universe
Director, Second Unit Director
72
SSSS.DYNAZENON Grand Episode
Director
65
SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
Director
2021
SSSS.DYNAZENON
Series Director
70

2010s

2018
SSSS.GRIDMAN
Series Director
70
2016
Space Patrol Luluco
Co-Director
69
2015
Ninja Slayer From Animation
Series Director
Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero
Director
2014
Japan Animator Expo
Director
2013
Kill la Kill
Director
79
2012
Inferno Cop
Series Director
2011
THE iDOLM@STER
Director
67
2010
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Director
74

Visual effects 38

2020s

2025
The Lenticulars
Character Designer, Color Designer, Animation
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Key Animation
69
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
Key Animation
2024
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull
Key Animation
74
Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie
Animation Director, Key Animation
Brave Bang Bravern!
Opening/Ending Animation
69
2023
Gridman Universe
Key Animation
72
2022
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Key Animation
84
SPY x FAMILY
Opening/Ending Animation
83
2021
SSSS.DYNAZENON
Key Animation
70
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
Key Animation
83

2010s

2019
Promare
Key Animation
77
2018
SSSS.GRIDMAN
Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation
70
2016
Kiznaiver
Key Animation
71
2015
One-Punch Man
Key Animation
85
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade
Key Animation
72
Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero
Key Animation
Yatterman Night
Mechanical Designer
2014
Japan Animator Expo
Key Animation
Captain Earth
Key Animation
65
Space Dandy
Key Animation
79
2013
Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene
Key Animation
67
Kill la Kill
Key Animation
79
2012
Medaka Box
Key Animation
66
Black Rock Shooter
Key Animation
63
2010
Star Driver
Key Animation
64
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Key Animation, Animation Director
74

2000s

Art department 12

2020s

2025
The Lenticulars
Storyboard Artist
Sorairo Utility
Storyboard Artist
2024
Delicious in Dungeon
Storyboard Artist
82
2023
Gridman Universe
Storyboard Artist
72
2022
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Storyboard Artist
84
2021
Sorairo Utility
Storyboard Artist
SSSS.DYNAZENON
Storyboard Artist
70

2010s

2018
SSSS.GRIDMAN
Storyboard Artist
70
2017
Little Witch Academia
Storyboard Artist
78
2016
Gravity Rush: The Animation - Overture
Storyboard Artist
2013
Kill la Kill
Storyboard Artist
79
2010
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Storyboard Artist
74

Wrote 3

2020s

2025
The Lenticulars
Series Composition
2024
Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie
Storyboard

2010s

2015
Ninja Slayer From Animation
Series Composition

Appearances1

2020s

2021
THE ANIME STUDIO
Self - Director · 1 episode