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Akiyuki SIMBO

Family name (in kanji): 新房
Given name (in kanji): 昭之
Also known as:
Futoshi Shiiya
Soji Homura
Date of birth: 1961-09-27
Hometown: Fukushima, Japan, Koori, Fukushima, Japan
Blood type: O
About:
Although Akiyuki Simbo's name is read & pronounced "Shinbo" in Japanese, Simbo is his chosen romanization and ANN has been asked to use Simbo. 
Non-anime staff credits:
Animation director (cutscene director) for "Alice in Cyberland" (1996 game) (Japanese)
Director and storyboard artist for "Bakemonogatari" (2022 commercial) (Japanese)
Director for "Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: Lyrical Toy Box" (2001 music video) (Japanese)
Opening animation storyboard artist for "The God of Death" (2005 visual novel) (Japanese)
Opening director and storyboard artist for "Fate/Extra CCC" (2013 game) (Japanese)
Opening director, storyboard artist, and unit director for "Tatsunoko Fight" (2000 game) (Japanese)
Opening director, supervisor, and storyboard artist for "Metal Fighter Miku" (1995 game) (Japanese)
Storyboard artist for "Kakushigoto" (2016 commercial) (Japanese)
Storyboard artist for "Okitegami Kyouko no Bibouroku x Monogatari" (2014 commercial) (Japanese)
News: Show:
Weekly Wrapup 15/5 - 21/5 (May 23, 2011)
Two New Negima Anime (Mar 2, 2006)
Interview:
Interview: Akiyuki Simbo (Feb 7, 2013)
Other articles: Show:

as Futoshi Shiiya

Family name (in kanji): 椎谷
Given name (in kanji): 太志

as Soji Homura

Family name (in kanji): 帆村
Given name (in kanji): 壮二
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Staff in:
And Yet the Town Moves (TV) : Chief Director
Arakawa Under the Bridge (TV) : Director
Arakawa under the Bridge × Bridge (TV) : Director
Astarotte no Omocha! (OAV) : Series Composition Cooperation
Astarotte's Toy (TV) : Series Composition Cooperation
Bakemonogatari (TV) : Director
BAOH (OAV) : Key Animation
Blue Blink (TV) : Art 
Dance in the Vampire Bund (TV) : Director
Debutante Detective Corps (OAV) : Director
Detatoko Princess (OAV) : Director
Devil Hunter Yohko (OAV) : Director (ep 6), Storyboard (ep 6)
Dirty Pair (TV) : Key Animation (ep 18)
ef: a tale of melodies (TV) : Supervision
ef: a tale of memories (TV) : Supervision
Eien no Filena (OAV) : Episode Director (eps 4-5), Animation Director (eps 4-5)
Fate/Extra Last Encore (TV) : Chief Director, Director 
Fate/Extra Last Encore: Illustrias Tendōsetsu (special) : Chief Director
Fireworks, Should We See it from the Side or the Bottom? (movie) : Chief Director
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna (OAV) : Storyboard
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns (OAV) : Director
Gegege no Kitarō (TV 3/1985) : Key Animation (ep 3)
Goku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (OAV) : Director
Gourmet Girl Graffiti (TV) : Chief Director
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (TV) : Chief Director
Hanamonogatari (TV) : Chief Director, Script Supervision 
Hidamari Sketch (special) : Chief Director
Hidamari Sketch (TV) : Chief Director
Hidamari Sketch × 365 (special) : Director
Hidamari Sketch × 365 (TV) : Director
Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb (TV) : Director
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu (special) : Director
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu (TV) : Director
Hidamari Sketch × SP (special) : Director
Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro Graduation (OAV) : Director
Karakuri Kengo Den Musashi Lord (TV) : Storyboard (ep 49), Episode Director (12 episodes
eps 4, 8, 12, 19, 22, 26, 31, 35, 38, 41, 46, 49
)
, Animation Director (ep 46)
Katteni Kaizō (OAV) : Chief Director
Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (movie) : Chief Director, Screenplay Composition
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (movie) : Chief Director, Screenplay Composition
Kizumonogatari Part 3: Reiketsu (movie) : Chief Director, Screenplay Composition
Koyomimonogatari (ONA) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai (OAV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
(The) Legend of Zorro (TV) : Storyboard (5 episodes
eps 19, 22, 25, 30, 39
)
, Episode Director (5 episodes
eps 14, 19, 22, 25, 30
)

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (TV) : Animation Supervisor
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (TV 2) : Animation Supervisor
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (TV 3) : Animation Supervisor
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha (TV) : Director
Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final (movie) : Director
Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai (OAV) : Chief Director
Mahō Sensei Negima!: Mō Hitotsu no Sekai - Extra Mahō Shōjo Yue (OAV) : Chief Director
Mahō Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba (OAV) : Chief Director
March comes in like a lion (TV) : Director, Series Composition
March comes in like a lion (TV 2) : Director, Series Composition
Maria Holic (TV) : Director
Maria Holic Alive (TV) : Chief Director
Marude Dameo (TV) : Episode Director (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 20, 28, 33, 36, 40, 45
)

