Seiji Mizushima

[Twitter](https://twitter.com/oichanmusi) | [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/oichanmusi.bsky.social) | [Website](https://hifumi-inc.co.jp/team/mizushima-seiji/) After graduating from Tokyo Designers' Gakuin College, Mizushima joined [Tokyo Animation Film](https://anilist.co/studio/899/). While doing photography work at the beginning of his career he studied under director of photography [Masahiro Kumagai](https://anilist.co/staff/174419/). He later went to work for [Sunrise](https://anilist.co/studio/14/) as a production assistant, aiming to become a full-fledged director. Mizushima debuted as an episode director in 1993 on [Kouryuu Densetsu Villgust](https://anilist.co/anime/2049/), aiding the director of the OVA [Katsuhiko Nishijima](https://anilist.co/staff/103059/). In 1998, he made his proper directorial debut with [Generator Gawl](https://anilist.co/anime/1022/). He has since gone on to direct numerous shows, among which [Shaman King](https://anilist.co/anime/154/), [Fullmetal Alchemist](https://anilist.co/anime/121/) and [Oh! Edo Rocket](https://anilist.co/anime/2152/). He often cites [Hideaki Anno](https://anilist.co/staff/100111/) as an anime director that he respects.