is a Japanese director, storyboard artist, and former producer best known for directing Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2016) and Kaguya-sama: Love is War (2019).
Career Omata began his career in the industry in the mid-1990s as a producer at Phoenix Entertainment, which he worked with until 2001. He mainly worked as either an animation producer for hentai series, or as an assistant production manager on series Phoenix Entertainment produced. In 2009, he became an active storyboard artist with Shaft, first serving on the 9th episode of Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū. During his tenure with Shaft, he worked mainly under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo and Yukihiro Miyamoto, with whom he directed and storyboarded several episodes to Arakawa Under the Bridge, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, and Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl. In 2012, Omata left Shaft's ranks and began working mainly for Studio Deen, where he would make his first series directorial debut with Sankarea: Undying Love under the pseudonym . Shinbo's own style with Shaft is regarded to be a sort of "artistic renaissance" within the anime industry, and Omata's own directorial works after his leave from the studio have also been regarded as such. Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, for example, has been praised for its storytelling and direction despite limited and inconsistent animation from the studio's animation team. Following his work with Studio Deen, Omata began a relationship with A-1 Pictures in 2018, where he directed the fantasy war series Record of Grancrest War, and the following year was given directorial responsibilities for Kaguya-sama: Love is War. The series garnered immediate success and was included as a runner-up for Funimation's "Decade of Anime" fan-poll award for "Favorite Romance Series of the Decade" was nominated at the 2020 Crunchyroll Anime Awards for Best Comedy. The second season garnered seven awards at the 2020 Newtype Anime Awards, including Best Director for Omata.
Works Television series In "Director(s)" column highlights Omata's directorial works. Year Title Director(s) StudioSBED Other roles and notes Ref(s)1998Princess NineTomomi MochizukiAnimation producer2009Natsu no Arashi! Akinai-chū (#9)Akiyuki ShinboKenichi Ishikura Shaft2010Hidamari Sketch x HoshimittsuAkiyuki ShinboKenichi Ishikura ShaftArakawa Under the BridgeYukihiro Miyamoto ShaftArakawa Under the Bridge x BridgeAkiyuki ShinboYukihiro Miyamoto Shaft2011Puella Magi Madoka MagicaAkiyuki ShinboYukihiro Miyamoto ShaftLotte no Omocha!Fumitoshi OizakiDiomedéaGround Control to Psychoelectric GirlAkiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro Miyamoto ShaftKey animatorPhi Brain: Puzzle of GodJunichi SatoSunriseThe World's Greatest First LoveChiaki KonStudio Deen2012Hidamari Sketch x HoneycombAkiyuki ShinboYuki Yase ShaftSankarea: Undying LoveStudio DeenOpening director and storyboardEnding director and storyboardAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2013Rozen Maiden: ZurückspulenStudio DeenHakkenden: Eight Dogs of the EastOsamu Yamasaki Mitsue YamazakiStudio DeenAs Mamoru HatakeyamaHakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East 2Osamu Yamasaki Mitsue YamazakiStudio DeenDa Capo IIIKenichi IshikuraActas2014Sakura TrickKenichi IshikuraStudio DeenWake Up, Girls!Yutaka YamamotoOrdetTatsunoko ProductionDramatical MurderKazuya MiuraNAZBlack Butler: Book of CircusNoriyuki AbeA-1 PicturesEnding director and storyboard2016The Asterisk WarKenji SetoA-1 PicturesDescending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuStudio DeenAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2017Hell Girl: The Fourth TwilightTakahiro OmoriStudio DeenAs Mamoru HatakeyamaDescending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 2nd SeasonStudio DeenAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2018Record of Grancrest WarMamoru HatakeyamaA-1 PicturesOpening storyboardEnding storyboardAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2019Teasing Master Takagi-san 2Hiroaki AkagiShin-Ei AnimationKaguya-sama: Love Is WarA-1 PicturesAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2020I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My LevelNobukage KimuraRevorootKaguya-sama: Love Is War?A-1 PicturesAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2021Visual PrisonTakeshi Furuta Tomoya TanakaA-1 Pictures2022Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – Ultra RomanticA-1 PicturesAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2023Undead Girl Murder FarceLapin TrackAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2026Go for It, Nakamura!Aoi UmekiDrive
OVAs/ONAs Year Title Director(s) StudioSBED Other roles and notes Ref(s)1995Giant Robo Gaiden Ginrei (#3)Takeshi MoriPhoenix EntertainmentProduction assistant1996Shin Kaitei GunkanMitsuo FukudaProduction assistant1998Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still (#7)Yasuhiro ImagawaPhoenix EntertainmentProduction manager1999MechikuMitsuhiro YonedaPhoenix EntertainmentProduction managerIkenieTeruaki MurakamiPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerKiss Yori...Rion KujouPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerMeiKingTeruaki MurakamiSougetsu MimuraPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerShimai IjiriMitsuhiro YonedaPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producer2000Ai Doll (#3–4)Rion KujouPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerBondage MansionNorihiko NagahamaPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerEndless SerenadeTeruaki MuruakamiPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerJoJo's Bizarre Adventure (#3–5)VariousA.P.P.P.Production deskTonari no Onee-sanTeruaki MurakamiSougetsu MimuraPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerDarkNorihiko NagahamaPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerCampusHaruo OogawaraYoshiki OzuPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producer2001Holy VirginsKansaburou OdaPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerPrivate SessionsYuuji YanasePhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producerPunishmentTeruaki MurakamiMitsuhiro YonedaPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producer Sex WardKuboyama 1862Phoenix EntertainmentAnimation producer Slaves to Passion (#1)Kansaburou OdaPhoenix EntertainmentAnimation producer2011Starry SkyKiyoko SayamaStudio Deen2012Sankarea: Undying LoveStudio DeenOpening director and storyboardEnding director and storyboardAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2013Hetalia: The Beautiful WorldHiroshi WatanabeStudio Deen2015Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju: Yotaro Hourou-henStudio DeenAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2021Kaguya-sama: Love Is WarA-1 PicturesAs Mamoru Hatakeyama2022Onna no Sono no HoshiLapin TrackAs Mamoru Hatakeyama
Films Year Title Director(s) StudioSBED Other roles and notes Ref(s)2011Mahou Sensei Negima! Anime FinaleAkiyuki ShinboShaftStudio Pastoral2012Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: BeginningsAkiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoShaft2017Black Butler: Book of the AtlanticNoriyuki AbeA-1 Pictures2022Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The First Kiss That Never EndsA-1 PicturesAs Mamoru Hatakeyama
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