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Akiyuki Shinbo (新房 昭之) is a japanese animation director employed at SHAFT and is part of the production team for ''Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica''. Shinbo made his directional debut in 1994 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Fighter_Miku Metal Fighter Miku]. His most important work was probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Taker Soul Taker] in which he started to develop his own unique style with bizarre camera positions, light angles, and potent storytelling. In 2004 he defined his style further by directing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Portrait_de_Petit_Cossette Le Portrait de Petit Cossette] by studio Daume, a bizarre love story of a man falling in love with a painting. While being a simple story, director Shinbo used surreal, bloody imaginery and bizzare camera angles to make the series a disturbing and highly atmospheric experience.  
Akiyuki Shinbo (新房 昭之) is a japanese animation director employed at SHAFT and is part of the production team for ''Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica''. Shinbo made his directional debut in 1994 with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Fighter_Miku Metal Fighter Miku]. His most important work was probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul_Taker Soul Taker] in which he started to develop his own unique style. In 2004 he defined his style further by directing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Portrait_de_Petit_Cossette Le Portrait de Petit Cossette] by studio Daume, a bizarre love story of a man falling in love with a painting. While being a simple story, director Shinbo used surreal, bloody imaginery and strange camera angles to make the series a disturbing and highly atmospheric experience.  


Also in 2004 Shinbo was then hired by Seven Arcs to work on Triangle Heart and its popular spin-off original Magical Girl show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha] by the same studio. Later Shinbo was hired by new SHAFT chief director Kubota Mitsutoshi together with Oonuma Shin and Oishi Tatsuya as 'supervisor', director and 'educator' at SHAFT. He has participated in every SHAFT production since then (except for He Is My master) and used his unique directing style in each of these series. He also produced the best-selling finished TV anime of the 21th century [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakemonogatari#Anime Bakemonogatari], (which is also the third best selling finished TV anime of all time); which is only to be topped by Neon Genesis Evangelion and Mobile Suit Gundam, as the most influental anime of all time. '''(ref?)'''
Also in 2004 Shinbo was then hired by Seven Arcs to work on Triangle Heart and its popular spin-off original Magical Girl show [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Girl_Lyrical_Nanoha Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha] by the same studio. Later Shinbo was hired by new SHAFT chief director Kubota Mitsutoshi together with Oonuma Shin and Oishi Tatsuya as 'supervisor', director and 'educator' at SHAFT. He has participated in every SHAFT production since then (except for He Is My master) and used his unique directing style in each of these series. He also produced the best-selling finished TV anime of the 21th century [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakemonogatari#Anime Bakemonogatari], (which is also the third best selling finished TV anime of all time); which is only to be topped by Neon Genesis Evangelion and Mobile Suit Gundam, as the most influental anime of all time. '''(ref?)'''

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Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo (新房 昭之) is a japanese animation director employed at SHAFT and is part of the production team for Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica. Shinbo made his directional debut in 1994 with Metal Fighter Miku. His most important work was probably Soul Taker in which he started to develop his own unique style. In 2004 he defined his style further by directing Le Portrait de Petit Cossette by studio Daume, a bizarre love story of a man falling in love with a painting. While being a simple story, director Shinbo used surreal, bloody imaginery and strange camera angles to make the series a disturbing and highly atmospheric experience.

Also in 2004 Shinbo was then hired by Seven Arcs to work on Triangle Heart and its popular spin-off original Magical Girl show Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha by the same studio. Later Shinbo was hired by new SHAFT chief director Kubota Mitsutoshi together with Oonuma Shin and Oishi Tatsuya as 'supervisor', director and 'educator' at SHAFT. He has participated in every SHAFT production since then (except for He Is My master) and used his unique directing style in each of these series. He also produced the best-selling finished TV anime of the 21th century Bakemonogatari, (which is also the third best selling finished TV anime of all time); which is only to be topped by Neon Genesis Evangelion and Mobile Suit Gundam, as the most influental anime of all time. (ref?)


SHAFTxShinbo TV series:

  • 2004 - Tsukuyomi: Moon Phrase
  • 2005 - Pani Poni Dash!
  • 2006 - REC
  • 2006 - Negima!?
  • 2007 - Hidamari Sketch
  • 2007 - Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
  • 2007 - Ef - a tale of memories (supervisor)
  • 2008 - Hidamari Sketch x 365
  • 2008 - Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
  • 2008 - Ef - a tale of melodies (supervisor)
  • 2009 - Maria+Holic
  • 2009 - Natsu no Arashi!
  • 2009 - Bakemonogatari
  • 2009 - Zan Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
  • 2009 - Natsu no Arashi! Aki nai chu
  • 2010 - Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆
  • 2010 - Dance in the Vampire Bund
  • 2010 - Arakawa Under the Bridge
  • 2010 - Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge
  • 2010 - Soredemo Machi wa mawatteiru


During the production of Bakemonogatari and Hidamari Sketch x ☆☆☆ Shinbo expressed his desire to producer Iwakami Atsuhiro for an original Magical Girl show. Iwakami hired Aoki Ume for original character designs and Urobuchi Gen as scriptwriter to work on their new project Puella Magi Madoka☆Magica