Directed credits
8
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Toshihiko Masuda
Visual Effects
Career Snapshot
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Directed movies: 4Directed series: 4All crew credits: 158
TMDB ID: 34928
IMDb ID: nm0557926
Known for: Visual Effects
Born: April 14, 1960
Age: 65
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2025
Years active: 55
Average TMDB rating: 7.5
Wikidata: Q17222481
Also known as
Toshihiku Masuda • 増田俊彦 • 増田としひこ • 増田 敏彦
Frequent jobs
Animation Director (4)Director (4)Key Animation (123)Storyboard Artist (24)Character Designer (2)Writer (1)
Biography
Born in 1960, Toshihiko Masuda was one of the major directors at Telecom Animation Film. He joined Telecom in 1980 as a in-between animator and became a director in 1983, taking over Hayao Miyazaki's unit after he left to go work at Topcraft to do Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. Masuda is known for his wacky and fluid animation, and is the one who set the style in Telecom's western productions in the '80s and '90s. He now works as a freelance animator and storyboard artist working on a plethora of different anime projects.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Toshihiko Masuda.
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Toshihiko Masuda.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Toshihiko Masuda.
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Toshihiko Masuda.
8.7
Attack on Titan
Key Animation • 6 eps
2013 Series
8.7
One Piece
Key Animation • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.6
Death Note
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.6
My Hero Academia
Key Animation • 2 eps
2016 Series
8.6
Haikyu!!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.6
Dan Da Dan
Key Animation • 2 eps
2024 Series
8.6
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Animation Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Storyboard Artist • 12 eps
2007 Series
8.5
Vinland Saga
Key Animation • 2 eps
2019 Series
8.5
Mob Psycho 100
Key Animation • 1 eps
2016 Series
8.5
Black Clover
Key Animation • 6 eps
2017 Series
8.4
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma
Key Animation • 1 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Toshihiko Masuda.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Toshihiko Masuda.
8.4
Bleach
Key Animation • 4 eps
2004 Series
8.7
One Piece
Key Animation • 2 eps
1999 Series
8.6
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Animation Director • 2 eps
2012 Series
8.5
Naruto Shippūden
Storyboard Artist • 12 eps
2007 Series
8.0
Lupin the 3rd
Key Animation • 3 eps
1971 Series
8.7
Attack on Titan
Key Animation • 6 eps
2013 Series
8.6
Death Note
Key Animation • 1 eps
2006 Series
7.6
Superman: The Animated Series
Director • 5 eps
1996 Series
8.6
Haikyu!!
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
8.0
Ace of the Diamond
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2013 Series
8.3
Tokyo Ghoul
Key Animation • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.7
Mr. Osomatsu
Key Animation • 4 eps
2015 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Toshihiko Masuda.
8.0
LUPIN THE IIIRD: The Movie - The Immortal Bloodline
Key Animation
2025 Movie
8.0
LUPIN THE IIIRD: Zenigata and the Two Lupins
Key Animation
2025 Movie
6.5
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Key Animation
2024 Movie
7.9
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull
Key Animation
2024 Movie
5.7
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary
Key Animation
2024 Movie
8.1
Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
Key Animation
2023 Movie
8.4
Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie
Key Animation
2022 Movie
7.3
Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: The Tornado Legend of Ninja Mononoke
Key Animation
2022 Movie
6.5
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021
Key Animation
2022 Movie
6.3
Hula Fulla Dance
Key Animation
2021 Movie
7.2
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujiko's Lie
Key Animation
2019 Movie
6.4
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes
Key Animation
2019 Movie
6.6
Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~
Key Animation
2018 Movie
7.1
Mary and The Witch's Flower
Key Animation
2017 Movie
6.7
Napping Princess
Key Animation
2017 Movie
6.5
Lupin the Third: Italian Game
Storyboard Artist
2016 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Toshihiko Masuda.
7.7
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
Key Animation • 2 eps
2025 Series
7.7
Lazarus
Key Animation • 1 eps
2025 Series
8.4
Medalist
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2025 Series
6.8
Haigakura
Storyboard Artist • 3 eps
2024 Series
7.9
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
Key Animation • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.6
Dan Da Dan
Key Animation • 2 eps
2024 Series
7.2
Unnamed Memory
Storyboard Artist • 4 eps
2024 Series
8.3
Ninja Kamui
Key Animation • 1 eps
2024 Series
8.0
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Key Animation • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.3
Gundam Build Metaverse
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.1
16bit Sensation: Another Layer
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2023 Series
6.9
Ragna Crimson
Key Animation • 1 eps
2023 Series
6.5
My Clueless First Friend
Storyboard Artist • 1 eps
2023 Series
7.2
LUPIN ZERO
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.9
Urusei Yatsura
Key Animation • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.2
Management of a Novice Alchemist
Storyboard Artist • 2 eps
2022 Series