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Masakazu KATSURA

桂 正和
Family name (in kanji): 桂
Given name (in kanji): 正和
Date of birth: 1962-12-10
Hometown: Fukui, Japan
Blood type: A
Favorites:
Batman
Web Diary / Blog:
X Account (@MasakazuKatsura) (Japanese)
About:
Studio K2R is the name of Katsura's studio. Read aloud in English (with a Japanese accent), K2R is the same as Katsura's name (K=Ka, 2=tsu R=ra).
Non-anime staff credits:
Costume design illustration for "Movie Realization Batman" (Bandai action figure) (Japanese)
News: Show:
Masakazu Katsura's Superhero Manga Wingman Gets Live-Action TV Series (Sep 2, 2024)
SK Global, Bandai Namco Pictures Plan to Produce English Live-Action Tiger & Bunny Series (Jun 3, 2022)
Masakazu Katsura, Erika Yoshida Publish New 1-Shot Manga (May 21, 2020)
Tiger & Bunny Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2022 (Apr 2, 2020)
Attack on Titan and Girl in Twilight Released Monday (Mar 22, 2020)
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill Anime Gets 3-Episode Extra Story (Dec 24, 2018)
Hollywood's Tiger & Bunny Film Moves Forward With Global Road, Akiva Goldsman (May 8, 2018)
Hollywood's Tiger & Bunny Film Hires Writer Ellen Shanman (Aug 11, 2016)
Three New Titles Added to AnimeLab Fall Season (Oct 11, 2015)
Garo: Guren no Tsuki's Teaser Previews Masei Nakayama's Voice (Sep 16, 2015)
Masakazu Katsura Designs Characters for 2nd Garo Anime (Aug 7, 2015)
Tiger & Bunny - The Rising, 2nd Patlabor OVA Series, Soni-Ani Released Monday (Jun 28, 2015)
Dragon Ball's Toriyama, Video Girl Ai's Katsura Collaborate on New Manga (Apr 25, 2015)
Tiger & Bunny Gets New Short Anime at September Concerts (Apr 2, 2015)
Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising 'New Driver' English Dub Clip Streamed (Feb 22, 2015)
More Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising English Dub Clips Streamed (Feb 11, 2015)
Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising English Dub Clips Streamed (Feb 8, 2015)
Zetman Dark Hero Manga's 'Act 1' Ends (Jul 19, 2014)
Manga Creator Masakazu Katsura Films Cameo in Live-Action Garo (Jun 8, 2014)
Tiger & Bunny Designer Draws Character for Scarlet Blade MMORPG (May 2, 2014)
2nd Tiger & Bunny Film's Animated Music Video Posted (Jan 18, 2014)
Discotek Adds DNA2, 1st Lupin III TV Special, Dragon Half, Fatal Fury Specials (Nov 10, 2013)
2nd Tiger & Bunny Film's Full Trailer Subtitled in English (Nov 4, 2013)
2nd Tiger & Bunny Film's Full Trailer, More of Cast Unveiled (Oct 25, 2013)
Kiki's Delivery Service and Grave of the Fireflies Double Play Released Monday (Updated) (Jun 29, 2013)
Dragon Ball's Toriyama to Launch Ginga Patrol Jako Manga (Jun 26, 2013)
King of Thorn, Tiger and Bunny, Ga-Rei Zero Released Monday (Apr 21, 2013)
Tiger & Bunny: The Rising Film's 1st English Promo Streamed (Mar 15, 2013)
MVM to Release Iria - Zeiram the Animation on DVD (Feb 15, 2013)
Tiger & Bunny and Bodacious Space Pirates Released Monday (Feb 3, 2013)
Zetman/Tiger & Bunny's Masakazu Katsura Draws Sketch in Video (Nov 12, 2012)
NY Comic Con Hosts Zetman/Tiger & Bunny's Masakazu Katsura (Updated) (Sep 18, 2012)
Tiger and Bunny: The Beginning Dublin Screening on September 29 (Sep 18, 2012)
Tiger & Bunny Gets Special Edition Compilations (Aug 6, 2012)
Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning London Cinema Screening on September 23 (Jul 30, 2012)
1st Tiger & Bunny Film's Short Trailer Posted (Jul 25, 2012)
1st Tiger & Bunny Film's New Character Appears in Trailer (Jul 6, 2012)
1st Tiger & Bunny Film's Newest Footage Aired (Jul 4, 2012)
Tiger and Bunny Film U.K. Premiere September 22 (May 25, 2012)
Tiger and Bunny First BD/DVD Volume October (Update) (May 23, 2012)
Zetman Dark Hero TV Anime's 4 Commercials Streamed (Mar 30, 2012)
Manga UK Still Planning Tiger & Bunny Release (Feb 28, 2012)
Zetman Dark Hero TV Anime's Promotional Video Streamed (Jan 30, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 17-23 (Oct 26, 2011)
Zetman TV Anime's Staff at TMS Entertainment Confirmed (Oct 18, 2011)
Zetman Manga to Get TV Anime Next April (Oct 18, 2011)
Zetman's Katsura Draws Tiger & Bunny 1-Shot Manga (Jul 13, 2011)
Tiger & Bunny BDs to Ship with English Subs in Japan (May 1, 2011)
Viz Simulcasts Sunrise's Tiger & Bunny Superhero Anime (Mar 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 20-26 (Dec 29, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 13-19 (Dec 22, 2010)
Sunrise to Start Tiger & Bunny Hero TV Series in April (Nov 23, 2010)
CLAMP's 1-Shot Gate 7 Manga to Appear in Jump Square (Sep 30, 2010)
Angel Heart Manga to Continue Despite Magazine's End (Jul 28, 2010)
Letter Bee, D.Gray-man Artists Do Classic Novel Covers (Jun 27, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 19-25 (Apr 28, 2010)
Dragon Ball's Toriyama, DNA²'s Katsura to Launch Jiya Manga (Update 2) (Dec 1, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 19-25 (Oct 29, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 25-31 (Jun 3, 2009)
Video Girl Ai's Katsura Draws Jules Verne Novel Cover (May 6, 2009)
Box Set with Viz's I''s, I''s Pure Listed on Retail Site (Update 2) (Jan 7, 2009)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 19–25 (Aug 27, 2008)
Bokurano's Kitoh to Draw One-Shot Manga in Jump Square (Mar 3, 2008)
DB's Toriyama, I''s Katsura to Team Up on 1-Shot Manga (Feb 5, 2008)
New I''S OAV (Sep 5, 2005)
I''s to be Animated (Sep 18, 2002)
DNA2 licenced? (Jun 21, 2002)
Viz February Graphic Novels (Nov 20, 2001)
Viz Press Release Extravaganza! (Jun 5, 2001)
April Manga Releases (Feb 1, 2001)
Viz April Releases (Dec 22, 2000)
Gunsmith Cats and Shadow Lady coming to an end (Jul 9, 2000)
Interest:
Creators of Inuyasha, Evangelion, Video Girl Ai, & More Draw Onmyōji 0 Tribute Art (Apr 13, 2024)
Manga Artist Masakazu Katsura's 40th Anniversary Exhibit Will Display Tiger & Bunny 2 Character Designs (Apr 13, 2022)
Tiger & Bunny's Masakazu Katsura Designs Hero for Snickers Commercial (Mar 26, 2022)
Video Girl Ai Artist Draws Live-Action Video Girl Ai Star as...Video Girl Ai (Jan 3, 2019)
Other articles: Show:
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Stereo Spica (Jan 17, 2012)
Hey, Answerman! - Tooting One's Horn (Nov 4, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Get Off My Lawn (Jan 21, 2011)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Video Girl Ai (Dec 30, 2010)
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Cobra (Nov 11, 2010)
The X Button - Hyper Bullet Nostalgia (Apr 29, 2009)
The Gallery in Japan - Jamie Lano (Apr 4, 2009)
Shelf Life - Straining Your I"s (Mar 2, 2009)
The Gallery - Omar Dogan (Jan 24, 2009)
Chicks On Anime - Censorship Part 1 (Jan 6, 2009)
Buried Treasure - Video Girl Ai (Apr 19, 2007)
Shelf Life - Snow capped glories (Aug 15, 2003)
Shelf Life (Dec 23, 2002)
The Month in Review - July 2002 (Aug 7, 2002)
The Month in Review - June 2002 (Jul 13, 2002)
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Staff in:
(English version)
Iria - Zeiram the Animation (OAV) : Interview (Media Blasters; DVD extra)

