Hanabushi

An animator/ illustrator/ story artist. He started his professional career at Toei Animation in Japan. He immediately demonstrated his exquisite techniques - particularly in action sequences- in various TV and theatrical titles through serving multiple roles such as an animator, animation director, character designer, and story artist. His directorial debut was an independently-produced animated music video for ZUTOMAYO’s “Study Me”, which accomplished over 50 million views on YouTube with his unique retro and neon aesthetics. ZUTOMAYO’s “DARKEN” is his second challenge to explore his creativity, and it is already receiving an enthusiastic sensation.