Shingo Adachi
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- Animator
- character designer
- director
Shingo Adachi | |
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| 足立 慎吾 | |
| Born | Osaka, Japan |
| Alma mater | Osaka University of Arts |
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| Spouse | Haruko Iizuka |
Shingo Adachi (Japanese: 足立 慎吾, Hepburn: Adachi Shingo) is a Japanese animator, character designer, and director. He is best known for his work on Sword Art Online, the anime series based on the light novel of the same name.[1]
Shingo Adachi was born in Osaka, Japan.[2] He is an alumnus of Department of Visual Concept Planning, Osaka University of Arts. At first, he wanted to become a professional manga artist and joined a manga/anime research circle called 'CAS' while he was still in college. He then decided to start his career in the animation industry as in-house animator at Xebec after Mitsuru Ishihara who was his senior in college invited him to join the company.[3][4] He is currently working as a freelancer animator. On December 31, 2021, it was announced that Adachi is making his directorial debut with the 2022 original television anime Lycoris Recoil at A-1 Pictures.[5]