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Masaaki Yuasa, anime’s oddest auteur, still feels like he has so much to learn
There are animators, anime directors, and studio heads, and then there’s Masaaki Yuasa: one of a handful of globally renowned animation auteurs who only seems to get more beloved the stranger his work gets. With the release of Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films, a gorgeous tour through Yuasa’s cinematic oeuvre, there’s never been a better time to revisit his cinematic output, from his astonishing psychedelic debut, Mind Game, through 2022’s genre-defying historical rock opera Inu-Oh. Also included in the set: 2017’s The Night Is Short, Walk on Girland Lu Over the Wall, and 2019’s wild fantasy romance Ride Your Wave.