Strongly influenced by Manga and Anime, like Akira, Ghost in the Shell or Appleseed, Hans took his first steps towards design and filmmaking by working on classic cel animation projects at the age of 16.

After graduating from school, he decided to fall into professional insanity and indulge his passion for working late. This made it possible to obtain a design diploma with honors whilst working full-time and freelance for several animation studios around Germany.

He draws inspiration from the not-so-parallel universes of Hyperrealism, Surrealism and Hard Science Fiction. He loves stories about alternative realities. He also loves well-timed animation and exotic frogs. Yet, he hates tomatoes.

Celebrating his split personality through his alter ego HANZOHANZO not only allows him to switch between a multitude of different roles in his daily work, but also to express his diverse taste for visual storytelling.