Shingo Natsume

45, from Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan

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Biography

Shingo Natsume (Japanese: 夏目真悟, born September 26, 1980) is a Japanese anime director and animator.

Natsume was born in Aomori Prefecture on September 26, 1980. He began working as an animator in 2003 and in 2009 he was put in charge of key animation for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. 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. 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. In 2021, he was put in charge of creating an original TV anime series, Sonny Boy. At the 2022 Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Sonny Boy was nominated for anime of the year. Natsume himself was also nominated for best director. In 2022 he directed The Tatami Time Machine Blues, the sequel to The Tatami Galaxy.

Timeline

2027Future projects

  • Poster for ghost - end of night

    Screenplay

2022Aged 42

  • Poster for The Tatami Time Machine Blues

    Storyboard Artist

2020Aged 40

  • Poster for ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards

    Director

2017Aged 37

  • Poster for Night Is Short, Walk On Girl

    Storyboard Artist

2013Aged 33

  • Poster for Iron Man: Rise of Technovore

    Storyboard Artist

2011Aged 31

  • Poster for Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

    Key Animation

2010Aged 30

  • Poster for Welcome to the Space Show

    Key Animation

2009Aged 29

  • Poster for Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars

    Key Animation

2006Aged 26

  • Poster for Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur

    Key Animation

2005Aged 25

  • Poster for Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers

    Key Animation