Japanese animator
For other people named Masayuki, see
Masayuki .
Masayuki
Born Masayuki Yamaguchi
(1961-01-03 ) January 3, 1961 (age 63) Occupations Animator director storyboard artist screenwriter cinematographer Years active 1982–present Title Executive advisor of
Khara
[1]
Masayuki Yamaguchi (山口 正幸 , Yamaguchi Masayuki , born January 3, 1961) , more commonly known
mononymously as Masayuki (摩砂雪 ) , 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] : 96
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 Wase Emishi (夷 倭世( えみし わせ ) , Emishi Wase ) , on some media, including:
Macross Plus ,
[12]
Macross Plus: Movie Edition ,
[12] and
Re: Cutie Honey .
[12]
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 ,
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth ,
The End of Evangelion , GAMERA1999 ,
Cutie Honey ,
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone ,
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance ,
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo ,
Shin Godzilla ,
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time , 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.
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Filmography
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Film
Macross Plus: Movie Edition (1995) - Animation director [as Wase Emishi]
[12]
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (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]
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007) - Director [with
Kazuya Tsurumaki
[17] and key animation
[18]
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) - Director [with Kazuya Tsurumaki],
[19] storyboard artist, and key animation
[20]
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (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]
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (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
OVA
Cream Lemon (1984-1987) - Key animation [episode 4]
[5]
Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (1985) - Key animation
[7]
Bavi Stock (1985-1986) - Key animation [episode 1]
[8]
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]
[10]
Macross Plus (1994-1995) - Animation director [episode 1; as Wase Emishi]
[28]
[12]
Re: Cutie Honey (2004) - Animation director [episode 3; as Wase Emishi]
[29]
[12]
References
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"About us" .
Khara . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"摩砂雪" [Masayuki].
Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved November 30, 2022 .
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b
Hotta, Junji [in Japanese] (July 15, 2005). ガイナックス・インタビューズ [Gainax Interviews ] (in Japanese).
Kodansha .
ISBN
978-4063646436 .
^
a
b
"Acrobunch - The Quest for Treasure (TV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
a
b
"Cream Lemon (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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a
b
"Fist of the North Star (TV) - Anime News Network" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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a
b
"Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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a
b
"Bavi Stock (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Gunbuster (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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a
b
"Doomed Megalopolis (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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b
"Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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b
c
d
e
f
"Masayuki" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"GAMERA1999 " .
Filmarks . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Cutie Honey (live-action movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:序 : 作品情報" .
Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"ヱヴァンゲリヲン新劇場版:破 : 作品情報" .
Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"Shin Godzilla (live-action movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"シン・ゴジラ : 作品情報" .
Eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"Shin Ultraman (live-action movie)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^ Toho Stella, ed. (May 13, 2022).
『シン・ウルトラマン』【映画パンフレット】 [Shin Ultraman Movie Pamphlet ] (in Japanese).
Toho . p. 38.
ASIN
B0B17GBGBQ . Archived from
the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
^
"BAOH (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Macross Plus (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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"Re: Cutie Honey (OAV)" .
Anime News Network . Retrieved December 1, 2022 .
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