Soichi Masui

DirectorArtDirectingVisual EffectsWriter Mar 29 (age 60) Urawa, Saitama, Japan 1995–2026 (31 year career)

7.3 avg rating

Biography

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).

Known For

Film

My Hero Academia

Opening/Ending Animation

Film

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Series Director

Film

Samurai Champloo

Storyboard Artist

Film

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

Storyboard Artist

Film

Noragami

Storyboard Artist

Film

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

Director

Film

Psycho-Pass

Storyboard Artist

Film

Soul Eater

Storyboard Artist

Filmography

Crew (54)

Movies (21)

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend

2026 Upcoming

Director

Oct 16

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

2023

Director

7.8

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid

2023

Storyboard Artist

7.8

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out

2023

Director

7.7

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out

2023

Storyboard Artist

7.7

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

2019

Director

8.3

Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl

2019

Storyboard Artist

8.3

Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!

2013

Storyboard Artist

7.3

Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! Me and the Space Princess

2012

Director

6.5

Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy

2011

Director

6.7

UN-GO episode:0 INGA-RON

2011

Storyboard Artist

6.6

Trigun: Badlands Rumble

2010

Storyboard Artist

7.5

Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva

2009

Storyboard Artist

7.5

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance

2009

Storyboard Artist

7.8

Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb

2007

Storyboard Artist

6.2

Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa

2005

Storyboard Artist

7.3

Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew

2005

Storyboard Artist

7.0

RahXephon Interlude: Her and Herself/Thatness and Thereness

2003

Director

The Truth of Grimm Brothers' Fairy Tales

2000

Director

The Truth of Japanese Fairy Tales

2000

Director

True School Ghosts

1999

Director

4.0

Television (33)

Girls Band Cry

Storyboard Artist

Akiba Maid War

Series Director

Akiba Maid War

Storyboard Artist

Heaven's Design Team

Series Director

Appare-Ranman!

Storyboard Artist

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

2018

Series Director

8.5

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

Storyboard Artist

Sakura Quest

Series Director

Sakura Quest

Storyboard Artist

My Hero Academia

Opening/Ending Animation

8.6

The Heroic Legend of Arslan

Storyboard Artist

Noragami

Storyboard Artist

Knights of Sidonia

Storyboard Artist

Chaika - The Coffin Princess

Series Director

Psycho-Pass

Storyboard Artist

Animal Detectives Kiruminzoo

2009

Series Director

7.8

Animal Detectives Kiruminzoo

Storyboard Artist

Canaan

Storyboard Artist

Soul Eater

Storyboard Artist

Michiko & Hatchin

Storyboard Artist

Den-noh Coil

Storyboard Artist

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

Storyboard Artist

Ergo Proxy

Storyboard Artist

Kemonozume

Storyboard Artist

Samurai Champloo

Storyboard Artist

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Storyboard Artist

Scrapped Princess

Series Director

RahXephon

Director

RahXephon

Storyboard Artist

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars

2001

Director

7.7

Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars

Storyboard Artist

Pecola

Storyboard

School Ghosts

Director