Shinya Ohira
Shinya Ohira 大平晋也 | |
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| Born | December 12, 1966 Aichi prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Shinnosuke Harada |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, director, character designer |
| Years active | 1985–present |
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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.