Biography
Yuya Horiuchi is a Japanese anime director and storyboarder, also credited under the names Yuuya Horiuchi, Yūya Horiuchi, 堀内勇冶, 伊藤秀弥 and Baron Horiuchi (堀内バロン). He began his career in production advancement at the studio Silver Link and has worked on numerous television series as an episode director and storyboard artist.
His directing credits include episodes of Haikyu!! (2020) and Solo Leveling (2024). He has also contributed to series such as Sword Art Online (2020), BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. (2020), ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? (2019), Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway (2021), Nijiyon Animation (2023–2024) and A Wild Last Boss Appeared! (2025).
