Masayuki Yoshihara

Masayuki Yoshihara(吉原　正行), also nicknamed "Taisho(大将)", started his career at Studio Live. Also worked for Pierrot where he learned from Tetsuya Nishio. After meeting Kamiyama Kenji while working on The Hakkenden, he started gradually shifting towards directing rather than animating.

In 2000 he helped founding P.A. Works. At the time, there were only few other people besides him and the president Horikawa. Now he is the head of the animation department. Usually he works at the P.A. Works office in Tokyo, in Kodaira.

"Both as a director and as an animator he has a proclivity towards naturalism. This was first prominently seen in episode 41 of Ninku, where he both storyboarded and redid the character sheets completely in a gritty style. The early 00s saw an increased focus on direction for him on shows like Angelic Layer, Android Kikaider, and especially Medabots. One recurring image from his episodes are shadows caused by Venetian blinds. Many of his episodes are romance stories"¹.

SakugaBooru - Interview - Japanese Wiki Page

Works

• Idol Densetsu Eriko(1989~1990/TV)

1. In-betweens: #1, #8, #16, #20, #26, #34, #39, #43.

• Dragon Ball(1986~1989/TV)

1. In-betweens: #152.

• Madou King Granzort(1989~1990/TV)

1. #6, #25.

• Dragon Ball Z(1989~1996/TV)

1. In-betweens: #13, #20, #27, #33, #39, #46, #51, #66, #71.

• Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru 2(1990~1991/TV)

1. In-betweens: #2, #10, #33, #37.
2. In-betweens Check: #26, #32, #37, #41.
3. Key Animation: #16, #21.

• Idol Tenshi Youkoso Youko(1990~1991/TV)

1. In-betweens: #1, #21.

• Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord(1990~1991/TV)

1. Key Animation: #7, #13, #19, #23, #29, #36, #43, #47.

• Magical★Taruruuto-kun: Sukisuki Takoyaki!(1991/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Magical★Taruruuto-kun(1990~1992/TV)

1. Key Animation: #27.

• Mobile Suit SD Gundam Musha, Knight, Commando(1991/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Kingyo Chuuihou!(1991~1992/TV)

1. Key Animation: #14, #19.

• Choubakumatsu Shounen Seiki Takamaru(1991/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #1.

• Mahou no Princess Minky Momo: Yume wo Dakishimete(1991~1992/TV)

1. Key Animation: #22, #28.

• Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho(1992~1995/TV)

1. Key Animation: #1, #3, #7, #13, #19, #27, #33, #35, #39, #42, #48, #54, #58, #66, #73.

• Hime-chan no Ribon(1992~1993/TV)

1. Key Animation: #13, #18, #23.

• Muka-Muka Paradise(1993~1994/TV)

1. Key Animation: #41.

• Ninku: Knife no Bohyou(1994/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• The Hakkenden: Shin Shou(1993~1995/OVA)

1. Key Animation: #6.

• Ninku(1995/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Ninku(1995~1996/TV)

1. Storyboard: #41.
2. Animation Direction: #41.
3. Key Animation: #41.

• Ghost in the Shell(1995/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Hamelin no Violin Hiki(1996/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Chrono Trigger(1996/OVA)

1. Key Animation.

• Crayon Shin-chan Movie 05: Ankoku Tamatama Daitsuiseki(1997/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Crayon Shin-chan(1992~/TV)

1. Animation Direction: #237B, #241B.
2. Storyboard: #290C, #293A, #298B, #303B, #306A.

• Crayon Shin-chan Movie 06: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen(1998/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Kisetsu wo Dakishimete(1998/PS)

1. Key Animation.
2. Illustration.

• Slime Boukenki Wolf-kun Ganbaru no Maki(1998/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Tenshi ni Narumon!(1999/TV)

1. Design Works: #1.

• Slime Boukenki: Umi da, Yeah!(1999/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo Seiryū Densetsu Satsujin Jiken(1999/PS)

1. Storyboard.
2. Unit Direction.

• Medarot(1999~2000/TV)

1. Storyboard: #9, #12, #23, #36, #47, #52.
2. Episode Direction: #9, #19, #23, #36, #47, #52.

• Jin-Roh(1999/Movie)

1. Key Animation.

• Scandal(2000/PS2)

1. Mechanical Setting.

• Jinzou Ningen Kikaider The Animation(2000~2001/TV)

1. Storyboard: #4, #12, #18.
2. Episode Direction: #4, #12, #18.

• Kidou Tenshi Angelic Layer(2001/TV)

1. Storyboard: #7, #20.

• Wild Arms Advanced 3rd(2002/PS2)

1. Storyboard: Insert Movie.
2. Key Animation: Insert Movie.

• .hack//Liminality(2002~2003/OVA)

1. Storyboard: #3.
2. Episode Direction: #1.

• Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex(2002~2003/TV)

1. Storyboard: #3, #12, #18.
2. Episode Direction: #3, #12, #18.
3. Key Animation: #22.

• Scrapped Princess(2003/TV)

1. Key Animation: #12, #18.

• Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG(2004~2005/TV)

1. Storyboard: #4, #14, #18, #21.
2. Episode Direction: #4, #14, #21, #26.
3. Key Animation: #2, #14, #21, #26.

• Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex Solid State Society(2006/SP)

1. Storyboard.
2. Unit Direction(Joint).

• Seirei no Moribito(2007/TV)

1. Assistant Director.
2. Storyboard: #4, #5.
3. Episode Direction: #26.

• RD Sennou Chousashitsu(2008/TV)

1. Storyboard: #7, #10.
2. Episode Direction: #10.

• Higashi no Eden(2009/TV)

1. Assistant Director.
2. Storyboard: #1(Joint), #3, #5(Joint), #6(Joint), #7(Joint), #11(Joint).
3. Episode Direction: #11(Joint).

• Higashi no Eden The King of Eden(2009/Movie)

1. Assistant Director.
2. Storyboard.

• Higashi no Eden Paradise Lost(2010/Movie)

1. Assistant Director.
2. Storyboard.
3. Unit Direction.

• Mai no Mahou to Katei no Hi(2011/SP)

1. Director.
2. Character Design(Joint).
3. Storyboard(Joint).

• Bannou Yasai Ninninman(2011/Movie)

1. Director.
2. Original Draft.
3. Screenplay.
4. Character Design.

• Another(2012/TV)

1. Storyboard: #0, #4, #5.

• The Eccentric Family(2013/TV)

1. Director.
2. ED Animation.
3. Storyboard: #1, #2, #3, #5, #6, #8, #11, #12, #13.

• Nagi no Asukara(2014/TV)

1. Storyboard: #24.

• Shirobako Exodus Special(2015/OVA)

1. Storyboard.
2. Episode Direction.

• Kuromukuro(2016/TV)

1. Storyboard: #7.

• The Eccentric Family 2(2017/TV)

1. Director.
2. ED Animation.
3. Storyboard: #1.