Hiroshi Kato

Hiroshi Kato

ArtVisual EffectsDirectingProducer Feb 11 (age 61) Nara, Japan 1985–2026 (41 year career)
6.8 avg rating

Biography

Hiroshi Kato is an art director and supervisor. He belongs to the anime production group Neko-Nanban-Tei together with director Takashi Watanabe and his wife Naomi Miyata. He is the head of the background art department of Totonyan.

Known For

Filmography

Crew (126)

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Movies (50)

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

2025

Art Designer

8.0
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-

2025

Art Direction

8.0
Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise

2025

Art Direction

8.5
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM

2024

Background Designer

6.9
One Piece Film Red

One Piece Film Red

2022

Art Designer

7.2
One Piece Film Red

One Piece Film Red

2022

Art Direction

7.2
One Piece Film Red

One Piece Film Red

2022

Background Designer

7.2
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

2021

Art Direction

8.2
Weathering with You

Weathering with You

2019

Background Designer

8.0
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

2019

Art Designer

6.4
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

2019

Art Direction

6.4
Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative

2018

Background Designer

6.4
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings

2016

Art Designer

3.1
Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings

2016

Art Direction

3.1
Space Brothers: Number Zero

Space Brothers: Number Zero

2014

Art Direction

7.8
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods

2013

Art Designer

6.8
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

2012

Art Direction

7.2
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo

2012

Background Designer

7.2
Asura

Asura

2012

Art Direction

7.2
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

2011

Background Designer

6.8
Wish Upon the Pleiades

Wish Upon the Pleiades

2011

Art Direction

4.5
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

2009

Art Direction

7.8
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone

2007

Art Direction

7.6
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

2006

Background Designer

7.8
ネギま!? 春・夏

ネギま!? 春・夏

2006

Art Direction

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

2005

Assistant Art Director

7.2
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Theatrical Edition #26 Live Action Part (Special Rush Edit Version)

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Theatrical Edition #26 Live Action Part (Special Rush Edit Version)

2003

Art Direction

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

2003

Art Direction

7.8
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

2003

Background Designer

7.8
Blue Gender: The Warrior

Blue Gender: The Warrior

2002

Background Designer

5.5
Sakura Wars: The Movie

Sakura Wars: The Movie

2001

Layout

4.5
Zone of the Enders: Idolo

Zone of the Enders: Idolo

2001

Supervising Art Director

5.6
Blood: The Last Vampire

Blood: The Last Vampire

2000

Art Designer

6.9
Revival of Evangelion

Revival of Evangelion

1998

Art Direction

7.7
EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²

EVANGELION: DEATH (TRUE)²

1998

Art Direction

6.7
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

1997

Art Direction

8.3
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth

1997

Art Direction

7.4
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

1997

Art Direction

2.0
Slayers Great

Slayers Great

1997

Art Direction

5.7
Slayers Great

Slayers Great

1997

Production Design

5.7
Eternal Family

Eternal Family

1997

Art Direction

6.5
Armitage III: Poly Matrix

Armitage III: Poly Matrix

1996

Art Direction

6.4
X: The Movie

X: The Movie

1996

Background Designer

6.0
Slayers Return

Slayers Return

1996

Art Direction

6.5
Twin Signal: Family Game

Twin Signal: Family Game

1996

Art Direction

6.2
Barefoot Gin Rei

Barefoot Gin Rei

1994

Art Direction

7.0
The Mighty Gin Rei

The Mighty Gin Rei

1994

Art Direction

10.0
Sleepless Oedo

Sleepless Oedo

1993

Art Direction

Sleepless Oedo

Sleepless Oedo

1993

Background Designer

Vampire Hunter D

Vampire Hunter D

1985

Producer

6.6

Television (76)

MAO

MAO

2026 Upcoming

Art Direction

Apr 4

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

2025

Art Designer

7.5
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

2025

Art Direction

7.5
Babanba Banban Vampire

Babanba Banban Vampire

2025

Art Designer

7.6
Babanba Banban Vampire

Babanba Banban Vampire

2025

Supervising Art Director

7.6
Grendizer U

Grendizer U

2024

Art Direction

6.4
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil

2024

Art Direction

6.7
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a

2023

Supervising Art Director

8.1
Farming Life in Another World

Farming Life in Another World

2023

Art Designer

7.6
Magical Destroyers

Magical Destroyers

2023

Art Designer

5.5
I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness

I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness

2023

Art Designer

6.6
Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time

Case Closed: Zero's Tea Time

2022

Art Direction

6.7
Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions

2021

Art Direction

7.1
Star Wars: Visions

Star Wars: Visions

2021

Background Designer

7.1
Shadows House

Shadows House

2021

Supervising Art Director

8.0
MARS RED

MARS RED

2021

Art Designer

6.7
MARS RED

MARS RED

2021

Art Direction

6.7
Visual Prison

Visual Prison

2021

Art Designer

7.4
Visual Prison

Visual Prison

2021

Supervising Art Director

7.4
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear

2020

Art Direction

7.2
Wave, Listen to Me!

Wave, Listen to Me!

