Shinya Ohira

Shinya Ohira
大平晋也
Born (1966-12-12) December 12, 1966
Aichi prefecture, Japan
Other namesShinnosuke Harada
Occupation(s)Animator, director, character designer
Years active1985–present
Known for

Shinya Ohira (Japanese: 大平晋也, Hepburn: Ōhira Shin'ya; born December 12, 1966) is a Japanese animator, director and character designer. He is known for his animation style with constantly shifting linework, described as being both realistic and surreal. He is part of the animator circle Studio Break, along with animators like Atsushi Yano and Shinji Hashimoto. He has worked on several Studio Ghibli films, with Hayao Miyazaki even storyboarding certain scenes with Ohira in mind for the animation.