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Visual Effects • Born 1960

Toshihiko Masuda

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About

Born in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda was one of the major directors at Telecom Animation Film. He joined Telecom in 1980 as a in-between animator and became a director in 1983, taking over Hayao Miyazaki's unit after he left to go work at Topcraft to do Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Masuda is known for his wacky and fluid animation, and is the one who set the style in Telecom's western productions in the '80s and '90s. He now works as a freelance animator and storyboard artist working on a plethora of different anime projects.

Known for

Bleach posterBleachAnime • 2004JoJo's Bizarre Adventure posterJoJo's Bizarre AdventureAnime • 2012Ace of the Diamond posterAce of the DiamondAnime • 2013Naruto Shippūden posterNaruto ShippūdenAnime • 2007One Piece posterOne PieceAnime • 1999Lupin the 3rd posterLupin the 3rdAnime • 1971Tokyo Ghoul posterTokyo GhoulAnime • 2014Haikyu!! posterHaikyu!!Anime • 2014Mob Psycho 100 posterMob Psycho 100Anime • 2016Kingdom posterKingdomAnime • 2012Classroom of the Elite posterClassroom of the EliteAnime • 2017Attack on Titan posterAttack on TitanAnime • 2013Aria posterAriaAnime • 2005My Hero Academia: Vigilantes posterMy Hero Academia: VigilantesAnime • 2025Death Note posterDeath NoteAnime • 2006Blue Box posterBlue BoxAnime • 2024Ranking of Kings posterRanking of KingsAnime • 2021Cells at Work! posterCells at Work!Anime • 2018Mr. Osomatsu posterMr. OsomatsuAnime • 2015Urusei Yatsura posterUrusei YatsuraAnime • 2022Kaiju No. 8 posterKaiju No. 8Anime • 2024Puzzle & Dragons posterPuzzle & DragonsAnime • 2018Dan Da Dan posterDan Da DanAnime • 2024Black Clover posterBlack CloverAnime • 2017