Masanobu Hiraoka is a Japanese Animation Director that graduated from the Digital Hollywood University. He began freelancing as an animator in 2010 and then joined Caviar in 2013. He is also a co-founder of the creative house Mimoid. He gains much attention for his animated 3000 hand drawn kanji letter online video for the KIRIN Tanrei Green Label. He also worked as an executive director for the anime series, Little Witch Academia. He has also been in charge of animation for commercials for brands like PLAYSTATION, East Japan Railway Company, Shiseido Integrate among others, and has created many stand out pieces that integrate animation with advertising campaigns. He was born in 1986.

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Role	Media	Title
2D Effect	SP 25	Ed Sheeran, Pokémon - Celestial
Animation Director CAVIAR/mimoid	SP 26	Pokémon 30th Anniversary Special Movie   ポケモン30周年記念スペシャルムービー