Shinichiro Kimura (木村 真一郎,Kimura Shin'ichirō, born October 4) is a Japaneseanime storyboard artist and director fromHiroshima Prefecture. His nickname isKimushin (キムシン), a shortened version of his name.
Kimura graduated fromOsaka University of Arts with a major in oil painting. He enrolled in a fine arts college to get a teaching certificate in art. While in school, he was a member of CAS, an animation research society, and was classmates with animation director Takao Kado.
After graduating university, Kimura worked at Studio World. Formerly an animator, he first worked as a director on an adult work, and has been working as a director ever since.
He began his career as a storyboard artist and director, and made his directorial debut in 1998 withBurn-Up Excess. Some of his best-known works as a director includeHand Maid May (2000) andA Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001).
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