Person
Masakazu Obara
Directing · Japan
Biography
Masakazu Obara (小原 正和, Ohara Masakazu) is a Japanese anime director. He is also known as Sakazuki Orihara (織原真盃) and Jin Inai (稲井仁). He joined Sunrise in 1992, where he has directed Mai-HiME, Mai-Otome and Accel World, among others.
Known for
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Storyboard Artist
Sword Art Online
Director
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
Storyboard Artist
My-Hime
Director
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Storyboard Artist
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
Storyboard Artist
The Twelve Kingdoms
Director
Fate/strange Fake
Director
Accel World
Series Director
Undead Murder Farce
Storyboard Artist
Filmography
- 2024Fate/strange FakeDirector
- 2024Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!Storyboard Artist
- 2023Undead Murder FarceStoryboard Artist
- 2023MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLESStoryboard Artist
- 2023NieR:Automata Ver1.1aStoryboard Artist
- 2022Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-Storyboard Artist
- 2022Sword Art Online the Movie – Progressive – Scherzo of Deep NightStoryboard Artist
- 2021Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless NightSecond Unit Director
- 2020Warlords of SigrdrifaDirector
- 2020High School Fleet MovieStoryboard Artist
- 2019Kaguya-sama: Love Is WarStoryboard Artist
- 2016Accel World: Infinite BurstDirector
- 2012Sword Art OnlineDirector
- 2012Accel WorldSeries Director
- 2011The Spirit Photography: Paranormal PhenomenonNarrator (voice)
- 2009The Girl Who Leapt Through SpaceSeries Director
- 2006My-Otome ZweiSeries Director
- 2004My-HimeDirector
- 2002The Twelve KingdomsDirector
- 2000GEAR Fighter DendohDirector
- 1999The Big ODirector
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