Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo
新房 昭之
Born (1961-09-27) September 27, 1961
Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Occupation Animator, director, producer
Years active 1981–present
Awards 2011 Newtype Anime Awards—Director Prize
11th Tokyo Anime Award for Best Director

Akiyuki Shinbo (Japanese: 新房 昭之, Hepburn: Shinbō Akiyuki, born September 27, 1961) is a Japanese animator, director, storyboard artist and producer. Shinbo started his career as an animator in 1981 at Studio One Pattern. He then made his directorial debut with Metal Fighter Miku in 1994. He is most notable for his involvement in a number of Shaft works since 2004.

He has received the 11th Tokyo Anime Award as well as the 2011 Newtype Anime Award for Best director for his work on the widely acclaimed anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica.

Style

His work at Shaft has been characterized by extensive experimentation with the visual medium of animation, and often includes pictures taken from real life cut into scenes, as well as art shifts, beat panels (despite the fact that his work is animated), kabuki sound effects, textures that remain stationary when the textured object moves, showing symbols or defining parts of a character (ahoge, hair decs, foreheads, or more bizarre symbols) in place of characters during dialogue, written text in place or in opposition to dialogue, downright surgical use of fan service, and head-turning cinematography.

Biography

Early career

Akiyuki Shinbo started his career after graduating from Tokyo Design Institute as an animator in 1981 for the anime series Urusei Yatsura. Shinbo participated with Studio Pierrot in 1990 as a unit director in Karakuri Kengouden Musashi Lord and started to provide storyboards for YuYu Hakusho in 1992. His first full directorial debut was 1994's Metal Fighter Miku, produced by J.C.Staff. He continued his directional career with several OVA series starting with Devil Hunter Yohko 6: Double Jeopardy in 1995, followed by Galaxy Fraulein Yuna: The Abyssal Fairy in 1996, Debutante Detective Corps and New Hurricane Polymar. That year and in 1997, he directed the two Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko OVA series, which led to his second TV anime series directorial job in 1999 (the Yamamoto Yohko TV series). He then served as a director for Tatsunoko Production's The SoulTaker in 2001.

Shinbo participated with Seven Arcs starting with Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever in 2003, and then become a director for 2004's spin-off Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. Along with Shin Oonuma and Tatsuya Oishi, Shinbo was subsequently hired by the new Shaft chief director, Mitsutoshi Kubota, as a 'supervisor', director, and 'educator' for new members of the studio. He has since participated in most of Shaft's works as a director or supervisor.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica

During the production of Hidamari Sketch and Bakemonogatari, Shinbo expressed to Aniplex producer Atsuhiro Iwakami his desire to create a new magical girl series, thus spawning the development of Puella Magi Madoka Magica. During the early planning stage, Iwakami decided not to adapt an existing work in order to give Shinbo more freedom in his direction style.[1] Another goal of the project was to develop an anime that could appeal to a wider audience than the usual demographic for media within the magical girl genre. Shinbo and Iwakami intended for their series to be accessible to "the general anime fan."[2] Shinbo then contacted Gen Urobuchi to work on the project as a scriptwriter and Ume Aoki as a character designer.[1][3]

Shinbo won the 11th Tokyo Anime Award,[4] and the 2011 Newtype Anime Award for directing Madoka Magica.[5] In 2017, Shinbo was chosen by Japanese critics as one of the greatest anime directors, for directing Madoka Magica.[6][7]

Filmography

Television series

OVAs

Films

References

  1. 1 2 新房昭之×虚淵玄×蒼樹うめ×シャフト 1大プロジェクト始動 [Akiyuki Shinbo × Gen Urobuchi × Ume Aoki × Shaft: The Start of One Large Project]. Megami Magazine (in Japanese). Gakken (127): 115. October 25, 2010.
  2. ↑ Manry, Gia (September 7, 2011). "Interview: Atushio Iwakami". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Bakemonogatari's Shinbo, Phantom's Urobuchi Launch New Anime". Anime News Network. October 21, 2010. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Poppy Hill, Madoka Magica, Tiger & Bunny Win Tokyo Anime Fair's Awards". Anime News Network. February 16, 2012. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Madoka Magica Wins 12 of 21 Newtype Anime Awards". Anime News Network. October 9, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
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  7. ↑ http://www.shinchosha.co.jp/geishin/
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  13. ↑ "Arakawa Under the Bridge Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (Update 2)". Anime News Network. August 9, 2009. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  14. ↑ "New Shinbo/Shaft Anime to be Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica". Anime News Network. October 28, 2010. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Mario Holic Alive (Update 2)". Anime News Network. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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  17. ↑ "Aniplex USA Adds Nekomonogatari Black, Monogatari Series 2d Season Anime". Anime News Network. June 13, 2013.
  18. ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 28, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  19. ↑ "SHAFT's Sasami-san@Ganbaranai Anime Gagaga Ad Aired". Anime News Network. December 26, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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  21. ↑ "Monogatari 'Final Season' Tsukimonogatari Anime Ad Aired". December 20, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  22. ↑ "SHAFT's Nisekoi TV Anime Previewed in Promo Video". Anime News Network. December 24, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  23. ↑ "Mekaku City Actors 2nd Ad Highlights Kana Hanazawa Marry". Anime News Network. February 1, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Kotori Koiwai Joins Nisekoi Anime 2nd Season as Fū". Anime News Network. February 26, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  25. ↑ "Rina Satou, Asuka Ōgame, Mikako Komatsu Star in Happy Cooking Graffiti Anime". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  26. ↑ "SHAFT's March comes in like a lion Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. March 24, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  27. ↑ "Fate/Extra Last Encore Anime's Latest Video Confirms More of Cast, Staff". Anime News Netowrk. December 31, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Devil Hunter Yohko 6: Double Trouble Double Jeopardy". AllMovies. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  29. ↑ https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-12/discotek-adds-hurricane-polymar-original-video-anime
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  31. ↑ "Katteni Kaizō Manga Gets Anime by Shaft". Anime News Network. January 13, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  32. ↑ "SHAFT's Zaregoto OVA Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. August 26, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  33. ↑ "Koyomimonogatari Gets Short Anime Debuting in App on January 9". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Twilight of the Dark Master 1997". All Movie DB. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Negima, Hayate the Combat Butler Films' Teaser Posted". Anime News Network. June 18, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  36. ↑ "3rd Madoka Magica Film Main Staff, Cast Listed". Anime News Network. July 8, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Aniplex of America Announces Theater Details for Kizumonogatari Part 1:Tekketsu". Anime News Network. January 12, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Aniplex of America Announces Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu-hen". Anime News Network. August 14, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  39. ↑ "3rd Kizumonogatari Film's New Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. November 18, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  40. ↑ "Uchiage Hanabi - About The Movie". Uchiage Hanabi (in Japanese). Retrieved April 7, 2018.

Further reading

  • "Negima!?" (November 2006). Newtype USA. p. 10.
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