Shoichi Masuo

Director

Shōichi Masuo was a Japanese animator, animation director, and director renowned for his contributions to the anime industry. He began his career in the late 1970s and became known for his work on series such as Gunbuster (1988) and Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995), where he served as an animation director and key animator. Masuo was acclaimed for his dynamic action sequences and mechanical designs. In addition to his animation work, he directed the OVA series Aim for the Top 2! (2004). Masuo's influence extended through his mentorship of younger animators and his dedication to advancing the quality of animation in Japan.

Born: February 24, 1960 in Tōkyō, Japan

Died: July 24, 2017 (Age 57)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Project A-ko: Secret File Movie		Actor	Self	1986
A Tree of Palme Movie	6.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2002
Akira Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	8.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1988
Brave Story Movie	6.6	Visual Effects	Animation	2006
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.7	Crew	Special Effects, Key Animation	2007
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	8.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2009
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	7.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2012
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time Movie Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2001
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture Movie	4	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1991
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.4	Directing	Key Animation, Director	1997
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	8.3	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1997
Origin: Spirits of the Past Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2006
Pokémon 3: The Movie Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2000
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	2006
Pokémon: The First Movie Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	6.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1998
Project A-Ko Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1986
Silent Möbius Movie	6.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1991
Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love Movie	6.4	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1985
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise Movie	7.3	Directing	Assistant Director	1987
Revival of Evangelion Movie	7.8	Directing	Director	1998
Gunbuster vs Diebuster: Aim for the Top! The GATTAI!! Movie Movie	6.2	Directing	Director	2006
Leda - The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko Movie	6.1	Visual Effects	Animation	1985
Project A-Ko 3: Cinderella Rhapsody Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6	Directing	Director	1988
Baoh: The Visitor Movie	6.2	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1989
Crimson Wolf Movie	5.1	Directing	Screenplay, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist	1993
Submarine 707R Limited Series	5.8	Directing	Director	2003-2004
Fight! Iczer-1 Limited Series	6	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1985-1987
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story II Movie	6.3	Directing	Director	1991
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III Movie	6.5	Directing	Animation Director	1991
Gunbuster: The Movie Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	2006
Evangelion: Death (True)² Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	6.6	Directing	Director	1998
Moonlight Pierce Movie		Visual Effects	Key Animation	1991
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I Movie	6.9	Directing	Director	1991
Otaku no Video 1982 Movie	7.5	Directing	Director	1991
More Otaku no Video 1985 Movie	7	Directing	Director	1991
Exper Zenon Movie	6.2	Visual Effects	Key Animation	1991
Kishin Houkou Demonbane Movie		Directing	Director	2004
All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku Limited Series Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director 6 Episodes	1992-1992
Dirty Pair OVA Limited Series	6.9	Visual Effects	Opening/Ending Animation 10 Episodes	1987-1988
Final Fantasy: Unlimited TV Show	5.7	Visual Effects	Key Animation 2 Episodes	2001-2002
His and Her Circumstances TV Show	7.8	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1998-1999
Magical Emi, the Magic Star TV Show	6.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1985-1986
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	7.5	Directing	Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation 1 Episode	1990-1991
Neon Genesis Evangelion TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8.4	Directing	Director, Key Animation 1 Episode	1995-1996
Shamanic Princess Limited Series	6.1	Visual Effects	Key Animation 2 Episodes	1996
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 TV Show Available on 8 streaming services.	7.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation 3 Episodes	2012-2013
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation 6 Episodes	1993-1996
Vandread TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	2000-2001
Yukikaze TV Show	6.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	2002-2005
Urusei Yatsura TV Show	7.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1981-1986
Dirty Pair TV Show	7.5	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1985-1988
Melty Lancer Limited Series	5.4	Visual Effects	Key Animation 2 Episodes	1999-2000
Baby & Me TV Show	7.6	Directing	Director 1 Episode	1996-1997
Submarine 707R TV Show		Directing	Series Director 2 Episodes	2003-2004
Yuuwaku Countdown TV Show		Directing	Director 3 Episodes	1995
Angel Cop Limited Series Available on 7 streaming services.	6.4	Art	Storyboard Artist, Key Animation 1 Episode	1989-1994
Doomed Megalopolis Limited Series	5.9	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1991-1992
Gunbuster Limited Series Available on 1 streaming services.	7.6	Directing	Director, Key Animation 2 Episodes	1988-1989
Otaku no video Limited Series	6.8	Directing	Director 2 Episodes	1991-1991
Hades Project Zeorymer TV Show	5.6	Visual Effects	Key Animation 1 Episode	1988-1990
Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still Movie	7.7	Visual Effects	Key Animation 2 Episodes	1992-1998
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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