What Makes Masaaki Yuasa So Unique?
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Yuasa is one of the most revered anime directors right now, so in this video I take a look into what makes him and his anime so unique. This will be the first of a number of videos on the anime of Masaaki Yuasa.
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For me, one of the reasons why Yuasa is unique is because he combines emotional tones with artstyle. I recall him even saying this in an interview, mentioning that the artstyle in each of his shows corresponds with certain emotions.
It elevates his otherwise rough, "unmarketable" style of presentation into something great.
Yuasa is a massive talent and each show is its own thing, yet at the same time, his style is distinct. I greatly look forward to the next project he'll come out with.
agree
Yuasa is a diamond in the rough.You better cover Mindgame, that was on of the best anime movies ive seen.
The Best for me so far.
Great video! Masaaki Yuasa is outstanding and I think he's an anime director we really need right now. In current times where more innovative titles make less money than a typical moe or ecchi title, the fact that Yuasa can take a small budget and make it beautiful, meaningful and somehow visually different from his other works is what I really respect about him. I don't usually fanboy over directors or actors but he's one man that I'd love to meet one day just to casually talk about his thoughts on animation.
Hey Keten, are we gonna see a kaiba review anytime soon?
I thought about doing Kaiba at some point soon so sure, I'll try to get it out this month.
+Julian di Jorio / You are correct that Ping Pong was successful, thank goodness for that. Though it was still ranked number 14 in terms of sales out of titles in it's season... and here's a list of ecchi/moe titles it lost to.
Ping Pong - 3,761 sold
Date a Live II - 6,768 sold
Kamigami no Asobi - 8,368 sold
NGNL - 11,076 sold
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? - 12,996 sold
Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei - 13,290 sold
Love Live! Second Season - 116,266 sold
You're right that "current times" is inaccurate though, experimental works rarely paid off no matter the time period, that's my bad but I would definitely argue that it's more apparent nowadays than it ever was before due to the internet of course and just how many otaku pandering titles we're getting since it's much easier to get funds and make 5 typical moe/ecchi titles than it is to take a risk with a single innovative title. Luckily even if Yuasa made a fraction of as much money as those titles, he can still make more because he can turn low budgets into gold.
Agreed. Yuasa definitely is one of the best, if not the best and creative modern anime director. To be able to make at first glance a seemingly simple anime, but then actually having lot of depth in it and without them coming off as pretentious or trying too hard to impress; instead, they are very accessible and down-to-earth. Not to mention that his works have a lot of rewatch value. So if missed something or didn't understand everything the first time, you just might the second time around and you can also find something new that you didn't notice the first time. That's why I love Yuasa's works.
How can an anime with depth be pretentious?
Yuasa has an eye for movement in animation, his characters use grand gestures, and they have a fluidity that's slightly off-putting for the typically less than realistic art styles yuasa employs.
Yuasa's "style" itself is as fluid as his animation, being able to change based on the feeling of the story for each anime he works on.
His stories tend to involve very well-rounded, multi-faceted characters; as complex as the world they are living in.
This, in combination with the complex stories he portrays, paints a very human picture. His art reflects life, which ironically with the rise in popularity of "slice of life" shows, is a unique sort of quality these days. The unconventional art styles he uses break the overwhelming seriousness in his stories. Think of how different "kaiba" would feel if it were done in a gritty, realistic "ghost in the shell" style.
Yuasa's most unique trait is his ability to use dissonance effectively. He has a masterful understanding of the limits he can push in combining multiple, wildly different elements, and making them work together.
My favorite person in the whole industry. Unique on every level.
He's unique because, unlike other directors, he makes good anime
That's a bold statement.
Not every anime director makes ecchi or shounens
+Felik18 it's a joke lol
+willthemost ha
That's a bold statement.
Not every ecchi or shonen or bad.
Luc Hayward
touché
That Tatami Galaxy music ALWAYS makes me cry
Yuasa's work in Ping Pong and Adventure Time really inspired me with his amazing marriage of perspective, movement and momentum in a way which you feel carried away with the scene
You prompted me to watch Tatami Galaxy, and THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
Also, I agree, Yuasa's works are utter masterpieces.
