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Akira Mano
Directing Born May 20, 1962 Nagoya, Japan 27 credits
Biography
Akira Mano (真野 玲, Mano Akira, born May 20, 1962) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist from Nagoya. He also works under the alias Otoko Odawara (小田原 男, Odawara Otoko).
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Career timeline
Whisper Me a Love Song · Series Director
Bibliophile Princess · DirectorBibliophile Princess · Storyboard Artist
DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO · Director
Rent-a-Girlfriend · DirectorTONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You · Director
Babylon · Director
Seven Senses of the Re'Union · DirectorAsobi Asobase - workshop of fun - · Director
Anonymous Noise · Director
Ace of the Diamond · DirectorPhotokano · Assistant DirectorPhotokano · Director
Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari · Assistant Director
Shigurui: Death Frenzy · Director
Ghost Hunt · DirectorGhost Hunt · Series Director
Mushi-Shi · Director
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad · Storyboard Artist
Gunslinger Girl · Series DirectorGunslinger Girl · Director
Fighting Spirit · Director
Initial D · Storyboard ArtistTRIGUN · DirectorCardcaptor Sakura · Director
Tenchi in Tokyo · Director
Key the Metal Idol · Director
Full filmography
- Whisper Me a Love Song (2024) Series Director
- Bibliophile Princess (2022) Director
- Bibliophile Princess (2022) Storyboard Artist
- DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO (2021) Director
- Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020) Director
- TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You (2020) Director
- Babylon (2019) Director
- Seven Senses of the Re'Union (2018) Director
- Asobi Asobase - workshop of fun - (2018) Director
- Anonymous Noise (2017) Director
- Ace of the Diamond (2013) Director
- Photokano (2013) Assistant Director
- Photokano (2013) Director
- Pattenrai!! - Minami no Shima no Mizu Monogatari (2008) Assistant Director
- Shigurui: Death Frenzy (2007) Director
- Ghost Hunt (2006) Director
- Ghost Hunt (2006) Series Director
- Mushi-Shi (2005) Director
- Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004) Storyboard Artist
- Gunslinger Girl (2003) Series Director
- Gunslinger Girl (2003) Director
- Fighting Spirit (2000) Director
- Initial D (1998) Storyboard Artist
- TRIGUN (1998) Director
- Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) Director
- Tenchi in Tokyo (1997) Director
- Key the Metal Idol (1994) Director