| Ryuji Masuda | |
|---|---|
| 増田 龍治 | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Kumamoto, Japan |
| Occupation | Animation director |
| Notable work | Popee the Performer Mr. Stain Funny Pets |
| Spouse |
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| Children | 2 |
Ryuji Masuda (増田 龍治, Masuda Ryūji, born 1968) is a Japanese CGI animation director. His works include Popee the Performer, Mr. Stain and Funny Pets. He has been known to be active in both his native Kumamoto and Okinawa.
Works
| Release date | Media | Crew role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4th 2000 - January 1st 2003 | Popee the Performer (POPEE the ぱフォーマー, POPEE the pa fōmā) | Director, original script/story writer | Debut work |
| January 6th 2003 - March 25th 2003 | Mr. Stain on Junk Alley (ガラクタ通りのステイン, Garakuta-Doori no Sutein) | Director, original script/story writer | |
| 2003 | Drive Car (ドライブカー) | Director, original script/story writer | music video |
| May 28th 2004 | Onsen Tamago ~Yukemuri Kidan~ (温泉タマゴ ~湯けむり奇談~) | Director of "Yoshiko's 6th Sense", Screenplay writer of "Onsen Konoshi Doki" | 3-in-1 live action/CG animated drama movie |
| January 11th 2006 - March 28th 2006 | Funny Pets (ファニーペッツ, Fanī Petsu (Alternative name: Funny Pets Plus: Poetic and Lunatic)) | Director, original script/story writer | |
| 2007-2009 | Petit Eva (Evangelion@School) | CG Supervisor | |
| April 1st 2009 - March 31st 2010 | Charady's Daily Joke (キャラディのジョークな毎日, Charady no Joke no Mainichi) | Overall Director | |
| November 22nd 2013 | OH! Jesus (オー！ジーザス) | Director, original script/story writer | manga-like anime |
Awards
In 2003, he received Excellent Animation Award in Cultural Affair Agencies Media Art Festival.
Books
In 2002, he helped with the "Popee the Performer" manga (he wrote the Magazine Z manga).
In 2007, he wrote the "Mr. Stain" and "Funny Pets" picture books.
Others
- Special lecturer at Kyoto University of Art and Design.
- Member of Directors Guild of Japan.
Personal life
During university, he studied film, but while looking for a job, he met anime director Seiji Endo, and although he got a job at an anime company, he left the company. He was impressed by the CG of Jurassic Park, which was being released at the time, and studied in the CG department of a game company.
References
- https://x.com/ryuji_masuda/status/1720433334487298130
- Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 9781611729092.
- ^ Adobe Japan Education Vanguards インタビュー増田 2009年10月 坂本綾（アリカ） Adobe Japan
External links
- About Ryuji Masuda (in Japanese)
- Ryuji Masuda anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
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