Shigeto Koyama
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Shigeto Koyama

Designer / Art director

Designer Shigeto Koyama began his career working on the series Diebuster with the historic Studio GAINAX, and went on to take part as a designer in a variety of massively popular and critically acclaimed projects, including GURREN LAGANN, Rebuild of Evangelion, KILL la KILL, and the Academy Award®-winning Big Hero 6. In 2015, Koyama made his directorial debut with the short film Obake-chan, and has worked on additional Studio TRIGGER projects. Some of these titles include PROMARE, STAR WARS: VISIONS “THE TWINS”, and most recently, New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, where he served as character designer and art director.

Recognizable works:

  • HEROMAN (Character Design)
  • STAR DRIVER (Mechanical Design)
  • Eureka Seven (Design)
  • GURREN LAGANN (Design)
  • Rebuild of Evangelion (Design, Key Animator)
  • Panty&Stocking with Garterbelt (Coordinator, Ending)
  • KILL la KILL (Creative Director, 2nd Ending)
  • Gundam Reconguista in G (Design)
  • Big Hero 6 (Additional Visual Development)
  • Obake-chan (Director, Character Design)
  • EUREKA SEVEN HI-EVOLUTION (Design)
  • DARLING in the FRANKXX (Mechanical Design)
  • PROMARE (Character Design, Mechanical Design)
  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (Character design, Design works)
  • STAR WARS: VISIONS “THE TWINS” (Character design, Art director)
  • Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Opening art direction)
  • New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT (Character design, Art director)