Nobuyoshi Habara

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Nobuyoshi Habara

DIRECTING

1963-06-21 (62)

Fukuyama, Hiroshima, Japan

Biography

Nobuyoshi Habara (jap. 羽原信義, Habara Nobuyoshi) was born June 21, 1963 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He is an animator, character designer, animation director and director. He was in Ashi Productions (now Production Reed) until he, Shimoji Yukinao and Satou Tooru established XEBEC in 1995. He is married to fellow director and former animator Kumiko Habara (羽原久美子, Habara Kumiko, maiden name: 伊藤, Itō).

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Biography

Nobuyoshi Habara (jap. 羽原信義, Habara Nobuyoshi) was born June 21, 1963 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He is an animator, character designer, animation director and director. He was in Ashi Productions (now Production Reed) until he, Shimoji Yukinao and Satou Tooru established XEBEC in 1995. He is married to fellow director and former animator Kumiko Habara (羽原久美子, Habara Kumiko, maiden name: 伊藤, Itō).

Best known for:

Filmography:

Special Armored Battalion Dorvack poster

Special Armored Battalion Dorvack(1983)

Mechanical Designer

GoShogun: The Time Étranger poster

GoShogun: The Time Étranger(1985)

Key Animation

M.D. Geist poster

M.D. Geist(1986)

Key Animation

Love City poster

Love City(1986)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Amon Saga poster

Amon Saga(1986)

Key Animation

Dancougar: Requiem for Victims poster

Dancougar: Requiem for Victims(1986)

Animation Director

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins poster

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins(1987)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack poster

Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack(1988)

Key Animation

Leina Stol in Wolf Sword Legend poster

Leina Stol in Wolf Sword Legend(1989)

Director

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors poster

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors(1990)

Key Animation

Guardian of Darkness poster

Guardian of Darkness(1990)

Key Animation

Lightning Trap: Leina & Laika poster

Lightning Trap: Leina & Laika(1990)

Animation Director

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain poster

Sonic Soldier Borgman: Lover's Rain(1990)

Key Animation

Akai Hayate poster

Akai Hayate(1991)

Key Animation

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow poster

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow(1992)

Character Designer, Animation Director, Key Animation

Patlabor 2: The Movie poster

Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)

Key Animation

Blue Seed poster

Blue Seed(1994)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Junkers Come Here poster

Junkers Come Here(1994)

Key Animation

Blue Butterfly Fish poster

Blue Butterfly Fish(1994)

Animation Director

Sorcerer Hunters poster

Sorcerer Hunters(1995)

Assistant Director

Martian Successor Nadesico poster

Martian Successor Nadesico(1996)

Director

M.D. Geist II: Death Force poster

M.D. Geist II: Death Force(1996)

Key Animation

Steam Detectives poster

Steam Detectives(1998)

Director, Series Director, Key Animation

Gekiganger 3 - The Movie poster

Gekiganger 3 - The Movie(1998)

Director

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. poster

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.(1999)

Key Animation

Zoids: Chaotic Century poster

Zoids: Chaotic Century(1999)

Key Animation

Pilot Candidate poster

Pilot Candidate(2000)

Key Animation

D.N.Angel poster

D.N.Angel(2003)

Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Director

Fullmetal Alchemist poster

Fullmetal Alchemist(2003)

Key Animation

Fafner poster

Fafner(2004)

Director

Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left -Single Program- poster

Fafner in the Azure: Right of Left -Single Program-(2005)

Director

Gurren Lagann poster

Gurren Lagann(2007)

Key Animation

Michiko & Hatchin poster

Michiko & Hatchin(2008)

Director, Key Animation

Broken Blade: The Time of Awakening poster

Broken Blade: The Time of Awakening(2010)

Director

Broken Blade: The Path of Separation poster

Broken Blade: The Path of Separation(2010)

Director

Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade poster

Broken Blade: Scars from an Assassin's Blade(2010)

Director

Broken Blade: The Land of Calamity poster

Broken Blade: The Land of Calamity(2010)

Director

Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death poster

Broken Blade: The Gap Between Life and Death(2011)

Director

Broken Blade: Fortress of Lamentation poster

Broken Blade: Fortress of Lamentation(2011)

Director

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 poster

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199(2013)

Series Director

Broken Blade poster

Broken Blade(2014)

Director

Fafner Exodus poster

Fafner Exodus(2015)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 3(2017)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 1 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 1(2017)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 2 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 2(2017)

Director

宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち poster

宇宙戦艦ヤマト2202 愛の戦士たち(2018)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 4 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 4(2018)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 5 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 5(2018)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 6 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 6(2018)

Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 7 poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love - Ch. 7(2019)

Director

AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline poster

AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline(2021)

Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist

The Faraway Paladin poster

The Faraway Paladin(2021)

Director, Storyboard Artist

Gundam Build Metaverse poster

Gundam Build Metaverse(2023)

Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM poster

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM(2024)

Second Unit Director, Key Animation

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's poster

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's(2025)

Series Director