{{Short description|Japanese anime director}} {{Infobox person | name = Hitoshi Nanba<!-- include middle initial, if not specified in birth_name --> | native_name = 難波日登志 | native_name_lang = ja | image = <!-- just the filename, without the File: or Image: prefix or enclosing brackets --> | alt = | caption = | birth_name = <!-- only use if different from name --> | birth_date = | birth_place = Niigata Prefecture | other_names = Namimi Sanjo<ref>{{cite web|title=難波日登志（三條なみみ）|url=https://twitter.com/namimi_sanjyo|website=Twitter|last=Nanba|first=Hitoshi|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> | occupation = Anime director | years_active = 1982–present | known_for = ''Gosick'', ''Golden Kamuy'' }} {{nihongo|'''Hitoshi Nanba'''|難波日登志|Nanba Hitoshi|lead=yes}}, also known by his pseudonym '''Namimi Sanjo''', is a Japanese anime director. Nanba started working in the anime industry in 1982 and directed his first full series in 1989. Since then, some of the series he has directed include ''Heroman'', ''Gosick'', and ''Golden Kamuy''.
==Biography== Hitoshi Nanba was born in Niigata Prefecture.<ref>{{cite web|title=難波日登志|url=https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/person/%E9%9B%A3%E6%B3%A2%E6%97%A5%E7%99%BB%E5%BF%97/|website=Goo Dictionary|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> He started working in the anime industry in 1982 and was put in charge of directing for the first time with ''Dash! Yonkuro'' in 1989.<ref name=dash/> Following ''Dash! Yonkuro'', he directed the anime adaptation of ''Gosick'' in 2011.<ref name=gosick/> In 2018, he was put in charge of the anime adaptation of ''Golden Kamuy''.<ref name=kamuy/>
==Works== ===TV series=== * ''Dash! Yonkuro'' (1989–1990) (director)<ref name=dash>{{cite web|title=ダッシュ!四駆郎|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C8563|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Jungle King Tar-chan'' (1993–1994) (director)<ref>{{cite web|title=ジャングルの王者 ターちゃん❤|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C8549|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Bonobono'' (1995–1996) (director)<ref>{{cite web|title=ぼのぼの|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C9223|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> * ''YAT Anshin! Uchū Ryokō'' (1996–1998) (director)<ref>{{cite web|title=YAT安心!宇宙旅行[第1期]|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C9364|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Baki the Grappler'' (2001) (part 1 director)<ref name=hero/> * ''Heroman'' (2010) (director)<ref name=hero>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-10/stan-lee-bones-confirmed-to-be-working-on-hero-man|title=Stan Lee, Bones Confirmed to be Working on Hero Man|website=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|date=April 10, 2008|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> * ''Gosick'' (2011) (director)<ref name=gosick>{{cite web|title=GOSICK|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C13617|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja}}</ref> * ''Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart'' (2017) (chief director)<ref>{{cite web|title='We have always been 10 cm apart.' Anime Special Previewed in Promo Video, Visual|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-06/we-have-always-been-10-cm-apart-anime-special-previewed-in-promo-video-visual/.122384|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=October 6, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> * ''Golden Kamuy'' (2018–2020) (director)<ref name=kamuy>{{cite web|title=Fate/Grand Order's Hitoshi Nanba Directs Golden Kamuy Anime at Geno Studio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-16/fate-grand-order-hitoshi-nanba-directs-golden-kamuy-anime-at-geno-studio/.122774|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|access-date=October 14, 2021|date=October 16, 2017}}</ref> * ''I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol'' (2021) (director)<ref>{{cite web|first=Crystalyn|last=Hodgkins|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-09/i-chu-idol-anime-reveals-promo-video-teaser-visual-staff/.153108|title=I★CHU Idol Anime Reveals Promo Video, Teaser Visual, Staff|website=Anime News Network|date=November 9, 2019|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref> * ''Tomo-chan Is a Girl!'' (2023) (director, storyboard artist)<ref>{{cite web|first=Bamboo|last=Dong|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-03/crunchyroll-unveils-solo-leveling-tomo-chan-is-a-girl-anime/.187346|title=Crunchyroll Unveils Solo Leveling, Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=July 3, 2022|access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref> * ''#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System'' (2025) (director)<ref>{{cite web|first=Joanna|last=Cayanan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-28/compass-2.0-anime-reveals-cast-staff-2025-tv-airing/.210298|title=#Compass 2.0 Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, 2025 TV Airing|website=Anime News Network|date=April 28, 2024|access-date=April 28, 2024}}</ref> * ''Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen'' (2026) (director)<ref>{{cite web|first=Alex|last=Mateo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-12-05/uchi-no-ototo-domo-ga-sumimasen-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2026/.231748|title=Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026|website=Anime News Network|date=December 5, 2025|access-date=December 5, 2025}}</ref>
===Films=== * ''Fate/Grand Order: First Order'' (2016) (director)<ref>{{cite web|title=Fate/Grand Order RPG App Gets Feature-Length TV Anime Special|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-11-02/fate-grand-order-rpg-app-gets-feature-length-tv-anime-special/.108392|website=Anime News Network|last=Loo|first=Egan|access-date=October 14, 2021|date=November 2, 2016}}</ref> * ''Fate/Grand Order: Moonlight/Lostroom'' (2017) (director)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-09/fate-grand-order-gets-2-new-year-eve-anime-shorts/.125073|title=Fate/Grand Order Gets 2 New Year's Eve Anime Shorts|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=December 9, 2017|access-date=October 14, 2021}}</ref>
===Original video animation=== * ''Hajime no Ippo: Mashiba vs Kimura'' (2003) (director)<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:はじめの一歩 間柴vs木村|url=http://www.vap.co.jp/smart/goods/1361936196214/|publisher=VAP|access-date=October 14, 2021|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200801104840/http://www.vap.co.jp/smart/goods/1361936196214/|archive-date=August 1, 2020|title=VAP Official Site}}</ref>
===Original net animation=== * ''Rising Impact'' (2024) (director)<ref>{{cite web|title=Golf Manga Rising Impact From Seven Deadly Sins' Nakaba Suzuki Gets Netflix Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-08/golf-manga-rising-impact-from-seven-deadly-sins-nakaba-suzuki-gets-netflix-anime/.205270|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|access-date=December 8, 2023|date=December 8, 2023}}</ref>
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