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Masahiko Ôta

  • Director
  • Art Department
  • Animation Department
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Masahiko Ôta is known for Mai-HiME (2004), Sabagebu! Survival Game Club! (2014) and Minami-ke (2007).
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    Known for

    Mai-HiME (2004)
    Mai-HiME
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    Sabagebu! Survival Game Club! (2014)
    Sabagebu! Survival Game Club!
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    Minami-ke (2007)
    Minami-ke
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Director(opening and ending sequences)
    Texhnolyze (2003)
    Texhnolyze
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • My Deer Friend Nokotan (2024)
      My Deer Friend Nokotan
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Onipan! (2022)
      Onipan!
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! (2019)
      Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?!
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru (2018)
      Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018–2019
    • Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015)
      Himouto! Umaru-chan
      7.1
      TV Series
      • series director
      • episode director
      • 2015–2017
    • Gabriel DropOut (2017)
      Gabriel DropOut
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Masahiko Ohta)
      • 2017
    • Hagane Orchestra
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Sabagebu! Survival Game Club! (2014)
      Sabagebu! Survival Game Club!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • series director
      • 2014
    • Love Lab (2013)
      Love Lab
      6.8
      TV Series
      • series director
      • episode director
      • 2013
    • The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura (2013)
      The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • series director
      • 2013
    • Happy Go Lily (2011)
      Happy Go Lily
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011–2012
    • Mitsudomoe (2010)
      Mitsudomoe
      7.3
      TV Series
      • series director (opening and ending sequences)
      • 2010
    • Rosario + Vampire (2008)
      Rosario + Vampire
      6.8
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2008
    • Minami-ke (2007)
      Minami-ke
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director (opening and ending sequences)
      • 2007
    • Brighter Than the Dawning Blue (2006)
      Brighter Than the Dawning Blue
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006

    Art Department

    • Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru (2018)
      Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2018
    • Gabriel DropOut (2017)
      Gabriel DropOut
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masahiko Ohta)
      • 2017
    • Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015)
      Himouto! Umaru-chan
      7.1
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Sabagebu! Survival Game Club! (2014)
      Sabagebu! Survival Game Club!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Love Lab (2013)
      Love Lab
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura (2013)
      The Troubled Life of Miss Kotoura
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Mitsudomoe (2010)
      Mitsudomoe
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • To LOVE-Ru (2008)
      To LOVE-Ru
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2008
    • Minami-ke (2007)
      Minami-ke
      7.2
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist: opening & ending sequences
      • storyboard artist
      • 2007
    • Shuffle! (2005)
      Shuffle!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2005
    • Elemental Gelade (2005)
      Elemental Gelade
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masahiko Ohta)
      • 2005
    • Mai-HiME (2004)
      Mai-HiME
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Masahiko Ohta)
      • 2004

    Animation Department

    • Sabagebu! Survival Game Club! (2014)
      Sabagebu! Survival Game Club!
      7.2
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2014
    • Mitsudomoe (2010)
      Mitsudomoe
      7.3
      TV Series
      • animator: ending sequence
      • 2010
    • Rosario + Vampire (2008)
      Rosario + Vampire
      6.8
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2008
    • Strawberry Marshmallow (2005)
      Strawberry Marshmallow
      7.6
      TV Series
      • animator
      • 2005
    • X (2001)
      X
      7.5
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 2001
    • Touch: Cross Road (2001)
      Touch: Cross Road
      6.4
      Video
      • additional animation director
      • 2001
    • Grandeek - Gaiden (2000)
      Grandeek - Gaiden
      6.8
      • key animator
      • 2000
    • Tatchi: Are kara kimi wa... Miss Lonely Yesterday (1998)
      Tatchi: Are kara kimi wa... Miss Lonely Yesterday
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • animator
      • 1998
    • Superman: The Animated Series (1996)
      Superman: The Animated Series
      8.1
      TV Series
      • key animator
      • 1998
    • Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness (1997)
      Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness
      6.8
      • key animator
      • 1997
    • Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi (1994)
      Licca-chan to Yamaneko Hoshi no Tabi
      6.2
      Video
      • key animator
      • 1994
    • Nozomi Witches (1992)
      Nozomi Witches
      8.6
      Video
      • animator
      • 1992
    • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture (1991)
      Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - The Motion Picture
      4.2
      • assistant animation director
      • 1991
    • Madonna (1988)
      Madonna
      5.2
      TV Mini Series
      • inbetween artist
      • 1989
    • The Tale of Genji (1987)
      The Tale of Genji
      6.5
      • inbetween checker
      • 1987

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