Shinichi Omata

Shinichi Omata (Japanese: 小俣 真一, Hepburn: Omata Shin'ichi) is a Japanese director and storyboard artist best known for directing Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016) and Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019).

Shinichi Omata
小俣 真一
Born
Japan
Other namesMamoru Hatakeyama (畠山守)
OccupationDirector, storyboard artist
Years active2009–present
Known forDescending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
Kaguya-sama: Love is War

Career

Omata began his career in the anime industry in 2009 as a storyboard artist with Shaft, first serving on the 9th episode of Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū.[1] During his tenure with Shaft, he worked mainly under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto, with whom he directed and storyboarded several episodes to Arakawa Under the Bridge, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl. In 2012, Omata left Shaft and began working for Studio Deen, where he would make his first series directorial debut with Sankarea: Undying Love under the pseudonym Mamoru Hatakeyama (畠山守, Hatakeyama Mamoru).[2] Shinbo's own style with Shaft is regarded to be a sort of "artistic renaissance" within the anime industry, and Omata's own directorial works after his leave from the studio have also been regarded as such.[3] Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, for example, has been praised for its storytelling and direction despite limited and inconsistent animation from the studio's animation team.[4][5] Following his work with Studio Deen, Omata joined A-1 Pictures in 2018, first directing the fantasy war series Record of Grancrest War,[6] and the following year was given directorial responsibilities for Kaguya-sama: Love is War.[7] The series garnered immediate success and was included as a runner-up for Funimation's "Decade of Anime" fan-poll award for "Favorite Romance Series of the Decade"[8] was nominated at the 2020 Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Best Comedy.[9]

Works

Director

Note: Since 2012, Omata has usually credited himself under the pseudonym Mamoru Hatakeyama (畠山守, Hatakeyama Mamoru).

Television series
Year Title Studio Eps. Storyboard art. Episode dir.[lower-alpha 1] Ref(s)
2012 Sankarea: Undying Love Studio Deen 12 Yes (#1–3, 6, 12) Yes (#1) [2][10][11]
2013 Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen Studio Deen 13 Yes (#1–6, 13) Yes (#1, 11, 13) [12][13][14]
2016 Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Studio Deen 13 Yes (#1–2) No [15][16]
2017 Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2nd Season Studio Deen 12 Yes (#1–5, 7–8, 13) Yes (#5) [15][17][18]
2018 Record of Grancrest War A-1 Pictures 24 Yes (#1, 8, 13, 20, 24) Yes (#1, 24) [6][19][20]
2019 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War A-1 Pictures 12 Yes (#1, 3, 6–7, 12) Yes (#12) [7][21][22]
2020 Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? A-1 Pictures 12 Yes (#1, 4, 6, 9, 12) No [23][24]

OVAs
Year Title Studio Eps. Storyboard art. Episode dir.[lower-alpha 1] Ref(s)
2012 Sankarea: Undying Love Studio Deen 2 Yes (#2) No [25][26]
2015 Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Yotaro Hourou-hen Studio Deen 2 Yes No [27]

Other credits

Note: Some of Omata's series directorial works appear here due to his involvement as something other than an episode/unit director or storyboard artist, in which case his name will be highlited in the "Director(s)" column.

Television series
Year Title Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Role(s) Ref(s)
2009 Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū Akiyuki Shinbo
Kenichi Ishikura (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#9) [1]
2010 Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu Akiyuki Shinbo
Kenichi Ishikura (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#2, 5, 10) [28]
Arakawa Under the Bridge Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#1–2, 4–5, 11, 13)
Episode director (#2, 11)		 [29][30]
Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto (series)		 Shaft Episode director (#2, 9)
Storyboard artist (#5, 9)		 [31][32]
2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto (series)		 Shaft Episode director (#4)
Storyboard artist (#5, 9)		 [33][34]
Lotte no Omocha! Fumitoshi Oizaki Diomedéa Storyboard artist (#10) [35]
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#2)
Episode director (#2, 11)
Key animator (#11)		 [36][37][38]
Phi Brain: Puzzle of God Junichi Sato Sunrise Episode director (#9) [39]
The World's Greatest First Love Chiaki Kon Studio Deen Episode director (#1) [40]
2012 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb Akiyuki Shinbo
Yuki Yase (series)		 Shaft Storyboard artist (#10) [41]
Sankarea: Undying Love Mamoru Hatakeyama Studio Deen Opening director & storyboard artist
Ending director & storyboard artist		 [42][43]
2013 Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East Osamu Yamasaki (chief)
Mitsue Yamazaki		 Studio Deen Storyboard artist (#6) [44]
Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East 2 Osamu Yamasaki (chief)
Mitsue Yamazaki		 Studio Deen Storyboard artist (#3) [45]
Da Capo III Kenichi Ishikura Actas Storyboard artist (#7) [46]
2014 Sakura Trick Kenichi Ishikura Studio Deen Storyboard artist (#6, 12) [47]
Wake Up, Girls! Yutaka Yamamoto Ordet
Tatsunoko Production		 Storyboard artist (#5) [48]
Dramatical Murder Kazuya Miura NAZ Storyboard artist (#11) [49]
Black Butler: Book of Circus Noriyuki Abe A-1 Pictures Storyboard artist (#6)
Ending credits director & storyboard artist (ED 2)		 [50][51]
2016 The Asterisk War Kenji Seto A-1 Pictures Storyboard artist (#23) [52]
2017 Hell Girl: The Fourth Twilight Takahiro Omori Studio Deen Storyboard artist (#1) [53]
2019 Teasing Master Takagi-san 2 Hiroaki Akagi Shin-Ei Animation Storyboard artist (#11) [54]

