Shuhei Handa

Shuhei Handa(半田　修平) was born in 1984 in Shizuoka Prefecture. He started at Gainax but now is freelance with his desk at Trigger. Takes after You Yoshinari Originaly a factory worker, but switched to animation at the age of 25.

He was one of the younger staffers who included as part of Anime Mirai’s initiative to train fresh animator talent in the Little Witch Academia short. Has been part of all of Trigger’s big projects thus far: Kill la Kill, Inou Battle, Black Rock Shooter¹. Has a distinct way of drawing characters, especially faces.

Twitter - MAD - SakugaBooru - Interview - Japanese Wiki Page

Works

• Mahoromatic: Tadaima◇Okaeri(2009/TVSP)

1. In-betweens: #1, #2.

• Hanamaru Youchien(2010/TV)

1. In-betweens: #1, #3, #5, #8, #10, #12.

• Shiki(2010/TV)

1. In-betweens: #5.

• The Idolm@ster(2011/TV)

1. Key Animation: #13, #17.
2. 2nd Key Animation: #1, #3, #5.

• Dantalian no Shoka(2011/TV)

1. Animation: #6.
2. Key Animation: OP, #1, #2, #3, #7, #12, #13, #14.
3. 2nd Key Animation: #7, #11.

• Black Rock Shooter(2012/TV)

1. Key Animation: #2.

• Medaka Box(2012/TV)

1. Sub-Character Design: #2(Joint), #8(Joint).
2. Key Animation: #1, #5.
3. 2nd Key Animation: #9, #11.

• Sword Art Online(2012/TV)

1. 2nd Key Animation: #8.

• Tiger & Bunny -The Beginning-(2012/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Medaka Box Abnormal(2012/TV)

1. Key Animation: #1.

• Shinsekai Yori(2012~2013/TV)

1. Key Animation: #25.

• Little Witch Academia(2013/Movie)

1. Young Key Animator: The scene where Akko rolls over the dragon(Source).

• Kill la Kill(2013/TV)

1. General Animation Director Assistant: #8, #9(Joint), #10(Joint).
2. Animation Direction: #21(Joint).
3. Animation Director Assistant: #12(Joint), #18(Joint), #19(Joint), #24(Joint).
4. Key Animation: OP2, ED2, #1, #2, #6, #15, #18, #22, #23, #24.
   1. #1: Where Fukuroda appears and punches ryuko.
5. 2nd Key Animation: #3, #16, #21.

• Terraformars(2014/TV)

1. Animation Direction: #9(Joint), #12(Joint).
2. Animation Direction Assistance: #7.
3. Key Animation: OP, #7, #8.

• Nihon Animator Expo ME!ME!ME!(2014/WEB)

1. Key Animation.

• Punchline(2015/TV)

1. Key Animation: #1.
   1. #1: Where Mikatan appears and transforms.

• Ninja Slayers From Animation(2015/WEB)

1. Animation Direction: #23.

• One Punch Man(2015/TV)

1. Animation Direction Assistance: #10, #12(Joint).
2. Key Animation: OP, #7, #12.
   1. #7: Genos going all out on the meteoroid.
   2. #12: Tatsumaki flying and throwing rocks and the like.
3. Character Design Cooperation: #10(Joint).

• Little Witch Academia the Enchanted Parade(2015/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Uchuu Patrol Luluko(2016/TV)

1. General Animation Direction: OP(Joint), #8, #10.
2. Animation Direction: #1, #7.
3. Key Animation: OP, #13.

• Kizunaiver(2016/TV)

1. Animation Direction Assistance: #12(Joint).
2. Character Design Cooperation: #1, #2(Joint), #3(Joint), #4(Joint), #5(Joint), #10(Joint), #11(Joint), #12(Joint).

• Little Witch Academia(2017/TV)

1. Main Character Design.
2. General Animation Direction: #23.
3. General Animation Direction Assistance: #11.
4. Animation Direction: OP1, OP2, #1, #13(Joint), #25(Joint).
5. Key Animation: OP2.
6. 2nd Key Animation: #25.
7. He did some of the illustrations that are published on Twitter and on website for each episode.

• Darling in the FranXX(2018/TV)

1. Key Animation: #4.