Hokuto Sakiyama  

Sakiyama Hokuto is an accomplished Japanese animator who works for XEBEC M2. He began his career as an inbetweener on Noein and later became a key animator on Demonbane and Otoboku. However, it was his work on Nagasarete Airantou that truly caught the attention of many veteran animators. Sakiyama's animation style is heavily influenced by Ohira Shinya, whom he looks up to. In a recent interview, he expressed his desire to become more like Ohira.