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Masaaki Yuasa ('Mindgame,' 'Night Is Short, Walk on Girl') directs a lyrical romantic beauty.

While Japanese animator Yuasa Masaaki - one of the most distinctive talents in the animation world - has been very busy over the past decade with acclaimed series such as The Tatami Galaxy, Ping Pong, Kaiba and Kemonozume to his...

(Book titles don't get more truthfully descriptive than that...) One of the most distinctly unique talents working in animation, Japanese artist Yuasa Masaaki has had quite some coverage on the ScreenAnarchy site. You can say we're big fans of his...

Last year saw the release of Yuasa Masaaki's Kick-Heart, the first anime short to be funded through a Kickstarter campaign. Made at the famous Production IG studio and with Oshii Mamoru attached as an executive producer, the end result was...

Serial killers, satanic rituals, and "an exasperated amphibious creature recalling the adventure that led him to a sushi restaurant chopping block" are featured in the first three short films announced for Fantastic Fest 2013 -- and there are more than...

Animator Yuasa Masaaki is an enormous favorite here at ScreenAnarchy, the helmer of Mind Game turning out consistently quality material always marked by his playful intelligence. Yuasa is quite simply one of the best things going in the animation world,...

Anime director Yuasa Masaaki (Kaiba, Mind Game, The Tatami Galaxy) and Production I.G successfully ran a Kickstarter fundraising program for their new short film, Kick-Heart, in October last year. Stretch goals have allowed the film's runtime to be increased from...

(Do prepare for some overly contrived sentimental shenanigans as well, but still...) Whenever Manga-UK releases a film on BluRay I do perk up and take notice. The BluRay market in the UK is a bit of a difficult one, the...

(That guy on the left? That's what you will feel like once you realize you've seen all the episodes: as if someone punched a hole in your chest.) At long last someone released Masaaki Yuasa's "Kaiba" as an English-friendly DVD...

Japan had a rather good year at this year's Berlin Film Festival with titles scattered throughout all programs.  Turning up in the youth-oriented section was Koji Masunari's Welcome To The Space Show, a family friendly sci-fi adventure that reunited Masunari...

It's no secret we are very big fans of Studio 4ºC here at ScreenAnarchy. From all major animation studios currently busy in Japan, Studio 4ºC is the one which is consistently pushing the boundaries of the medium the most. Their...

It must've been 3 or 4 years ago when Studio 4°C first announced their Genius Party project. Now, every sign of a new 4°C anthology project is big news, but this one just looked stellar, with 12 or so directors...