A (Brief) History: The Films Of Masaaki Yuasa

[@Pikminiman]

Anyone can do crazy, but Yuasa is among a very select few who can do crazy in an extremely meaningful way. He's easily my favorite anime director. There's true profundity in his entire body of work.

[@noahrosa3735]

The Tatami Galaxy is probably my all-time favourite anime series. Its crazy imagery, its particular take on loneliness and self-apology, paired with one of the most satisfying endigs make it an undiscovered classic. I can't wait until you make a video about it.

[@efoxkitsune9493]

I know this comment is old but I couldn't agree more! I just discovered this gem a while ago and it's immediately up there among my absolute favourite anime shows. It blew my mind.

[@AnimeTopScholar]

I recently watched Mind Game and I absolutely loved it. Masaaki Yuasa is such an amazing director and I love his works.

[@nekotj_]

I come from the future. New Masaaki Yuasa anime was just announced. (Eizouken)

[@treebush]

it looks so good!

[@ftexeo9663]

Cool

[@doctoranimationda5491]

I came for even far more far future And the show is literally a anime production story with creativity and style and story over 9000

[@dhan07404]

And it's one of the most inspirational animes I've ever seen one that utilizes it's media to basically tell you to go and do the stuff you love

[@Sy9gFzcU5M2]

I come from the even far future! There probably won't be a season 2 and the manga translations for english aren't really caught up

[@youcancallmekamisama4548]

Finally! My favorite KZbinr is talking about my favorite Director!

[@ConvincingPeople]

I would have brought up Cat Soup, Kemonozume and the Kickstarter campaign for Kick-Heart, but that being said, this still covers what it covers really well.

[@mateogruszynski8362]

tru cat soup and kemonozume are one of his best but all of them are his best tbh

[@YumeSakuraDance]

Lu over the wall and The Night is Short, Walk On Girl are two of my favourite movies of all time, so I was really excited to see them mentioned here! Awesome video.

[@johnreniel]

Damn this is a high quality content ark keep up the good work

[@ZanraiKid]

Also, FUNimation, where’s the Tatami Galaxy R1 physical, you cowards?

[@VVVU2x]

Theyre releasing a dub of nichijou even though it came out in 8 years ago, so hey , anything is possible.

[@xaviercopeland2789]

This is by far my favorite director/artist/creator of all time!

[@thelazydire]

"Ride your wave" You guys need to watch this

[@AlexB3333]

^ it hit really hard on me

[@yaiba7142]

I see yuasa, I like.

[@vighneshvighnesh844]

This got my interest .also 😍 your content!

[@cyberiansailor9741]

Thank you for the upload.

[@RoughSmoothie]

Thank you very much for bringing my attention to this! I'd love to see more cult classics covered by you! Even if briefly! Have you considered doing more videos that cover different works unified by some theme, even other than sharing a director? :)

[@fernana.wilford3923]

He is the Wes Anderson/Tarantino of anime. I love him. Tatami Galaxy is my favorite anime of all time.

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

Wow, the first scene of the video... you got me, Arkada.

[@TheCreepypro]

I have to admit I have been sleeping on this man and his work and I need to stop cause in this stale anime industry he is truly the breath of fresh air that we need

[@efoxkitsune9493]

The Tatami Galaxy is some of the best stuff I've ever seen in animation. I know I'll be rewatching it. It's what really sold me on Yuasa. I just adore the concept and execution. And it's also really funny, as well as genuinly touching. Mind Game is absolutely fascinating. I didn't care for all the over-sexualization and perviness (some bits really felt like fetish material), but other than that, incredible. I definitely had a blast with all the artistic creativity, the mixing of different animation style and different media altogether. Lu was the first movie by him I saw, and while it was nice, I think it's not as good as some of his other works. It has some really strong bits but I felt like it sort of fell apart in the second half, idk. Yuasa is such a unique and fascinating director. I feel like all his works (that I've seen so far) are incredibly life-affirming. I'm so excited to watch more (I seriously can't wait to get my hands on Inu-Oh).

