Shingo Natsume

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
夏目真悟
Born	(1980-09-26) September 26, 1980 (age 42) Aomori Prefecture
Occupation	Anime director
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Space Dandy One-Punch Man Sonny Boy

Biography

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

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

1. "夏目真悟のプロフィール". Web the TV (in Japanese). Retrieved December 5, 2021.
2. 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. Nelkin, Sarah (March 20, 2015). "One-Punch Man Anime Features Kaito Ishikawa, Makoto Furukawa, Madhouse". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
4. 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. Loo, Egan (March 9, 2018). "Boogiepop and Others Light Novel Gets 2018 TV Anime by Madhouse". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
6. 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.

External links

• Shingo Natsume at Anime News Network's encyclopedia