Ilya Kuvshinov

Born in 1990, Russia.
Illustrator and animation director.

Based in Japan since 2014, he began working in the animation industry in 2017.
Currently, he has over 1.92 million followers on Instagram and more than 580,000 on X (formerly Twitter).

In 2020, he served as the character designer for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, which was distributed worldwide via Netflix.
In 2021, he held a solo exhibition titled “Aishi” at Hanada Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo.
He directed, wrote, and storyboarded the music video Let You Down for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

His other anime credits include Sing “Yesterday” for Me, The World Ends with You The Animation, and feature films such as The Wonderland and Lonely Castle in the Mirror, contributing as a storyboard artist, animation director, and key animator.

He continues to pursue their dream of directing animation while actively working across illustration, games, anime, and advertising.