Shimada is a graduate of Waseda University. She made her screenwriting debut in 1980. She died at age 58 from an undisclosed illness.
Michiru Shimada wrote scripts for some of the biggest and best anime, One Piece and Little Witch Academia included. On Friday, her daughter announced that she had passed away at just 58 years old.
After graduating from Waseda University she started writing TV anime Urusei Yatsura and Dr. Slump and Arale-chan. During the 1990s, she worked on popular anime shows like Rurouni Kenshin, before penning the One Piece TV anime in 1999 and in 2000, One Piece: The Movie. Most recently, she wrote the Little Witch Academia TV series.
Her work included...
Filmography
Michiru Shimada wrote scripts for some of the biggest and best anime, One Piece and Little Witch Academia included. On Friday, her daughter announced that she had passed away at just 58 years old.
After graduating from Waseda University she started writing TV anime Urusei Yatsura and Dr. Slump and Arale-chan. During the 1990s, she worked on popular anime shows like Rurouni Kenshin, before penning the One Piece TV anime in 1999 and in 2000, One Piece: The Movie. Most recently, she wrote the Little Witch Academia TV series.
Her work included...
Filmography
- Urusei Yatsura (1981 TV series), Screenplay
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan (1981 TV series), Script
- Dr. Slump: "Hoyoyo!" Space Adventure (1982 film), Screenplay
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle (1984 film), Screenplay
- Okawari-Boy Starzan S (1984 TV series), Screenplay
- Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis (1985 film), Screenplay
- Roots Search (1986 OVA), Screenplay
- Maison Ikkoku: Kanketsuhen (1988 film), Script
- Peter Pan no Bōken (1989 TV series), Script
- Gdleen (1990 OVA), Screenplay
- Future GPX Cyber Formula (1991 TV series), Screenplay
- Spirit of Wonder (1992 OVA), Screenplay
- Flanders no Inu, Boku no Patrasche (1992 TV series), Script
- Wakakusa Monogatari Nan to Jou Sensei (1993 TV series), Script
- You're Under Arrest (1994 OVA), Screenplay
- Kindaichi Case Files (1996 film), Screenplay
- Rurouni Kenshin (1996 TV series), Screenplay
- You're Under Arrest (1996 TV series), Screenplay
- Ie Naki Ko Remi (1996 TV series), Script
- Gegege no Kitarō: Obake Nighter (1997 film), Screenplay
- Doctor Slump (1997 TV series), Script
- Kindaichi Case Files (1997 TV series), Storyboard
- One Piece (1999 TV series), Script, Storyboard
- The Aurora (2000 film), Screenplay
- Tottoko Hamtaro (2000 TV series), Script
- One Piece: The Movie (2000 film), Script
- Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Ham~Jya! Maboroshi no Princess (2002 film), Scenario
- Gakuen Alice (2004 TV series), Script
- The Snow Queen (2005 TV series), Script
- Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kokoro no Mezameru Toki ~ (2006 TV series), Script (ep 1, 2, 3), Series Organization
- Koi suru Tenshi Angelique ~ Kagayaki no Ashita ~ (2007 TV series), Series Composition
- Emily of New Moon (2007 TV series), Series Composition, Screenplay
- Nanatsuiro Drops (2007 TV series), Series Composition, Script (ep 1-4, 7, 11-12)
- Shugo Chara! (2007 TV series), Series Composition, Script (ep 1, 2, 7, 13, 17, 23, 25, 32, 36, 42, 51)
- Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables (2009 TV series), Series Composition, Script
- Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (2015 Short film), Screenplay
- Little Witch Academia (2017 TV Series), Screenplay