Mamoru Kanbe

is a Japanese storyboard artist and director. He is best known for directing the anime series Elfen Lied, Sound of the Sky, Kimi to Boku and The Promised Neverland.

Filmography Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind (1984), Production Manager Ninja Ryukenden (1991), Director Nana Toshi Monogatari (1994), Director Machine Robo Rescue (2003-2004), Director, Storyboard (eps. 1–2, 8, 51), Episode Director (eps. 1, 51) Elfen Lied (2004), Director, Storyboard (OP; eps. 1, 13), Episode Director (eps. 1, 13) I"s Pure (2005), Director, Storyboard (OP; ep. 1) Baccano! (2007), Storyboard (eps. 6–7, 11, 15), Episode Director (eps. 6, 11, 15) Tegami Bachi: Hikari to Ao no Gensou Yawa (2008), Director Denpa teki na Kanojo (2009), Director, Storyboard Sound of the Sky (2010), Director, Storyboard (OP; eps. 1–2, 12–13), Episode Director (OP; eps. 1, 12–13) Kimi to Boku (2011–2012), Director Hanayamata (2014), Storyboard (eps. 1–2) Subete ga F ni Naru (2015), Director, Storyboard (eps. 1–2, 7, 11), Episode Director (ep. 11) A Place Further than the Universe (2018), Storyboard (eps. 4, 7–8) The Promised Neverland (2019–2021), Director Ninjala (2022), Director (eps. 1–63) Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary (2024–2025), Director The Case Files of Biblia Bookstore (2027), Director