is a Japanese animator, character designer, and director. He is best known for his work on
''Sword Art Online'', the
anime
is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...
series based on the
light novel
A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging.
The abbr ...
of the
same name.
Biography
Shingo Adachi was born in
Osaka
is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
, Japan. He is an alumnus of Department of Visual Concept Planning,
Osaka University of Arts
is a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964. The university adopted the current name in 1966.
Not ...
. At first, he wanted to become a professional manga artist and joined a manga/anime research circle called 'CAS' while he was still in college. He then decided to start his career in the animation industry as in-house animator at
Xebec
A xebec ( or ), also spelled zebec, was a Mediterranean sailing ship that originated in the barbary states (Algeria), it was used mostly for trading. Xebecs had a long overhanging bowsprit and aft-set mizzen mast. The term can also refer to a ...
after
Mitsuru Ishihara who was his senior in college invited him to join the company. He is currently working as a freelancer animator. On December 31, 2021, it was announced that Adachi is making his directorial debut with the 2022 original television anime ''
Lycoris Recoil'' at
A-1 Pictures
is a Japanese animation studio and production company founded by ex- Sunrise producer Mikihiro Iwata. It is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan's anime production firm Aniplex.
History
The company was established by SMEJ's animat ...
.
Works
TV Series
*
''Rockman.EXE Beast+'' (2006) – Character Design
* ''
Mega Man Star Force
, , and are 2006 action role-playing games developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console; combined, they are the first game in the ''Mega Man Star Force'' series, a sub-series of the greater '' Mega Man'' fra ...
'' (2006) – Character Design
* ''
Mega Man Star Force Tribe'' (2007-2008) – Character Design
* ''
Working!!
''Working!!'', released in the US as ''Wagnaria!!'', is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series written and illustrated by Karino Takatsu, which follows the activities of the unusual employees at one of the units of the Wagnaria fam ...
'' (2010) – Character Design
* ''
Working'!!'' (2011) – Character Design
*
''Sword Art Online'' (2012) – Character Design
* ''
Galilei Donna'' (2013) – Character Design
* ''
Sword Art Online II'' (2014) – Character Design
* ''
Working!!!'' (2015) – Character Design
* ''
Sword Art Online: Alicization'' (2018-2020) – Character Design
* ''
Lycoris Recoil'' (2022) – Director
Films
* ''
Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale'' (2017) – Character Design
* ''
Pompo: The Cinéphile'' (2021) – Character Design
ONA
* ''Minarai Diva'' (2014) – Character Design
Video games
* ''
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' is a 2017 action role-playing game developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the third installment in the '' Xenoblade Chronicles'' series and the sixth main entry in the ''X ...
'' (2017) - Character Design
* ''
Loop8: Summer of Gods'' (2023) – Character Design
References
External links
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Anime character designers
Anime directors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)