Ryuji Masuda

He has been known to be active in both his native Kumamoto and Okinawa.

• Native Name — 増田 龍治 • Born — 1968 • Birthplace — Kumamoto, Japan • Occupation — Animation director • Notable Works — Popee the Performer Mr. Stain on Junk Alley Funny Pets • Children — 2

List of works in media • Release date — Media — Crew role — Note • January 4, 2000 - January 1, 2003 — Popee the Performer (POPEE the ぱフォーマー, POPEE the pa fōmā) — Director, original script/story writer — Debut work • January 6, 2003 - March 25, 2003 — Mr. Stain on Junk Alley (ガラクタ通りのステイン, Garakuta-Doori no Sutein) — Director, original script/story writer • Drive Car (ドライブカー) — Director, original script/story writer — music video • May 28, 2004 — Onsen Tamago ~Yukemuri Kidan~ (温泉タマゴ ~湯けむり奇談~) — Director of "Yoshiko's 6th Sense", Screenplay writer of "Onsen Konoshi Doki" — 3-in-1 live action/CG animated drama movie • January 11, 2006 - March 28, 2006 — Funny Pets (ファニーペッツ, Fanī Petsu (Alternative name: Funny Pets Plus: Poetic and Lunatic)) — Director, original script/story writer • -2009 — Petit Eva (Evangelion@School) — CG Supervisor • April 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010 — Charady's Daily Joke (キャラディのジョークな毎日, Charady no Joke no Mainichi) — Overall Director • November 22, 2013 — OH! Jesus (オー！ジーザス) — Director, original script/story writer — manga-like anime

• Special lecturer at Kyoto University of Art and Design. • Member of Directors Guild of Japan.

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. He was impressed by the CG of Jurassic Park, which was being released at the time, and studied in the CG department of a game company.