Biography
Hiroyuki Shimizu is a Japanese animator whose career runs from the 1990s into the mid-2020s, working primarily as a key animator and, on select episodes, as animation director [1]. His key animation credits span major long-running franchises, including Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fairy Tail, Blue Exorcist, and My Hero Academia, alongside animation director work on series such as 18if and Akebi's Sailor Uniform [1]. Outside Japan, he contributed key animation to English-language animated productions, including Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island and Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders [1]. With several hundred credited episodes across television series, OVAs, and films, Shimizu has built a career as a reliable working animator supporting some of the medium's most recognizable titles, though detailed biographical information about him, such as a birth date or training background, is not publicly documented [1].