Person

Soichi Masui

Directing · Born 1966-03-29 · Urawa, Saitama, Japan

Souichi Masui (増井 壮一, Masui Sōichi, born 1966) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist from Urawa City, Saitama Prefecture (currently Saitama City). He sometimes works under the pseudonym Kazuma Mizukusa (水草一馬).

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  Soul Eater

  Storyboard Artist

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  Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

  Series Director

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  Psycho-Pass

  Storyboard Artist

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  My Hero Academia

  Opening/Ending Animation

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  Noragami

  Storyboard Artist

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  Samurai Champloo

  Storyboard Artist

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  Sakura Quest

  Series Director

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  The Heroic Legend of Arslan

  Storyboard Artist

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  Pecola

  Storyboard

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  Ergo Proxy

  Storyboard Artist

• 2026Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear FriendDirector
• 2024Girls Band CryStoryboard Artist
• 2023Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack KidStoryboard Artist
• 2023Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing OutDirector
• 2022Akiba Maid WarSeries Director
• 2021Heaven's Design TeamSeries Director
• 2020Appare-Ranman!Storyboard Artist
• 2019Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming GirlStoryboard Artist
• 2018Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl SenpaiSeries Director
• 2017Sakura QuestSeries Director
• 2016My Hero AcademiaOpening/Ending Animation
• 2015The Heroic Legend of ArslanStoryboard Artist
• 2014Knights of SidoniaStoryboard Artist
• 2014Chaika - The Coffin PrincessSeries Director
• 2014NoragamiStoryboard Artist
• 2013Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!Storyboard Artist
• 2012Psycho-PassStoryboard Artist
• 2012Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Me and the Space PrincessDirector
• 2011UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RONStoryboard Artist
• 2011Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden SpyDirector
• 2010Trigun: Badlands RumbleStoryboard Artist
• 2009Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaStoryboard Artist
• 2009Animal Detectives KiruminzooStoryboard Artist
• 2009CanaanStoryboard Artist
• 2009Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) AdvanceStoryboard Artist
• 2008Michiko & HatchinStoryboard Artist
• 2008Soul EaterStoryboard Artist
• 2007Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks BombStoryboard Artist
• 2007Den-noh CoilStoryboard Artist
• 2007Moribito: Guardian of the SpiritStoryboard Artist
• 2006KemonozumeStoryboard Artist
• 2006Ergo ProxyStoryboard Artist
• 2005Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of ShamballaStoryboard Artist
• 2005Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of MewStoryboard Artist
• 2004Beck: Mongolian Chop SquadStoryboard Artist
• 2004Samurai ChamplooStoryboard Artist
• 2003RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and TherenessDirector
• 2003Scrapped PrincessSeries Director
• 2002RahXephonStoryboard Artist
• 2001PecolaStoryboard
• 2001Shingu: Secret of the Stellar WarsStoryboard Artist
• 2000The Truth of Grimm Brothers' Fairy TalesDirector
• 2000The Truth of Japanese Fairy TalesDirector
• 1999True School GhostsDirector
• 1995School GhostsDirector