[@mugsy9028]

i agree with the perviness aspect but it is undeniable that it contains one of the best artistic depictions of making love that i have ever seen

[@NakamaStand]

Tatami galaxy and the night is young are some of my favorite anime/movie of all time, their is nothing really like them but if I had to explain what they are like it’s like flcl and welcome to the nhk had a baby and then fed it crack

[@zakhero691]

nice way to explain it even tho i havnt see the night is young yet i'll check it soon

[@MicroSeraphim]

Everyone always forgets Kemonozume. I hope, if you review the TV shows he did, you bring it up.

[@Joaza998]

about time you made another video about a Masaaki Yuasa product, but not a whole video on all of them!

[@ThatOneGuy7550]

oh hey J.Deku lol

[@Joaza998]

@@ThatOneGuy7550 yo

[@78deathface]

I’ve had this dude’s stuff on my radar for a bit, thanks for giving me that last little push to check it out 👍

[@adriandaliva1341]

Arkada! I absolutely loved the piano insert I heard at the 12:33 mark, I swear Tatami Galaxy is my Top 1 anime EVER. It means a lot to me, the narrative, the characters, the soundtrack and the artstyle. I do hope you make that stand-alone Tatami video sooner than later!

[@mattcy6591]

Though his new stuff is really good, i wish he wouldn't concern himself too much with "marketable" projects. I want to see another fully "Yuasa" project with no restraints

[@agentofxehanort]

Mind Game is my favorite work of his so far, and one of my favorite movies period. Like you said, it's because it perfectly captures the craziness of life and in some ways, that makes it beautiful.

[@Omada828]

Really enjoyed this look at a director's body of work, would love to see more content like this.

[@adriankoh4859]

It's not crazy for the sake of crazy, but it's crazy because life is crazy, because the universe is crazy, and sometimes crazy is the best way to showcase what exactly is happening. Best quote for 2020😅

[@jasminemiller7485]

I was introduced to his work thanks to that Adventure time episode, and I saw MindGame a while back on Adult Swim. I am also planning on watching Devilman Crybaby soon and maybe hunt down a copy of Night is Young. So I'm pretty sure I have found a new favorite director to keep tabs on.

[@xaviercopeland2789]

Jasmine Miller make sure to watch Tatami May Galaxy before watching The Night is Short to have a greater appreciation for his works, and to watch Ping Ping the Animation too since it’s great.

[@jasminemiller7485]

@@xaviercopeland2789 Ok.

[@terravoltosha]

HOLD UP, u played with my feelings in that last snap. Expected the screen shattering but instead my expectations got shattered. Other than that, Yuasa is awesome ty for dis vid.

[@Xaeveax]

Wow, I just started watching Tatami Galaxy yesterday. What perfect timing.

[@yesbabyyes3627]

Don't know this person but I am very in favour of a series like this.

[@ardypangihutan3653]

been following him since mind game (200x). never felt disappointed by his work

[@kyoneko87]

Do you think you could do an analysis of the anime Kaiba?

[@Ia32627]

Loved Mind Game.

[@ZanraiKid]

To call Yuasa “just an artiste” is kind of doing a disservice to his whole schtick. Yes, he has absurdly massive set pieces and quieter introspective works that look absurdly high art (like, seven layers of irony art), but before he started doing original works, he cut his teeth and honed his trademark anti-anime style through Crayon Shin-Chan and Chibi Marako-Chan films, two ubiquitous mainstays of Japanese culture. If I had to pin down what his whole deal is, Yuasa is a pop artist through and through. He takes low art like getting shot in the ass, explosive sex, masochistic strongmen, and mondo wet dreams, and somehow make you care about them. He directed a weird passion project funded exclusively by Kickstarter, guest animated an episode of Adventure Time, and even dropped Devilman Crybaby, an anime that reinvented the image of Netflix. While he wasn’t the first Japanese Anime director to create for the international audience in mind, he was the first to jumpstart the trend. I can’t really do justice to his entire career, but his ultimate success is due to him making works for a generation of post-modern Otaku who think FLCL is the dumbest smartest thing ever and got to see nerd culture go mainstream. Unlike any other director, he has his finger on what people think is cool and ramps it to an il/logical conclusion.