He's definitely one of the best directors around, but I need to re-watch some of his shows to get the most out of them.
Kemonozume is amazing and painfully underrated.
Devilman is no exception to his work
What makes Yuasa different is that he is able to tell a story (damn good stories at that) that is fun overall no mather what age the audience is.
What is it that you think makes Yuasa unique?
Do you prefer ping pong or tatami galaxy?
I recently watched Ping Pong and it was great. I need to watch more of his stuff.
Yuasa is goat. :)
Why so little Kemonozume? The ending is fucked up, but the rest was so good, especially episode 9
His artstyle and style, and how he uses it. The only work of his I have seen is KAIBA and Mind Game, but KAIBA is one of the best shows/animations I have seen and here is one reason why: where as there is a stigma that art-styles have to be "ultra realistic" in order to have mature themes and serious stories, KAIBA has a very unconventional, cartoonish art-style however, like FINAL FANTASY IX, not only ate the story's themes mature but the art-style ironically strengthens the execution of said themes.
I think Yuasa's willingness to forsake the traditional milieu-centered stories that are so prevalent in anime for more character and idea driven narratives makes his works most unique (and not just for anime). The exploration of young adult identity through Tatami Galaxy's multiplicities and Kaiba's questioning of personal character through memory are [for myself] some of the deepest and most resonant stories I've ever encountered.
Anime Everyday thank you very much for talking YUASA MAASAKI, you are truly one of the greatest Anime RUclipsrs I've seen in my life.
+Retro Sage thank you! :)
Completely agree, especially about how his style is distinguishable but incredibly diverse at the same time. I was re-watching The Tatami Galaxy and there are parts where I'd go, "that's so Maasaki Yuasa", or something like that, but I still don't exactly know why. And I think that's an amazing skill/talent to have as an artist.
Best director; he's so talented it's mind boggling
I love Yuasa and his works and I'm really looking forward to new anime by him, because, as you mentioned, he is in its prime, so i think we'll get to see some more amazing stuff with his name on it.
thanks for this, I keep coming back to this video
He is my favorite, from the bending of animation to the bending of story, time, and of course, the cornucopia of his imagination. When I saw how many faces of god there were in Mind Game, I was hooked.
Adaptability and understanding of what you need to change is a great skill
Using little resources to create big things. Bringing a story to life and visualizing your idea from your head to fruition
Yuasa is an amazing artist and makes me very happy to see more and more videos dedicated to his genius! Great job in spreading the love!!! Also where did you find the Kaiba HD footage?
Ping pong and tatami galaxy are one of my favourites animes, and I love him because he does anime because he likes it, not for selling it.
10 people won't have a pink-coloured university life
That "rose colored campus life"
so in terms of work ethic he's essentially crazy
Great video, thank you very much for sharing!
The directing in Ping Pong is amazing, but why does nobody credit the author of the Manga taiyo matsumoto?
+Renato Galinec those are such great works, specially takemitsu zamurai, one of my favourite manga.
Gogo Monster would make a great movie. 60 to 90 minutes long. Could be amazing. Personally, I am hoping for a No. 5 adaptation. Blue Spring and Tekkon Kinkreet show that we don' t necessarily need Yuasa to do that. Personally, I think Blue Spring is the best adaptation so far. Easily better than the original.
Yuasa is one of my favorite directors because he is creative despite opposition. Additionally, his ability to create subtle context and weave worlds is unmatched. Do you think it would be possible to give a video essay on Watanabe? Yes, I understand many already know of him, and he is quite mainstream, but I'm not sure if people know why he is such an effective director. I think it would be worthy to analyze his works (Space Dandy, Cowboy Bebop, Kids on the Slope). Not only is he an obvious creative mastermind, but his fusion of various sources remind me of Yuasa, in a way. He is also a maverick in the industry-not always following conventions.
Incredible video, absolutely this!!^
Very interesting video. The only work of his I've seen is Ping Pong's first episode, but I'm planning on watching Tatami soon.
