Hitoshi Nanba

Hitoshi Nanba (Japanese: 難波日登志, Hepburn: Nanba Hitoshi), also known by his pseudonym Namimi Sanjo, is a Japanese anime director. Nanba started working in the anime industry in 1982 and directed his first full series in 1989. Since then, some of the series he has directed include Heroman, Gosick, and Golden Kamuy.

Hitoshi Nanba
難波日登志
Born	Niigata Prefecture
Other names	Namimi Sanjo[1]
Occupation	Anime director
Years active	1982–present
Known for	Gosick, Golden Kamuy

Biography

Hitoshi Nanba was born in Niigata Prefecture.^[2] He started working in the anime industry in 1982 and was put in charge of directing for the first time with Dash! Yonkuro in 1989.^[3] Following Dash! Yonkuro, he directed the anime adaptation of Gosick in 2011.^[4] In 2018, he was put in charge of the anime adaptation of Golden Kamuy.^[5]

Works

TV series

• Dash! Yonkuro (1989–1990) (director)^[3]
• Jungle King Tar-chan (1993–1994) (director)^[6]
• Bonobono (1995–1996) (director)^[7]
• YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō (1996–1998) (director)^[8]
• Baki the Grappler (2001) (part 1 director)^[9]
• Heroman (2010) (director)^[9]
• Gosick (2011) (director)^[4]
• Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart (2017) (chief director)^[10]
• Golden Kamuy (2018–2020) (director)^[5]
• I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol (2021) (director)^[11]
• Tomo-chan Is a Girl! (2023) (director, storyboard artist)^[12]
• #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System (2025) (director)^[13]

Films

• Fate/Grand Order: First Order (2016) (director)^[14]
• Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom (2017) (director)^[15]

Original video animation

• Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs Kimura (2003) (director)^[16]

Original net animation

• Rising Impact (2024) (director)^[17]

References

1. Nanba, Hitoshi. "難波日登志（三條なみみ）". Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved October 14, 2021.
2. "難波日登志". Goo Dictionary (in Japanese). Retrieved October 14, 2021.
3. "ダッシュ!四駆郎". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
4. "GOSICK". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
5. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 16, 2017). "Fate/Grand Order's Hitoshi Nanba Directs Golden Kamuy Anime at Geno Studio". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
6. "ジャングルの王者 ターちゃん❤". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
7. "ぼのぼの". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
8. "YAT安心!宇宙旅行[第1期]". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
9. Loo, Egan (April 10, 2008). "Stan Lee, Bones Confirmed to be Working on Hero Man". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 6, 2017). "'We have always been 10 cm apart.' Anime Special Previewed in Promo Video, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
11. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 9, 2019). "I★CHU Idol Anime Reveals Promo Video, Teaser Visual, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
12. Dong, Bamboo (July 3, 2022). "Crunchyroll Unveils Solo Leveling, Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
13. Cayanan, Joanna (April 28, 2024). "#Compass 2.0 Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, 2025 TV Airing". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
14. Loo, Egan (November 2, 2016). "Fate/Grand Order RPG App Gets Feature-Length TV Anime Special". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
15. Loo, Egan (December 9, 2017). "Fate/Grand Order Gets 2 New Year's Eve Anime Shorts". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
16. "VAP Official Site" はじめの一歩 間柴vs木村 (in Japanese). VAP. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
17. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 8, 2023). "Golf Manga Rising Impact From Seven Deadly Sins' Nakaba Suzuki Gets Netflix Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

External links

• Hitoshi Nanba at Anime News Network's encyclopedia