Shingo Natsume | |
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夏目真悟 | |
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Occupation | Anime director |
Years active | 2003–present |
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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.
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]
Year | Title | Role | Ref |
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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] |