🎬 director
Naotaka Hayashi林直孝
Key Animation and Storyboard on Naruto, Fairy Tail and Fruits Basket (2019).
- anime credits
- 18
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Key Animation
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2002
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
NarutoKey Animation · 2002
Fairy TailKey Animation · 2009
Fruits Basket (2019)Storyboard · 2019
Magi: The Labyrinth of MagicChief Episode Director · 2012
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2Storyboard · 2025
Fruits Basket Season 2Storyboard · 2020
GleipnirEpisode Director · 2020
Infinite StratosEpisode Director · 2011
We Never Learn: BOKUBENStoryboard · 2019
GosickKey Animation · 2011
SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2Storyboard · 2025
kiss×sis (TV)Key Animation · 2010
Credits per year
Anime Naotaka Hayashi worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2002
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 02 | 2 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 1 in 2004 |
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 0 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 1 in 2009 |
| 10 | 2 in 2010 |
| 11 | 2 in 2011 |
| 12 | 1 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 1 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 2 in 2019 |
| 20 | 2 in 2020 |
| 21 | 0 in 2021 |
| 22 | 0 in 2022 |
| 23 | 0 in 2023 |
| 24 | 0 in 2024 |
| 25 | 2 in 2025 |
All credits
- 2025
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2Storyboard - 2025
SAKAMOTO DAYS Part 2Storyboard - 2020
Fruits Basket Season 2Storyboard - 2020
GleipnirEpisode Director - 2019
Fruits Basket (2019)Storyboard - 2019
We Never Learn: BOKUBENStoryboard - 2017
Just Because!Storyboard, Episode Director - 2015
The Anthem of the HeartUnit Director, 2nd Key Animation - 2012
Magi: The Labyrinth of MagicChief Episode Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation - 2011
Infinite StratosEpisode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation - 2011
GosickKey Animation - 2010
kiss×sis (TV)Key Animation - 2010
The Qwaser of StigmataKey Animation - 2009
Fairy TailKey Animation - 2005
Hell GirlKey Animation - 2004
GantzKey Animation - 2002
NarutoKey Animation - 2002
Haibane RenmeiKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Naotaka Hayashi worked on?
Naotaka Hayashi's best-known work includes Naruto (Key Animation), Fairy Tail (Key Animation), Fruits Basket (2019) (Storyboard), Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (Chief Episode Director), The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 (Storyboard), Fruits Basket Season 2 (Storyboard).
What does Naotaka Hayashi do?
Naotaka Hayashi is credited most often as key animation, storyboard, episode director on anime.