Shinichiro Inoue BiographyBorn in Tokyo, 1959.In 1985, he joined "Newtype Monthly" as deputy editor-in-chief. Since then, he has workedas an editor of magazines and books, and as a producer of animation and live-action films.In 2007, he became President and Representative Director of Kadokawa Shoten and he eVice President and Representative Director of KADOKAWA Co.Currently, he is a Senior Advisor and Executive Fellow of KADOKAWA, Deputy Director ofthe Historical Archive Research Center at ZEN University, Honorary Academy Director ofthe KADOKAWA Academy of Animation and Voice Acting and the KADOKAWA MangaAcademy. He is also an Advisor to the Foreign Film Importers and Distributors Associationof Japan, Vice President of the Anime Tourism Association of Japan, and Festival Directorof the Niigata International Animation Film Festival.