Tokyo Anime Award
Released in 2011 to critical acclaim, "Madoka Magica" has been cited by several critics as one of the greatest anime series of the 2010s, and one of the greatest anime series of all time. Shinbo won the best director awards at the 11th Tokyo Anime Award, and the 2011 Newtype Anime Award for his work on "Madoka Magica". In 2017, Shinbo was also chosen by Japanese critics as one of the greatest anime directors of all time for his work on "Madoka Magica". The series was also a financial success and broke the record for the number of BD volumes sold on the first day (a record previously held by Shinbo's "Bakemonogatari") with its 1st BD release, which the series broke again with the following release, and ultimately garnered over () from the sales of related goods by 2013.