Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo
新房 昭之
Born (1961-09-27) September 27, 1961 (age 63)
Other namesJūhachi Minamizawa (南澤十八)
Futoshi Shiiya (椎谷太志)[a]
Sōji Homura (帆村壮二)[b]
Satoko Shindō (進藤里子)
Fuyashi Tō (東冨耶子)[c]
EducationTokyo Designer Academy [ja]
Occupation(s)Animator, director, storyboard artist, writer
Years active1981–present
Employer(s)Bebow (1981?~?)[3]
Kaname Production (?~?)[3]
Studio Oz (?~1984)[3]
Studio One Pattern (1984~?)[3]
Shaft (2004–present)
Awards2011 Newtype Anime Awards—Director Prize
11th Tokyo Anime Award for Best Director

Akiyuki Shinbo[d] (Japanese: 新房 昭之, Hepburn: Shinbō Akiyuki, born September 27, 1961) is a Japanese animator, director, compositional writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft, he has attained international recognition for his unique visual style and storytelling methods.

Born in Koori, Fukushima Prefecture, Shinbo began his career in the early 1980s as an animator, but his true rise to fame in the industry occurred when he received the opportunity to direct for series produced by Pierrot at the turn of the decade and early 90s. His unique style developed across the studio's productions, cultivating in Yu Yu Hakusho, which led to his debut as a series director with the J.C.Staff television series Metal Fighter Miku (1994). Over the next several years, Shinbo developed his directorial style through numerous avenues in the industry; and the pure form of his style has been described as coalescing in series like The SoulTaker (2001) and Le Portrait de Petit Cossette (2004).

In 2004, Shinbo was invited by newly appointed Shaft president Mitsutoshi Kubota to collaborate with the studio as a director. Since the newfound collaborative effort's debut with Tsukuyomi: Moon Phase (2004), he has mentored various directors and won numerous awards for his productions with the studio. His notable directorial works with Shaft include the Monogatari series (2009–present), Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011), and March Comes In like a Lion (2016–2018).


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  1. ^ @shaft_official (September 19, 2015). "【京まふ2015】「ef - a tale of memories.」第2話の新房氏の絵コンテ。屋上での紘とみやこのシーンです。" [[Kyo Mafu 2015] Shinbo's storyboard in the second episode of "ef - a tale of memories." This is the scene with Miyako Miyamura on the roof.] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 1, 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Cirugeda, Kevin (August 23, 2024). "Monogatari's Past, President, and Future: Midori Yoshizawa & the Synergetic Storytelling of Off & Monster Season". Sakgablog. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d Kozuma, Shinsaku [@kozuma_] (April 12, 2020). ワンパタン以前はスタジオ・OZと名乗ったのですけど・・・最初に新房がスタジオへ遊びに来た時はカナメからビーヴォー経由だったので・・・山下くんの言が正しいです。カナメの頃は佐野くんと一緒の部屋に住んでたようです。新房の作画では、印象的なのはバオー来訪者ですかね。 [Before One Pattern, we called ourselves Studio OZ... but when Shinbo first came to visit us at the studio, it was via Bebow from Kaname... so Yamashita-kun is correct. It seems that he lived in the same room with Sano-kun when he was at Kaname. In Shinbo's drawing, I guess the most impressive one is Baoh The Visitor.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "Akiyuki Simbo". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved September 11, 2020. Although Akiyuki Simbo's name is read & pronounced "Shinbo" in Japanese, Simbo is his chosen romanization and ANN has been asked to use Simbo.
  5. ^ Shinbo 2012.
  6. ^ Takahashi 2019.