Person
Manabu Ono
Directing · Japan
Biography
Manabu Ono (小野 学, Ono Manabu) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He started out as an animator and was the mechanical art director for "Angel Links" and animation director for the eighth episode of the same work. He made his directorial debut with "Transformers: Galaxy Force", which he directed under general director Hiroyuki Kakudo. His first solo work as a director was "Dragonauts: The Resonance".
Known for
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Key Animation
Yu Yu Hakusho
Key Animation
The Irregular at Magic High School
Storyboard Artist
Sword Art Online
Storyboard Artist
Urusei Yatsura
Storyboard Artist
Mission: Yozakura Family
Storyboard Artist
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Director
Dead Mount Death Play
Series Director
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
Key Animation
Hellsing
Director
Filmography
- 2024Mission: Yozakura FamilyStoryboard Artist
- 2023Dead Mount Death PlaySeries Director
- 2022Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep NightStoryboard Artist
- 2022Urusei YatsuraStoryboard Artist
- 2020Sakura Wars the AnimationSeries Composition
- 2015The Asterisk WarSeries Director
- 2014The Irregular at Magic High SchoolStoryboard Artist
- 2012Sword Art OnlineStoryboard Artist
- 2012Saki Episode of Side ASeries Director
- 2011Horizon in the Middle of NowhereDirector
- 2011Horizon in the Middle of NowhereDirector
- 2011A-ChannelDirector
- 2009SakiStoryboard Artist
- 2007Dragonaut: The ResonanceDirector
- 2007iDOLM@STER XenoglossiaDirector
- 2005Transformers: CybertronDirector
- 2004My-HimeDirector
- 2001HellsingDirector
- 2000VanDreadKey Animation
- 1999Omishi Magical Theater Risky SafetyKey Animation
- 1995Neon Genesis EvangelionKey Animation
- 1992Yu Yu HakushoKey Animation
- 1990The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog WarriorsKey Animation
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