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Shigeki Awai
Directing Died Mar 1, 2025 245 credits
Biography
Shigeki Awai is a Japanese animator and anime director. His stage name is 粟井重紀. He is known for his work in directing. Awai has accumulated a significant number of known credits, totaling 207. He is a male individual and has also been referred to as Awai Shigenori, Awai Shigeki, and Shigenori. Unfortunately, Shigeki Awai passed away on March 1, 2025.
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Career overview
Shigeki Awai is a Japanese animator, character designer, and anime director. He is known for his work in the field of directing. Awai's career spans a significant number of credits, with 207 known credits to his name.
As a director, Awai has demonstrated a range of skills and experience in the anime industry. His extensive body of work suggests a long and dedicated career in the field. While specific details about his projects are not provided, his known credits indicate a substantial contribution to the world of anime.
Awai's professional identity is marked by his stage name, 粟井重紀, which is also known as Awai Shigenori and Awai Shigeki. He is a male director, and his career has been notable for his work in directing.
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Career timeline
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger · DirectorAnne Shirley · DirectorFood for the Soul · DirectorInexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota · DirectorOnce Upon a Witch's Death · Director
Senpai Is an Otokonoko · DirectorA Condition Called Love · DirectorA Condition Called Love · Key Animation2.5 Dimensional Seduction · Assistant DirectorNinja Kamui · Key Animation
Blue Orchestra · DirectorMy Happy Marriage · Animation DirectorSacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts · DirectorDark Gathering · DirectorKONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World! · Director
Aoashi · Key AnimationLucifer and the Biscuit Hammer · DirectorYa Boy Kongming! · DirectorYa Boy Kongming! · Key AnimationManagement of a Novice Alchemist · Director
Ranking of Kings · Key AnimationLBX Girls · Key AnimationODDTAXI · DirectorYasuke · Key AnimationSkate-Leading Stars · Director
Overflow · Key AnimationOverflow · Animation DirectorOverflow · DirectorThe Misfit of Demon King Academy · DirectorMagia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story · Key Animation
The Demon Girl Next Door · DirectorDr. STONE · DirectorThe Rising of the Shield Hero · Animation DirectorThe Rising of the Shield Hero · DirectorVinland Saga · Key Animation
Golden Kamuy · DirectorThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime · Key AnimationShinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: THE ANIMATION · DirectorGrand Blue Dreaming · DirectorBAKI · Animation Director
Classroom of the Elite · Key AnimationBanG Dream! · Animation DirectorThe Ancient Magus' Bride · Key AnimationBlack Clover · Key AnimationBlack Clover · Director
Orange · Animation DirectorOrange · Key AnimationBungo Stray Dogs · Key AnimationThe Disastrous Life of Saiki K. · Key AnimationPuzzle & Dragons X · Key Animation
One-Punch Man · DirectorHeavy Object · Animation DirectorThe Rolling Girls · Key AnimationYatterman Night · Key AnimationAnti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon · Animation Director
Future Card Buddyfight · Animation DirectorHaikyu!! · Key AnimationBaby Steps · Animation DirectorBaby Steps · Key AnimationSpace Dandy · Key Animation
Ace of the Diamond · DirectorAttack on Titan · Key AnimationNon Non Biyori · Key AnimationFate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya · Key AnimationLog Horizon · Key Animation
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure · DirectorAikatsu! · Animation DirectorHigh School DxD · Animation Director
Freezing · Key AnimationPuella Magi Madoka Magica · Key AnimationDetective Conan: Quarter of Silence · Key AnimationAfter School NyanNyan · DirectorAfter School NyanNyan · Director
Wagnaria!! · Key AnimationTrigun: Badlands Rumble · Key Animation
A Certain Magical Index · DirectorMacross Frontier · Key Animation
Naruto Shippūden · Animation DirectorNaruto Shippūden · Key AnimationYes! PreCure 5 · Animation DirectorBokurano · DirectorPolyphonica · Director
REBORN! · Animation DirectorBlack Lagoon · Key AnimationFist of the Blue Sky · DirectorVenus to Mamoru! · DirectorVenus to Mamoru! · Animation Director
Aria · Key AnimationShakugan no Shana · Animation DirectorBasilisk · Key AnimationBasilisk · DirectorBlood+ · Director
