RYO HIRANO

@ryo_hirano

Fujimi Town, Japan

Ryo Hirano
Animation director and manga artist.

Born in 1988 in Kasukabe, Saitama. Based in Fujimi, Nagano.
Works explore the ambiguous boundary between humans and non-humans, incorporating elements of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy to create pop, deep, and bizarre visual narratives.

Author of the full-color comic series FANTASTIC WORLD Vol.1 & 2 (LEED Publishing).
Original short films such as Paradise (2014) and KRASUE (2022) have been screened at international animation festivals.
Created animation segments for NHK’s Mii-tsuketa! (“Mojamoja”) and Minna no Uta (Nyan-ko no Tetsugaku, performed by Kuroneko Domei).

Also appeared as an actor in Hanarebanaretachi by the theater group LOLO. Recently attending a knitting class.

https://ryohirano.com/en/