🎬 animator
Masaaki Kannan河南正昭
Animation Director and Character Design on Hunter x Hunter, Rurouni Kenshin and Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju.
- anime credits
- 21
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (3)
- 2001
- busiest year (3)

Best-known work
Hunter x HunterAnimation Director · 1999
Rurouni KenshinAnimation Director · 1996
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuStage Animation Supervisor · 2017
Initial D 3rd StageAnimation Director · 2001
Hetalia Axis PowersCharacter Design · 2009
Urusei YatsuraAnimation Director · 1981
Maison IkkokuAnimation Director · 1986
Tomorrow's Joe 2In-Between Animation · 1980
Rave MasterEpisode Director · 2001
Hell Girl: Three VesselsAnimation Director · 2008
AmatsukiAnimation Director · 2008
Mythical Detective Loki RagnarokAnimation Director · 2003
Credits per year
Anime Masaaki Kannan worked on, by premiere year
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3 in 2001
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 89 | 0 in 1989 |
| 90 | 0 in 1990 |
| 91 | 0 in 1991 |
| 92 | 0 in 1992 |
| 93 | 1 in 1993 |
| 94 | 0 in 1994 |
| 95 | 0 in 1995 |
| 96 | 1 in 1996 |
| 97 | 1 in 1997 |
| 98 | 1 in 1998 |
| 99 | 1 in 1999 |
| 00 | 0 in 2000 |
| 01 | 3 in 2001 |
| 02 | 0 in 2002 |
| 03 | 1 in 2003 |
| 04 | 0 in 2004 |
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 2 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 1 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 1 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
All credits
- 2018
Aguu: Genius DollsCharacter Design - 2017
Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuStage Animation Supervisor - 2015
Meiji Tokyo Renka: Yumihari no SerenadeAnimation Director - 2010
Hetalia Axis Powers Fan DiscCharacter Design - 2009
Hetalia Axis PowersCharacter Design - 2008
Hell Girl: Three VesselsAnimation Director - 2008
AmatsukiAnimation Director - 2005
Ginga Densetsu WeedCharacter Design - 2003
Mythical Detective Loki RagnarokAnimation Director - 2001
Initial D 3rd StageAnimation Director - 2001
Rave MasterEpisode Director, Animation Director - 2001
Star Ocean EXAnimation Director - 1999
Hunter x HunterAnimation Director - 1998
Tekken: The Motion PictureAnimation Director - 1997
EAT-MANAnimation Director - 1996
Rurouni KenshinAnimation Director - 1993
Ai Monogatari: 9 Love StoriesAnimation Director - 1988
OishinboAnimation Director, Character Design - 1986
Maison IkkokuAnimation Director, Key Animation - 1981
Urusei YatsuraAnimation Director - 1980
Tomorrow's Joe 2In-Between Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Masaaki Kannan worked on?
Masaaki Kannan's best-known work includes Hunter x Hunter (Animation Director), Rurouni Kenshin (Animation Director), Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (Stage Animation Supervisor), Initial D 3rd Stage (Animation Director), Hetalia Axis Powers (Character Design), Urusei Yatsura (Animation Director).
What does Masaaki Kannan do?
Masaaki Kannan is credited most often as animation director, character design, stage animation supervisor on anime.