Mankyu

History

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.

Movies

Sumikkogurashi: The Movie
Sumikkogurashi: The Movie
Director
Sumikkogurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma", a polar bear who is sensitive to cold, "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin, "Tonkatsu", a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten, "Neko", a shy cat, and "Tokage", who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs. The franchise has inspired toys, books, stationery material, video games—and now a feature film.