Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1971, Yoshinari is a renowned animation director, illustrator, and character designer.
Making a debut at Gainax, Yoshinari is currently one of the key figures at Studio TRIGGER. As an animator, Yoshinari has taken part in numerous notable titles such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and FLCL. For GURREN LAGANN he was responsible for the mechanical designs. He has even filled the role of concept designs for titles such as Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt and KILL la KILL.

Since his transition to Studio TRIGGER, Yoshinari has directed two titles, Little Witch Academia and BNA, and he will be designing the main characters for TRIGGER’s latest project Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.