Mankyu
Director
Born: May 27, 1980 (45 years old)
Place of birth: Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Biography
Mankyu (まんきゅう, Mankyū, May 27, 1980) is a Japanese filmmaker, anime director and screenwriter from Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from university, he worked as a freelancer before joining the animation company DLE in 2009. He used the name Mick Box until April 2009, when he changed his alias to the current Mankyu. After leaving DLE, he took over as director of Gathering on October 1, 2009. He left Gathering on March 31, 2017 and has since worked as a freelancer.
Filmography (11)
- Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child (2019, ★ 7.1)
- Kakushigoto (2020, ★ 7.8)
- A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education (2011, ★ 6)
- Migi&Dali (2023, ★ 6.8)
- The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague (2023, ★ 6.7)
- NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals (2012, ★ 6.3)
- The Ramparts of Ice (2026, ★ 7.2)
- THE IDOLM@STER SideM Wakeatte Mini! (2018, ★ 6.2)
- You Don't Know GUNMA Yet. (2018, ★ 5)
- THE iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS (2024, ★ 5.6)
- Cinderella Girls Theatre (2017, ★ 4.6)