Masakazu Hishida

Known for
Directing
Born
October 21, 1972 (age 54)
Birthplace
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan

Biography

Masakazu Hishida (菱田 正和, Hishida Masakazu, born October 21, 1972) is a Japanese anime director and lyricist born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. He is a member of the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA). He also works under the aliases of Jo Aoba (青葉 譲, Aoba Jō), Hippocampus (日歩冠星, Hippokanposu) and Sakura Gojo (五城 桜, Gojō Sakura).

Known For

Filmography

2025
King of Prism: Your Endless Call - Mi~nna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours poster

King of Prism: Your Endless Call - Mi~nna Kirameki! Prism☆Tours

Movie · Director

2024
My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered poster

My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2024
Viral Hit poster

Viral Hit

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2022
Ensemble Stars!! -Road to Show-- poster

Ensemble Stars!! -Road to Show--

Movie · Director

2022
A Couple of Cuckoos poster

A Couple of Cuckoos

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2021
Fairy Ranmaru poster

Fairy Ranmaru

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2020
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon poster

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

TV · Series Director · 48 eps

2019
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars I - Prologue x Yukinojou x Taiga poster

King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars I - Prologue x Yukinojou x Taiga

Movie · Director

2019
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars II - Kakeru x George x Minato

King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars II - Kakeru x George x Minato

Movie · Director

2019
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars III - Leo x Yuu x Alexander

King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars III - Leo x Yuu x Alexander

Movie · Director

2019
King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars IV - Louis x Shin x Unknown

King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars IV - Louis x Shin x Unknown

Movie · Director

2019
Ensemble Stars! poster

Ensemble Stars!

TV · Series Director · 24 eps

2017
King of Prism: Pride the Hero poster

King of Prism: Pride the Hero

Movie · Director

2016
KING OF PRISM the Movie - Edel Rose Christmas Party poster

KING OF PRISM the Movie - Edel Rose Christmas Party

Movie · Director

2016
King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm poster

King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm

Movie · Director

2015
PriPara Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism☆Tours poster

PriPara Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism☆Tours

Movie · Director

2014
プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ poster

プリティーリズム・レインボーライブ

TV · Director · 51 eps

2010
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn poster

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn

TV · Director · 1 ep

2009
Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom! poster

Yatterman: All New YatterMechas Assembled! Great Decisive Battle in the Toy Kingdom!

Movie · Director

2004
Onmyou Taisenki poster

Onmyou Taisenki

TV · Series Director · 52 eps

2000
Love Hina poster

Love Hina

TV · Director · 1 ep