Toshiyuki Shirai

Affiliated with Ufotablehttps://anilist.co/studio/43/. Famous for Directing and Storyboarding the Iconic Episode 19 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibahttps://anilist.co/anime/101922/DemonSlayerKimetsunoYaiba/. Initially he did not want to become a director but when he served as the animation director for episode 3 of Fate/Zero Season 2https://anilist.co/anime/11741/FateZeroSeason2/ The Terminus of Honor he became interested in the direction of Takashi Suharahttps://anilist.co/staff/146678/TakashiSuhara a director affiliated with ufotablehttps://anilist.co/studio/43/ufotable. In Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Workshttps://anilist.co/anime/19603/FatestaynightUnlimitedBladeWorks/ Shirai not only made his debut as a storyboard and director for TV anime but also contributed to the art design. According to ufotables representative director and president Hikaru Kondouhttps://anilist.co/staff/103076/HikaruKondou he mentioned that Toshiyuki Shirai is a staff member who despite being young can be entrusted with crucial story elements and scenes . In Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works 2nd Seasonhttps://anilist.co/anime/20792/FatestaynightUnlimitedBladeWorks2ndSeason/ Shirai took In charge of the storyboard and direction for the final decisive battle in episode 12 titled Unlimited Blade Works. The original creator Kinoko Nasuhttps://anilist.co/staff/98250/KinokoNasu highly praised Shirai stating Its craftsmanship to the extreme. You did a splendid job. In Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaibahttps://anilist.co/anime/101922/DemonSlayerKimetsunoYaiba/ Shirai handled the storyboard direction and layout for episode 19 titled Hinokami. The original creator Koyoharu Gotougehttps://anilist.co/staff/119973/KoyoharuGotouge expressed admiration saying The animation direction music everything is so amazing that I cried a lot and watched episode 19 about 20 times. Im truly glad I worked so hard on the manga. This episode received high acclaim not only from Japanese viewers but also internationally. Specializing in actionoriented direction Toshiyuki Shirai made his Series directorial debut with Katsugeki TOUKEN RANBUhttps://anilist.co/anime/21742/KatsugekiTOUKENRANBU/ in 2017.