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Masakazu Obara

Director · Japan

Biography

Masakazu Obara (小原正和, Ohara Masakazu) is a Japanese anime director. He is also known as Sakazuki Orihara (織原真盃) and Jin Inai (稲井仁). He joined Sunrise in 1992, where he has directed Mai-HiME, Mai-Otome and Accel World, among others.

Directed 17

2020s

2010s

2019
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Director
85
2016
Accel World: Infinite Burst
Director
60
2012
Sword Art Online
Director
77
Accel World
Series Director
70

2000s

2009
The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
Series Director
67
2006
My-Otome Zwei
Series Director
2004
My-Hime
Director
71
2002
The Twelve Kingdoms
Director
79
2000
GEAR Fighter Dendoh
Director

1990s

1999
The Big O
Director
74

Art department 12

2020s

2010s

2019
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
Storyboard Artist
85
2016
Accel World: Infinite Burst
Storyboard Artist
60
2012
Sword Art Online
Storyboard Artist
77

Appearances1

2010s

2011
The Spirit Photography: Paranormal Phenomenon
Narrator (voice)