Masao Maruyama
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- June 19, 1941 (age 85)
- Birthplace
- Shiogama, Miyagi, Japan
Biography
Masao Maruyama (丸山 正雄, born June 19, 1941) is a Japanese anime producer and anime entrepreneur, the co-founder of Madhouse, as well as the founder of MAPPA and Studio M2. He is the current chairman of MAPPA and president of Studio M2. Maruyama has been involved in the Japanese animation business for over 50 years. He has worked with many well-known and up-and-coming animators, established several animation production companies, worked on dozens of series and films, and planned and produced various works. Maruyama is one of the most experienced producers in the Japanese animation industry and has given opportunities to individuals who went on to become accomplished directors in their own right. Among the talents he picked up were Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda, and Sunao Katabuchi. He also gave Masaaki Yuasa and Mitsuo Iso a chance to direct at a very early stage. He also gave Mamoru Hosoda, who was thinking of returning to his hometown to change careers after he was forced to drop out of directing Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle, a chance to direct his first theatrical film after resigning from Toei Animation. Yuichiro Hayashi, Munehisa Sakai, and Sunghoo Park, who became MAPPA's main directors, and Sayo Yamamoto, his direct protégé at Madhouse, are also people whose talents were discovered by Maruyama. His ability to find talented people helped Madhouse and MAPPA to make great strides.
Known For
Filmography
Mfinda
Movie · Producer
The Dream Machine
Movie · Producer
Nezumikozo Jirokichi
Movie · Producer
PLUTO
TV · Executive Producer · 8 eps
One Arm
Movie · Producer
Onihei
TV · Producer · 13 eps
In This Corner of the World
Movie · Producer
Punch Line
TV · Production Supervisor · 12 eps
Rage of Bahamut
TV · Production Supervisor · 12 eps
Terror in Resonance
TV · Production Supervisor · 11 eps
Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge
Movie · Producer
Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors
Movie · Producer
Highlander: The Search for Vengeance
Movie · Producer
Mokke
TV · Producer · 24 eps
Den-noh Coil
TV · Producer · 26 eps
Claymore
TV · Producer · 26 eps
Death Note
TV · Producer · 37 eps
NANA
TV · Producer · 47 eps
Black Lagoon
TV · Development Producer · 24 eps
Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
Movie · Producer
Paradise Kiss
TV · Producer · 12 eps
Tenjho Tenge
TV · Producer · 24 eps
The Gokusen
TV · Producer · 13 eps
Monster
TV · Producer · 74 eps
Nasu: Summer in Andalusia
Movie · Producer
Aquarian Age: The Movie
Movie · Executive Producer
Texhnolyze
TV · Producer · 20 eps
Hitsuji no Uta
TV · Producer · 4 eps
Millennium Actress
Movie · Executive Producer
Trava: Fist Planet
TV · Producer · 4 eps
X: An Omen
Movie · Producer
Metropolis
Movie · Producer
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Movie · Producer
X
TV · Producer · 24 eps
Chance Pop Session
TV · Producer · 13 eps
Reign: The Conqueror Movie
Movie · Producer
Sakura Wars
TV · Producer · 25 eps
Boogiepop Phantom
TV · Producer · 12 eps
Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie
Movie · Executive Producer
Pet Shop of Horrors
TV · Producer · 4 eps
Satanika
Movie · Producer
Perfect Blue
Movie · Producer
TRIGUN
TV · Executive Producer · 26 eps
Master Keaton
TV · Producer · 39 eps
X
Movie · Producer
Bio Hunter
Movie · Producer
Memories
Movie · Producer
Azuki-chan the Movie
Movie · Producer
Street Fighter
TV · Producer · 26 eps
DNA² OVA
TV · Producer · 3 eps
Bronze: Cathexis Koji Nanjo
Movie · Producer
DNA²
TV · Producer · 12 eps
Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals
TV · Producer · 4 eps
Singles
Movie · Producer
A-Girl
Movie · Producer
Kiss Me on the Apple of My Eye
Movie · Producer
Pops
Movie · Producer
Desperate Love 1989
Movie · Producer
Zetsuai 1989
TV · Producer · 3 eps
Urusei Yatsura: Terror of Girly-Eyes Measles
Movie · Producer
Doomed Megalopolis
TV · Producer · 4 eps
Neo Tokyo
Movie · Producer
Urusei Yatsura: Goat and Cheese
Movie · Producer
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars
Movie · Producer
Girls in Summer Dresses: Hiroshima, August 6, 1945
Movie · Producer
Fairy King
Movie · Producer
Phoenix: Space Chapter
Movie · Producer
Junk Boy
Movie · Producer
The Running Man
Movie · Producer
Space-Time Traveler - Time Stranger
Movie · Producer
The Dagger of Kamui
Movie · Producer
Bobby's Girl
Movie · Producer