Masami ÅŒbari(大張 æ£å·±, ÅŒbari 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 â€" 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,
Masahiro Yamane, Takehiro Nakayama, and Atsuko Ishida, 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
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 â€" 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,
Masahiro Yamane, Takehiro Nakayama, and Atsuko Ishida, 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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