Masami Ōbari
| Masami Ōbari | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 大張正己 |
| Born |
January 24, 1966 Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan |
| Occupation | Director, mecha designer, and character designer |
Masami Ōbari (大張正己 Ōbari Masami?, born January 24, 1966) is a noted Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer.
After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on shows such as Special Armored Battalion Dorvack, Transformers, and Star Musketeer Bismarck. Soon after, at the age of 19, he got his first major break when he landed the role of mecha designer on Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God. Not too long after, at the young age of 21, he was given his first directorial role by directing episodes 5 and 6 of the Bubblegum Crisis OVA series.
In 1993 he founded Studio G-1 with fellow animators Kazuto Nakazawa, , Takehiro Nakayama, and , to whom Masami Obari was married, but from whom he is now divorced. Studio G-1 was later disbanded and was reformed under the name of Studio G-1 Neo in the year 2000.
Although not originally interested in animation he was inspired when he formed a high school friendship with classmate Satoshi Urushihara
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