Masahiko Minami

Wiki jphttps://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wiki enhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MasahikoMinami A founder and representative director of studio Boneshttps://anilist.co/studio/4/. Also the leading producer of its Studio B. After graduating from Osaka University of Arts Minami joined Sunrisehttps://anilist.co/studio/14/ in 1984. There he did desk work and served as a production assistant on many of Masuo Uedahttps://anilist.co/staff/148840/s productions. He was promoted to producer on Musha Knight Commandohttps://anilist.co/anime/9087/ in 1991 and from there he went on to produce shows such as Mobile Fighter G Gundamhttps://anilist.co/anime/96/ Vision of Escaflownehttps://anilist.co/anime/182/ and Cowboy Bebophttps://anilist.co/anime/1/. In 1998 he left Sunrise and established Bones with Toshihiro Kawamotohttps://anilist.co/staff/103531/ and the late Hiroshi Ousakahttps://anilist.co/staff/107410/. He was elected as the representative director of the studio and has held the position since. Minamis classmates at university included Hideaki Annohttps://anilist.co/staff/100111/ Hiroyuki Yamagahttps://anilist.co/staff/100988/ and Kazuhiko Shimamotohttps://anilist.co/staff/97479/. He appears as a character in the manga Aoi Honoohttps://anilist.co/manga/55292/ which Shimamoto wrote about his own university days. The manga also received a TV drama adaptation in which Minami was portrayed by actor Kaname Endou. Source: Wikipedia