is a Japanese director, animator, and storyboard artist. He joined

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in 2002 as an in-between animator and left in 2007 to join Shaft. Itamura took over the ''

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'' series from Tatsuya Oishi as his television directorial debut with ''Nisemonogatari''. With

Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese animator, director, writer, and storyboard artist. Best known for his works with Shaft (company), Shaft, he has attained international recognition with the studio for his unique visual style and storytelling methods. Born in Koor ...

, Itamura directed all subsequent televised installments until he left the studio following ''Owarimonogatari II''.

Career

Itamura joined

in 2002, and he first served as an in-between animator on the studio's ''

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'' television series. In 2006, he storyboarded two episodes of ''

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'', and the following year left the studio, where he then joined Shaft. That year, he debuted as an episode director with the 3rd episode of ''

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'', and in 2008 debuted as a project director under the chief direction of

with '' Mahō Sensei Negima!: Shiroki Tsubasa Ala Alba''. In 2012, Itamura succeeded Tatsuya Oishi as the successor to Shaft's adaptation of the ''Monogatari'' series following Oishi's decision to animate the ''Kizumonogatari'' novels in film format (which was completed in 2017). Beginning with ''Nisemonogatari'', Itamura directed all subsequent televised ''Monogatari'' series productions until ''Owarimonogatari II'' in 2017, which was the year he left Shaft. Itamura's style, specifically as the director of the ''Monogatari'' series, has been described as being much more minimalistic than his predecessor Tatsuya Oishi, with critical analysis of his style placing emphasis on sharp color contrasts, shifts in stylistic artistry, changes in overall color schemes, and the implementation of "chapter breaks" that make use of the "adaptive nature" of the series.

Works

Television series

Highlights roles with series directorial duties.

OVAs

Highlights roles with series directorial duties.

ONAs

Highlights roles with series directorial duties.

Films

Notes

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Itamura, Tomoyuki Japanese animators Japanese storyboard artists Anime directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people)