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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Place of BirthJapan
Career Span1999 – Present (28 yrs)
Known Credits21 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 0.6

Masakazu Obara

Also known as:Masakazu OharaJin InaiSakazuki Oriharaおはら まさかず+7 more
Total Works

21

1 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

7.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Sword Art Online
8.1
Sword Art Online
2012•anime
Role: Director
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
8.5
Role: Storyboard Artist
MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
8.3
Role: Storyboard Artist

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 21 titles featuring Masakazu Obara

Sword Art Online
8.1
Sword Art Online
2012•anime

Role: Director

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
8.5

Role: Storyboard Artist

MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES
8.3

Role: Storyboard Artist

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a
8.1

Role: Storyboard Artist

Accel World
7.4
Accel World
2012•anime

Role: Series Director

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
8.0
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
8.1

Role: Storyboard Artist

Undead Murder Farce
7.7

Role: Storyboard Artist

The Twelve Kingdoms
7.8

Role: Director

Accel World: Infinite Burst
6.5

Role: Director

Fate/strange Fake
8.2
Fate/strange Fake
2024•anime

Role: Director

My-Hime
6.6
My-Hime
2004•anime

Role: Director

The Big O
7.2
The Big O
1999•anime

Role: Director

The Girl Who Leapt Through Space
7.1

Role: Series Director

High School Fleet Movie
4.8

Role: Storyboard Artist

Warlords of Sigrdrifa
5.1

Role: Director

My-Otome Zwei
6.3
My-Otome Zwei
2006•anime

Role: Series Director

GEAR Fighter Dendoh
6.2

Role: Director

The Spirit Photography: Paranormal Phenomenon

as Narrator (voice)