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 44) 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	Episode 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]
2027	Ghost	Director & screenwriter	[12]