Thank you for this video. :)
Yuasa's works are different from others, actually after watching the whole series you have to watch it again to enjoy the twist, take "kaiba" as an example, after watching the whole series, I watched the first two episodes one more time to understand when and how things happened in past.
yuasa is a genius. my favorites are kaiba and ping-pong
Most shows have sequels because they are adaptations, and very rarely are they fully adapted. So season 2 is mostly just adapting more material. While there are expeditions, most original Anime don't have sequels.
But they do have spin-offs and movies, right?
I know it probably blasphemous but i wish there was a dubbed version of tatami galaxy. It's visually stunning and the narrative seems odd and interesting but the dialogues go so fast and there's so much going on visually in every scene that to me it's impossible to digest the show and enjoy it fully.
Its extremely hard to follow. The substitles come and go so fast that you miss everything else.
then your voice actors better talk fast.
No, that's a valid complaint for a non-Japanese viewer to have. The only subbed show I've paused more, just to catch up and soak everything in, was Shaft's Monogatari series. Neither anime was meant to accommodate extra text on the screen. A subtitled experience genuinely hurts both stories.
I wholeheartedly agree with you. I would pay good money for that show to get dubbed
>"what makes Yuasa unique?"
>barely any Mind Game, Yuasa's most unique work
To me I try to vision my ideas for anime and American cartoons I came up with the art
I guess your last comments about Yuasa's work timelessness sums it up to me. His works remember me of Disney/Pixar movies in a sense. Most of them won't be any worse in the future years. Most anime of nowadays will be despised by future generations once they stop having "best girl" of waifu discussions. At that time, Yuasa's work will still be considered great, since it doesn't depend on such otaku culture trends.
and now we have DEVILMAN CRYBABYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
I should read this
Don't forgot about Crayon Shin Chan movies. I for one love his style and perspective. For style/perspective in manga one my favorites is Taiyo Matsumoto and for anime is Masaaki Yuasa. So when they did Ping Pong, for me it was the perfect match they compliment each other well. Some other works to look at are Nanchatte Vampiyan(personal favorite, short but great!) and Cat soup. His complexed simplicity is amazing!!!! The character design is the simplicity and the movement/camera is what is complexed. Oh yeah, let's not forget Kemonozume a great series and KickStart wasn't bad. He makes wacky things dope to watch like Crayon Shin Chan movies/episodes that he worked on. What's next? Can't wait!
There is more to it but I just really enjoy his work point blank
I really don't understand Yuasa. Usually with a director I may like some of his works better than others but I rarely find myself having such contrasting opinions like with him.
I absolutely LOVED Ping Pong and The Tatami Galaxy and that's saying a lot considering that I'm not really a fan of sport related anime, but I thoroughly despised both Kaiba and Mind Game.
Now, it has been a while since I last watched them but I remember feeling like most of what happened in both of those anime seemed as if the creator was just throwing random things at the wall too see what sticked and then he used even what didn't stick just to make everything more confusing.
I would really love to hear what you liked from those two shows so when I eventually rewatch them I might see things with a different eye. Thanks!
My favorite Yuasa's works are also The Tatami Galaxy and Ping Pong, The Tatami Galaxy being his best one in my opinion.
Strange, I feel the same way you feel about Kaiba though: it did feel like Kaiba - especially towards the end - was very messy and that they were just making stuff up as they went along and what seemed convenient at the time.
But then again, there was long timespan for me between episodes 1-5, so I might've missed or forgot something; not that I was bored or didn't like it, I just got side tracked because I'm watching lot of other anime. So I'm planning to watch Kaiba again in the near future.
Great vid, where did you get all of this information from? :D
Yuasa is a god.
A little puzzled about the complete absence of Kemonozume here. It's a great show and easily one of his most outré, especially for a first series.
Watched devilman crybaby
I love your videos
most of Yuasa anime have contrasting animation compared to meta animation and making simple things complex in the plot and most of his anime have unique style of story every time I see his works.
