Hideaki Anno won the 2022 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon, Japan's highest honor in culture and art

Today, April 28, the winner of the Order of the Purple Ribbon, the highest award given by the Japanese government to recognize outstanding contributions to culture, was announced. In the field of animation, it was awarded to the famous animation director Hideaki Anno.

•The Order of the Purple Ribbon is one of the many different colored medals awarded by the Japanese government. It is awarded to people who have made outstanding contributions in the fields of academia, art, and sports. It was established on January 23, 1955 (Decree No. 7) and is awarded in Tokyo in spring and autumn every year.

Hideaki Anno was born on May 22, 1960 in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He is a Japanese animation director, film director, producer, screenwriter, and original artist.[1] He is the founder and president of the Japanese animation company Khara.

In 1982, he served as the original artist in the animation "Macross", thus entering the animation industry. In 1995, he directed the animation "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and began to attract attention. In 1997, the animated film "Neon Genesis Evangelion Air/Evangelion" directed by him was released, and the film won the Most Talked Film Award at the 21st Japan Academy Awards.