Hiroki Shibata, born on May 7, 1960, in Hakui, Ishikawa, Japan, is a Japanese director known for his work in anime. Shibata's contributions have been significant in the anime industry, particularly in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Hiroshi Ikehata (池畠 博史, Ikehata Hiroshi) is a Japanese director, episode director and storyboard artist.
Depending on the work, he used to be credited using different variants of his real name, 池畠博史, 池畠ヒロ史, and 池畠ヒロシ (all have the same reading), but sinc