He has that pizzazz that just makes his shows stand out of the bunch.
wow, never knew panda from we bare bears has his own channel
Animeeveryday .How many directors and what anime do you like them
where the hell are Kemonozume and Mindgame?!
'is there a particular reason you didn't mention Kemonozume at all in this discussion? Not a complaint, just wondering why you decided not to touch on it at all (ie. the only time it's featured is in a visual of all of his shows) Do you consider it to be the weakest of his works or least interesting?
no love for kemonozume?
One of the two new Yuasa movies will have some characters from "The Tatamy Galaxy", so the spin-off/sequel thing is not really true anymore.
Right now, Yuasa and One are probably the two greatest animators and creators in the industry right now.
Say what you want about One Punch Man, but to me it was a cut from the rest of the shows of that season, and so will Mob Psycho 100
can you review Secret of Cerulean Sand i found it confusing and i did not know weather its in the past or the future yet the story is interesting
What is your opinion on Kunihiko Ikuhara?
I've only seen Kaiba, out of all of his works...
anyone got recommendations for directors similar to Yuasa (i know the point is that he's unique) but just in case!
Can you reviev Arpeggio of blue steel/ARS nova?
He the one who made ping pong
got dang rite he did
Can you do a video like this on a different director?.
YUASA IS GOAT
I love Yuasa. But Ping Pong: The Animation was more of a sure thing. It was Taiyo Matsumoto's first really succesful manga. He had to gut Tekkonkinkreet short because it was so unpopular. In a way, I even think Yuasa is overrated, or over-credited. His most popular shows, Ping Pong and Tatami Galaxy, are adaptations. They are good, because he had a good story to work with. Kaiba, which is a weaker narrative was ultimately a lesser anime.
Yuasa does owe a lot to the writers of the Tatami Galaxy and Ping Pong, though I don't think that criticism's entirely fair. Considering that Yuasa takes on four or five different jobs in each of his production, there's no shame in letting someone else write the stories. With Kaiba or Kenmonozume, his writing started strong and grew weaker as the series progressed, though I'm guessing that's due less to his skill as a writer and a testament the the escalating workload of the later stages of anime production. Odds are he was so overwhelmed with keeping up with the scripts and storyboards that he didn't have the energy to keep his narratives as engaging and thematically/structurally coherent as he wanted- hence the change to adaptations. As such, I guess you could say he's over-credited, though hardly overrated.
Yuasa is a director, not a writer. And as an animation director , I mean, aesthetically, he is the best of all time. People don't overrate him, you are underrating him. Try to see a random film adaptaptation of Shakespeare (the best English-speaking writer, seems a "sure thing") and compare it to the ones that Welles and Kurosawa directed, maybe then you understand how important a director in cinema is.
Is there a list of the anime he has created
I know this is super late but yeeess!!
Pingpong the animation
The tatami galaxy
Kemonozume
Kaiba
The night is short walk on girl
Mind game
Devilman crybaby
with many credits across many shows and films
My favourite being the tatami galaxy and pingpong , the rest are amazing as well
can someone tell me his best works? for me to watch, i saw mind games already, but nothing else
Watch Ping Pong the Animation, Tatami Galaxy, and Kaiba :)
^Ping Pong the Animation, Tatami Galaxy, and Kaiba are his most known and critical acclaimed.
Yo just structure wise for your vids, you seem to be missing a solid introduction. Feels a little bit like just jumping right in. It's a little jarring from an audience perspective. Watch Every Frame A Painting, he has intros down.
where he's unique is he gives no fuck about budget
you are not like these self proclaimed genius weaboos i like you!
warning: nofoodchain.exe
Doesn't he get money for his shows because they are low budget? Nothing against Ping Pong but from what I've seen it all looks off model all the time, and it has a very simple design, he seems to of gotten around it by making it very stylised. But from a technical perspective it is very poorly made.
I don't agree with "no director achieved what Yuasa does"
Remember the name: Satoshi Kon
Am I the only person who thinks these are all pretty damn terrible? I understand experimental works, but usually people try to make the experiments work, lol.
Great vid, where did you get all of this information from? :D