OVAs/ONAs
Year Title Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Role(s) Ref(s)
2011 Starry Sky Kiyoko Sayama Studio Deen Episode director (#13–14) [55]
2012 Sankarea: Undying Love Mamoru Hatakeyama Studio Deen Opening director & storyboard artist
Ending director & storyboard artist		 [42][43]
2013 Hetalia: The Beautiful World Hiroshi Watanabe Studio Deen Storyboard artist (#17–18) [56]

Films
Year Title Director(s)[lower-alpha 2] Studio Role(s) Ref(s)
2011 Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Finale Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft
Studio Pastoral		 Storyboard artist [57]
2012 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto		 Shaft Storyboard artist [58]
2017 Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Noriyuki Abe A-1 Pictures Storyboard artist [59]

Notes
  1. The terms "unit director" and "episode director" are synonymous.
  2. Directors credited for all works as Director (監督, Kantoku) unless noted otherwise.

References
  1. Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 9. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  2. Loo, Egan (January 1, 2012). "Sankarea Anime Staff Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  3. Creamer, Nick (January 18, 2017). "The Secret of Studio SHAFT". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  4. Creamer, Nick (February 26, 2016). "The Magic of the Stage in Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  5. Creamer, Nick (April 11, 2016). "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū [Episodes 1-13 Streaming]". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. Sherman, Jennifer (May 30, 2017). "Lodoss Creator's Record of Grancrest War Announces Cast, Staff, January Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  7. Ressler, Karen (January 12, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Listed with 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. Morissy, Kim (December 31, 2019). "Funimation Reveals Results of 'Decade of Anime' Fan Polls". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  9. Goslin, Austen (February 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer takes home top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". Polygon. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  10. Sankarea: Undying Love (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 演出 - 畠山守 [Episode director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  11. Sankarea: Undying Love (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–3, 6, 12. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  12. "Staff & Cast". Rozen Maiden. TBS. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  13. Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 11, 13. 演出 - 畠山守 [Episode director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  14. Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–6, 13. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  15. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 25, 2016). "Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Staff, Cast, Visual, Ad". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  16. Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  17. Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2nd Season (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–5, 7–8, 13. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  18. Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2nd Season (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 5. 演出 - 畠山守 [Episode director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  19. Record of Grancrest War (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 24. 演出 - 畠山守 [Episode director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  20. Record of Grancrest War (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 8, 13, 20, 24. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  21. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 3, 6–7, 12. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  22. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 12. 演出 - 畠山守 [Episode director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  23. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 20, 2019). "Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime's 2nd Season Reveals April 2020 Debut in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  24. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War? (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 4, 6, 9, 12. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  25. Sankarea: Undying Love (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. 監督 - 畠山守 [Directort - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  26. Sankarea: Undying Love (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 2. 監督 - 畠山守 [Director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  27. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Yotaro Hourou-hen (original video animation) (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2. 監督 / 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Director / Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  28. Hidamari Sketch x Hoshimittsu (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 5, 10. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  29. Arakawa Under the Bridge (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2, 4–5, 11, 13. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  30. Arakawa Under the Bridge (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 11. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Episode director - Shinichi Omata]
  31. Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 9. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Episode director - Shinichi Omata]
  32. Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 5, 9. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  33. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 4. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Episode director - Shinichi Omata]
  34. Puella Magi Madoka Magica (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 5, 9. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  35. Lotte no Omocha! (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  36. Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 2. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  37. Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 11. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Episode director - Shinichi Omata]
  38. Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 11. 原画 - 小俣真一 [Key animator - Shinichi Omata]
  39. Phi Brain: Puzzle of God (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 9. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Episode director - Shinichi Omata]
  40. The World's Greatest First Love (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Episode director - Shinichi Omata]
  41. Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  42. Sankarea: Undying Love (television production) (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. OP 絵コンテ / OP 演出 - 畠山守 [OP storyboard artist / OP director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  43. Sankarea: Undying Love (television production) (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. オープニングアニメーション 絵コンテ / オープニングアニメーション 演出 - 畠山守 [Opening animation storyboard artist / Opening animation director - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  44. Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  45. Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East 2 (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 3. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  46. Da Capo III (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 7. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  47. Sakura Trick (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 6, 12. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  48. Wake Up, Girls! (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 5. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  49. Dramatical Murder (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 11. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  50. Black Butler: Book of Circus (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  51. Black Butler: Book of Circus (television production) (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits list 2. ED 絵コンテ / ED 演出 - 小俣真一 [ED storyboard artist / ED director - Shinichi Omata]
  52. The Asterisk War (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 23. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  53. Hell Girl: The Fourth Twilight (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 絵コンテ - 畠山守 [Storyboard artist - Mamoru Hatakeyama]
  54. Teasing Master Takagi-san 2 (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 11. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  55. Starry Sky (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 13–14. 演出 - 小俣真一 [Enshutsu - Shinichi Omata]
  56. Hetalia: The Beautiful World (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 17–18. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  57. Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime Finale (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  58. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
  59. Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (motion picture) (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 絵コンテ - 小俣真一 [Storyboard artist - Shinichi Omata]
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