Hiromi Ishigami

Ishigami served as animation director for Dragon Ball Daima episode 11, titled "Legend," where he took a leading creative role in crafting the episode's visual storytelling. He also contributed key animation to the same episode's opening sequence, combining directorial oversight with hands-on animation work. This dual contribution demonstrates his hands-on approach to ensuring animation quality. Additionally, Ishigami provided key animation to Daima's opening theme, establishing visual hooks for the series' identity.

He drew on his background in action-heavy productions, having handled key animation for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and working as a key animator across dozens of major action anime titles. His experience with character-driven action sequences made him valuable to Daima's production.

Ishigami built a reputation as a versatile animator across studios including Toei Animation, Studio Graffiti, and Studio Wombat. He contributed key animation to high-profile action sequences in One Piece films, Death Note, and Naruto Shippuden, as well as serving as animation director on multiple episodes of Cheer Boys!! and Cutie Honey Universe. His work spans both character design and action direction, showing the breadth of skills required for top-tier animation supervision. Evangelion 3.0+1.0 and The First Slam Dunk represent major theatrical projects benefiting from his contributions.