Masato Jinbo
Japanese anime director and screenwriter
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Masato Jinbo (神保 昌登, Jinbo Masato) is a Japanese anime director and screenwriter. Since 2014, he has directed multiple series, including the adaptations of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya and Chaos;Child.
Biography
Jinbo was born in Tokyo and graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School. He worked at Studio Graffiti as an apprentice, and at Studio Cab and Studio Sion as a production manager.[1] In 2005, he directed the web anime Hito Ken Mamoru-kun to Ayumi-chan "Sekai o Shiawase ni". In 2014, Jinbo made his major directorial debut with the second season of the anime series Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya.[2]
In 2018, Jinbo established PartsCraft, a company that specializes in animation planning and production.[1] In 2022, he was nominated for Best Director at the Newtype Anime Awards for his work on The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie.[3]
Works
TV series
- Ginga Densetsu Weed (2006; storyboards)[4]
- Zoids: Genesis (2006; episode director)[5]
- Simoun (2006; episode director)[6]
- Hell Girl (2006, 2017; episode director)[7]
- C³ (2012; episode director)[8]
- Kill Me Baby (2012; episode director)[9]
- Kokoro Connect (2012; episode director)[10]
- Saint Seiya Omega (2012; storyboards)[11]
- Natsuyuki Rendezvous (2012; episode director, storyboards)[12]
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2014–2016; director)[2]
- Shomin Sample (2015; director)[13]
- Star-Myu (2015; episode director, storyboards)[14]
- Chaos;Child (2017; director, series composition)[15]
- Restaurant to Another World (2017–2021; director, series composition)[16]
- Senryu Girl (2019; director, series composition)[17]
- Room Camp (2020; director)[18]
- White Cat Project: Zero Chronicle (2020; director, series composition)[19]
- Super HxEros (2020; director, series composition)[20]
- Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! (2021; director)[21]
- The Rising of the Shield Hero 2 (2022; director)[22]
- Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal (2022; director, series composition)[23]
- The Quintessential Quintuplets* (2024; director, series composition)[24]
- Ghost Concert: Missing Songs (2026; director, series composition)[25]
Films
- Chaos;Child: Silent Sky (2017; director, series composition)[26]
- The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022; director)[27]
Original video animation
- Shakugan no Shana S (2010; episode director)[28]
- Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru: Futari no Elder (2012; episode director, storyboards)[29]
- Nozo × Kimi (2014–2015; director)[13]
Web series
- Hito Ken Mamoru-kun to Ayumi-chan "Sekai o Shiawase ni" (2005; director)[1]
- Kyō no Asuka Show (2012; series director)[30]