GANTZ · Key AnimationTransformers: Energon · DirectorTransformers: Energon · Animation DirectorMars Daybreak · Animation DirectorKurau Phantom Memory · Director
Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch · Animation DirectorThe Galaxy Railways · Animation DirectorTransformers: Armada · DirectorF-Zero: GP Legend · DirectorPeacemaker Kurogane · Key Animation
Tokyo Underground · DirectorWild 7 - Another Bouryaku Unga · Animation DirectorKekkai · DirectorKekkai · Animation Director
Baki the Grappler · Animation DirectorBehind Closed Doors · DirectorBehind Closed Doors · Character Designer
Fighting Spirit · Key AnimationGEAR Fighter Dendoh · DirectorMuteki Ou Tri-Zenon · Animation DirectorBlack Market Auction: Beautiful Female Slaves · Storyboard ArtistBlack Market Auction: Beautiful Female Slaves · Character Designer
To Heart · Director
Master Keaton · Key AnimationRecord of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight · DirectorTRIGUN · DirectorTRIGUN · Storyboard ArtistBubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 · Director
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren · Key Animation
School Ghosts 2 · DirectorCan Can Bunny Extra · Key Animation
El-Hazard: The Magnificent World · Key AnimationGolden Boy · Key AnimationSchool Ghosts · DirectorFobia · Director
Full Filmography
245 titles- Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (2025) Director
- Anne Shirley (2025) Director
- Food for the Soul (2025) Director
- Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota (2025) Director
- Once Upon a Witch's Death (2025) Director
- Moonrise (2025) Key Animation
- The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World (2025) Director
- Senpai Is an Otokonoko (2024) Director
- A Condition Called Love (2024) Director
- A Condition Called Love (2024) Key Animation
- 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2024) Assistant Director
- Ninja Kamui (2024) Key Animation
- Terminator Zero (2024) Key Animation
- Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (2024) Director
- Narenare -Cheer for You!- (2024) Director
- The Demon Prince of Momochi House (2024) Director
- Suicide Squad Isekai (2024) Director
- Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp (2024) Animation Director
- Good Bye, Dragon Life (2024) Director
- DEMON LORD 2099 (2024) Director
- Meiji Gekken: 1874 (2024) Animation Director
- The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor (2024) Director
- Mr. Villain's Day Off (2024) Director
- Uzumaki (2024) Director
- Duel Masters LOST (2024) Director
- Blue Orchestra (2023) Director
- My Happy Marriage (2023) Animation Director
- Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts (2023) Director
- Dark Gathering (2023) Director
- KONOSUBA – An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (2023) Director
- A Galaxy Next Door (2023) Key Animation
- Kizuna no Allele (2023) Director
- Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange (2023) Key Animation
- My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (2023) Director
- The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (2023) Animation Director
- THE MARGINAL SERVICE (2023) Director
- THE MARGINAL SERVICE (2023) Storyboard Artist
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War (2023) Director
- Aoashi (2022) Key Animation
- Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer (2022) Director
- Ya Boy Kongming! (2022) Director
- Ya Boy Kongming! (2022) Key Animation
- Management of a Novice Alchemist (2022) Director
- Love All Play (2022) Director
- BIRDIE WING -Golf Girls' Story- (2022) Key Animation
- Housing Complex C (2022) Key Animation
- SPRIGGAN (2022) Director
- Ranking of Kings (2021) Key Animation
- LBX Girls (2021) Key Animation
- ODDTAXI (2021) Director
- Yasuke (2021) Key Animation
- Skate-Leading Stars (2021) Director
- Overflow (2020) Key Animation
- Overflow (2020) Animation Director
- Overflow (2020) Director
- The Misfit of Demon King Academy (2020) Director
- Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020) Key Animation
- Tower of God (2020) Key Animation
- Tower of God (2020) Assistant Director
- Tower of God (2020) Director
- Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (2020) Director
- Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS (2020) Key Animation
- Arte (2020) Storyboard Artist
- Arte (2020) Director
- Arte (2020) Key Animation
- Kakushigoto (2020) Director
- A3! (2020) Director
- The Demon Girl Next Door (2019) Director
