🎬 background artist
Shinji Kimura木村真二
Director and Character Design on JUJUTSU KAISEN 0, Kaiju No. 8 and My Neighbor Totoro.
- anime credits
- 20
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Director
- most credited as
- busiest year (2)
- 1988
- busiest year (2)

Best-known work
JUJUTSU KAISEN 0Art Board Assistance · 2021
Kaiju No. 8Art Director · 2024
My Neighbor TotoroBackground Art · 1988
AkiraBackground Art · 1988
Blood Blockade BattlefrontArt Director · 2015
DorohedoroArt Director · 2020
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2Art Director · 2025
Angel's EggBackground Art · 1985
Blue Exorcist: The MovieArt Director · 2012
Children of the SeaArt Director · 2019
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The AdventArt Board · 2013
Dorohedoro Season 2World Design · 2026
Credits per year
Anime Shinji Kimura worked on, by premiere year
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 97 | 0 in 1997 |
| 98 | 1 in 1998 |
| 99 | 0 in 1999 |
| 00 | 0 in 2000 |
| 01 | 1 in 2001 |
| 02 | 0 in 2002 |
| 03 | 0 in 2003 |
| 04 | 1 in 2004 |
| 05 | 0 in 2005 |
| 06 | 1 in 2006 |
| 07 | 1 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 0 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 0 in 2011 |
| 12 | 1 in 2012 |
| 13 | 1 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 1 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 1 in 2019 |
| 20 | 1 in 2020 |
| 21 | 1 in 2021 |
| 22 | 0 in 2022 |
| 23 | 0 in 2023 |
| 24 | 1 in 2024 |
| 25 | 2 in 2025 |
| 26 | 1 in 2026 |
All credits
- 2026
Dorohedoro Season 2World Design - 2025
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2Art Director, Art Design - 2025
Kaiju No.8: Hoshina's Day OffArt Director, Art Design - 2024
Kaiju No. 8Art Director, Art Design - 2021
JUJUTSU KAISEN 0Art Board Assistance - 2020
DorohedoroArt Director, World Design - 2019
Children of the SeaArt Director - 2015
Blood Blockade BattlefrontArt Director - 2013
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The AdventArt Board - 2012
Blue Exorcist: The MovieArt Director - 2007
Genius PartyDirector, Character Design - 2006
TekkonkinkreetArt Director - 2004
SteamboyArt Director - 2001
InuYasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across TimeBackground Art - 1998
SPRIGGANBackground Art - 1988
My Neighbor TotoroBackground Art - 1988
AkiraBackground Art - 1985
Angel's EggBackground Art - 1985
Dirty PairBackground Art - 1981
Urusei YatsuraBackground Art
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Shinji Kimura worked on?
Shinji Kimura's best-known work includes JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (Art Board Assistance), Kaiju No. 8 (Art Director), My Neighbor Totoro (Background Art), Akira (Background Art), Blood Blockade Battlefront (Art Director), Dorohedoro (Art Director).
What does Shinji Kimura do?
Shinji Kimura is credited most often as director, character design, art director on anime.