Biography
Akiyuki Simbo (新房 昭之) is a Japanese animator, director, producer and storyboard artist who started his career in 1981 at Studio One Pattern. He then made his directorial debut with Metal Fighter Miku in 1994. He is most notable for his involvement in a number of Shaft works since 2004. He has received the 11th Tokyo Anime Award as well as the 2011 Newtype Anime Award for Best director for his work on the acclaimed anime series Puella Magi Madoka Magica. When working on the ero OVAs he uses the name Minamizawa Juuhachi (Juuhachi means 18 in Japanese).
TV Credits
Akiyuki Simbo has appeared in 1 TV Series.
These include ハナモノガタリ.Production Credits
Akiyuki Simbo has 80 production credits.Art
Credited for Storyboard Artist in 5 shows - Devil Hunter Yohko, Yu Yu Hakusho, Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette and Ef: A Tale Of Memories & Melodies.
Directing
Credited for Director in 33 shows - Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising-, Devil Hunter Yohko, Yu Yu Hakusho, Eternal Filena, Montana Jones, Metal Fighter Miku, Devil Hunter Yohko 6: Double Jeopardy, Ninku, Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, Midori no Makibaō, Debutante Detective Corps, Hurricane Polymar: Holy Blood, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns: Dawn of the Dark Sisters, Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko II, Detatoko Princess, Detatoko Princess, Twilight of the Dark Master, Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko, Tenamonya Voyagers, Blood Royale, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, MoonPhase, Pani Poni Dash!, Hidamari Sketch, Monogatari, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Magister Negi Magi: Anime Final, Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, ハナモノガタリ, 憑物語, Gourmet Girl Graffiti and Zoku Owarimonogatari.
Credited for Series Director in 16 shows - New Hurricane Polymar, The SoulTaker, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Maria Holic, Monogatari, Dance in the Vampire Bund, Arakawa Under the Bridge, And Yet the Town Moves, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Katte ni Kaizō, Nisekoi, March Comes in Like a Lion, Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai, Fate/Extra Last Encore and Pretty Boy Detective Club.
Credited for Co-Director in 8 shows - Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Concept Movie, Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu, Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu, Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu and Fireworks.
Visual Effects
Credited for Animation Director in 2 shows - Eternal Filena and Eternal Filena.
Credited for Key Animation in 6 shows - Urusei Yatsura, Dirty Pair, Crying Freeman 1: Portrait of a Killer, Magical Hat, Baoh: The Visitor and Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling.
Writing
Credited for Series Composition in 3 shows - Nisekoi, March Comes in Like a Lion and Zoku Owarimonogatari.
Credited for Storyboard in 2 shows - Galaxy Fraulein Yuna and Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko.
Credited for Writer in 1 show - Monogatari.
Crew
Credited for Series Writer in 1 show - Monogatari.
Credited for Series Publicist in 1 show - Monogatari.
Creator
Credited for Creator in 2 shows - Nurse Me! and Maria Holic.