Masahiro Mukai

Masahiro Mukai
向井雅浩
NationalityJapanese
OccupationAnime director
Years active2004–present
Known for

Masahiro Mukai (Japanese: 向井雅浩, Hepburn: Mukai Masahiro) is a Japanese anime director. In 2004, he joined Sunrise and worked on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. After leaving Sunrise, he was put in charge of directing Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation in 2013, and Trickster in 2017. Under the chief direction of Kenji Nagasaki, Mukai served as director for the anime adaptation of My Hero Academia from its fourth through sixth seasons.

Biography

Mukai was a fan of the Gundam series in elementary school, which later inspired him to work in the anime industry.[1] He later joined Sunrise and started working on Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny as a production assistant, which was the first series he worked on.[1] Mukai left Sunrise around 2008, and following his departure from the company started working as an episode director. In the early 2010s, he did work for a few Shaft series where he worked with director Akiyuki Shinbo, whom Mukai considers to be a mentor.[1] In 2013, he debuted as series director for the first time with Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation.[2] In 2017, Mukai directed the Trickster anime television series.[3]

That same year, Mukai served as episode director for the second season of Blood Blockade Battlefront. While working on the series, he was approached by My Hero Academia producer Yoshihiro Ōyabu to serve as director for the series starting with the fourth season, which Mukai accepted.[4]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b c Lehecka, Eddie (October 1, 2020). "Kenji Nagasaki & Masahiro Mukai Interview Pt. 1 [OTAQUEST CONNECT Transcript]". Otaquest. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Loveridge, Lynzee (December 27, 2012). "David Production Makes Hyperdimension Neptunia the Animation". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 1, 2016). "TMS, Peach-Pit Make Trickster Detective TV Anime Inspired by Edogawa Rampo". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "アニメ『僕のヒーローアカデミア』の第4期シリーズもいよいよ終盤へ！向井雅浩監督が第4期シリーズを振り返りつつ、見どころを語る!!". Animate Times (in Japanese). Animate. March 28, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  5. ^ Bertschy, Zac (June 13, 2012). "Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Vol. 3 Blu-ray". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  6. ^ "Risky Game!". Level E (in Japanese). January 25, 2011. TV Tokyo.
  7. ^ Toole, Mike (October 5, 2014). "The Mike Toole Show: Strike Up The Dandy". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  8. ^ "Helter Skelter". Terror in Resonance (in Japanese). September 18, 2014. Noitamina.
  9. ^ "I've Started the 'Being a God' Thing Again". Kamisama Kiss (in Japanese). January 5, 2015. TV Tokyo.
  10. ^ "Inside: Evil Spirit". Mob Psycho 100 (in Japanese). January 28, 2019. Tokyo MX.
  11. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 27, 2021). "My Hero Academia Anime's 5th Season Previews Opening Theme in New Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2021.