Ei Aoki (あおき えい, Aoki Ei; born 1973) is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. He credits the anime Megazone 23 as his inspiration to have a career in animation. In 2013, he created the animation studio Troyca with Toshiyuki Nagano and Tomonobu Kato, which began animation production on its first work in the fall of 2014. Aoki is the director behind Girls Bravo, The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View, Ga-Rei: Zero, Wandering Son, Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero, Re:Creators, and Id:Invaded.
Filmography
TV series
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004–2005 | Girls Bravo series | Director | 2 seasons | |
| 2008 | Ga-Rei: Zero | Director | ||
| 2011 | Wandering Son | Director | ||
| 2011–2012 | Fate/Zero series | Director | 2 seasons | |
| 2013 | Haganai NEXT | Storyboard artist | Episode 11 | |
| 2014–2015 | Aldnoah.Zero series | Director | 2 seasons | |
| 2017 | Re:Creators | Director | ||
| 2018–2023 | Idolish7 series | Supervisor | 3 seasons | |
| 2018 | Bloom Into You | Storyboard artist | Episode 6 | |
| 2019 | The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note | Supervisor | ||
| 2020 | Id:Invaded | Director | ||
| 2022 | Sabikui Bisco | Storyboard artist | Episode 11 | |
| 2022 | Shinobi no Ittoki | Storyboard artist | Episode 11 | |
| 2023 | Overtake! | Director | ||
| 2024 | Atri: My Dear Moments | Storyboard artist | 3 episodes | |
| 2026 | Iron Wok Jan | Director | ||
| TBA | Special Kid Factory | Supervisor |
ONAs
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Id:Indeed | Chief director, writer, storyboard |
Films
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View | Director | ||
| 2008 | The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain | Assistant unit director | ||
| 2013 | The Garden of Sinners: Future Gospel – Extra Chorus | Director, writer |