Mekakucity Actors (TV) : Chief Director, Director 
Metal Fighter Miku (TV) : Director, Storyboard (ep 13), Episode Director (ep 13)
Midori no Makibao (TV) : Episode Director (ep 4)
Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Monogatari Series Second Season (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Montana Jones (TV) : Episode Director (ep 9)
MoonPhase (TV) : Director
Natsu no Arashi! (TV) : Director
Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū (TV) : Director
Negima!? (TV) : Director
Negima!? Spring OVA : Chief Director
Negima!? Summer OVA : Chief Director
Nekomonogatari (Black) (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
New Hurricane Polymar (OAV) : Director, Storyboard
Ninku (TV) : Episode Director (eps 33, 41)
Ninku the Movie : Unit Director
Nisekoi (OAV) : Chief Director
Nisekoi - False Love (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Nisekoi: (TV 2) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Nisemonogatari (TV) : Director, Series Composition
Oishinbo (TV) : Key Animation (ep 24)
Owarimonogatari (specials) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Owarimonogatari (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Pani Poni Dash! (TV) : Director
(Le) Portrait de Petit Cossette (special) : Director
(Le) Portrait de Petite Cossette (OAV) : Director
Pretty Boy Detective Club (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) : Director
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings : Chief Director, Theatrical Version Composition
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal : Chief Director, Theatrical Version Composition
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion : Chief Director
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising : Chief Director
Revolutionary Girl Utena (TV) : In-Between Check (ep 15)
Saber Marionette J to X (TV) : Storyboard (ep 12)
Sakura Diaries (OAV) : In-Between Check (ep 12)
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (TV) : Director
Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) : Director
Shina Dark - Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi (OAV) : Chief Director , Supervision
(The) SoulTaker (TV) : Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 13), Episode Director (ep 13)
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (OAV) : Director, Storyboard (eps 1, 3), Episode Director (ep 3)
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko (TV) : Director, Storyboard (OP; eps 1, 25)
Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko II (OAV) : Director, Storyboard (ep 1), Episode Director (ep 3)
Tenamonya Voyagers (OAV) : Director
Tokyo Babylon (OAV) : Key Animation
Triangle Heart: Sweet Songs Forever (OAV) : Director
Tsukimonogatari (TV) : Chief Director, Series Composition
Twilight of the Dark Master (OAV) : Director
Urusei Yatsura OVA Series : Key Animation (ep 10)
Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (movie 6) : Key Animation
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho (OAV) : Episode Director
Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho II (OAV) : Episode Director (eps 2-3)
Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files (TV) : Storyboard (13 episodes
eps 7, 16, 24, 30, 35, 41, 47, 52, 58, 66, 74, 82, 89
)
, Episode Director (19 episodes
eps 4, 7, 12, 16, 21, 24, 30, 35, 37, 41, 45, 47, 52, 58, 66, 74, 82, 95, 109
)

Yu Yu Hakusho: In Next Week's Episode (OAV) : Storyboard
Yu Yu Hakusho: Opening & Ending Encyclopedia (OAV) : Animation ("Hohoemi no Bakudan", "Homework ga Owaranai", "Sayonara Bye Bye")
Zan Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei (TV) : Director, Series Composition, Script (eps 1-12)
Zan Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei Bangai-chi (OAV) : Director
Zoku Owarimonogatari (TV) : Director, Series Composition
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou-sensei (TV) : Director

Staff in:
(under the name of Futoshi Shiiya)
Aoi & Mutsuki: A Pair of Queens (TV) : In-Between Check (eps 2, 4, 7, 9)
ef: a tale of melodies (TV) : In-Between Check (4 episodes
eps 1, 6, 10, 12
)

Heat Guy J (TV) : In-Between Check (ep 20)
Hidamari Sketch (TV) : Storyboard (eps 4-5, 10, 12)
Magic User's Club! (TV) : Animation Check (ep 10)
Seven of Seven (TV) : In-Between Check (ep 14)
Shiawase Sou no Okojo-san (TV) : In-Between Check (10 episodes
eps 2A, 5A, 8B, 19, 24B, 25, 27A, 29A, 36A, 39B
)

Silent Möbius (TV) : In-Between Check (Office Ao)
Sister Princess (TV) : In-Between Check (ep 4)
Space Pirate Mito (TV) : In-Between Check (eps 2-12 even)

Staff in:
(under the name of Soji Homura)
ef: a tale of memories (TV) : Storyboard (ep 2)
Hidamari Sketch (special) : Storyboard (ep 1)
Hidamari Sketch × 365 (TV) : Storyboard (ep 12)
(The) SoulTaker (TV) : Storyboard (eps 2, 5)
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