Shigeyuki Miya Explained

Shigeyuki Miya
Native Name:宮繁之
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:November 14, 1975
Birth Place:Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
Occupation:Animator, Director, Storyboard Artist, Character Designer
Years Active:1999–present

is a Japanese animator, storyboard artist and director.

Biography

Shigeyuki Miya was born on November 14, 1975 in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He began his career as a producer at Studio Deen in 1999 where he began learning about animation.[1] Initially planning on following the family tradition of teaching, Miya turned to animation after fellow animator and director, Kazuhiro Furuhashi, asked him to provide animation for the 1996 anime series Ruroni Kenshin, a series Furuhashi was directing at Studio Deen.[2]

Miya began drawing his first storyboards during the production of TMS Entertainment's anime series Requiem from the Darkness in 2003 where he also served as a character designer[3] after being approached by the producer of the series, Hiromichi Ōishi.[4] Miya had his directorial debut with the 17th Lupin III television special titled Angel Tactics that was released in 2005.[5] [6]

He continued his directorial work on the adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's manga series Buzzer Beater where he also provided character designs. The series ran for two seasons from 2005 to 2007.[7] In 2009, he joined Madhouse's production of the series Aoi Bungaku that adapted classic Japanese literature. Miya was in charge of directing and providing character designs for episodes based on Natsume Sōseki's novel Kokoro.[8] In 2013, Miya directed the Brain's Base adaptation of Yuuki Kodama's manga series Blood Lad[9] which ran for 13 episodes.[10] In 2014, Miya returned to Brain's Base to direct The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior anime television series based on Ruri Miyahara's manga series of the same name that ran for 12 episodes.[11] Miya is directing, along with Tomomi Kamiya, Production I.G's television adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto's manga series Kaiju No. 8.[12] The anime premiered on April 13, 2024.[13]

Miya uses a pen name in productions where he had a supplementary role to give more attention to staff working on a project.[14]

Works

TV series

OVAs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://www.dgj.or.jp/members/?id=508. ja:会員名鑑. Directors Guild of Japan. February 15, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240217131107/https://www.dgj.or.jp/members/?id=508. February 17, 2024. ja.
  2. Web site: https://akiba-souken.com/article/33501/?page=1. Hirota. Keisuke. ja:「クラスの隅っこにいる人」のために、アニメを創る──「鬼平」監督、宮繁之の語る“創作の動機” 【アニメ業界ウォッチング第43回】. Akiba Souken. March 31, 2018. February 14, 2024. https://archive.today/20240214170150/https://akiba-souken.com/article/33501/?page=1. February 14, 2024. live. ja.
  3. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C10655. ja:京極夏彦 巷説百物語. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 14, 2024. Media Arts Database. ja.
  4. Web site: http://www.tms-e.com/on_air/kousetsu/interview05.html. ja:巷説百物語 キャラクターデザイン宮繁之氏インタビュー. TMS Entertainment. February 14, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140952/http://www.tms-e.com/on_air/kousetsu/interview05.html. June 12, 2018. ja.
  5. Web site: Discotek Licenses Re: Cutie Honey, Nanoha Reflection, Aim for the Ace: The Movie, More Anime. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. January 31, 2023. February 14, 2024. Anime News Network.
  6. Web site: https://akiba-souken.com/article/33501/?page=2. Hirota. Keisuke. ja:「クラスの隅っこにいる人」のために、アニメを創る──「鬼平」監督、宮繁之の語る“創作の動機” 【アニメ業界ウォッチング第43回】. Akiba Souken. March 31, 2018. February 14, 2024. https://archive.today/20240214170420/https://akiba-souken.com/article/33501/?page=2. February 14, 2024. live. ja.
  7. Buzzer Beater productions:
    • Season 1:Web site: Buzzer Beater. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 14, 2024. Media Arts Databse. ja. March 30, 2024. https://archive.today/20240330134255/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C10959. live.
    • Season 2:Web site: Buzzer Beater. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 14, 2024. Media Arts Databse. ja. March 30, 2024. https://archive.today/20240330134556/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C11432. live.
  8. Web site: Madhouse's Aoi Bungaku Posts Staff, Cast Lineup. Loo. Egan. September 22, 2009. Anime News Network. February 14, 2024. March 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240330133811/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-22/madhouse-aoi-bungaku-posts-staff-cast-lineup. live.
  9. Web site: Blood Lad Anime to Air on TV. Loo. Egan. February 27, 2013. Anime News Network. February 14, 2024. March 30, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240330134916/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-27/blood-lad-anime-to-air-on-tv. live.
  10. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C14897. ja:ブラッドラッド. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 18, 2024. Media Arts Database. ja. March 30, 2024. https://archive.today/20240330135127/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C14897. live.
  11. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C14966. ja:僕らはみんな 河合荘. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 14, 2024. Media Arts Databse. ja. March 30, 2024. https://archive.today/20240330135408/https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C14966. live.
  12. Web site: ja:「怪獣8号」防衛隊員が集結したキービジュ公開 宮繁之・神谷友美監督らスタッフ発表. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553194. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 27, 2023. ja. December 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214153849/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/553194. December 14, 2023. live.
  13. Web site: Kaiju No. 8 Anime's Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, April 13 Debut. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Anime News Network. February 28, 2024. March 30, 2024. February 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240229035055/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-02-28/kaiju-no-8-anime-promo-video-reveals-theme-songs-april-13-debut/.208119. live.
  14. Web site: https://akiba-souken.com/article/33501/?page=3. Hirota. Keisuke. ja:「クラスの隅っこにいる人」のために、アニメを創る──「鬼平」監督、宮繁之の語る“創作の動機” 【アニメ業界ウォッチング第43回】. Akiba Souken. March 31, 2018. February 14, 2024. https://archive.today/20240214165645/https://akiba-souken.com/article/33501/?page=3. February 14, 2024. live. ja.
  15. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C10853. ja:留守電アワー Sodanブラザーズ. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 14, 2024. Media Arts Databse. ja.
  16. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.artmuseums.go.jp/id/C16094. ja:鬼平 Onihei. Agency for Cultural Affairs. February 14, 2024. Media Arts Databse. ja.
  17. Web site: Female Idol Unit SPR5 Perform Ending Theme for Shōmetsu Toshi Anime. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. January 20, 2019. Anime News Network. February 14, 2024.
  18. Web site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R100000002-I000009378950. ja:モンキー・パンチ 原作 et.al. ルパン三世green vs red ルパン三世40th anniversary, ルパン三世green vs red製作委員会. National Diet Library Online Public Access Catalog. National Diet Library. ja. February 15, 2024.
  19. Web site: Madhouse Makes Anime Series for Warners' Supernatural TV Show (Update 2). Loo. Egan. June 10, 2010. Anime News Network. February 14, 2024.

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