Cast & creator
Shingo Natsume
Best known for Naruto Shippūden, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Haikyu!!
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.
Also known as: なつめ しんご, 夏目慎吾, 夏目真吾, 夏目 真悟
15
film credits
41
television credits
1
2005–2027 · acting roles
7.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (56)
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Naruto Shippūden
Animation
2007
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Key Animation
2009
Haikyu!!
Opening/Ending Animation
2014
One-Punch Man
Director
2015One-Punch Man
Series Director
2015One-Punch Man
Opening/Ending Animation
2015One-Punch Man
Storyboard Artist
2015
Gurren Lagann
Key Animation
2007
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Key Animation
2010
Sonny Boy
Series Director
2021Sonny Boy
Director
2021Sonny Boy
Writer
2021Sonny Boy
Storyboard Artist
2021Sonny Boy
Original Story
2021
Space Dandy
Storyboard Artist
2014Space Dandy
Director
2014Space Dandy
Key Animation
2014
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings
Key Animation
2009
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
Self - Director
2023
SPEED GRAPHER
Key Animation
2005
Honey and Clover
Key Animation
2005
Sugar Sugar Rune
Key Animation
2005
Black Cat
Key Animation
2005
Bokurano
Key Animation
2007Bokurano
Animation Director
2007
Welcome to the N-H-K
Key Animation
2006
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Storyboard Artist
2021
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Storyboard Designer
2017ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Series Director
2017ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Director
2017
The Tatami Galaxy
Director
2010The Tatami Galaxy
Key Animation
2010The Tatami Galaxy
Storyboard Artist
2010
Boogiepop and Others
Series Director
2019
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Series Director
2022The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Director
2022The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Storyboard Artist
2022
Starship Operators
Key Animation
2005
The Skull Man
Key Animation
2007
Mina
Key Animation
2007
Hori-san and Miyamura-kun
Director
2012
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur
Key Animation
2006
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Second Unit Director
2011Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Key Animation
2011
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - A New Translation II: Lovers
Key Animation
2005
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
Storyboard Artist
2013Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
Other
2013
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Storyboard Artist
2017
Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars
Key Animation
2009
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards
Director
2020
ghost - end of night
Director
2027ghost - end of night
Screenplay
2027
Welcome to the Space Show
Key Animation
2010
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Director
2022The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Second Unit Director
2022The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Storyboard Artist
2022