Masahiko Ohta (太田雅彦, Ōta Masahiko, born January 4, 1967, in Hiroshima) is a male Japanese animator, storyboard artist, and animation director.
Biography
He worked on "Bit the Cupid" and "Hare Tokidoki Buta” at Group TAC before leaving the company in 1998 to start his own business. He has worked in animation and direction since about 2000, primarily for Madhouse productions (MADHOUSE Inc.). In 2003's "Narutaru," he worked as a character designer. In 2006's "Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love" he made his directorial debut. He has since transitioned to directing, concentrating on Dome and Doga Kobo's anime.[1] Since appointing Takashi Aoshima as his first director in 2006, he has also employed Takaharu Okuma as an assistant director or character designer and Yasuhiro Misawa as the composer for all of his productions.[2]
Work Process
He starts by reading over the original story, regardless of the number of books. After reading, he decides how much he will animate the original story into animation before discussing the original work and animation production with the main staff.
The most important consideration when creating an animation is the original story’s content, which captures all the details in a novel or story that are unrealistic and impossible to represent through a single image. He is cautious about drawing the facial expressions and reactions of animated characters, as it might affect the emotional state or the intention of the author and the settings of the original character. He considers which part of the novel will be included as an episode of animation since fans of the original work will have variations of their favorite scenes. This causes the animation to be completely different from the original story or novel.[3]
Works (as animator)
- Tatchi: Sebangô no nai êsu (1986)[2]
- Tatchi 2: Sayonara no Okurimono (1986)[2]
- Tatchi 3: Kimi ga tôrisugita ato ni (1987)[2]
- Murasaki Shikibu: Genji Monogatori (1987)[2]
- Fushigi no umi no Nadia: Gekijô-yô orijinaru-ban (1991)[2]
- Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi (1994)[2]
- Tenchi Muyô! Manatsu no Eve (1997) [2]
- Superman: The Animated Series (1998)[2]
- Tatchi: Are kara kimi wa … Miss Lonely Yesterday (1998)[2]
- Grandeek - Gaiden (2000)[2]
- Touch: Cross Road (2001)[2]
- X (2001)[2]
- Strawberry Marshmallow (Ichigo mashimaro) (2005)[4]
- Rozario to banpaia (2008)[4]
- Mitsudomoe (2010)[4]
- Sabagebu! (2014)[4]
Works (as director)
- Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na: Crescent Love (2006)
- Minami-ke (2007)
- Mitsudomoe (2010)[5]
- YuruYuri (2011)[6]
- YuruYuri♪♪ (2012)
- Kotoura-san (2013)[7]
- Love Lab (2013)[8][9]
- Sabagebu! (2014)[10]
- Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015)[11]
- Hagane Orchestra (2016)[12]
- Gabriel DropOut (2017)[13]
- Himouto! Umaru-chan R (2017)[14]
- Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! (2018)[15]
- Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (2019)[16]
- Onipan! (2022)[17]
Works (as storyboard artist)
- Mai-HiMe (2004)[4]
- Elemental gelade (2005)[4]
- Shuffle! (2005)[4]
- Minami-ke (2007)[4]
- Toraburu (2008)[4]
- Mitsudomoe (2010)[4]
- Kotoura-san (2013)[4]
- Love Lab (2013)[4]
- Sabagebu! (2014)[4]
- Himouto! Umaruchan (2015)[4]
- Gabriel DropOut (2017)[4]
- Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru (2018)[4]
References
- ↑ "太田雅彦とは (オオタマサヒコとは) [単語記事]". ニコニコ大百科 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "太田雅彦", Wikipedia (in Japanese), 2022-05-21, retrieved 2022-12-07
- ↑ "「私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね！」太田雅彦監督×あおしまたかしインタビュー 「この子ならチートでもいいかと思わせたい」". ニコニコニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Masahiko Ôta". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (February 22, 2010). "Mitsudomoe Anime, Gundam UC #2 Dated". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (May 8, 2011). "Yuruyuri's Debut Date, Cast, Theme Performers Listed". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 8, 2013). "Crunchyroll to Stream Kotoura-san TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ "スタッフ・キャスト ｜ TVアニメ「恋愛ラボ」公式サイト". love-lab.tv (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (June 23, 2013). "Schoolgirl Anime Love Lab's Promo Previews Cast's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (July 5, 2014). "Crunchyroll Adds Akame ga Kill, DRAMAtical Murder, Blue Spring Ride TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 2, 2015). "Masahiko Ohta to Direct Himōto! Umaru-chan Anime at Doga Kobo". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 8, 2016). "Hagane Orchestra Smartphone, TV Anime Project Launches in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
- ↑ Ressler, Karen (July 26, 2016). "Gabriel Dropout Manga Gets Anime From Himoto! Umaru-chan Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 8, 2017). "Himōto! Umaru-chan TV Anime Gets 2nd Season This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 10, 2018). "Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! Comedy Manga Gets Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 25, 2019). "'Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!' Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
- ↑ Loo, Egan (February 3, 2022). "Yuruyuri's Masahiko Ohta Directs WIT Studio's Original TV Anime Onipan! in 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
External links
- Masahiko Ohta at Anime News Network's encyclopedia