Masaaki Yuasa

Masaaki Yuasa (Japanese汤 浅 政 明, Masaaki Yuasa, born March 16, 1965 in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese anime director and animator.

Masaaki Yuasa worked in the 1980s as a key artist for shows like Doraemon or 21 Emon. Today he animated for the new Doraemon movies.

He drew the storyboard and directed the animation of Tetsuo Sato Nekojiru Grass, which was awarded the prize for Best Short Film at the Fantasia Festival in 2001.

Works (selection)

• 21 Emon: Uchū Ike! Hadashi no Princess ( movie ): Key artist
• Agent Aika (OVA ): Key animator ( Episode 5 )
• Anime rakugo Kan (OVA ): Director ( Episode 3), Series Composition ( Episode 3 ) character design ( Episode 3 ), key animator ( Episode 3)
• Chibi Maruko - chan ( series): Key animator ( opening and closing credits )
• Crayon Shin- chan ( series): Idea ( December 25, 1995 Special), storyboard (episodes 126, 291), animation director (episodes 48, 126, 260, 291), closing animation ( Doshite and reggae), preload animation ( Nenju Muchu I Want You)
• Crayon Shin -chan: Arashi where Yobu Jungle ( movie ): Character Design
• Doraemon: Nobita 's Wannyan Space-Time Legend ( movie ): Key artist
• The Hakkenden (OVA ): Animation Director ( Episode 4)
• Happy Machine (Short Film ): Director
• Kemonozume ( series): Director, Series Composition, Script (episodes 1, 2, 6, 8, 9), storyboard (episodes 1, 2), Episode Director (episodes 1, 2 ), key animator ( Episode 2)
• Mind Game ( movie ): Director, Screenplay (2005)
• My Neighbors the Yamadas ( movie ): Key artist
• Nanchatte Vampiyan (pilot for series ): Director, Screenplay, layout
• Nekojiru Grass ( OVA): screenwriting, directing, animation director, planning
• Onkyo Seimeitai Noiseman ( movie ): Character Design, Animation Director, Design Setting
• Ruin Explorers (OVA ): Layout ( Episode 3)
• Samurai Champloo ( series): Key animator ( Episode 9)
• Kaiba ( series): Director, Storyboard, Layout, character designer (2008)
• Shinwa Taikei Yojōhan ( series): Director, Screenplay (2010)