🎬 animator
Hideki Sakai酒井秀基
Animation Director and Key Animation on HAIKYU!! 2nd Season, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 and OSHI NO KO Season 2.
- anime credits
- 21
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 2015
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
HAIKYU!! 2nd SeasonKey Animation · 2015
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2Chief Animation Director · 2021
OSHI NO KO Season 2Key Animation · 2024
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1In-Between Animation · 2008
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeKey Animation · 2021
The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor ArcKey Animation · 2020
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet BondAnimation Director · 2022
Stars AlignKey Animation · 2019
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2In-Between Animation · 2009
Saint Cecilia & Pastor LawrenceKey Animation · 2023
How to Keep a MummyChief Animation Director · 2018
Ace AttorneyKey Animation · 2016
Credits per year
Anime Hideki Sakai worked on, by premiere year
012
2 in 2015
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 08 | 1 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 | 2 in 2015 |
| 16 | 1 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
| 19 | 1 in 2019 |
| 20 | 2 in 2020 |
| 21 | 2 in 2021 |
| 22 | 1 in 2022 |
| 23 | 1 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
| 25 | 0 in 2025 |
| 26 | 1 in 2026 |
| 27 | 1 in 2027 |
All credits
- 2027
Majo to YouheiChief Animation Director - 2026
MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM HATHAWAY The Sorcery of Nymph CirceKey Animation - 2024
OSHI NO KO Season 2Key Animation - 2023
Saint Cecilia & Pastor LawrenceKey Animation - 2022
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet BondAnimation Director, Key Animation - 2021
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2Chief Animation Director - 2021
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a TimeKey Animation - 2020
The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor ArcKey Animation - 2020
Omoi, Omoware, Furi, FurareKey Animation - 2019
Stars AlignKey Animation - 2018
How to Keep a MummyChief Animation Director - 2016
Ace AttorneyKey Animation - 2015
HAIKYU!! 2nd SeasonKey Animation - 2015
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS2nd Key Animation - 2012
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation - 2011
Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and ReshiramKey Animation - 2011
Mahou Sensei Negima! ANIME FINALKey Animation - 2010
Gintama - The MovieIn-Between Animation - 2010
Hen Zemi2nd Key Animation, In-Betweens Check, In-Between Animation - 2009
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 2In-Between Animation - 2008
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1In-Between Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Hideki Sakai worked on?
Hideki Sakai's best-known work includes HAIKYU!! 2nd Season (Key Animation), That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 (Chief Animation Director), OSHI NO KO Season 2 (Key Animation), Natsume's Book of Friends Season 1 (In-Between Animation), Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (Key Animation), The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc (Key Animation).
What does Hideki Sakai do?
Hideki Sakai is credited most often as animation director, key animation, in-between animation on anime.