Line #78 Creator/ToshihikoMasuda


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2	[[caption-width-right:185:The man who changed the face of [[Creator/TMSEntertainment Telecom]], even more than Creator/HayaoMiyazaki.]]
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4	Born in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda is one of the major directors at Telecom Animation Film. He joined with Telecom in 1980 as a in-between animator and became a director in 1983, taking over Hayao Miyazaki's unit after he left to go work at Creator/{{Topcraft}} to do ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''. Masuda is known for his [[DerangedAnimation wacky]] and [[AnimationBump fluid]] animation, and is the one who set the style in Telecom's western productions in the '80s and '90s.
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6	In more recent years, he's broken off into being a freelancer; not only working with TMS/Telecom from time to time, but also with TMS's partner studios Creator/StudioHibari and Creator/MagicBus among other companies.
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9	!!Productions worked on by Toshihiko Masuda:
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12	[[folder:80's work]]
13	* ''Anime/{{Ulysses31}}'': First known production that Masuda worked on, worked on the pilot; In-Betweener.
14	* ''The New Adventures Of Zorro'': In-Betweener
15	* ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'': First production as a director, in this case as Animation Director for ''Coo Coo Clock Caper''.
16	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittles'': Episode Animation Director
17	* ''Anime/SherlockHound'': Post Miyazaki, In-Betweener
18	* ''WesternAnimation/MightyOrbots'': Episode Director
19	* ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'': Animation Director for the pilot.
20	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWuzzles'': Chief Telecom Director and Episode Animation Director.
21	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'': Chief Telecom Director and Episode Animation Director.
22	* ''WesternAnimation/GalaxyHigh'': Key Animation
23	* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers'': Key Animation
24	* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales1987'': Chief Telecom Director and Episode Animation Director.
25	* ''Series/{{Alf}} The Animated Series'':Director, first episode.
26	* ''Anime/LupinIII'':
27	** ''Anime/TheFumaConspiracy'': Key Animation
28	* ''WesternAnimation/BionicSix'': Episode Director; notably Episode 65.
29	* ''WesternAnimation/TheNewAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh'': Chief Telecom Director and Episode Animation Director.
30	* ''Manga/{{AKIRA}}'': Key Animation
31	* ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'': Directing Animator
32	* ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'': Chief Telecom Director and Episode Animation Director.
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34	[[folder:90's work]]
35	* ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'': Chief Telecom Director; Storyboard Artist; Timing and Lay Out Revisionist; Character and BG Key Design and Episode Animation Director for the opening, "Tiny Toons Music Television", parts of ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventuresHowISpentMyVacation'' and "Take Elmyra Please".
36	* ''OzanariDungeon'': Director for [=OVA=] 1.
37	* ''WesternAnimation/PeterPanAndThePirates'': Episode Animation Director
38	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Storyboards; Character and BG Key Design; Lay Out Revisionist and Animation Director ("Fear Of Victory" and the cut scenes to the Sega CD version of "The Adventures Of Batman and Robin").
39	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'': Chief Telecom Director; Storyboard; Timing and Lay Out Revisionist; Character (notably for Mr. Director) and BG Key Design and Animation Director for several shorts, including "Potty Emergency","Clown and Out" and "Hooked on a Ceiling".
40	* 2 DiskStation shorts: 1 VideoGame/PuyoPuyo Based ([[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MauWyAjuje0 the one when Rulue has the hots for Minotauros but it turns out it was just a dream]]) and one not Puyo based.
41	* ''Anime/LupinIII''
42	** ''Anime/FarewellToNostradamus'': Assistant Animation Director
43	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSylvesterAndTweetyMysteries'': Chief Telecom Director
44	* ''VideoGame/{{Astal}}'': Telecom Director
45	* ''A WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Christmas'': Head Animation Director (he is listed as a director and under the name Toshiko Masuda, but the special's real director is Rusty Mills).
46	* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': Animation Production Supervisor for two episodes; Episode Director for two episodes and ''World's Finest''; Storyboards; BG Key Design and Key Animation.
47	* ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailTheTreasureOfManhattanIsland'': Key Animation
48	* ''WesternAnimation/CyberSix'': Chief Telecom Director, Storyboards and Episode Director.
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50	[[folder: 2000's work]]
51	Side Note: Due to other studios outsourcing varying amounts of work to Telecom by this time, not everything will be listed from here on. For a slightly more extensive list, [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6641 click here]].
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53	* ''VideoGame/DanceDanceRevolution-Disney Dancing Museum'': Key Animation
54	* ''Anime/InuYasha'': Key Animation
55	* ''Anime/{{Medabots}} Spirits'': Key Animation
56	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'': Director
57	* ''PatapataHikousenNoBouken'': Storyboards
58	* ''Manga/PitaTen'': Storyboards
59	* ''Anime/SonicX'': Storyboards
60	* ''Mankatsu'': Character Design
61	* ''Anime/MujinWakuseiSurvive'': Storyboards
62	* ''Anime/PokemonLucarioAndTheMysteryOfMew'': Key Animation
63	* ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'': Key Animation
64	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Storyboards and Key Animation
65	* ''Anime/{{Flag}}'': Storyboards
66	* ''Manga/DeathNote'': Key Animation
67	* ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughTime'': Key Animation
68	* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'': Storyboards
69	* ''Pururun Shizuku Chan'': Character Design and Animation Director (Character Design only in series 2)
70	* ''Anime/RedGarden'': Animation Direction
71	* ''Live On Card Live R Kakeru'': Character Design Animation Director and Key Animation.
