Masahiko Minami

Masahiko Minami at Japan Expo 2009.

Masahiko Minami (南 雅彦, Minami Masahiko^?, born 1961 in Mie Prefecture) is a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones.

Career

A graduate of the Osaka University of Arts's department of arts, Minami began his career with noted anime studio Sunrise as one of its producers. Later, in 1998, he co-founded Bones together with animators Hiroshi Osaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto.

He was classmates in university with Gainax co-founder Hiroyuki Yamaga and manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto. Minami will work as production consultant for the Cowboy Bebop Live action movie set to be due in 2011.

Works

• City Hunter 2
• Musha Kishi Commando: SD Gundam Kinkyū Shutsugeki
• SD Command Senki
• SD Sengokuden: Tenka Taiha-hen
• Shippu! Iron Leaguer
• Mobile Fighter G Gundam
• Vision of Escaflowne
• Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door
• Welcome to Pia Carrot!! Gekijōban ~Sayaka no Koi Monogatari~
• RahXephon: Tagen Hensōkyoku
• Fullmetal Alchemist
• Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi
• Sword of the Stranger
• Heroman

External links

• Masahiko Minami at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• (Japanese) Japan Movie Database
• (Japanese) Allcinema

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