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[[File:LugiaLEGENDHeartGoldSoulSilver113.jpg|200px|thumb|Right|An example of Higuchi's artwork]]
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'''Shinji Higuchi''' (Japanese: '''樋口真嗣'''), born September 22, 1965, is an illustrator for the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. He started illustrating cards from the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver Collection}}, specifically {{TCG ID|HeartGold Collection|Ho-Oh LEGEND|15}} and {{TCG ID|SoulSilver Collection|Lugia LEGEND|29}}. So far, he has illustrated {{#expr: {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Illus. by Shinji Higuchi}} + {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Direc. by Shinji Higuchi}} }} cards for the TCG, most of which are {{TCG|Pokémon LEGEND}}s. For a list of cards he illustrated, look [[:Category:Illus. by Shinji Higuchi|here]].
[[File:LugiaLEGENDHeartGoldSoulSilver113.jpg|200px|thumb|right|{{TCG ID|HeartGold & SoulSilver|Lugia LEGEND|113}} is one of Higuchi's illustrations for the Pokémon TCG]]
'''Shinji Higuchi''' (Japanese: '''樋口真嗣'''), born September 22, 1965, Tokyo, is a writer, director, storyboard artist and a prominent special effects figure in Japanese film and television. As a teenager he was one of the four founding members of {{wp|Gainax}} (originally established as Daicon Films), working on many anime and {{wp|tokusatsu}} productions. He played an important part in the creation of the popular anime series ''{{wp|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}'', serving as writer, assistant director, and art director/storyboarder. His previous work on the anime ''{{wp|Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water}}'' led the show's director and fellow Gainax member {{wp|Hideaki Anno}} to name Evangelion's protagonist, {{wp|Shinji Ikari}} after him as an inside joke.
Higuchi initially started his career in the mid 80's working within special effects on several {{wp|kaiju}} films, and by the mid 90's had established himself as a master within the field with the release of the acclaimed {{wp|Gamera}} trilogy of films. During this time, he continued to be a storyboarder for anime such as ''{{wp|Gunbuster}}'' and ''{{wp|Otaku no Video}}'', his wife also providing the namesake for the former's heroine, [[Noriko Takaya]].


In addition to his work with Pokémon, he is a storyboard artist and special effects wizard. One of the founding members of {{wp|Gainax}}, he has worked on many anime and {{wp|tokusatsu}} productions. He is the namesake for {{wp|Neon Genesis Evangelion}}'s {{wp|Shinji Ikari}}.
In addition to his special effects direction, Higuchi branched into CG animation for several tokusatsu films in the early 2000's, and has since directed a number of live-action films. Higuchi became involved within the Pokémon franchise during the production of ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' as a storyboard artist in 2004. He was later commissioned to produce the artwork for the new {{TCG|Pokémon LEGEND}} cards that first appeared in the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion of the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], and went on to co-illustrate all subsequent Pokémon LEGEND cards released in the HeartGold & SoulSilver Series. He was also involved in the art direction of two cards from the {{TCG|Undaunted}} expansion in collaboration with 3D illustrator [[Kent Kanetsuna]].
 
 
==Works==
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===Live-action===
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! style="background: #CCCCFF" | Date
! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Position
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| ''{{wp|The Return of Godzilla}}'' || 1984 || Assistant Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{tt|{{wp|Yamata no Orochi no Gyakushū}}|The Eight-Headed Giant Serpent Strikes Back}}'' || 1985 || Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Peacock King'' || 1988 || Special Effects
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Mikadroid: Robokill Beneath Disco Club Layla'' || 1991 || Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Gamera: Guardian of the Universe}}'' || 1995 || Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Gamera 2: Advent of Legion}}'' || 1996 || Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Gamera 3: Awakening of Irys}}'' || 1999 || Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Sakuya: Slayer of Demons'' || 2000 || Special Effects
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Pistol Opera}}'' || 2001 || Special Effects
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack}}'' || 2001 || Special Effects Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|The Princess Blade}}'' || 2001 || Special Effects Coordinator
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Minimoni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!}}'' || 2002 || Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Dragonhead'' || 2003 || Special Effects
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Kill Bill|Kill Bill: Vol. 1}}'' || 2003 || Production Coordinator: Tokyo
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Casshern (film)|Casshern}}'' || 2004 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Lorelei: The Witch of the Pacific Ocean}}'' || 2005 || Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{tt|{{wp|Nihon Chinbotsu}}|Japan Sinks}}'' || 2006 || Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{tt|{{wp|Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess}}|The Three Villains of the Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess}}'' || 2008 || Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''MM9'' || 2009 || Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{tt|Kyoshinhei Tôkyô ni arawaru|A Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo}}'' || 2012 || Director
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''The Floating Castle'' || 2012 || Director
|}
{{-}}
===Animation===
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! style="background: #CCCCFF; {{roundytr|5px}}" | Position
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise}}'' || 1988 || Assistant Director
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| ''Gunbuster'' || 1988 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (17 episodes) || 1990-1991 || Director/Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Otaku no Video'' || 1991 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Macross Plus}}'' || 1994 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' || 1995-1996 || Writer/Assistant Director/Art Director/Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|The End of Evangelion}}'' || 1997 || Writer/Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Vandread}}'' || 2000 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''Vandread: The Second Stage'' || 2001 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi}}'' || 2002 || Magic Circle Sequence
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''[[M06|Jirachi: Wish Maker]]'' || 2004 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Diebuster}}'' || 2004-2005 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Skull Man}}'' || 2007 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone}}'' || 2007 || Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Shangri-La (novel)|Shangri-La}}'' || 2009 || Title Logo Design
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance}}'' || 2009 || Image Board/Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo}}'' || 2012 || Image Board/Storyboard Artist
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| ''{{wp|Space Battleship Yamato 2199}}'' || 2013 || Storyboard Artist
|}
{{-}}
===Games===
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| {{wp|Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams}} || {{wp|PlayStation 2}} || 2006 || Storyboard: Digital Frontier Inc.
|}
{{-}}
[[Category:TCG illustrators|Higuchi, Shinji]]
[[Category:TCG illustrators|Higuchi, Shinji]]


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