Shingo Adachi
Shingo Adachi | |
|---|---|
| 足立 慎吾 | |
| Alma mater | Osaka University of Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, Character Designer, Director |
| Known for | Sword Art Online |
| 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]
Biography[edit]
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]
Works[edit]
TV Series
- Rockman.EXE Beast+ (2006) – Character Design[6]
- Mega Man Star Force (2006) – Character Design[7]
- Mega Man Star Force Tribe (2007-2008) – Character Design[8]
- Working!! (2010) – Character Design[9]
- Working'!! (2011) – Character Design[10]
- Sword Art Online (2012) – Character Design[11]
- Galilei Donna (2013) – Character Design[12]
- Sword Art Online II (2014) – Character Design[13]
- Working!!! (2015) – Character Design[14]
- Sword Art Online: Alicization (2018-2020) – Character Design[15]
- Lycoris Recoil (2022) – Director[5]
Films
- Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (2017) – Character Design[16]
- Pompo: The Cinéphile (2021) – Character Design[17]
ONA
- Minarai Diva (2014) – Character Design[18]
Video games
- Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (2017) - Character Design[19]
- Loop8: Summer of Gods (2023) – Character Design[20]
References[edit]
- ^ "足立慎吾 ムセカイカンパニー". ムセカイカンパニー (in Japanese). Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "足立慎吾とは (アダチシンゴとは) [単語記事]". ニコニコ大百科 (in Japanese). Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Drawing With Wacom/足立慎吾｜ワコムタブレットサイト｜Wacom". ワコムタブレットサイト. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "映像学科卒業生 足立慎吾さんにインタビュー！ | 大阪芸術大学ブログ". geidai-blog.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ a b "Sword Art Online Designer Shingo Adachi Directs His 1st Anime, Lycoris Recoil". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "XEBEC - Rockman.EXE Beast+ - スタッフ & キャスト". www.production-ig.co.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "XEBEC - Ryusei - スタッフ & キャスト". www.production-ig.co.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "XEBEC - Ryusei 2 - スタッフ & キャスト". www.production-ig.co.jp. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Karino Takatsu's Working!! Manga Gets Anime Green-Lit (Update 2)". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Working!!/Wagnaria!! TV Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Sword Art Online Anime Slated for 1/2 Year Next July". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Galilei Donna Anime by Kite's Umetsu to Air on Noitamina". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Sword Art Online II's 1st Promo, Main Cast, Staff Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "3rd Working!!/Wagnaria!! Season's July Premiere, Title, Staff, Cast Unveiled". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Sword Art Online: Alicization Anime's 1st Video Reveals Staff, October Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Sword Art Online Ordinal Scale Film to Open in 2017". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Pompo: The Cinéphile Anime Film Reveals More Staff, Visual, 2020 Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ "Minarai Diva to Be First Anime Broadcasted 'Live' With MikuMikuDance". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
- ^ Lite_Agent (August 24, 2018). "Xenoblade Chronicles 2: two new Rare Blades releasing today (inc. Elma), more Torna ~ The Golden Country footage". Perfectly Nintendo. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ Romano, Sal (October 18, 2022). "Loop8: Summer of Gods launches March 16, 2023 in Japan for PS4, Xbox One, and Switch; March 21 for PC". Gematsu. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Shingo Adachi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia