Staff
Masahiko Ootsuka
大塚雅彦
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Biography
- Occupations
- Director
After graduating from the Department of Art at Osaka University of Arts he joined Studio Ghibli as photographer and later transferred to Gainax, where he made his debut as director on some episodes of Evangelion.
He left Gainax in 2011 to found Studio Trigger together with Hiroyuki Imaishi and Kazuya Masumoto. He is currently the CEO of the company.
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Staff credits (16 titles in the catalog)
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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3
Fall 2025
- Director (ep 7)
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New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT
Summer 2025
- Planning
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
Summer 2022
- Script
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Star Wars: Visions
Summer 2021
- Director (ep 7)
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BNA
Spring 2020
- Chief Episode Director (ep 2)
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Promare
Spring 2019
- Assistant Director
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Little Witch Academia (TV)
Winter 2017
- Executive Producer
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Kiznaiver
Spring 2016
- Episode Director (ep 11)
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- Script
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Kill la Kill
Fall 2013
- Animation Producer
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Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt
Fall 2010
- Assistant Director
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Gurren Lagann
Spring 2007
- Assistant Director











