Between his work on cult classic animated movies like Mind Game and fan-favorite anime series Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasa has developed a reputation as an innovative and playful filmmaker. His unique visual style has helped bring life to mature, enigmatic stories and all-ages adventures with the same infectious passion. Now, GKIDS has released a box set featuring all five of Yuasa’s feature-length films.Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films includes 2004’s Mind Game, 2017’s The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, 2017’s Lu Over the Wall, 2019’s Ride Your Wave, and 2021’s Inu-Oh, alongside an extensive selection of bonus features. Each film is emblematic of Yuasa’s imaginative approach to storytelling. In an interview with CBR, Yuasa looked back on his eclectic animation career, compared his experience working on feature films to his time in television, and shared his excitement about the new collection of his films, which is on sale now.Masaaki Yuasa: For Mind Game, I did what I could in that era. I tried to learn from all the challenges and hurdles I faced while making that project. And then I try to incorporate what I learned in my recent films– mostly the best way to communicate with the audience. I hope that I evolved in that way the most.
Between his work on cult classic animated movies like Mind Game and fan-favorite anime series Devilman Crybaby, Masaaki Yuasa has developed a reputation as an innovative and playful filmmaker. His unique visual style has helped bring life to mature, enigmatic stories and all-ages adventures with the same infectious passion. Now, GKIDS has released a box set featuring all five of Yuasa’s feature-length films.
Masaaki Yuasa: Five Films includes 2004’s Mind Game, 2017’s The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, 2017’s Lu Over the Wall, 2019’s Ride Your Wave, and 2021’s Inu-Oh, alongside an extensive selection of bonus features. Each film is emblematic of Yuasa’s imaginative approach to storytelling. In an interview with CBR, Yuasa looked back on his eclectic animation career, compared his experience working on feature films to his time in television, and shared his excitement about the new collection of his films, which is on sale now.
Masaaki Yuasa: For Mind Game, I did what I could in that era. I tried to learn from all the challenges and hurdles I faced while making that project. And then I try to incorporate what I learned in my recent films– mostly the best way to communicate with the audience. I hope that I evolved in that way the most.
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