Masayuki Kojima

Masayuki Kojima (小島 正幸) is a Japanese animator, director, and member of the renowned animation studio Madhouse. He was born on March 11, 1961 in Yamanashi, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, and is a twenty year plus veteran of the anime industry.

Personal history
Kojima first got his start in the animation business in the 1980s, where he worked primarily project-to-project for a number of different companies, including Knack Productions and Tatsunoko Production. During this time, he was involved in television products as an episode director. In the 1990s, Kojima joined Madhouse as a permanent member, where he has remained since. During his years at Madhouse, he has been involved in dozens of productions as an animator, as well as helming several TV series, two movies, a theatrical short, and a TV special.

Directorial style
Since coming to work for Madhouse, Kojima has been primarily a drama director, and one who specializes in lengthy series. He has adapted two of Naoki Urasawa's manga, Master Keaton and Monster, both of which received critical acclaim. His most recent project is Piano no Mori, his first full-length theatrical film, which was released in Japan in July 21, 2007.

Works

 * Cybot Robotchi series (1982 - 1983) - Episode Director
 * Okawari-Boy Starzan S series (1984) - Episode Director, Storyboard Artist
 * Aru Kararu no Isan OVA (1993) - Storyboard Artist
 * Azuki-chan series (1995 - 1998) - Series Director, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist
 * Cardcaptor Sakura series (1998 - 2000) - Storyboard Artist (episode 2)
 * DNA Sights 999.9 movie (1998) - Director, Storyboard Artist
 * Master Keaton series (1998 - 1999) - Series Director, Episode Director (many episodes), Storyboard Artist (many episodes)
 * Reign: The Conqueror series (1999) - Storyboard Artist
 * Leave it to Kero! Theatrical Version short (2000) - Director
 * Sakura Wars series (2000) - Animation Director
 * Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars series (2001) - Storyboard Artist
 * Hanada Shonen-shi series (2002) - Supervisor
 * Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi series (2002) - Series Director, Episode Director (episode 2), Storyboard Artist (episodes 2, 10)
 * Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless Odyssey OVA series (2002) - Storyboard Artist (episodes 7 - 8)
 * Trava OVA series (2003) - In-Between Animator
 * Gungrave series (2003 - 2004) - Key Animator
 * Gunslinger Girl series (2003 - 2004) - Storyboard Artist
 * The Gokusen series (2004) - Storyboard Artist
 * Monster series (2004 - 2005) - Director
 * Trinity Blood series (2005) - Storyboard Artist
 * A Spirit of the Sun TV special (2006) - Director, Storyboard Artist
 * Piano no Mori movie (2007) - Director