[@necromanzer52]

You had me at yellow submarine.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Ping Pong, The Tatami Galaxy and Kaiba were all great anime

[@atcing]

I agree with you

[@パンダの死体]

most underrated director.

[@TheRezro]

Better be underrated then overrated.. eghm.. Snyder.

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

Not to mention, he's really good at drawing

[@gableye5610]

1:13 oh!!! i didn't know that the dancing scene in eizouken is a reference to one of his previous works! definitely gotta watch his other works

[@mattcy6591]

Everything he does is golden.

[@ZetaStriker0000]

I think Ping Pong was actually the first thing I saw by him. I loved The Night is Short, Walk on Girl though, and really should go back and check out Tatami Galaxy.

[@carlosdumbratzen6332]

Ahhh Yeah the director i liked the most over the last years. Ping Pong will be for ever my favorite anime and im honestly pretty glad that i was able to share the experience of watching the night is short with one of my best friends in the movie theater and i hope masaaki yuasa will never stop producing stuff

[@ripdito]

did u like kemonozume

[@DI-QueenmoEMino]

I Love Masaaki Yuasa he's one of my top favorite anime directors within the industry due to his unique & highly creative abstract style of both animation and art. I like that his works differ from the normal generic cookie-cutter anime type of aesthetic or animation that isn't bonded by limitations, my most favorite movie of his is Mind Game.

[@MotherSuperiority]

I was hoping ull make a video on tatami galaxy and i still hvnt got it... man im devastated

[@terrencewhite5359]

I have always loved that episode of Adventure Time and now I know why.

[@bottomtext]

YES, please make that Tatami Galaxy video!!!!!

[@tora6738]

a really interesting video

[@UmiChan358]

I really liked this video! Love u

[@gregkrazanski]

mind game is still my favourite of his. it is just god damn mindblowingly good

[@ExTriv]

Me: *Sees the cosplay.* Me: You tried kid.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

+Glass Reflection, Personaly after his recent work on Devilman Crybaby I'd love to see this mad man adapt one of the Go Nagai mecha series to be more specific the recent incredibly violent manga reinterpretations Mazinger Zero or Getter Robo Devoultion. Both are masive acid trips involving cosmic horror power level mecha and both make even his adaption of Devilman and even more so the source material tame and kid friendly by comparison. I read a recent intreview the man had and he did say he had intrest in doing some of Go Nagi's other work in the future after he finishes up his curent projects espacly Mazinger and Cutie Honey which disappoints me that he said he espacly intrested in doing something with Honey due to how lewd her material can get and I admit she needs a good adaptation after Cutie Honey Universe but damit I would kill to see him do Mazinger Zero or Getter Robo Devolution as I feel he's one of the few people in the modern anime industry who would know how to do the levels of brutal and bizarre violence those stories have in them right. Granted there are a few others but not many -_-

[@Boonwongree]

Did watch devil cry man, didn’t really gel with it. But recently saw mind game and Im in love just the animation is so muchhhhhhhhhhhh to enjoy.

[@Fundelstein]

I was actually thinking about Kaiba the moment this review began. I had no idea HE directed Kaiba! ... you've got to review Kaiba someday...

[@danielsjohnson]

12:18 I understood that reference. I liked the little bit of Flash Gordon I saw long ago.

[@sandradermark8463]

A cig-smoking fish god... that is already intriguing!

[@HoluSoju]

Yes please make a video on Tatami Galaxy!!!!

[@anikevin]

Yuasa and Urobuchi are my fave anime directors

[@jordanwhite9578]

You are a great reviewer his work is so unique. Also you would probably like cat soup and kick heart if you haven't seen them

[@saquibkabir6408]

This is all good and well ...STILL WAITING FOR THE RISE OF THE SHIELD HERO!

[@Sungoku47]

Wooow that’s my favorite episode of adventure time!

[@jgdmnyy]

I think there's a lot of people can do things like this , there's plenty of animation and short films on KZbin that show that .

[@ska4666]

Okay this director seriously knows how to Go wild.

[@thisguy.287]

I don't know what it was but the flash joke hit me hard.

[@minhhophoto6193]

Bro, How do you get the themes ost of “Night so short, Walk on girl “ :))

[@pitchingwedge7546]

Nobody ever mentions Kemonozume. If you're a fan oh his you should check it out, it's the series he made before kaiba

[@waltworks8389]

So... Surrealism, right? That's what I love about his works!

