Mankyu

Known for
Directing
Born
May 27, 1980 (age 46)
Birthplace
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Biography

Mankyu (まんきゅう, Mankyū, May 27, 1980) is a Japanese filmmaker, anime director and screenwriter from Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture. After graduating from university, he worked as a freelancer before joining the animation company DLE in 2009. He used the name Mick Box until April 2009, when he changed his alias to the current Mankyu. After leaving DLE, he took over as director of Gathering on October 1, 2009. He left Gathering on March 31, 2017 and has since worked as a freelancer.

Known For

Filmography

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Seven Sleeping Beauties poster

Seven Sleeping Beauties

TV · Series Director · 1 ep

2026
The Ramparts of Ice poster

The Ramparts of Ice

TV · Series Director · 28 eps

2025
Tooi-san wa Seishun Shitai! Baka to Smartphone to Romance to poster

Tooi-san wa Seishun Shitai! Baka to Smartphone to Romance to

Movie · Director

2024
Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX poster

Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX

Movie · Director

2024
アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ 2nd season 第1章

アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ 2nd season 第1章

Movie · Director

2024
アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ 2nd Season 第3章

アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ 2nd Season 第3章

Movie · Director

2024
THE iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS poster

THE iDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS

TV · Series Director · 24 eps

2023
Migi&Dali poster

Migi&Dali

TV · Series Director · 13 eps

2023
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague poster

The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2019
Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child poster

Sumikko Gurashi: The Pop-up Book and the Secret Child

Movie · Director

2018
You Don't Know GUNMA Yet. poster

You Don't Know GUNMA Yet.

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2018
THE IDOLM@STER SideM Wakeatte Mini! poster

THE IDOLM@STER SideM Wakeatte Mini!

TV · Director · 12 eps

2017
Cinderella Girls Theatre poster

Cinderella Girls Theatre

TV · Director · 13 eps

2015
磯部磯兵衛物語 poster

磯部磯兵衛物語

TV · Series Director · 33 eps

2014
Mobile Suit Gundam-san poster

Mobile Suit Gundam-san

TV · Series Director · 13 eps

2013
Donyatsu poster

Donyatsu

TV · Series Director · 13 eps

2013
Puchimas!: Petit Idolm@ster poster

Puchimas!: Petit Idolm@ster

TV · Series Director · 74 eps

2013
ぷちます! poster

ぷちます!

TV · Series Director · 138 eps

2011
A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education poster

A Thirty-Year Old's Health and Physical Education

TV · Series Director · 12 eps

2010
カッコカワイイ宣言! poster

カッコカワイイ宣言!

TV · Series Director · 5 eps

2010
My Lord and Me poster

My Lord and Me

TV · Series Director · 24 eps

2009
Utsurun Desu. poster

Utsurun Desu.

TV · Series Director · 3 eps