is a Japanese

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director. Some of his well-known works include ''

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'', '' Mr. Stain'' and '' Funny Pets''. He has been known to be active in both his native Kumamoto and

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Works

Awards

In 2003, he received Excellent Animation Award in Cultural Affair Agencies Media Art Festival.

Books

In 2002, he helped with the "

" manga (he wrote the Magazine Z mangas). In 2007, he wrote the " Mr. Stain" and " Funny Pets" picture books.

Others

*Special lecturer at

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. *Member of

Directors Guild of Japan The is a trade union created to represent the interests of film directors in the film industry in Japan. It was founded in 1936, with Minoru Murata serving as the first president, and has continued to this day apart from a period between 1943 and ...

Personal life

During university, he studied film, but while looking for a job, he met anime director Seiji Endo, and although he got a job at an anime company, he left the company.Adobe Japan Education Vanguards インタビュー増田
2009年10月坂本綾（アリカ）

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He was impressed by the CG of

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, which was being released at the time, and studied in the CG department of a game company.

References

External links

About Ryuji Masuda

Ryuji Masuda anime
at Media Arts Database 1968 births Living people Japanese animators Japanese animated film directors People from Kumamoto Osaka University of Arts alumni {{Animator-stub