Masami Obari

Biography

Masami Obari is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

38

Birth Date

1966-01-24 00:00:00

Birth Place

Hiroshima, Japan

Known For

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  Brave Bang Bravern!
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  Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture
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  Macross II: Lovers Again
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  Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer
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  Battle Arena Toshinden
• 

  Castle Combiner Oshirobots

Credits

• visual effects (17 credits)

  • Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM

    animation director

    visual effects
    2024
  • Brave Bang Bravern!

    - Wait's Over, Isami! (2024) ... key animation visual effects
    2024
  • KOF XV - Special Animated Short

    character designer

    visual effects
    2022
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury

    - Unrelenting Tenderness (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - The End of Hope (2023) ... animation director visual effects

    - The End of Hope (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - Keep Marching On Instead of Running Off (2023) ... key animation visual effects

    - Keep Marching On Instead of Running Off (2023) ... animation director visual effects
    2022
  • Pop Team Epic

    - Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination (2022) ... mechanical designer visual effects

    - Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination (2022) ... key animation visual effects
    2018
  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

    - A Future Reward (2016) ... key animation visual effects
    2015
  • s-CRY-ed

    - Dream (2001) ... key animation visual effects
    2001
  • Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever

    character designer

    visual effects
    1999
  • Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

    character designer

    visual effects
    1997
  • Ranma 1/2: Team Ranma vs. the Legendary Phoenix

    key animation

    visual effects
    1994
  • Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

    character designer

    visual effects
    1994
  • Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle

    character designer

    visual effects
    1993
  • Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf

    character designer

    visual effects
    1992
  • Ranma 1/2 the Movie 2: Nihao My Concubine

    key animation

    visual effects
    1992
  • A.D. Police Files

    - The Man Who Bites His Tongue (1990) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Man Who Bites His Tongue (1990) ... key animation visual effects
    1990
  • Bubblegum Crisis

    - Scoop Chase (1991) ... key animation visual effects
    1987
  • The Humanoid

    key animation

    visual effects
    1986

• directing (12 credits)

  • Brave Bang Bravern!

    series director

    directing

    - Beyond Brave Bang! (2024) ... series director directing

    - Commence Operation Bonfire! (2024) ... series director directing

    - In Japan, They Call This OMIAI (2024) ... series director directing

    - Isami! We Must Save the World Together!! (2024) ... series director directing

    - Until We Meet Again, Smith (2024) ... series director directing
    2024
  • Castle Combiner Oshirobots

    director

    directing
    2022
  • KOF XV - Special Animated Short

    director

    directing
    2022
  • Pop Team Epic

    - Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination (2022) ... director directing
    2018
  • Prism Magical: Prism Generations!

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Garou Densetsu 15th Anniversary ~Memories of Stray Wolves~

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

    director

    directing
    1997
  • Battle Arena Toshinden

    director

    directing
    1996
  • Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture

    director

    directing
    1994
  • Macross II: Lovers Again

    director

    directing

    - Sing Along (1992) ... director directing

    - Station Break (1992) ... director directing

    - Marduk Disorder (1992) ... director directing

    - Festival (1992) ... director directing

    - Ishtar (1992) ... director directing
    1992
  • Detonator Orgun

    director

    directing
    1991
  • Bubblegum Crisis

    - Red Eyes (1989) ... series director directing

    - Moonlight Rambler (1988) ... director directing

    - Moonlight Rambler (1988) ... series director directing
    1987

• sound (2 credits)

  • Brave Bang Bravern!

    sound director

    sound

    - Beyond Brave Bang! (2024) ... sound director sound

    - Commence Operation Bonfire! (2024) ... sound director sound

    - In Japan, They Call This OMIAI (2024) ... sound director sound

    - Isami! We Must Save the World Together!! (2024) ... sound director sound

    - Until We Meet Again, Smith (2024) ... sound director sound
    2024
  • Castle Combiner Oshirobots

    sound director

    sound
    2022

• art (4 credits)

  • Brave Bang Bravern!

    - Wait's Over, Isami! (2024) ... storyboard artist art
    2024
  • KOF XV - Special Animated Short

    storyboard artist

    art
    2022
  • Hakuouki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky

    storyboard artist

    art
    2014
  • Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer

    storyboard artist

    art
    1997

• actors (2 credits)

  • Jikuu Keisatsu Hyperion

    中華店の客

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Invasion: Anime

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2002

• writing (1 credits)

  • Voogie's Angel: Forever and Ever

    storyboard

    writing
    1999