- Dr. STONE (2019) Director
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) Animation Director
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) Director
- Vinland Saga (2019) Key Animation
- Case File N° 221: Kabukicho (2019) Animation Director
- A Certain Scientific Accelerator (2019) Director
- A Certain Scientific Accelerator (2019) Animation Director
- BEM (2019) Key Animation
- Golden Kamuy (2018) Director
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (2018) Key Animation
- Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion: THE ANIMATION (2018) Director
- Grand Blue Dreaming (2018) Director
- BAKI (2018) Animation Director
- BAKI (2018) Director
- Run with the Wind (2018) Key Animation
- How Not to Summon a Demon Lord (2018) Animation Director
- Angels of Death (2018) Key Animation
- Angels of Death (2018) Director
- DOREIKU The Animation (2018) Animation Director
- A.I.C.O. -Incarnation- (2018) Key Animation
- Kokkoku: Moment by Moment (2018) Animation Director
- The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar (2018) Animation Director
- Music Girls (2018) Animation Director
- Eiga Drive Head: Tomika Hyper Rescue – Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu (2018) Key Animation
- 阳明先生传奇 (2018) Director
- 阳明先生传奇 (2018) Animation Director
- Classroom of the Elite (2017) Key Animation
- BanG Dream! (2017) Animation Director
- The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017) Key Animation
- Black Clover (2017) Key Animation
- Black Clover (2017) Director
- Little Witch Academia (2017) Director
- Little Witch Academia (2017) Key Animation
- Sakura Quest (2017) Animation Director
- Re:Creators (2017) Animation Director
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017) Director
- Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2017) Animation Director
- Tsukigakirei (2017) Animation Director
- My First Girlfriend Is a Gal (2017) Key Animation
- Altair: A Record of Battles (2017) Animation Director
- Altair: A Record of Battles (2017) Key Animation
- Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas (2017) Key Animation
- Chronos Ruler (2017) Key Animation
- Trinity Seven: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl (2017) Key Animation
- ChäoS;Child: Silent Sky (2017) Key Animation
- Orange (2016) Animation Director
- Orange (2016) Key Animation
- Bungo Stray Dogs (2016) Key Animation
- The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016) Key Animation
- Puzzle & Dragons X (2016) Key Animation
- Tawawa on Monday (2016) Key Animation
- Days (2016) Key Animation
- Divine Gate (2016) Key Animation
- Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle (2016) Animation Director
- Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle (2016) Director
- Tsukiuta. The Animation (2016) Animation Director
- Girlish Number (2016) Animation Director
- Anne Happy♪ (2016) Animation Director
- Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination (2016) Animation Director
- One-Punch Man (2015) Director
- Heavy Object (2015) Animation Director
- The Rolling Girls (2015) Key Animation
- Yatterman Night (2015) Key Animation
- Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon (2015) Animation Director
- Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon (2015) Key Animation
- Future Card Buddyfight (2014) Animation Director
- Haikyu!! (2014) Key Animation
- Baby Steps (2014) Animation Director
- Baby Steps (2014) Key Animation
- Space Dandy (2014) Key Animation
- Soul Eater Not! (2014) Key Animation
- The Seven Deadly Sins (2014) Key Animation
- Girl Friend BETA (2014) Key Animation
- Mischief of the Gods (2014) Animation Director
- Ace of the Diamond (2013) Director
- Attack on Titan (2013) Key Animation
- Non Non Biyori (2013) Key Animation
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2013) Key Animation
- Log Horizon (2013) Key Animation
- Senran Kagura (2013) Animation Director
- Wanna Be the Strongest in the World (2013) Director
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012) Director
- Aikatsu! (2012) Animation Director
- High School DxD (2012) Animation Director
- Freezing (2011) Key Animation
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011) Key Animation
- Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence (2011) Key Animation
- After School NyanNyan (2011) Director
- After School NyanNyan (2011) Director
- Wagnaria!! (2010) Key Animation
- Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010) Key Animation
- A Certain Magical Index (2008) Director
