Tag: yuasamasaaki
Review: JAPAN SINKS 2020, Goodbye, Land of the Rising Sun
Many, many people die in the masterful anime series from Science Saru (Yuasa Masaaki and Ho Pyeon-Gang), now streaming on Netflix.
JAPAN SINKS: 2020 Trailer: And There Goes the World
Who needs one more disaster-themed piece of entertainment? A better question: who needs a disaster anime series from director Yuasa Masaaki? Japan Sinks: 2020 is an upcoming series that is drawn from a novel by Komatsu Sakyo, first published in...
Now Streaming: LU OVER THE WALL, A Fabulous Concoction
Director Yuasa Masaaki entrances with his animated fable, which is so good that it may prompt a flood of tears by grown men. Or, at least, this man.
Review: RIDE YOUR WAVE, Lyrical Beauty, Marvelous Fun
Masaaki Yuasa ('Mindgame,' 'Night Is Short, Walk on Girl') directs a wondrous feature anime.
Now Streaming: KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF EIZOUKEN! Bursts Creatively With Good Cheer
Yuasa Masaaki directs the delightful, wildly imaginative anime series, adapted from Ōwara Sumito's manga.
Review: LU OVER THE WALL Mixes Merfolk With Humans, Casting a Fabulous Spell
Really, I did not expect a silly animated Japanese fable with Tex Avery feet to make me cry, but sometimes these things happen. Directed by Yuasa Masaaki, whose estimable credits include Mind Game, Genius Party, and the short Kick-Heart, the...
Pretty Packaging: THE TATAMI GALAXY Gets Luxurious Housing
We're big fans of anime artist Yuasa Masaaki here at Screen Anarchy, and for a good reason: the man is a certified genius, and in an industry known for its endless rehashing, he is a bright light of raw originality....
Blu-ray Review: The PING PONG Anime Beats All Opponents
(Expect a back-and-forth between me and everyone who claims the film is better...) Last month in the US, Funimation released the DVD and Blu-ray editions of Ping Pong, the anime. And, as I have rather strong feelings about this one,...
Want To See KICK-HEART? In The US Or Canada, Now You Can
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...
Watch The First Trailer For Yuasa's PING PONG
In an intriguing match of talents, Mind Game director Yuasa Masaaki has taken the controls of a new anime adaptation of Tekkon Kinkreet writer Matsumoto Taiyo's hugely popular coming of age sports story Ping Pong.Already the subject of an excellent...
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...
A Dozen Directors We'd Love To See Handed A Cool Hundred Million
We all know the phenomenon: there are movies out there that we'd love to see, but do not get their financing sorted. Some directors are just not lucky enough, some seem to be cursed (cough-Gilliam-cough), but sometimes directors just aren't...
Watch The Amazing Official Trailer For Yuasa Masaaki's KICK-HEART!
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,...
KICK-HEART: Pro Wrestling Gets Animated And Exciting In Yuasa Masaaki's New Video
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...
