Hajime Ueda (ウエダ ハジメ, Ueda Hajime) is a Japanese manga artist who created a two-volume adaptation of the Japanese animated OVA series FLCL, and the original manga Q·Ko-chan: The Earth Invader Girl. He started his career as a dōjinshi artist, gaining a reputation for his quirky and unique style of art. He also does some costume design and sculpting. Ueda is also an artist known for his works with studio Shaft, particularly the Monogatari series in which he's acted as an opening and ending animator for various installments of the franchise.^[1]

Works

Manga

• FLCL (serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z, 2000, 2 volumes)^[2][3]
• Q-Ko-Chan: The Earth Invader Girl (serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Magazine Z, 2004, 2 volumes)^[4][5]
• Jagdtiger by Kouhei Kadono – Illustrator (published in Del Rey's Faust, Vol. 2)^[6]

Anime

• Diebuster (2004) – Design Cooperation
• Uta Kata (2004) – Ending Illustration (ep 3)^[7]
• Bakemonogatari (2009) – Ending Animation, Back Sponsor Screen Illustration (ep 12)^[7]
• Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chuu (2009) – End Card Illustration (ep 10)
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011) – End Card Illustration (ep 6)
• Nisemonogatari (2012) – Ending Animation, Illustrations (ep 6), Key Animation (ep 10)^[7][8]
• Nekomonogatari (2012) – Ending Animation, Illustrations^[7]
• Monogatari Series Second Season (2013) – Ending Animation^[7]
• Nisekoi (2014) – End card illustration (ep 2)^[9]
• Hanamonogatari (2014) – Opening Animation, Illustrations^[7]
• Tsukimonogatari (2014) – Ending Animation, Illustrations^[1]
• I Can Friday By Day (2015) – 17th anime short for Japan Animator Expo^[10]
• Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen (2016) – Key Animation
• Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen (2017) – Illustrations
• The Dragon Dentist (TV Special) (2017) – Concept Design
• March Comes in Like a Lion 2nd Season (2017) – End Card Illustration (ep 30)^[11]
• Darling in the Franxx (2018) – Concept Design Cooperation
• Fate/Extra Last Encore Key Animation (ep 9)^[12]
• Zoku Owarimonogatari (2018) – Opening Animation, Ending Animation^[7]
• Magia Record (2020) – End Card (ep 5)
• RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022) – End Card (ep 4)