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"Kagurabachi" Volume 9 Release Commemorative PV

2025

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Directed, motion designed, and graphic designed the promotional video celebrating the release of Volume 9 of Kagurabachi. It presents the three-way clash of the cursed swords in an ultra-wide format viewed by connecting three smartphones together.

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BUMP OF CHICKEN「I」(Lyric Video)

2025

00:04:12

Directed and handled the compositing for the lyric video of BUMP OF CHICKEN’s “I,” the ending theme for the TV anime My Hero Academia. The video was crafted so that the various “Quirks” featured in the series would color the screen in sync with the lyrics. Packed with direction inspired by the story, it was created to deliver a level of visual impact that goes beyond the usual scope of a lyric video.

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Yorikakurezome / MyGO!!!!!

2024

00:03:18

MV for MyGO!!!!!’s new song “Yokaze.” Inspired by the song, its lyrics, and the imagery evoked by the title, the visuals were directed to make “night” and “wind” symbolic elements. Since the setting of BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! is Ikebukuro, the cityscapes in the work highlight scenes from Ikebukuro and memorable locations from the anime.

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Kagurabachi Volume 5 Release Commemorative PV

2024

00:01:02

A commemorative PV for the release of Volume 5 of Kagurabachi, which is currently being serialized by Shueisha. The video features cinematography and effects tied to the abilities of the enchanted blade Enten and to the protagonist Chihiro Rokuhira, bringing out the unique appeal of Kagurabachi to the fullest.

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SHUJI HIRAI SHOWREEL2024

2024

00:01:15

Shuji Hirai’s showreel. His distinctive production style flexibly employs a wide range of tools, including compositing, motion design, 3D modeling, and expression in interactive environments using game engines.

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Machibutsu - Tani Yuuki

2023

00:03:44

A collaboration music video for Tani Yuuki’s song “Kawamon” and the anime EDENS ZERO. The lyric design incorporates the patterns that appear on the characters’ bodies when they activate their special abilities, Ether Gear, in the world of EDENS ZERO, and combines them with anime footage to create a video that more closely links the song with the story.

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JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER

2023

00:01:04

Announcement PV for the release of JOJO magazine 2023 WINTER. Design elements from the magazine were extracted and reconstructed as motion graphics. While using orange, the key color of this issue, as the base, the variety of featured articles is expressed by assigning different color schemes to each feature.

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"Jujutsu Kaisen" Shibuya 13-Screen Connected Digital Signage Report Movie

2022

00:01:26

A promotional video created to coincide with the release of Volume 20 of Jujutsu Kaisen, synchronizing 13 digital signage displays in front of Shibuya Station. A simulator recreating the area in front of Shibuya Station was built in Unreal Engine, with careful attention paid to the placement and staging within a space seen from different perspectives and angles. The sound is arranged in surround, making this a promotional piece that turns the area in front of Shibuya Station into a theater-like experience, where the way the music is heard changes depending on where you stand.

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From Tokyo / Hatsune Miku - Music Video

2021

00:02:49

Music video composed by Takaaki Natsushiro and sung by Hatsune Miku. Set in the crowded streets of Tokyo, this work depicts the inner conflict and growth of a girl who came to the city aspiring to become a musician. It is a piece that skillfully blends 2D hand-drawn animation with cel-shaded 3D backgrounds created in Blender.

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SHOWREEL2021

2021

00:01:57

Showreel by Shuji Hirai. Its distinctive features are cinematic visuals that look striking no matter which moment you capture, and graphic direction that moves fluidly between 2D and 3D.

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Gamushara - Live & Anime Version-

2021

00:04:05

This song, the opening theme for the TV Tokyo anime BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS, is presented in a collaborative live performance with footage from the anime itself. Built as a lyric video with anime visuals in the background, the graphics actively incorporate elements such as NARUTO-inspired lettering and patterns that appear in the manga.

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Kaikai Kitan

2020

00:03:44

Music video for the opening theme song of the TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen. It was re-edited into a music video using footage from the anime itself and other production materials. By blending lyric typography featuring the original manga’s title design into each shot, the video conveys the song’s sense of speed through its rapid succession of cuts.

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PLAY ALIVE 2020: Apex Legends Open Stage Opening Movie

2020

00:01:22

Opening movie for the online esports tournament “PLAY ALIVE 2020: Apex Legends” for PS4® Apex Legends. It visualizes motifs and keywords from the game, and portrays players from all over Japan competing against one another through a combination of in-game footage and other visuals.

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SHOWREEL2020

2019, 2020

00:01:16

A showreel compiling Hidetoshi Hirai’s works up to 2020.

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Hikaru Utada / "Time" Official Audio

2020

00:01:38

Official Audio Video for Hikaru Utada’s single “Time.” Using a sundial as the motif, the shadow of “Time” slowly moves clockwise like the second hand of a clock. The movement of the shadow was rendered by shining light on the letters using 3DCG software.

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK PV

2019

00:08:45

A preview PV for Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK. The Russian avant-garde-inspired graphic design and typography, which served as the design reference for this CD’s jacket, were composed to match Kabaneri’s Japanese steampunk-like world view.

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SHOWREEL2019

2019

00:01:00

A showreel of Shuji Hirai’s works up to 2019. This collection is characterized by a style rooted in traditional graphic design, while flexibly moving between 2D and 3D spaces through the use of text and geometric shapes.

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SHOWREEL2018

2018

00:01:02

A showreel compiling Shuji Hirai’s work up to 2018.

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SPACESHOWER TV / BIGHITS!

2017

00:00:12

Title sequence for SPACESHOWER TV’s program “BIG HITS!” The broadcast time is divided into morning, daytime, and nighttime, and this piece is the morning movie. An abstract animated work based on toothpaste as its motif.

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LIVEWIRE PUNPEE “Sofa Kingdomcome”

2020

00:01:15

Participated alongside backspacetokyo, under director Takuto Shimbo, in the real-time AR production for PUNPEE’s one-man live “Sofa Kingdomcome,” held on Space Shower TV’s online live house “LIVEWIRE.” Designed motifs appearing in the two songs “GIZMO” and “Time Machine ni Notte,” a large number of objects associated with PUNPEE, and Itabashi Station in the future, expressing the world of the music.