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Hiraku Kaneko金子ひらく
Director and Animation Director on Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, Tsuredure Children and Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?.
- anime credits
- 19
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2017
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic InstructorDirector · 2017
Tsuredure ChildrenDirector · 2017
Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?Chief Director · 2019
Shakugan no ShanaAnimation Director · 2005
PlanetesKey Animation · 2003
The Qwaser of StigmataDirector · 2010
GantzKey Animation · 2004
Immoral GuildCharacter Design · 2022
Valkyrie Drive: MermaidDirector · 2015
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus 2Director · 2014
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The AnimationAdvisor · 2023
As Miss Beelzebub Likes it.Director · 2018
Credits per year
Anime Hiraku Kaneko worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2017
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 03 | 1 in 2003 |
| 04 | 1 in 2004 |
| 05 | 2 in 2005 |
| 06 | 2 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 1 in 2010 |
| 11 | 2 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 1 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 2 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
| 19 | 2 in 2019 |
| 20 | 0 in 2020 |
| 21 | 0 in 2021 |
| 22 | 1 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
All credits
- 2023
Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout The AnimationAdvisor - 2022
Immoral GuildCharacter Design - 2019
Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?Chief Director - 2019
Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?: Thirteenth PeriodChief Director - 2018
As Miss Beelzebub Likes it.Director - 2017
Akashic Records of Bastard Magic InstructorDirector - 2017
Tsuredure ChildrenDirector, Storyboard - 2015
Valkyrie Drive: MermaidDirector, Character Design - 2014
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus 2Director - 2011
The Qwaser of Stigmata IIDirector - 2011
Manyu ScrollDirector - 2010
The Qwaser of StigmataDirector - 2009
Queen's Blade: The Exiled VirginCharacter Design - 2006
WitchbladeKey Animation, Animation Director - 2006
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State SocietyKey Animation - 2005
Shakugan no ShanaAnimation Director, Key Animation - 2005
Kamichu!Assistant Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation - 2004
GantzKey Animation - 2003
PlanetesKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Hiraku Kaneko worked on?
Hiraku Kaneko's best-known work includes Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor (Director), Tsuredure Children (Director), Why the hell are you here, Teacher!? (Chief Director), Shakugan no Shana (Animation Director), Planetes (Key Animation), The Qwaser of Stigmata (Director).
What does Hiraku Kaneko do?
Hiraku Kaneko is credited most often as director, animation director, character design on anime.