Tag: mindgame

MIND GAME Helmer Returns To The Big Screen With KUROKAMI NO OTOME

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...

Yuasa Masaaki Directs ADVENTURE TIME!

Here are a couple of awesome worlds colliding: Mind Game director Yuasa Masaaki has directed an episode of Adventure Time and the results are every bit as odd as you might expect. Finn and Jake learn about the food chain...

Interview: Yuasa Masaaki Talks About Anime! Part 2 of 2: Film, Music and Eroticism...

In part one of our interview with renowned animator Yuasa Masaaki, we covered the release of his new short Kick-Heart, the way it was produced and funded. In this second -- and much longer -- part, we cover pretty much...

Interview: Yuasa Masaaki Talks About Anime! Part 1 of 2: KICK-HEART

Last month, Peter van der Lugt and I were given the chance to interview anime artist and director Yuasa Masaaki, following several festival screenings of his crowd-funded short film Kick-Heart. Saying that we are fans of his work is an...

Review: KICK-HEART Kicks Hard, Tickles Heart

I'm a big fan of Japanese animation director Yuasa Masaaki. The man's output is often weird but always wonderful, and his designs never use the standard templates so often used in anime. Just look at his series Kaiba and The...