was a Japanese anime

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from Tokyo. Shimada was a graduate of Waseda University. She made her screenwriting debut in 1980. She died in 2017, aged 58, from undisclosed causes.Japanese Anime Screenwriter, Michiru Shimada, Passes Away
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Filmography

* '' Urusei Yatsura'' (1981 TV series), Screenplay * '' Dr. Slump and Arale-chan'' (1981 TV series), Script * '' Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure'' (1982 film), Screenplay * '' Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle'' (1984 film), Screenplay * ''

Okawari-Boy Starzan S , or simply ''Starzan S'', is an anime created by Tatsunoko Productions from an idea by veteran studio director Hiroshi Sasagawa. The series is a "mixture of Star Wars and Tarzan". Canceled at only 34 episodes due to low ratings, the series w ...

'' (1984 TV series), Screenplay * '' Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis'' (1985 film), Screenplay * ''

Choushinsei Flashman is the tenth installment in the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company. It was broadcast on TV Asahi from March 1, 1986, to February 21, 1987 , replacing ''Dengeki Sentai Changeman'' and was replaced by ''Hikari Sentai Maskman'' wit ...

'' (1986 TV series), Script * ''

Roots Search is a 1986 science fiction horror original video animation directed by Hisashi Sugai. It was released on September 10, 1986. The story is that of a research crew on a space station find a desolate ship with only one survivor. The crew is the ...

'' (1986 OVA), Screenplay * '' Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen'' (1988 film), Script * ''

Peter Pan no Bōken is an anime series by Nippon Animation, directed by Yoshio Kuroda, which first aired in Japan on Fuji Television between January 15, 1989, and December 24, 1989, and It is also popular in the United Kingdom. Outline An adaptation of the class ...

'' (1989 TV series), Script * ''

Gdleen , known simply as ''Gdleen'', is a Japanese science fiction light novel series written by Yuto Ramon and illustrated by Hitoshi Yoneda. The first novel in the series, subtitled , was published in September 1989 by Kadokawa Shoten under the Sn ...

'' (1990 OVA), Screenplay * ''

Future GPX Cyber Formula is a Japanese futuristic motorsports anime television series produced by Asatsu-DK, VAP and Sunrise. The series originally aired between March 15 and December 20, 1991 on Nippon TV and was later followed by four OVA series respectively ti ...

'' (1991 TV series), Screenplay * ''

Spirit of Wonder ''Spirit of Wonder'' is a Japanese anthology manga series written and illustrated by Kenji Tsuruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazines ''Morning'' and ''Monthly Afternoon'' from 1986 to 1995. A single-episode origin ...

'' (1992 OVA), Screenplay * ''

Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche is a 1992 Japanese animated television series adaptation of Maria Louise Ramé's 1872 novel ''A Dog of Flanders'', produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha. 26 episodes were produced. The show was adapted and distributed in France bAres Films See a ...

'' (1992 TV series), Script * ''

Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei ''Little Women II: Jo's Boys'', also known as is a 1993 Japanese animated television series based on Louisa May Alcott's ''Little Men'', produced by Nippon Animation. The title is taken from ''Jo's Boys'', the title of the sequel to ''Lit ...

'' (1993 TV series), Script * '' You're Under Arrest'' (1994 OVA), Screenplay * '' Kindaichi Case Files'' (1996 film), Screenplay * '' Rurouni Kenshin'' (1996 TV series), Screenplay * ''You're Under Arrest'' (1996 TV series), Screenplay * ''

Ie Naki Ko Remi is a 26-episode Japanese animated television series by Nippon Animation, broadcast from 1996 to 1997 in Japan on the Fuji Television network as an installment to Nippon Animation's famed ''World Masterpiece Theater'' series. The show was dire ...

'' (1996 TV series), Script * '' Gegege no Kitarō: Obake Nighter'' (1997 film), Screenplay * ''Doctor Slump'' (1997 TV series), Script * ''Kindaichi Case Files'' (1997 TV series), Storyboard * '' One Piece'' (1999 TV series), Script, Storyboard * ''

The Aurora An aurora is a natural light display in the sky on Earth seen predominantly in the high latitudes. Aurora may also refer to: Common uses * Aurora (mythology), the Roman goddess of dawn * Aurora (given name), a feminine given name (and list o ...

'' (2000 film), Screenplay * ''

Tottoko Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "Second Grade" magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stori ...

'' (2000 TV series), Script * '' One Piece: The Movie'' (2000 film), Script * '' Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Ham~Jya! Maboroshi no Princess'' (2002 film), Scenario * ''

Gakuen Alice , also known as ''Alice Academy'' or ''Alice School'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tachibana Higuchi, serialized in the shōjo manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from 2003 to 2013. It was adapted into an anime serie ...

'' (2004 TV series), Script * '' The Snow Queen'' (2005 TV series), Script * ''Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kokoro no Mezameru Toki ~'' (2006 TV series), Script (ep 1, 2, 3), Series Organization * ''Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayaki no Ashita ~'' (2007 TV series), Series Composition * ''Emily of New Moon'' (2007 TV series), Series Composition, Screenplay * ''

Nanatsuiro Drops is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by UNiSONSHIFT and released on April 21, 2006 for Windows. The game was later ported to the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. A light novel, written by Tamaki Ichikawa and illustrated by Noizi Ito, ...

'' (2007 TV series), Series Composition, Script (ep 1–4, 7, 11–12) * '' Shugo Chara!'' (2007 TV series), Series Composition, Script (ep 1, 2, 7, 13, 17, 23, 25, 32, 36, 42, 51) *'' Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables'' (2009 TV series), Series Composition, Script * ''Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade'' (2015 short film), Screenplay * '' Little Witch Academia'' (2017 TV series), Screenplay

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* 1959 births 2017 deaths Anime screenwriters Japanese screenwriters Japanese women screenwriters Waseda University alumni Writers from Tokyo {{Japan-writer-stub