Minako Shiba

Japanese animator, character designer, animation director (1971-2021)
Person human Q11614714
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Minako Shiba

Summary

Minako Shiba is a human[1]. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture[2]. She was born on February 15, 1971[3]. She died in Tama[4]. She died on March 14, 2021[5]. She worked as an animator[6], character designer[7], animation director[8], and illustrator[9]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Minako Shiba was born in Kanagawa Prefecture[2].
  • Minako Shiba died in Tama[4].
  • Minako Shiba was born on February 15, 1971[3].
  • Minako Shiba died on March 14, 2021[5].
  • Minako Shiba held citizenship in Japan[11].
  • Minako Shiba's professions included animator[6].
  • Minako Shiba worked as a character designer[7].
  • Minako Shiba's professions included animation director[8].
  • Minako Shiba's professions included illustrator[9].
  • Minako Shiba was educated at Q11448369[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Minako Shiba is Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Minako Shiba is Hikaru no Go[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Minako Shiba is Black Butler[15].
  • Minako Shiba is recorded as female[16].
  • Minako Shiba's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Minako Shiba's family name is recorded as Shiba[18].
  • Minako Shiba's given name is recorded as Minako[19].
  • Minako Shiba's described at URL is recorded as https://archive.ph/x4Lcx#selection-181.0-181.12[20].
  • Minako Shiba's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese[21].
  • Minako Shiba's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '芝美奈子'}[22].
  • Minako Shiba's name in kana is recorded as しば みなこ[23].
  • Minako Shiba's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:WikiProject Women in Red/Sports[24].
  • Minako Shiba's copyright status as a creator is recorded as works protected by copyrights[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: JP[27]

  • Began / founded: 1971-02-15[28]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2021-03-14[29]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0cee2f35-d83d-4020-b1fb-d1e681a94d09[30]

Body

Origins and Family

Minako Shiba's place of birth was Kanagawa Prefecture[2]. She was born on February 15, 1971[3].

Education

Minako Shiba's education included a stint at Q11448369[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include animator[6], character designer[7], animation director[8], and illustrator[9].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG[13], an anime television series season[31], directed by Kenji Kamiyama[32]; Hikaru no Go[14], an anime television series[33]; and Black Butler[15], an anime television series[34], directed by Toshiya Shinohara[35].

Death and Burial

Minako Shiba died on March 14, 2021[5]. She passed away in Tama[4].

Why It Matters

Minako Shiba ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[10] She has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] She is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Minako Shiba born?

Born in Kanagawa Prefecture[2], Minako Shiba…

Where did Minako Shiba die?

Minako Shiba passed away in Tama[4].

What did Minako Shiba do for work?

Minako Shiba worked as animator[6], character designer[7], animation director[8], and illustrator[9].

Where did Minako Shiba go to school?

Minako Shiba was educated at Q11448369[12].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . blog.goo.ne.jp. blog.goo.ne.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . blog.goo.ne.jp. blog.goo.ne.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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