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Minako Shiba

  • Animation Department
  • Art Department
  • Director
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Minako Shiba was a director, known for Black Butler (2008), D.Gray-man (2006) and .hack//SIGN (2002). She died on 14 March 2021 in Japan.
DiedMarch 14, 2021
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Known for

Black Butler (2008)
Black Butler
7.6
TV Series
  • Animation Department
D.Gray-man (2006)
D.Gray-man
7.7
TV Series
  • Animation Department(opening animation)
.hack//SIGN (2002)
.hack//SIGN
6.8
TV Series
  • Animation Department
Darker Than Black (2007)
Darker Than Black
7.7
TV Series
  • Animation Department

Credits

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Animation Department

  • Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima (2020)
    Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima
    6.7
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2020
  • Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year- (2018)
    Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year-
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • character designer
    • 2018
  • Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (2018)
    Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
    7.4
    • assistant animation director
    • 2018
  • Noriyuki Abe, Yasunori Mitsuda, Maaya Sakamoto, Yukari Tamura, Jun Fukuyama, Masahiro Gotô, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Daisuke Ono, Noriaki Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Yukihiro Masumoto, Emiri Kato, Takuma Terashima, Yûki Kaji, Yana Toboso, Terri Doty, and Hiroshi Tôchi in Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
    Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
    7.6
    • chief animation director
    • 2017
  • Gekijouban Yowamushi pedaru (2015)
    Gekijouban Yowamushi pedaru
    6.7
    • animation director
    • sub character designer (as Tsutomu Shibata)
    • 2015
  • Black Butler: Book of Circus (2014)
    Black Butler: Book of Circus
    8.1
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2014
  • RDG: Red Data Girl (2013)
    RDG: Red Data Girl
    6.1
    TV Mini Series
    • character designer
    • chief animation director
    • 2013
  • Miyu Irino and Ayahi Takagaki in Phantom: Phantom of Inferno (2012)
    Phantom: Phantom of Inferno
    Video Game
    • character designer
    • 2012
  • Hanasaku iroha (2011)
    Hanasaku iroha
    7.6
    TV Series
    • assistant animation director
    • 2011
  • Uta no prince-sama - maji love 1000% (2011)
    Uta no prince-sama - maji love 1000%
    6.5
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 2011
  • Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse (2010)
    Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee Reverse
    7.2
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • chief animation director
    • 2010–2011
  • Psychic Detective Yakumo (2010)
    Psychic Detective Yakumo
    6.6
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2010
  • Black Butler (2008)
    Black Butler
    7.6
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • chief animation director
    • animation director: opening and ending animation
    • 2008–2010
  • Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee (2009)
    Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee
    7.1
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • chief animation director
    • 2009–2010
  • .hack//Link (2010)
    .hack//Link
    5.8
    Video Game
    • original character designer
    • 2010

Art Department

  • Noriyuki Abe, Yasunori Mitsuda, Maaya Sakamoto, Yukari Tamura, Jun Fukuyama, Masahiro Gotô, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Daisuke Ono, Noriaki Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Yukihiro Masumoto, Emiri Kato, Takuma Terashima, Yûki Kaji, Yana Toboso, Terri Doty, and Hiroshi Tôchi in Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (2017)
    Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic
    7.6
    • character designer
    • 2017
  • Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (2009)
    Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom
    7.5
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2009
  • Black Butler (2008)
    Black Butler
    7.6
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2008–2009
  • Jason Liebrecht, Monica Rial, Miyu Irino, Colleen Clinkenbeard, and Yui Makino in Reservoir Chronicle: Tsubasa (2005)
    Reservoir Chronicle: Tsubasa
    7.2
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • drawing director
    • 2005–2006
  • Luci Christian, Masashi Ebara, Aya Hisakawa, Houko Kuwashima, Kelly Manison, Vic Mignogna, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Satsuki Yukino, Christine M. Auten, Mike Kleinhenz, Sanae Kobayashi, Kira Vincent-Davis, Ai Uchikawa, and Nancy Novotny in Madlax (2004)
    Madlax
    7.1
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2004
  • Hikaru's Go: Journey to the North Star Cup (2004)
    Hikaru's Go: Journey to the North Star Cup
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • character designer
    • 2004
  • .hack//SIGN (2002)
    .hack//SIGN
    6.8
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2002
  • Houko Kuwashima and Kotono Mitsuishi in Noir (2001)
    Noir
    7.2
    TV Series
    • character designer
    • 2001

Director

  • IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005)
    IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix
    7.3
    TV Series
    • animation director
    • 2006

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Tsutomu Shibata
  • Died
    • March 14, 2021
    • Japan(undisclosed)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    A graduate of Gakkou Houjin Chiyoda Gakuen's animation department.

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