72	* ''Piano No Mori'': Storyboards
73	* ''Anime/LupinIII''
74	** ''Anime/ElusivenessOfTheFog'': Director and Storyboards
75	* ''{{Manga/Noramimi}}'': Storyboards (both shows).
76	* ''Manga/TheDaughterOfTwentyFaces'': Key Animation
77	* ''Love To Live By'' (Music Video): Director
78	* ''Anime/{{Stitch}}'': Storyboards for episodes 8 and 22.
79	* ''WesternAnimation/GreenLanternFirstFlight'': Storyboard Revisionist, Character and BG Design and Key Animation.
80	* ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'': Key Animation
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82	[[folder:2010's work]]
83	* ''Anime/SpellboundMagicalPrincessLilPri'' (first series): Director for both openings, also did some retakes for the first ending (lead by Kenji Hachizaki).
84	* ''Cartoon Style Fighting Kids[=/=]It's Tropical'' (Live Action X Animation cross bread; Also A Music Video): Animation Director.
85	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood'': Key Animation
86	* ''Anime/CardfightVanguard'': Key Animation for the second opening and episodes 53, 60 and 65.
87	* ''Anime/TanteiOperaMilkyHolmes'': Storyboards
88	* ''You Are Umasou'': Animation Director
89	* ''WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011'': Key Animation for the first episode.
90	* ''[[Anime/MarvelAnimeBlade Blade]]'': Storyboards for episodes 9 and 11. Key Animation for episodes 1 and 12.
91	* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'': Key animation for four episodes.
92	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Monsuno}}'': Key Animation for episode 11.
93	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Key Animation and Animation Director for various entries in Creator/DavidProduction's adaptation.
94	* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueDoom'': Storyboards (under the name of ''Toshihiku Masuda'').
95	* ''Manga/KidsOnTheSlope'': Key Animation on episode four.
96	* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanVSTheElite'': Animation Director
97	* ''VideoGame/ChousokuHenkeiGyrozetter'': Key animation for episode 24.
98	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Animation director for episodes 5 and 12. Key Animation for episodes 12 and 19.
99	* ''VideoGame/{{Aikatsu}}'' (Season 1): Director for the (main) pre-opening bumper and Storyboards on episodes 13, 21, 26 and 29.
100	* ''Aikatsu'' (Season 2): Storyboards for episode 10, 13, 20, 27, 31, 36, 41 and 48.
101	* ''WesternAnimation/SonOfBatman'': Key Animation.
102	* ''Anime/LupinIII''
103	** ''Anime/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'': Storyboards, Animation Direction, Key Animation
104	** ''Anime/GravestoneOfDaisukeJigen'': Key Animation
105	** ''Anime/FujikoMinesLie'': Key Animation
106	* ''Anime/{{Shirobako}}'': Key Animation
107	* ''Manga/MariaTheVirginWitch'': Key Animation
108	* ''Literature/{{Gate}}'': Key Animation
109	* ''Anime/MrOsomatsu'': Key Animation
110	* ''Anime/DigimonUniverseAppliMonsters'': Key Animation
111	* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Key Animation; Seasons 2 through 4
112	* ''Manga/AtomTheBeginning'': Key Animation
113	* ''Anime/SakuraQuest'': Key Animation
114	* ''Anime/ReCreators'': Key Animation
115	* ''Anime/MaryAndTheWitchsFlower'': Key Animation
116	* ''Literature/HereComesTheThreeAngels'': Key Animation
117	* ''Manga/MyFirstGirlfriendIsAGal'': Key Animation
118	* ''Manga/BlackClover'': Storyboards, Key Animation
119	* ''Anime/GaroVanishingLine'': Key Animation
120	* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'': Key Animation
121	* ''Manga/KillingBites'': Key Animation
122	* ''Anime/{{Megalobox}}'': Key Animation
123	* ''Anime/FLCLProgressive'': Key Animation
124	* ''Manga/KarakuriCircus'': Storyboards
125	* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline: Alicization'': Key Animation
126	* ''Anime/CityHunterShinjukuPrivateEyes'': Key Animation
127	* ''Manga/FireForce'': Key Animation
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129	[[folder:2020's work]]
130	* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'': Key Animation
131	* ''Anime/SakuraWarsTheAnimation'': Storyboards
132	* ''Manga/OnePiece'': Key Animation
133	* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'': Key Animation for Season 2
134	* ''Anime/VivyFluoriteEyesSong'': Key Animation
135	* ''Literature/TheDetectiveIsAlreadyDead'': Storyboards
136	* ''Anime/LupinIII''
137	** ''Anime/LupinIIIPart6'': Key Animation
138	** ''Anime/LupinZero'': Animation Supervisor, Key Animation
139	* ''VideoGame/ScarletNexus'': Key Animation
140	* ''Anime/TekkenBloodline'': Key Animation
141	* ''Anime/{{Shenmue}}'': Action and Effects Supervision, Key Animation
142	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'': Key Animation for Season 6
143	* ''Manga/MobPsycho100'': Key Animation
144	* ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff'': Key Animation
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