Shingo Natsume

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Shingo Natsume
夏目真悟
Born (1980-09-26) September 26, 1980 (age 43)
OccupationAnime director
Years active2003–present
Known for

Shingo Natsume (Japanese: 夏目真悟, Hepburn: Natsume Shingo, born September 26, 1980) is a Japanese anime director and animator. He started working in 2003 and after working on Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood in 2009, he was put in charge of directing his first TV series with Space Dandy in 2014.

Biography[edit]

Shingo Natsume was born in Aomori Prefecture on September 26, 1980.[1] He began working as an animator in 2003 and in 2009 he was put in charge of key animation for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.[2] Following the series' conclusion, he worked on The Tatami Galaxy a year later and eventually was given his first directorial role in a TV series with Space Dandy in 2014.[2] Natsume then directed the first season of One-Punch Man, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., and Boogiepop and Others in 2015, 2017, and 2019 respectively.[3][4][5] In 2021, he was put in charge of creating an original anime TV series, Sonny Boy.[6] At the 2022 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Sonny Boy was nominated for anime of the year, and Natsume was also nominated for best director.[7]

Filmography[edit]

Year Title Role Ref
2012 Hori-san to Miyamura-kun director; episode 1 [8]
2014 Space Dandy director [9]
2015 One-Punch Man [3]
2017 ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. [4]
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl storyboards [10]
2019 Boogiepop and Others director [5]
2021 Sonny Boy director & creator [6]
2022 Tatami Time Machine Blues director [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "夏目真悟のプロフィール". Web the TV (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Soberano, Ricky (October 5, 2020). "Shingo Natsume's Post One-Punch Man Career Is as Far From Shonen as Possible". CBR. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Nelkin, Sarah (March 20, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime Features Kaito Ishikawa, Makoto Furukawa, Madhouse". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 22, 2016). "ACCA TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Staff, Cast, January Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  5. ^ a b Loo, Egan (March 9, 2018). "Boogiepop and Others Light Novel Gets 2018 TV Anime by Madhouse". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Loo, Egan (April 28, 2021). "One-Punch Man Helmer Shingo Natsume, Madhouse Reunite for Sci-Fi Survival Anime Sonny Boy". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (January 18, 2022). "Crunchyroll Announces Nominees for 6th Annual Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "「堀さんと宮村くん」OVAは今夏発売、おまけ1巻も刊行". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 26, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 10, 2013). "Shinichiro Watanabe Reveals Space Dandy Comedy TV Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "夜は短し歩けよ乙女". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  11. ^ Pineda, Rafael (August 11, 2021). "The Tatami Galaxy Sequel Novel Tatami Time Machine Blues Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.

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