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Sotaro Hori

  • Art Department
  • Art Director
  • Animation Department
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Sotaro Hori is known for Escaflowne: The Movie (2000), Sword of the Stranger (2007) and Sword Art Online (2012).
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    Known for

    Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
    Escaflowne: The Movie
    6.6
    • Animation Department(Kusanagi)
    • 2000
    Tomoya Nagase and Yuri Chinen in Sword of the Stranger (2007)
    Sword of the Stranger
    7.7
    • Animation Department
    • 2007
    Sword Art Online (2012)
    Sword Art Online
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Art Department
    Please Teacher! (2002)
    Please Teacher!
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Art Department(Kusanagi)

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    Art Department

    • Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017)
      Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale
      7.3
      • concept art: CyDesignation
      • 2017
    • Sword Art Online (2012)
      Sword Art Online
      7.5
      TV Series
      • concept artist: CYDesignation
      • concept art
      • 2012–2014
    • Sword Art Online Extra Edition (2013)
      Sword Art Online Extra Edition
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • concept art
      • 2013
    • Please Teacher! (2002)
      Please Teacher!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • art director: Kusanagi
      • 2002
    • Beat Angel Escalayer
      TV Mini Series
      • background art
      • 2002

    Art Director

    • Rizerumain (2002)
      Rizerumain
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2002
    • Please Teacher! (2002)
      Please Teacher!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2002
    • Hanaukyô meido-tai (2001)
      Hanaukyô meido-tai
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 2001

    Animation Department

    • Luci Christian, Jovan Jackson, and Bryson Baugus in Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017)
      Blade Runner: Black Out 2022
      7.3
      Video
      • backgrounds: Cygames
      • 2017
    • Tomoya Nagase and Yuri Chinen in Sword of the Stranger (2007)
      Sword of the Stranger
      7.7
      • background artist
      • 2007
    • Pia Carrot Movie (2002)
      Pia Carrot Movie
      5.7
      • background artist: Kusanagi
      • 2002
    • Zaion: I Wish You Were Here (2001)
      Zaion: I Wish You Were Here
      5.7
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • 2001
    • Alien Nine (2001)
      Alien Nine
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • background artist
      • 2001–2002
    • Labyrinth of Flames (2000)
      Labyrinth of Flames
      5.8
      TV Series
      • background artist
      • 2000
    • Escaflowne: The Movie (2000)
      Escaflowne: The Movie
      6.6
      • background artist: Kusanagi
      • 2000
    • Tenamonya Voyagers (1999)
      Tenamonya Voyagers
      5.7
      TV Mini Series
      • background artist: Kusanagi
      • 1999
    • Generator Gawl (1998)
      Generator Gawl
      6.2
      TV Series
      • background artist: Kusanagi
      • 1998

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    • Alternative name
      • Soutarou Hori

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