Masanori Shino

Masanori Shino
Japanese Name	筱 雅律
Profile
Age	61
Birthday	February 3, 1963
Gender	Male
Nationality	Japanese
Occupation	Animator Animation director Character Designer
Media
Anime Debut	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean

Masanori Shino (筱 雅律, Shino Masanori) is a Japanese animator credited as the chief animation director and character designer for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean by David Production.

Shino is veteran animation director and character designer born in Nagareyama, Chiba, Japan. As a rookie animator, he joined Studio Biboo in 1983 where he worked on various mecha-related series like Mobile Suit Gundam. He eventually left Biboo to join Studio Gig alongside fellow industry veterans Shinichiro Minami and Masahiro Yamane.

Nowadays, Shino is well-known for his character designs in numerous animated series like Black Lagoon, Gungrave, No Guns Life, Hunter × Hunter, and Terra Formars. He is also notable for his idiosyncratic​ mech designs in shows like Brain Powerd and After War Gundam X. The package art for various Gundam models in the HGUC series are also drawn by Shino.

Credits

• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
  • Chief Animation Director: Episode 1Episode 2Episode 3Episode 5Episode 7
  • Character Design
  • Promotional Artwork

Gallery

Promotional Artwork (原画)

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Character Models (原画)

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