2020

Settings

6.1
Wave, Listen to Me!

Wave, Listen to Me!

2020

Supervising Art Director

6.1
Cap Revolution Bottleman

Cap Revolution Bottleman

2020

Art Designer

5.7
Cap Revolution Bottleman

Cap Revolution Bottleman

2020

Art Direction

5.7
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World

2019

Art Designer

7.4
YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World

YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World

2019

Art Direction

7.4
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

2018

Supervising Art Director

8.5
Record of Grancrest War

Record of Grancrest War

2018

Art Direction

8.2
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody

2018

Art Direction

7.8
Zoids Wild

Zoids Wild

2018

Art Direction

5.5
Atom: The Beginning

Atom: The Beginning

2017

Art Direction

5.4
Recovery of an MMO Junkie

Recovery of an MMO Junkie

2017

Art Designer

7.9
Two Car

Two Car

2017

Art Designer

4.3
Two Car

Two Car

2017

Art Direction

4.3
Keijo!!!!!!!!

Keijo!!!!!!!!

2016

Art Direction

6.7
Hagane Orchestra

Hagane Orchestra

2016

Art Direction

6.2
Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture

2015

Art Designer

7.2
Sky Wizards Academy

Sky Wizards Academy

2015

Art Designer

7.1
Sky Wizards Academy

Sky Wizards Academy

2015

Art Direction

7.1
Wish Upon the Pleiades

Wish Upon the Pleiades

2015

Art Direction

6.4
Japan Animator Expo

Japan Animator Expo

2014

Art Direction

7.1
Japan Animator Expo

Japan Animator Expo

2014

Background Designer

7.1
Nobunaga the Fool

Nobunaga the Fool

2014

Art Designer

5.9
Nobunaga the Fool

Nobunaga the Fool

2014

Supervising Art Director

5.9
Barakamon

Barakamon

2014

Art Direction

8.1
Kyousougiga

Kyousougiga

2013

Art Direction

8.1
Samurai Flamenco

Samurai Flamenco

2013

Art Designer

4.4
Samurai Flamenco

Samurai Flamenco

2013

Color Designer

4.4
Yuyushiki

Yuyushiki

2013

Art Designer

7.5
Yuyushiki

Yuyushiki

2013

Art Direction

7.5
Space Brothers

Space Brothers

2012

Art Designer

8.1
Space Brothers

Space Brothers

2012

Art Direction

8.1
Halo Legends

Halo Legends

2010

Art Direction

6.4
Glasses Girlfriends

Glasses Girlfriends

2010

Art Direction

6.0
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

2009

Art Designer

8.4
From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke

2009

Other

8.4
Hataraki Man

Hataraki Man

2006

Art Direction

7.3
Rec

Rec

2006

Art Direction

7.7
NIGHT HEAD GENESIS

NIGHT HEAD GENESIS

2006

Art Direction

4.0
Pani Poni Dash!

Pani Poni Dash!

2005

Art Direction

6.5
Astro Boy

Astro Boy

2003

Art Direction

8.0
Transformers: Armada

Transformers: Armada

2003

Animation Manager

7.4
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi

2002

Art Direction

6.8
Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure

Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure

1999

Art Direction

6.8
Princess Nine

Princess Nine

1998

Art Direction

4.7
You're Under Arrest

You're Under Arrest

1996

Art Direction

5.5
Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

1996

Art Direction

8.0
Battle Arena Toshinden

Battle Arena Toshinden

1996

Art Direction

5.0
Twin Signal

Twin Signal

1996

Art Direction

8.0
Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

1996

Art Direction

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion

1995

Art Direction

8.6
Neon Genesis Evangelion

Neon Genesis Evangelion

1995

Background Designer

8.6
New Cutey Honey

New Cutey Honey

1994

Art Direction

6.0
Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend

1994

Art Direction

5.8
Oh! My Goddess

Oh! My Goddess

1993

Art Direction

6.2
Ranma ½

Ranma ½

1989

Key Animation

8.6