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Masaaki Yuasa

Director • Born 1965

Masaaki Yuasa

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About

Masaaki Yuasa is an anime television and film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist and animator known for his wild free form style. He was born on March 16, 1965, in Fukuoka, Japan. In June 2014, he announced that he, along with his close affiliate Eunyoung Choi, had founded an animation studio by the name of Science SARU. Yuasa retired as the president of Science SARU on March 25, 2020. On February 17, 2025, the launch of his second animation studio, ame pippin, was announced.

Known for

Adventure Time posterAdventure TimeSeries • 2010Space Dandy posterSpace DandyAnime • 2014Medabots posterMedabotsAnime • 1999Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! posterKeep Your Hands Off Eizouken!Anime • 2020The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors posterThe Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog WarriorsAnime • 1990Devilman Crybaby posterDevilman CrybabyAnime • 2018Ping Pong the Animation posterPing Pong the AnimationAnime • 2014Osomatsu-kun posterOsomatsu-kunAnime • 1988The Tatami Time Machine Blues posterThe Tatami Time Machine BluesAnime • 2022The Tatami Galaxy posterThe Tatami GalaxyAnime • 2010YUREI DECO posterYUREI DECOAnime • 2022AIKa posterAIKaAnime • 1997Kemonozume posterKemonozumeAnime • 2006Kaiba posterKaibaAnime • 2008Super Shiro posterSuper ShiroAnime • 2020The Mystic Archives of Dantalian posterThe Mystic Archives of DantalianAnime • 2011My Neighbors the Yamadas posterMy Neighbors the YamadasMovie • 1999Japan Sinks: 2020 posterJapan Sinks: 2020Anime • 2020Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil posterCrayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard DevilMovie • 1993Video Girl Ai posterVideo Girl AiAnime • 1992Inu-Oh posterInu-OhMovie • 2022Ride Your Wave posterRide Your WaveMovie • 2019Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission posterCrayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret MissionMovie • 1998Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness posterCrayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of DarknessMovie • 1997