Manabu Ono (小野 学, Ono Manabu) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He started out as an animator and was the mechanical art director for "Angel Links" and animation director for the eighth episode of the same work. He made his directorial debut with "Transformers: Galaxy Force", which he directed under general director Hiroyuki Kakudo. His first solo work as a director was "Dragonauts: The Resonance".

KNOWN FOR

Sword Art Online
2018
Yu Yu Hakusho
1994
The Irregular at Magic High School
2014
Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995
Mission: Yozakura Family
2024
Urusei Yatsura
2024
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
2011
The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
1994
My-Hime
2004
Dead Mount Death Play
2023
Hellsing
2001
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
2007

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Directing
17
Writing
3
Art
8
Visual Effects
6
2023
Dead Mount Death Play
Series Director
2020
Sakura Wars the Animation
Series Director
2018
Sword Art Online
Series Director
2018
Sword Art Online
Director
2015
The Asterisk War
Series Director
2014
The Irregular at Magic High School
Series Director
2012
Saki Episode of Side A
Series Director
2011
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Director
2011
A-Channel
Director
2011
Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere
Director
2009
Saki
Director
2009
Saki
Series Director
2007
iDOLM@STER Xenoglossia
Director
2007
Dragonaut: The Resonance
Director
2005
Transformers: Cybertron
Director
2004
My-Hime
Director
2001
Hellsing
Director