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Masahiko Minami at Japan Expo 2009
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Born | 1961 (age 55–56) Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation | Film producer, television producer, studio executive |
Known for | Cowboy Bebop |
Masahiko Minami (南 雅彦 Minami Masahiko?, born 1961 in Mie Prefecture) is a Japanese anime producer and president of Bones.
A graduate of the Osaka University of Arts's department of arts, Minami began his career with noted anime studio Sunrise 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.