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Biography
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".
Filmography15 titles

Neon Genesis Evangelion
1995Key Animation
1995Key Animation

Yu Yu Hakusho
1992Key Animation
1992Key Animation

Sword Art Online
2012Director, Key Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist
2012Director, Key Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist

Hellsing
2001Director, Storyboard Artist
2001Director, Storyboard Artist

Saki Episode of Side A
Series Director
Series Director

The Irregular at Magic High School
2014Series Director, Storyboard Artist
2014Series Director, Storyboard Artist

Sword Art Online the Movie: Progressive - Scherzo of Deep Night
2022Storyboard Artist
2022Storyboard Artist

The Asterisk War
2015Series Director
2015Series Director

Dragonaut: The Resonance
Director
Director

Mission: Yozakura Family
2024Storyboard Artist
2024Storyboard Artist

Dead Mount Death Play
2023Series Composition, Series Director
2023Series Composition, Series Director

Urusei Yatsura
2022Storyboard Artist
2022Storyboard Artist

Transformers: Cybertron
2005Director
2005Director

Sakura Wars the Animation
Series Composition, Series Director
Series Composition, Series Director

Saki
2009Series Director
2009Series Director