Masaaki Yuasa
Masaaki Yuasa is an anime television and film director, screenwriter, storyboard artist and animator known for his wild free form style. He was born on March 16, 1965, in Fukuoka, Japan. In June 2014, he announced that he, along with his close affiliate Eunyoung Choi, had founded an animation studio by the name of Science SARU. Yuasa retired as the president of Science SARU on March 25, 2020. On February 17, 2025, the launch of his second animation studio, ame pippin, was announced.
Mind Game
(Director)
Cat Soup
(Screenplay)
Genius Party
(Director)
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
(Key Animation)
Kick-Heart
(Director)
Kick-Heart
(Writer)
Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back
(Animation)
Vampiyan Kids
(Storyboard Artist)
My Neighbors the Yamadas
(Key Animation)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
(Original Concept)
Pigtails, Li'l Spider Girl, Kick-Heart
(Director)
Noiseman Sound Insect
(Character Designer)
Noiseman Sound Insect
(Animation Director)
Noiseman Sound Insect
(Animation Supervisor)
The Whale Hunt
(Key Animation)
Kick-Heart
(Original Film Writer)
Vampiyan Kids
(Director)
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
(Key Animation)
Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition
(Key Animation)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
(Storyboard Artist)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
(Key Animation)
Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-Invoking Jungle
(Character Designer)
Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
(Key Animation)
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
(Key Animation)
Doraemon: Nobita and the Animal Planet
(Key Animation)
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
(Director)
Lu Over the Wall
(Director)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
(Settings)
Lu Over the Wall
(Screenplay)
Lu Over the Wall
(Executive Producer)
Chibi Maruko-chan
(Key Animation)
Cat Soup
(Scenario Writer)
Cat Soup
(Animation Director)
Ride Your Wave
(Director)
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
(Key Animation)
Genius Party
(Screenplay)
Night Is Short, Walk On Girl
(Storyboard Artist)
Inu-Oh
(Director)
Welcome to the Space Show
(Storyboard Artist)
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
(Set Designer)
Junk Town
(Key Animation)
Mind Game
(Screenplay)
Slime Adventures: Yeah! The Sea!
(Director)
Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition
(Director)
Daisy's Life
(Director)
Genius Party
(Storyboard Artist)
Genius Party
(Character Designer)
Genius Party
(Animation Director)
Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, fune ni noru
(Character Designer)
Little Polar Bear: Shirokuma-kun, fune ni noru
(Animation Director)
Happy Machine
(Director)
Happy Machine
(Writer)
Kaiba
(Director)
Adventure Time
(Director)
Kemonozume
(Writer)
Kemonozume
(Director)
Ping Pong the Animation
(Series Director)
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
(Director)
Devilman Crybaby
(Series Director)
The Tatami Galaxy
(Series Director)
Devilman Crybaby
(Director)
The Tatami Galaxy
(Writer)
The Tatami Galaxy
(Director)
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
(Series Director)
Kemonozume
(Series Director)
Ping Pong the Animation
(Series Composition)
Ping Pong the Animation
(Writer)
Kaiba
(Writer)
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
(Opening/Ending Animation)
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!
(Series Composition)
Kemonozume
(Series Composition)
Ping Pong the Animation
(Storyboard Artist)
Adventure Time
(Writer)
Kaiba
(Storyboard Artist)
Adventure Time
(Storyboard Artist)
Japan Sinks: 2020
(Series Director)
Japan Sinks: 2020
(Executive Producer)
Japan Sinks: 2020
(Director)
The Tatami Galaxy
(Opening/Ending Animation)
Shin-Men
(Director)
The Tatami Time Machine Blues
(Original Concept)
Kaiba
(Series Director)
AIKa
(Key Animation)
Space Dandy
(Animation Director)
Kemonozume
(Key Animation)
Kemonozume
(Storyboard Artist)
Devilman Crybaby
(Storyboard Artist)
Devilman Crybaby
(Key Animation)
Photokano
(Storyboard Artist)
The Tatami Galaxy
(Storyboard Artist)
Space Dandy
(Writer)
Space Dandy
(Key Animation)
Ping Pong the Animation
(Director)
Space Dandy
(Creature Design)
Super Shiro
(Series Director)
Space Dandy
(Storyboard Artist)
Space Dandy
(Director)
Osomatsu-kun
(Key Animation)
Genius Party Beyond
(Key Animation)
Video Girl Ai
(Key Animation)
The Mystic Archives of Dantalian
(Key Animation)
Kemonozume
(Original Story)
YUREI DECO
(Original Story)
Kaiba
(Original Story)
Kaiba
(Screenplay)
Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors
(Animation Director)
Genius Party
(Director)
Genius Party
(Writer)
Kaiba
(Creator)