was a Japanese

anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...

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from

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...

. Shimada was a graduate of

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

. She made her

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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 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were published in 34 ''tankōbon'' volume ...

'' (1981 TV series), Screenplay * ''

Dr. Slump and Arale-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series fol ...

'' (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'' (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'' (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 ...

'' (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'' (1992 TV series), Script * '' Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei'' (1993 TV series), Script * '' You're Under Arrest'' (1994 OVA), Screenplay * ''

Kindaichi Case Files is a Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous (fictional) private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. Written by Yōzaburō K ...

'' (1996 film), Screenplay * ''

Rurouni Kenshin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work ...

'' (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 ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...

'' (1999 TV series), Script, Storyboard * '' The Aurora'' (2000 film), Screenplay * '' Tottoko Hamtaro'' (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 "The Snow Queen" ( da, Snedronningen) is an original fairy tale by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. It was first published 21 December 1844 in '' New Fairy Tales. First Volume. Second Collection'' (''Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Anden Samli ...

'' (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! , also known as ''My Guardian Characters'', is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series created by the manga author duo, Peach-Pit. The story centers on elementary school girl Amu Hinamori, whose popular exterior, referred to as "cool and spic ...

'' (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 is a Japanese anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger. The original short film, directed by Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka, was released in theaters in March 2013 as part of the Young Animator Trai ...

'' (2017 TV series), Screenplay

References

External links

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