, also known by his pseudonym Namimi Sanjo, is a Japanese

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director. Nanba started working in the

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in 1982 and directed his first full series in 1989. Since then, some of the series he has directed include ''

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'', '' Gosick'', and ''

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''.

Biography

Hitoshi Nanba was born in

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. He started working in the

in 1982 and was put in charge of directing for the first time with '' Dash! Yonkuro'' in 1989. Following ''Dash! Yonkuro'', he directed the anime adaptation of '' Gosick'' in 2011. In 2018, he was put in charge of the anime adaptation of ''

''.

Works

TV series

* '' Dash! Yonkuro'' (1989–1990) (director) * '' Jungle King Tar-chan'' (1993–1994) (director) * '' Bonobono'' (1995–1996) (director) * '' YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō'' (1996–1998) (director) * ''

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'' (2001) (part 1 director) * ''

'' (2010) (director) * '' Gosick'' (2011) (director) * '' Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart'' (2017) (chief director) * ''

'' (2018–2020) (director) * '' I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol'' (2021) (director) * '' Tomo-chan Is a Girl!'' (2023) (director, storyboard artist) * '' #Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System'' (2025) (director)

Films

* '' Fate/Grand Order: First Order'' (2016) (director) * ''Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom'' (2017) (director)

Original video animation

* '' Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs Kimura'' (2003) (director)

Original net animation

* '' Rising Impact'' (2024) (director)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nanba, Hitoshi Anime directors Japanese film directors Japanese storyboard artists Japanese television directors Living people People from Niigata Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people)