Staff in:
Aki ni Suzumi... (manga) : Story & Art
Chiisana Akari (manga) : Story & Art
Chō Kochikame (manga) : Artist
DNA² (manga) : Story & Art
DNA² (OAV) : Original Manga
DNA² (TV) : Original Manga
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill (TV) : Original Character Design
Gakuen Buntai 3 Parokan (manga) : Story & Art
Gakuen Buntai 3 Parokan II (manga) : Story & Art
Garo -Vanishing Line- (TV) : Key Animation (ep 23)
Garo: Crimson Moon (TV) : Character Design
(The) Girl in Twilight (TV) : Original Character Design
I''s (manga) : Story & Art
I''s (OAV) : Original Manga
I''s Pure (OAV) : Original Manga
Iria - Zeiram the Animation (OAV) : Original Character Design
M (manga) : Story & Art
Natsu ni Suzumi! (manga) : Story & Art
Pantenon (manga) : Story & Art
Present from Lemon (manga) : Story & Art
Shadow Lady (manga) : Story & Art
Tenkōsei wa Hensōsei!? (manga) : Story & Art
Tiger & Bunny (manga M. Sakakibara) : Original Character Design
Tiger & Bunny (TV) : Original Character Design, Assistant Animation Director (OP2), Key Animation (OP2)
Tiger & Bunny 2 (TV) : Character Design, Character Illustration (OP), Hero Design, Storyboard Assistance (ep 25)
Tiger & Bunny 2: The Comic (manga Yoshida + Ueda) : Original Character Design
Tiger & Bunny The Movie -The Rising- : Original Character Design, Hero Design
Tiger & Bunny the Movie: The Beginning : Original Character Design, Animation Director (OP), Hero Design, Key Animation (OP)
Tiger & Bunny: The Comic (manga Yoshida + Ueda) : Original Character Design
Tsubasa (manga by M. Katsura) : Story & Art
Usuzumizakura -Garo- (movie) : Character Design
Vander (manga) : Story & Art
Video Girl Ai (manga) : Story & Art
Video Girl Ai (live-action movie) : Screenplay, Original Manga, Supervision
Video Girl Ai (OAV) : Original Manga, Insert Song Performance (ep 4 & 5), Theme Song Lyrics (ED)
Voguman (manga) : Story & Art
Wingman (manga) : Story & Art
Wingman (live-action TV) : Original creator, Character Design, General Supervision
Yume Senshi Wingman (TV) : Original Manga
Zetman (manga 1994) : Story & Art
Zetman (manga 2002) : Story & Art
Zetman (TV) : Original creator

Cast in:
Garo the Animation (TV) as Bruno (ep 15)
Tiger & Bunny The Movie -The Rising- as Man in Support
Video Girl Ai (live-action movie)
Wingman (live-action TV) as Gavan show director (ep 5)
Zeiram (live-action movie) as Passerby
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