Masato Jinbo

Masato Jinbo (神保 昌登, Jinbo Masato) is a Japanese anime director and screenwriter. Since 2014, he has directed multiple series, including the adaptations of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya and Chaos;Child.

Masato Jinbo
神保 昌登
Born	Tokyo, Japan
Nationality	Japanese
Occupations	Anime director screenwriter
Years active	2003–present
Known for	Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Chaos;Child

Biography

Jinbo was born in Tokyo and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School [ja]. He worked at Studio Graffiti as an apprentice, and at Studio Cab and Studio Sion as a production manager.^[1] In 2005, he directed the web anime Hito Ken Mamoru-kun to Ayumi-chan "Sekai o Shiawase ni". In 2014, Jinbo made his major directorial debut with the second season of the anime series Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya.^[2]

In 2018, Jinbo established PartsCraft, a company that specializes in animation planning and production.^[1] In 2022, he was nominated for Best Director at the Newtype Anime Awards for his work on The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie.^[3]

Works

TV series

• Ginga Densetsu Weed (2006; storyboards)^[4]
• Zoids: Genesis (2006; episode director)^[5]
• Simoun (2006; episode director)^[6]
• Hell Girl (2006, 2017; episode director)^[7]
• C³ (2012; episode director)^[8]
• Kill Me Baby (2012; episode director)^[9]
• Kokoro Connect (2012; episode director)^[10]
• Saint Seiya Omega (2012; storyboards)^[11]
• Natsuyuki Rendezvous (2012; episode director, storyboards)^[12]
• Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2014–2016; director)^[2]
• Shomin Sample (2015; director)^[13]
• Star-Myu (2015; episode director, storyboards)^[14]
• Chaos;Child (2017; director, series composition)^[15]
• Restaurant to Another World (2017–2021; director, series composition)^[16]
• Senryu Girl (2019; director, series composition)^[17]
• Room Camp (2020; director)^[18]
• White Cat Project: Zero Chronicle (2020; director, series composition)^[19]
• Super HxEros (2020; director, series composition)^[20]
• Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (2021; director)^[21]
• The Rising of the Shield Hero 2 (2022; director)^[22]
• Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal (2022; director, series composition)^[23]
• The Quintessential Quintuplets* (2024; director, series composition)^[24]

Films

• Chaos;Child: Silent Sky (2017; director, series composition)^[25]
• The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022; director)^[26]

Original video animation

• Shakugan no Shana S (2010; episode director)^[27]
• Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder (2012; episode director, storyboards)^[28]
• Nozo × Kimi (2014–2015; director)^[13]

Web series

• Hito Ken Mamoru-kun to Ayumi-chan "Sekai o Shiawase ni" (2005; director)^[1]
• Kyō no Asuka Show (2012; series director)^[29]