[@GDXVX]

Great video 😊👍

[@srikalyanmulukutla7382]

Dude i am still waiting for your review on tatami galaxy

[@barrybend7189]

Hey Arkada can you please review Five Star Stories from 1989. Also do a video on Mamoru Nagano's character and mech design history.

[@kostajovanovic3711]

Oh, they adapted five star? Cool

[@barrybend7189]

@@kostajovanovic3711 an OVA it covers the first chapter.

[@barrybend7189]

@@kostajovanovic3711 also the series was mentioned in "That Time I Was Reincarnated As a Slime" episode 20.

[@VasaBigwater]

I would like more videos like this

[@barrybend7189]

Maybe he can do one on Mamoru Nagano.

[@smoothcollision2997]

I love mind game

[@epicgam2317]

Wait, was that clip at the beginning from that movie toonami showed during April fools of last year?

[@171QA]

Interesting interpretation.

[@miramerali5807]

I watched most of Masaki Yuasa’s work. The only movie I didn’t watch was the Mindgame

[@TheRezro]

Wait! He make new Devilman? It in fact explain a lot..

[@gregwolf1]

Masaaki Yuasa's works are like... Jazz music.

[@lukacoleman3902]

Yeet, I guess this means that I should watch the Tatami Galaxy dvd I've had collecting dust on my self for the last year and a half

[@MsanaGeek]

can someone tell me what the song in the outro ?

[@Spiritleaf]

I haven't watched something of Masaaki Yuasa's that I haven't enjoyed yet.

[@thisismakneto2296]

basically watch "mind game" "the night is short, walk on girl" "lu over the wall" "tatami galaxy" "devilman crybaby" they are all amazing you wont regret it

[@WhiteKnuckleRide512]

Also Ping Pong

[@ryanmorfei6325]

No he is the best director

[@Machtyn]

Some of these clips you show remind me of "Cool3dWorld". That stuff is just really weird. (The stuff is now on KZbin.)

[@funnyboyi]

ping pong the animation is a damn masterpiece and ppl need to watch that anime

[@agentofxehanort]

I wholeheartedly agree

[@ilyassnadi1134]

did he retire? he hasn't directed a single show or movie since the earthquake anime

[@austinwiebe3801]

GreT video

[@bertman4]

You didn't really cover an important aspect which is original work versus adaptation.

[@ariandigaluh9461]

Skip intro 03:00

[@J8HJ]

Is review week of awesome dead?

[@VitorCesar]

How many i have watched this video i dont know so many

[@andrewkful]

*opens* .... WHUELP.

[@dayvena8191]

Well you know what they say the weirder the better

[@w0joshcbrln0w]

It’s called adobe animate now

[@johnnyvarila821]

KEMONOZUME!!

[@godbolin]

new work by yuasa massaki! twitter.com/sciencesaru/status/1125930294949761025

[@Bhomasolini]

ping pong the animation is one of my favorite shows, but the rest of his work is so hard to watch/follow for me.

[@bottomtext]

Watch Tatami Galaxy!

[@Bhomasolini]

@@bottomtext tired it, the subs are just so fast, impossible to watch lol

[@bottomtext]

@@Bhomasolini Try pausing them, it's really worth it. You get used to it after a few episodes.

[@animeking17]

@@Bhomasolini I got used to it in a few episodes

[@zaregoto6022]

Tatami Galaxy is his greatest work. No argument here

[@xaviercopeland2789]

Zaregoto I love Ping Ping the Animation the most personally, but to each their own.

[@zaregoto6022]

@@xaviercopeland2789 i also love Ping Pong But what separates it from Tatami Galaxy is that Tatami is easily relatable to many people ans just how its story is written in complex yet very understanding way its one of the most creative story telling i have ever seen

[@xaviercopeland2789]

Zaregoto that’s the main reason why Ping Ping is so good besides the art! You can’t tell me you didn’t like everyone in that series and wanted them all to win.

[@celinak5062]

12:20

[@jingochesh]

Wasn't hard to beat howls moving castle