Having graduated from Osaka Designer College, Ishihara entered Kyoto Animation in 1988 and quickly moved into directing, earning his first episode-director credit on Tenchi Universe in 1995. He later assumed series-director roles for a string of influential titles, including Air, Kanon, the two-part adaptation of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Clannad and its sequel, the surreal comedy Nichijo… Read more
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Known for InuYasha 2000 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid 2017 Clannad 2007 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! 2012 Features 31 Series ★ 8.4 Nichijou: My Ordinary Life 2011
★ 8.8 Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved 2025
★ 7.9 The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya 2010
Series ★ 8 Sound! Euphonium 2015
★ 7.8 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me 2018
Series ★ 8.4 Baby and Me 1996
Series ★ 9.2 Hyper Police 1997
★ 7.6 Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest 2023
Series ★ 7.8 Sakura Wars 1997
Series ★ 7.5 Fushigi Yugi: The Mysterious Play 1995
Series ★ 7.1 The Super Milk-Chan Show 1998
★ 7.2 Sound! Euphonium The Movie: May the Melody Reach You! 2017
Series ★ 7.4 Lucky Star 2007
Series ★ 7.3 Tamako Market 2013
Series ★ 7.1 Tsurune 2018
Series ★ 6.9 Tenchi Muyo! Tenchi Universe 1995
★ 7.1 Sound! Euphonium the Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day 2019
★ 7.2 Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Rikka Version 2013
Series ★ 7.2 Amagi Brilliant Park 2014
Series ★ 6.9 Kanon 2006
★ 5.9 Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band 2016
Series ★ 6.4 Air 2005
Short films 3 ★ 8.5 Nichijou: My Ordinary Life Episode 0 2011
★ 5.7 Dera-chan of the Southern Islands 2014
★ 2.7 What Is Happiness? 1991
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