- Macross Frontier (2008) Key Animation
- Naruto Shippūden (2007) Animation Director
- Naruto Shippūden (2007) Key Animation
- Yes! PreCure 5 (2007) Animation Director
- Bokurano (2007) Director
- Polyphonica (2007) Director
- Dancougar Nova - Super God Beast Armor (2007) Director
- Lupin the 3rd: The Elusiveness of the Fog (2007) Key Animation
- Fleshdance (2007) Key Animation
- Fleshdance (2007) Series Director
- Fleshdance (2007) Storyboard Artist
- REBORN! (2006) Animation Director
- Black Lagoon (2006) Key Animation
- Fist of the Blue Sky (2006) Director
- Venus to Mamoru! (2006) Director
- Venus to Mamoru! (2006) Animation Director
- Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006) Director
- Tokko (2006) Director
- Tokko (2006) Storyboard Artist
- Coyote Ragtime Show (2006) Animation Director
- Aria (2005) Key Animation
- Shakugan no Shana (2005) Animation Director
- Basilisk (2005) Key Animation
- Basilisk (2005) Director
- Blood+ (2005) Director
- Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ (2005) Director
- Magical Canan (2005) Director
- Boin (2005) Director
- GANTZ (2004) Key Animation
- Transformers: Energon (2004) Director
- Transformers: Energon (2004) Animation Director
- Mars Daybreak (2004) Animation Director
- Kurau Phantom Memory (2004) Director
- Kurau Phantom Memory (2004) Animation Director
- Space Symphony Maetel (2004) Director
- Akiba Girls (2004) Director
- Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch (2003) Animation Director
- The Galaxy Railways (2003) Animation Director
- Transformers: Armada (2003) Director
- F-Zero: GP Legend (2003) Director
- Peacemaker Kurogane (2003) Key Animation
- Scrapped Princess (2003) Director
- Scrapped Princess (2003) Animation Director
- Ultra Maniac (2003) Animation Director
- Taboo Charming Mother (2003) Director
- Tokyo Underground (2002) Director
- Wild 7 - Another Bouryaku Unga (2002) Animation Director
- Kekkai (2002) Director
- Kekkai (2002) Animation Director
- Baki the Grappler (2001) Animation Director
- Behind Closed Doors (2001) Director
- Behind Closed Doors (2001) Character Designer
- Fighting Spirit (2000) Key Animation
- GEAR Fighter Dendoh (2000) Director
- Muteki Ou Tri-Zenon (2000) Animation Director
- Black Market Auction: Beautiful Female Slaves (2000) Storyboard Artist
- Black Market Auction: Beautiful Female Slaves (2000) Character Designer
- Black Market Auction: Beautiful Female Slaves (2000) Animation Director
- Black Market Auction: Beautiful Female Slaves (2000) Director
- To Heart (1999) Director
- Master Keaton (1998) Key Animation
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (1998) Director
- TRIGUN (1998) Director
- TRIGUN (1998) Storyboard Artist
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) Director
- Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 (1998) Key Animation
- Virgin Fleet (1998) Key Animation
- Psycho Diver: Soul Siren (1997) Key Animation
- School Ghosts 2 (1996) Director
- Can Can Bunny Extra (1996) Key Animation
- El-Hazard: The Magnificent World (1995) Key Animation
- Golden Boy (1995) Key Animation
- School Ghosts (1995) Director
- Fobia (1995) Director
- Blue Seed (1994) Key Animation
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (1993) Key Animation
- The Abashiri Family (1991) Animation Director
- The Abashiri Family (1991) Character Designer
- Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water (1990) Director
- Starship Troopers (1988) Key Animation
- One Pound Gospel (1988) Key Animation
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ (1986) Key Animation
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985) Key Animation
- GoShogun: The Time Étranger (1985) Key Animation
- The New Adventures of Gigantor (1980) Key Animation
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Shigeki Awai best known for?
Shigeki Awai is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Grisaia: Phantom Trigger (2025), Anne Shirley (2025), Food for the Soul (2025), Once Upon a Witch's Death (2025).
How many credits does Shigeki Awai have?
Shigeki Awai has accumulated over 245 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1980 to 2025.
What is Shigeki Awai's background in cinema and television?
Shigeki Awai is a Japanese animator and anime director. His stage name is 粟井重紀. He is known for his work in directing. Awai has accumulated a significant number of known credits, totaling 207. He is a male individual and has also been referred to as Awai Shigenori, Awai Shigeki, and Shigenori. Unfortunately, Shigeki Aw...