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\u3000\u3000Born and raised in Asakusa, Tokyo, Shibayama joined Toei Animations after graduating from the Drama department in the School of Arts and Letters at Meiji University. He later than moved onto A Production (Now known as Shin-Ei Animation [\u30b7\u30f3\u30a8\u30a4\u52d5\u753b]), where he took on key animation directing roles, contributing to many notable works such as The Gutsy Frog (\u3069\u6839\u6027\u30ac\u30a8\u30eb) and Ganso Tensai Bakabon (\u5143\u7956\u5929\u624d\u30d0\u30ab\u30dc\u30f3).<\/p>\n
\u3000\u3000In 1978, Shibayama co-founded animation company Ajia-do Animation Works with his colleague Osamu Kobayashi. From 1980 onwards until the end of the \u014cyama era, Shibayama became heavily involved in the production of the Doraemon TV series through the role of Chief Director, going on to become one of the key creative figures behind the highly successful anime series. <\/p>\n
\u3000\u3000Shibayama’s Chief Director role for Doraemon was not limited to the TV series; he also reprised his direction role for the films from “Nobita’s Castle of the Undersea Devil” (1983) to “Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Space-time Odyssey\u201c (2004). Additionally, he had also worked on “Nobita’s Dinosaur” (1980) as a layout artist. Throughout his long serving role, Shibayama also won the Mainichi Film Award for Best Animated Film for “Nobita\u2019s Great Adventure in the South Seas” (1998).<\/p>\n
\u3000\u3000At the same time, Shibayama also directed and produced many other anime works, including “Nintama Rantar\u014d” (\u5fcd\u305f\u307e\u4e71\u592a\u90ce), “Chibi Maruko-chan” (\u3061\u3073\u307e\u308b\u5b50\u3061\u3083\u3093) and more. In Ajia-do Animation Works, Shibayama not only was involved in management and production, but also dedicated himself and time in nurturing the next generation of talent, making a significant contribution to the rapid development and the current state of Japan’s animation industry.<\/p>\n
\u3000\u3000As a tribute to his life long contribution to Japan’s animation industry and the Doraemon series, companies such as Ajia-do Animation Works, Shin-Ei Animation, Fujiko Pro and TV Asahi have all released official statements expressing their condolences, paying their final respects to the animation legend. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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