Masahiko Minami

is a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones.

Early life Minami was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan.

Career A graduate of the Osaka University of Arts's department of arts, Minami joined the noted anime studio Sunrise in 1984, where he began his career as one of its producers. Later, in 1998, he co-founded Bones together with animators Hiroshi Osaka and Toshihiro Kawamoto.

He was classmates in university with Gainax co-founder Hiroyuki Yamaga and manga artist Kazuhiko Shimamoto. He is portrayed by actor Kaname Endo in the 2014 television drama Aoi Honō based on Shimamoto's autobiographical manga.

Works Sunrise Ginga Hyōryū Vifam - Assistant Choriki Robo Galatt - Production assistant Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam - Assistant Blue Comet SPT Layzner - Production assistant Bats & Terry - Production assistant City Hunter 1&2 - Production assistant/ Production chief City Hunter 357 Magnum - Production chief Obatarian - Production chief Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory - Assistant producer Mobile Suit SD Gundam series - Producer Shippu Iron Leaguer - Producer Mobile Fighter G Gundam - Producer Vision of Escaflowne - Producer Escaflowne - Producer Cowboy Bebop - Producer Cowboy Bebop: The Movie - Producer

Bones Hiwou War Chronicles - Producer Angelic Layer - Producer RahXephon - Producer RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio - Producer Welcome to Pia Carrot!! The Movie ~Sayaka no Koi Monogatari~ - Producer Wolf's Rain - Producer Scrapped Princess - Producer Fullmetal Alchemist - Producer Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa - Producer Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel - Animation producer Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir - Animation producer Fullmetal Alchemist 3: The Girl who Succeeds God - Animation producer Kurau Phantom Memory - Planning/ producer The Mars Daybreak - Producer Eureka Seven - Planning Eureka Seven: AO - Planning/ chief producer Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers - Production/ producer Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution 1 - Production/ planning Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution - Production/ planning Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution - Production/ planning Ouran High School Host Club - Producer Jyu-Oh-Sei - Production/ producer Ayakashi Ayashi - Planning/ producer Darker than Black - Planning Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor - Planning Skull Man - Production Sword of the Stranger - Producer Soul Eater - Planning Nijū Mensō no Musume - Production Xam'd: Lost Memories - Planning Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Planning Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 - Production Heroman - Planning Star Driver - Planning Star Driver The Movie - Planning Gosick - Planning Towa no Quon - Production Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos - Production/ planning/ producer No. 6 - Production Un-Go - Production Blast of Tempest - Planning/ chief producer Space Dandy - Planning/ producer Noragami - Planning/ chief producer Noragami Aragoto - Planning/ chief producer Tenkai Knights - Animation production supervisor Captain Earth - Planning/ chief producer Soul Eater Not! - Planning Chaika: The Coffin Princess - Production Blood Blockade Battlefront - Planning Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond - Production Show by Rock!! - Planning Show by Rock!!# - Planning Snow White with the Red Hair - Planning Concrete Revolutio - Planning My Hero Academia - Production My Hero Academia: Two Heroes - Co-production My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising - Co-production My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission - Co-production Blood Blockade Battlefront - Production Bungo Stray Dogs - Executive producer Mob Psycho 100 Season 1 - Planning Mob Psycho 100 Season 2 - Planning/ producer Mob Psycho 100 Season 3 - Planning/ producer Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan - Planning Metallic Rouge - Producer Gachiakuta - Planning