A brief video essay look into the work and career of Masaaki Yuasa, director of animation. Yuasa speaks through his work, titles like Devilman Crybaby, Ping Pong: The Animation, Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. He has even earned guest director spots on Adventure Time and Shinichiro Watanabe's Space Dandy.
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This video essay dives into what makes Masaaki Yuasa such a profound talent and how it's his authenticity and heart that drive the connections viewers form with his work. I highlight some examples of the genuine quality that shines through his eclectic style of animation and storytelling.
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Works cited:
• Mind Game (2004) – Director, screenplay, character designer
• Kemonozume (2006) – Series director and composition; episode screenplays, storyboards, direction and key animation
• Genius Party (2008) – Director on "Happy Machine" segment
• The Tatami Galaxy (2010) – Series director and screenplay; episode storyboards and direction
• Kick-Heart (2013) – Director (Introduced "Kickstarter" crowd source funding for anime.[1][non-primary source needed])
• Ping Pong: The Animation (2014) – Series director, series composition, screenplay, storyboards and direction
• Adventure Time (2014) – Director, writer and storyboard artist for the season 6 episode "Food Chain"
• Space Dandy (2014) – Episode director, writer, animation supervisor and storyboard artist for the episode 16, "Slow and Steady Wins the Race, Baby"
• Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017) – Director
• Lu over the Wall (2017) – Director and screenplay
• Devilman Crybaby (2018) – Director
• Ride Your Wave (2019) – Director
• Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! (2020) – Director
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