Atsuhiro Iwakami
Atsuhiro Iwakami (岩上 敦宏) is the producer in charge of Puella Magi Madoka Magica on behalf of Aniplex. The anime began development after Akiyuki Shinbo expressed his desire to work on a new magical girl series to Iwakami while they were working on Hidamari Sketch and Bakemonogatari. Iwakami played a key role in the project, including selecting personnel such as Gen Urobuchi, who in an interview described Iwakami as "a person who gives you sense of comfort like an iron wall. There are many types of producers in this world. If I may use “Monster Hunter” as an example, there are producers who play flutes at the edge of the zone (lol), but Iwakami-san is the type of director who will take a big sword and stand at the forefront to help you fight the monsters."
Appearances and Interviews
- Panel and Q&A at the USA Madoka Premiere, Otakon 2011
- Interview at Sakura-con 2012
- ANN Interview
- Megami 2010-12
- Official Guidebook