Akiyuki Shinbo may be one of the greatest anime directors of all time – but how exactly does he direct anime? In this week’s episode of Get In The Mecha, I do a brief study of Shinbo’s OVAs to get to the bottom of what his style really looks like and what we can learn from his approach to anime.
Note: Again, another late episode – had a few things to juggle this week but still wrestling with the schedule. Thanks for your patience!
THIS EPISODE IS SPOILER-FREE:
Creatives Mentioned In This Episode: Akiyuki Shinbo – Masahiro Ando – Hirofumi Suzuki
Anime Mentioned In This Episode: Le Portrait de Petit Cossette, Shin Hurricane Polymar, Tenamonya Voyagers, The SoulTaker, Naruto
Timestamps (Audio Version):
0:00 – Intro
1:56 – Context
3:08 – Case Study 1 – Le Portrait de Petit Cossette
9:09 – Case Study 2 – Shin Hurricane Polymar
12:28 – Case Study 3 – Tenamonya Voyagers
15:42 – Learning from Shinbo
19:33– Outro + Music Credits
Music In This Episode:
Synth Wave by Alex by Alex McCulloch
Mandatory Overtime by Joth
Get In The Mecha 
Hello! I’ve become a fan of Shinbo’s 90s/early 2000s stuff over the past year, and just want to say nice episode! I found your content through searching youtube for Shinbo analysis, and am enjoying what you have to say on you other episodes, too. It really is interesting to see his work in the OVA environment… Although most Shaft shows have other creative leads, Shinbo’s influence really stands out when it is present. Here are links to three video game OPs/cinematics that Shinbo storyboarded. They show some evolution over time, and are pretty unknown. Because they aren’t major productions, he cuts loose in a similar way to his OVAs. Best!
“Lightning Volter” cinematics, from “Tatsunoko Fight,” Tatsunoko, 2000:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-YqQq334P4
“The God of Death” Remic, 2005: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRUDSasM8yo
“Fate/Extra CCC,” 2013, Shaft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1GzdHvFs_s
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Thank you for checking the episode out and for sharing all of these!!
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