🎬 animator
Mitsuru Ishihara石原満
Animation Director and Character Design on Sword Art Online II, Gurren Lagann and Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign.
- anime credits
- 18
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Animation Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (3)
- 2016
- busiest year (3)

Best-known work
Sword Art Online IIKey Animation · 2014
Gurren LagannAnimation Director · 2007
Seraph of the End: Vampire ReignKey Animation · 2015
Blood Blockade BattlefrontKey Animation · 2015
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal ScaleKey Animation · 2017
The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITEDKey Animation · 2020
Re:CREATORSKey Animation · 2017
Keijo!!!!!!!!Animation Director · 2016
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’sMain Animator · 2025
FLIP FLAPPERSKey Animation · 2016
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of ShamballaKey Animation · 2005
Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense UserKey Animation · 2016
Credits per year
Anime Mitsuru Ishihara worked on, by premiere year
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3 in 2016
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| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 05 | 1 in 2005 |
| 06 | 0 in 2006 |
| 07 | 1 in 2007 |
| 08 | 1 in 2008 |
| 09 | 0 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 1 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 2 in 2014 |
| 15 | 2 in 2015 |
| 16 | 3 in 2016 |
| 17 | 2 in 2017 |
| 18 | 1 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 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
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’sMain Animator - 2025
VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork GirlKey Animation - 2020
The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITEDKey Animation - 2020
Fate/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot - Wandering; AgateramKey Animation - 2018
Full Metal Panic! Invisible VictoryCharacter Animation Director, Assistant Character Animation Director - 2017
Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal ScaleKey Animation - 2017
Re:CREATORSKey Animation - 2016
Keijo!!!!!!!!Animation Director - 2016
FLIP FLAPPERSKey Animation - 2016
Kubikiri Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense UserKey Animation - 2015
Seraph of the End: Vampire ReignKey Animation - 2015
Blood Blockade BattlefrontKey Animation - 2014
Sword Art Online IIKey Animation - 2014
Tokyo ESPSub Character Design - 2012
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199Mechanical Animation Director, Layout Supervisor, Assistant Chief Character Animation Director, Assistant Character Animation Director, Character Animation Director, Key Animation - 2008
RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~Character Design - 2007
Gurren LagannAnimation Director, Eyecatch - 2005
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Movie - Conqueror of ShamballaKey Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Mitsuru Ishihara worked on?
Mitsuru Ishihara's best-known work includes Sword Art Online II (Key Animation), Gurren Lagann (Animation Director), Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign (Key Animation), Blood Blockade Battlefront (Key Animation), Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (Key Animation), The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED (Key Animation).
What does Mitsuru Ishihara do?
Mitsuru Ishihara is credited most often as animation director, character design, key animation on anime.
When was Mitsuru Ishihara born?
Mitsuru Ishihara was born on March 20, 1969 in Japan.