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Masaaki Yuasa (湯浅 政明, Yuasa Masaaki, born March 16, 1965) is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and animator affiliated with Science SARU, a Japanese animation studio which he co-founded with producer Eunyoung Choi in 2013. Yuasa previously served as president of Science SARU, but stepped down from this role in 2020.
If you are an avid anime fan, you are sure to be familiar with the likes of Osamu Tezuka, Hayao Miyazaki and Satoshi Kon. But there's another extremely talented animator and director who isn't as well known, but deserves to be - Masaaki Yuasa! Discover his wild, ultra-stylized animation!
Masaaki Yuasa was born on 16 March 1965 in Fukuoka, Japan. He is a writer and director, known for Mind Game (2004), Lu Over the Wall (2017) and Adventure Time (2010).
Dec 19, 2023 · The co-founder of Science Saru, the studio behind Netflix’s Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, talks to Polygon about the new box set revisiting five of his acclaimed films.
Oct 12, 2018 · As a young artist, Masaaki Yuasa was mesmerized by the climactic scene from the 1981 film The Fox and the Houndin which the red fox battles the black bear like a whirling dervish grappling through brush, across streams and over a cliff’s edge.
Masaaki Yuasa's anime & manga roles. [Twitter] (https://twitter.com/masaakiyuasa) An acclaimed anime director known for his wild, freeform style.
Yuasa, a humble-looking man wearing a beanie and carrying a plush toy from The Tatami Galaxy around his neck, was kind enough to answer some questions about his career, his pair of new films and his vision of animation.
