Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Gender
Male
September 26, 1980 (45 years old)
Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan
Also Known As
- なつめ しんご
- 夏目慎吾
- 夏目真吾
- 夏目 真悟
Shingo Natsume
Biography
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.
Known For
Directing
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
Series Director, Director, Storyboard Artist
2022
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
Storyboard Artist
2021
Sonny Boy
Series Director, Director, Writer, Storyboard Artist, Original Story
2021
Boogiepop and Others
Series Director
2019
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
Storyboard Artist
2017
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.
Storyboard Designer, Series Director, Director
2017
One-Punch Man
Director, Series Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist
2015
Haikyu!!
Opening/Ending Animation
2014
Space Dandy
Storyboard Artist, Director, Key Animation
2014
Iron Man: Rise of Technovore
Storyboard Artist, Other
2013
Hori-san and Miyamura-kun
Director
2012
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos
Second Unit Director, Key Animation
2011