My Take
Masami Obari is the kind of animator who has a signature so distinct you can clock his work in about two frames — that hyper-dynamic, almost impossibly angled mecha action, the exaggerated perspective on robot limbs mid-punch, the sheer mechanical bravado of it all. Born in Hiroshima in 1966, he came up through the wild creative energy of the late-80s and 90s anime boom and left fingerprints all over the super-robot genre — Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer, Fatal Fury, and a string of titles where the machines feel like they actually have weight and attitude. He later moved into directing, which honestly makes sense because his whole aesthetic already felt like it was composing entire sequences, not just key frames. As an animator-turned-director from that era, he represents a very specific strain of craft that prioritized visceral impact over subtlety — and honestly? It worked.
Overview
Masami Ōbari is a Japanese animator and film director born on January 24, 1966, in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. He is known for his work in the anime industry, where he has contributed both as a key animator and as a director. His zodiac sign is Aquarius and his Chinese zodiac sign is the Horse.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Masami Ōbari
- Name (Japanese)
- 大張正己
- Reading
- おおばり まさみ
- Born
- January 24, 1966 (age 60)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
- Origin
- Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Active years
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Animator / Film Director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
- Debut
- Unknown
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.