Mamoru Hosoda is a relatively new animator and director in the Japanese anime film industry. Recently his works have begun to be widely known internationally. Many argue that his artistic works rival those of Hayao Miyazaki, the most famous director and creator of Studio Ghibli. Hosoda was born on September 19, 1967 in Nakaniikawa City, Toyama, Japan. He grew up in Toyama Prefecture until graduating from high school when he was 18 years old. Subsequently, he studied oil painting at the Kanazawa College of Art in Kanazawa, Japan. His interest in the film industry began at an early age and already in middle school he was producing films with an 8mm video camera. He was inspired by the Disney classics and the works of Hayao Miyazaki, who he is still a big fan and admires a lot, to become an animator. Between his first masterpiece film and his second he married, inspiring subsequent themes that would appear in his films. The animator began working at Toei Animation in 1989, where he worked as a director or key animator for television and film on world-renowned anime franchises such as ; Digimon, Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Sailor Moon. He first attracted public attention when he directed Digimon Adventure: Born of Koromon (1999), Digimon Adventure: Bokura no War Game (2000), and the sixth film in the One Piece series, One Piece: Omatsuri Danshaku to Himitsu no Shima (2005). That same year he decided to work for Madhouse, where he would continue his work as a director and create two of his masterpieces The Girl Who Leapt Through Time and Summer Wars. In 2011 he left Madhouse to found his own animation studio, Studio Chizu. Studio Chizu was created to specifically produce theatrical animated feature films. There are currently......half of paper......ible. All of his films use science fiction and fantasy to emphasize human relationships because he believes that by doing so, audiences are more likely to discover what they don't notice or appreciate in everyday life. This philosophy and style have led audiences to compare him and his films to Hayao Miyazaki. Critics have also noted how he uses the female protagonist in all of his original films. When asked, he replied that this happens because men are too worried about work and success, while women have a more important role in life, leaving more space for artistic creation. Hosoda appears to have no film failures but fewer accolades or recognition in his early work in television and film. Mamoru Hosoda is currently working on his next film, although it is still in the brainstorming stage. One thing is for sure, fans will be eagerly awaiting what's in store next.