Masayuki (animator) explained

Masayuki
Native Name:	摩砂雪
Native Name Lang:	Japanese
Birth Name:	Masayuki Yamaguchi
Birth Date:	January 3, 1961
Birth Place:	Nagano, Japan
Nationality:	Japanese
Education:	Tokyo Designer Gakuin College
Other Names:
Years Active:	1982–present
Executive advisor of Khara^[1]
Signature:	Masayuki Signature.svg

, more commonly known mononymously as, is a Japanese animator and director. He is best known for working on the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion and co-directing the first three Rebuild of Evangelion films.

Life and career

Masayuki Yamaguchi was born on January 3, 1961, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.^[2] While in high school, he was inspired to enter the animation industry after seeing Hayao Miyazaki's 1978 anime series Future Boy Conan.^[3]

In 1982, Masayuki worked on "Key Animation" in several OVA and television anime, including: Acrobunch,^[4] Cream Lemon,^[5] Fist of the North Star,^[6] Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER,^[7] Bavi Stock,^[8] Gunbuster,^[9] Doomed Megalopolis,^[10] and Neon Genesis Evangelion.^[11] He has also worked under the pseudonym, on some media, including: Macross Plus,^[12] , and .

Masayuki is a close friend of the famed Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. Together, they have collaborated on many OVAs, films, and television programs, such as Gunbuster, Neon Genesis Evangelion, , The End of Evangelion, GAMERA1999, Cutie Honey, , , , Shin Godzilla, , and Shin Ultraman. Masayuki's friendship with Anno has become very close, with the former spending half a year editing Anno's wedding video, which apparently had more than 1000 cuts.

Filmography

Film

• (1995) - Animation director [as Wase Emishi]
• (1997) - Director [''Evangelion:Death'' segment], animation director, design director, storyboard artist, and key animation [''Evangelion:Death'' segment]^[13]
• The End of Evangelion (1997) - Storyboard artist, design director, key animation, and visual water artist^[14]
• GAMERA1999 (1999) - Director [with [[Hideaki Anno]]]^[15]
• Cutie Honey (2004) - Associate director and storyboard artist^[16]
• (2007) - Director [with [[Kazuya Tsurumaki]]]^[17] and key animation^[18]
• (2009) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki],^[19] storyboard artist, and key animation^[20]
• (2012) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki and [[Mahiro Maeda]]] and storyboard artist^[21]
• Shin Godzilla (2016) - Storyboard artist, D Unit director [with Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno], D Unit cinematographer [with Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno], and D Unit recording [with Ikki Todoroki and Hideaki Anno]^{[22] [23]}
• (2021) - Draft storyboard artist, key animation, and screen assistant (for animated underwater scenes)^[24]
• Shin Ultraman (2022) - Assistant director, storyboard artist [with Akitoshi Yokoyama, [[Shinji Higuchi]], Hideaki Anno, Ikki Todoroki, Kazuyoshi Katayama, and Linto Ueda]^[25] and cinematographer^[26]

Television

• Acrobunch (1982) - Key animation
• Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) - Key animation [episode 56]
• Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996) - Assistant director, storyboard artist [8 episodes], key animation [5 episodes], episode director [episodes 19, 24 and 26], and design assistant [episode 19]

OVA

• Cream Lemon (1984-1987) - Key animation [episode 4]
• Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (1985) - Key animation
• Bavi Stock (1985-1986) - Key animation [episode 1]
• Gunbuster (1988-1989) - Opening animation and key animation [episodes 5 and 6]
• BAOH (1989) - Character designer and animation director^[27]
• Doomed Megalopolis (1991-1992) - Character designer, animation director [episodes 1, 2, and 4], key animation [episodes 3 and 4], storyboard artist [episodes 3 and 4], and screenwriter [episode 4]
• Macross Plus (1994-1995) - Animation director [episode 1; as Wase Emishi]^[28]
• (2004) - Animation director [episode 3; as Wase Emishi]^[29]

Notes and References

1. Web site: About us. Khara. December 1, 2022.
2. Web site: 摩砂雪 . Masayuki . November 30, 2022 . . Japanese.
3. Book: Hotta, Junji . ガイナックス・インタビューズ . July 15, 2005 . . 978-4063646436 . Japanese . Gainax Interviews .

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4. Web site: Acrobunch - The Quest for Treasure (TV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
5. Web site: Cream Lemon (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
6. Web site: Fist of the North Star (TV) - Anime News Network . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
7. Web site: Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
8. Web site: Bavi Stock (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
9. Web site: Gunbuster (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
10. Web site: Doomed Megalopolis (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
11. Web site: Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
12. Web site: Masayuki . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
13. Web site: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
14. Web site: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
15. Web site: GAMERA1999. Filmarks. December 1, 2022.
16. Web site: Cutie Honey (live-action movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
17. Web site: ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：序 : 作品情報 . December 1, 2022 . . Japanese.
18. Web site: Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
19. Web site: ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版：破 : 作品情報 . December 1, 2022 . . Japanese.
20. Web site: Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
21. Web site: Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
22. Web site: Shin Godzilla (live-action movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
23. Web site: シン・ゴジラ : 作品情報 . December 1, 2022 . . Japanese.
24. Web site: Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
25. Web site: Shin Ultraman (live-action movie) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
26. Book: 『シン・ウルトラマン』【映画パンフレット】 . May 13, 2022 . . Toho Stella . 38 . Japanese . Shin Ultraman Movie Pamphlet . B0B17GBGBQ . December 1, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220512122549/https://www.toho.co.jp/goods/p_shin_ultraman.html . May 12, 2022 . dead.
27. Web site: BAOH (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
28. Web site: Macross Plus (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.
29. Web site: Re: Cutie Honey (OAV) . December 1, 2022 . Anime News Network.