🎬 animator
Kenji Irie入江健司
Animation Director and Key Animation on HAIKYU!!, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Kaiju No. 8.
- anime credits
- 14
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (3)
- 2024
- busiest year (3)

Best-known work
HAIKYU!!Animation Director · 2014
Neon Genesis EvangelionKey Animation · 1995
Kaiju No. 8Animation Director · 2024
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionKey Animation · 1997
OSHI NO KO Season 2Animation Director · 2024
Darker than BlackKey Animation · 2007
Yu Yu Hakusho: GhostfilesKey Animation · 1992
AoashiAnimation Director · 2022
Akiba Maid WarProp Design · 2022
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 3Main Animator · 2024
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIGKey Animation · 2004
APPARE-RANMAN!Endcard Key Animation · 2020
Credits per year
Anime Kenji Irie worked on, by premiere year
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3 in 2024
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 95 | 1 in 1995 |
| 96 | 0 in 1996 |
| 97 | 1 in 1997 |
| 98 | 0 in 1998 |
| 99 | 0 in 1999 |
| 00 | 0 in 2000 |
| 01 | 2 in 2001 |
| 02 | 0 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 1 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 1 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 0 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 1 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 in 2019 |
| 20 | 1 in 2020 |
| 21 | 0 in 2021 |
| 22 | 2 in 2022 |
| 23 | 0 in 2023 |
| 24 | 3 in 2024 |
All credits
- 2024
Kaiju No. 8Animation Director, Key Animation - 2024
OSHI NO KO Season 2Animation Director, In-Between Animation, Finishing - 2024
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 3Main Animator - 2022
AoashiAnimation Director, Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director, 2nd Key Animation, In-Betweens Check, In-Between Animation, Finishing - 2022
Akiba Maid WarProp Design, Animation Director - 2020
APPARE-RANMAN!Endcard Key Animation - 2014
HAIKYU!!Animation Director - 2007
Darker than BlackKey Animation - 2004
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIGKey Animation - 2001
The Prince of TennisAnimation Director - 2001
NoirAnimation Director, Key Animation - 1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of EvangelionKey Animation - 1995
Neon Genesis EvangelionKey Animation - 1992
Yu Yu Hakusho: GhostfilesKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Kenji Irie worked on?
Kenji Irie's best-known work includes HAIKYU!! (Animation Director), Neon Genesis Evangelion (Key Animation), Kaiju No. 8 (Animation Director), Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (Key Animation), OSHI NO KO Season 2 (Animation Director), Darker than Black (Key Animation).
What does Kenji Irie do?
Kenji Irie is credited most often as animation director, key animation, in-between animation on anime.