Masayuki

Masayuki studied at Tokyo Designer Gakuin College. The recorded working language is Japanese. Employment is recorded with Studio Giants, Gainax and Khara. Works named in the authority record are Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth and Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone.

• Name — Masayuki • Native Name — 摩砂雪 • Birth Name — Masayuki Yamaguchi • Born — 3 January 1961 • Birthplace — Nagano, Japan • Education — Tokyo Designer Gakuin College • Other Names — Emishi Wase Masakazu Sanaba Yoshitomo • Occupation — * Animator • director • storyboard artist • screenwriter • cinematographer • Years Active — 1982–present • Title — Executive advisor of Khara[1]

Masayuki Yamaguchi was born on January 3, 1961, in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[2] While in high school, he was inspired to enter the animation industry after seeing Hayao Miyazaki's 1978 anime series Future Boy Conan.[3] In 1982, Masayuki worked on "Key Animation" in several OVA and television anime, including: Acrobunch,[4] Cream Lemon,[5] Fist of the North Star,[6] Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER,[7] Bavi Stock,[8] Gunbuster, Doomed Megalopolis, and Neon Genesis Evangelion.[11] He has also worked under the pseudonym Wase Emishi on some media, including: Macross Plus,[12] Macross Plus: Movie Edition, and Re: Cutie Honey. Masayuki is a close friend of the famed Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno. Together, they have collaborated on many OVAs, films, and television programs, such as Gunbuster, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth, The End of Evangelion, GAMERA1999, Cutie Honey, Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone, Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, Shin Godzilla, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, and Shin Ultraman. Masayuki's friendship with Anno has become very close, with the former spending half a year editing Anno's wedding video, which apparently had more than 1000 cuts.

• Acrobunch (1982) – Key animation • Fist of the North Star (1984-1987) – Key animation [episode 56] • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995-1996) – Assistant director, storyboard artist [8 episodes], key animation [5 episodes], episode director [episodes 19, 24 and 26], and design assistant [episode 19]

• Cream Lemon (1984-1987) – Key animation [episode 4] • Cream Lemon Part 4: POP CHASER (1985) – Key animation • Bavi Stock (1985-1986) – Key animation [episode 1] • Gunbuster (1988-1989) – Opening animation and key animation [episodes 5 and 6] • BAOH (1989) – Character designer and animation director[27] • Doomed Megalopolis (1991-1992) – Character designer, animation director [episodes 1, 2, and 4], key animation [episodes 3 and 4], storyboard artist [episodes 3 and 4], and screenwriter [episode 4] • Macross Plus (1994-1995) – Animation director [episode 1; as Wase Emishi][28] • Re: Cutie Honey (2004) – Animation director [episode 3; as Wase Emishi][29]

Masayuki is recorded with the occupation animation director. Recorded with the occupation character designer. Recorded with the occupation storyboard artist. Recorded with the occupation screenwriter. Recorded with the occupation animator. Recorded as animator, film director, animation director, storyboard artist and character designer. Recorded at birth as 山口 正幸. Identity and origins. Recorded at birth as 山口 正幸. The authorities additionally record the headings Masayuki Yamaguchi, Wase Emichi and Yoshitomo Sanaba. His recorded language was Japanese.