Keisuke Kasai

Keisuke Kasai has carved out a name for himself in the anime world, with credits that make fans take notice. Let’s be real, anyone who’s worked on Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning (2025) and its mainline sibling, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (2025), isn’t messing around. The dude’s got some serious chops when it comes to giant robots and the tangled messes their pilots get into. Gundam has always been a wild ride—politics, space battles, a bunch of angsty pilots trying to save or destroy the world—and Kasai’s direction takes that chaos and cranks it up to eleven. His storytelling doesn’t shy away from the heavy questions, either. He’ll throw characters into the fire, rip apart their ideals, and leave you wondering whose side you’re even on. But wait, he didn’t stop there. Kasai also played a role in Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021), which is basically the grand finale to Hideaki Anno’s legendary mind-bender of a series. If you thought you knew where Evangelion was going, well, you didn’t. Kasai’s touch is all over that last chapter—bringing insane energy, emotional gut punches, and visuals that’ll stick in your brain long after the credits roll. Whether you’re a diehard Gundam geek or just casually dabbling in mecha anime, Keisuke Kasai’s name is one that keeps popping up—and for good reason.