Yuki Yase

Yuki Yase
八瀬 祐樹
Born
Japan
Occupation(s)Director, storyboard artist
Years active2005–present
Employer(s)Satelight (2005–2009)
Shaft (2010–2018)
Known for

Yuki Yase (Japanese: 八瀬 祐樹, Hepburn: Yase Yūki) is a Japanese director and storyboard artist. He joined Satelight in 2005 as a production assisant. In 2010, Yase joined Shaft as an episode director, and made his series directorial debut with Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb.

Career

Yase began his career in the anime industry as a production manager with Satelight in 2005.[1] He became an episode director with the studio and eventually left by the end of 2009. In 2010, he joined Shaft and directed two episodes of the Akiyuki Shinbo series And Yet the Town Moves.[2] In 2012, under the chief direction of Shinbo, Yase debuted as a series director with Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb,[3] and the following year directed Onimonogatari and Koimonogatari (the final two arcs of Monogatari Series Second Season) under chief director Shinbo and director Tomoyuki Itamura.[4] For Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb, Yase was originally just placed in charge of directing the first episode and the ending animation, but was also later asked to do the opening animation as well and was eventually asked if he was interested in the role of series director.[5] By the time he took on the role, the series' storyboards had been completed to episode 8.[5]

In 2014, Yase was given the directorial position for the anime adaptation of JIN's mixed-media project Kagerou Daze,[6] and in 2016/2017 would direct his final series with Shaft: Kubikiri Cycle: The Beheading Cycle and the Blue Savant.[7] The following year, he departed from Shaft, and in 2019 he directed the first season of Fire Force with David Production.[8] Yase has since continued to base himself out of David Productions; and while he did not return for the second season of Fire Force, he directed the studio's adaptation of Undead Unluck in 2023.[9] During this time, he also continued to contribute storyboards to some Shaft series.

Works

Television series

  In "Director(s)" column highlights Yase's directorial works.

Year Title Director(s) Studio SB[a] ED[b] Other roles and notes Ref(s)
2005 Noein: To Your Other Self Kazuki Akane Satelight No No Production assistant [1]
2008 Shugo Chara!! Doki— Kenji Yasuda Satelight No Yes [10]
2009 White Album Akira Yoshimura Seven Arcs Yes Yes [11]
Shugo Chara! Party! Kenji Yasuda (chief)
Tatsufumi Itou 		Satelight No Yes [12]
2010 Durarara!! Takahiro Omori Brain's Base No Yes [13]
And Yet the Town Moves Akiyuki Shinbo Shaft No Yes [2]
2011 Puella Magi Madoka Magica Akiyuki Shinbo
Yukihiro Miyamoto (series) 		Shaft No Yes
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl Akiyuki Shinibo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto 		Shaft No Yes [14]
2012 Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb Akiyuki Shinbo
Yuki Yase (series) 		Shaft Yes Yes [3][15][16]
Nisemonogatari Akiyuki Shinbo
Tomoyuki Itamura (series) 		Shaft Yes Yes [17][18]
2013 Monogatari Series Second Season Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Tomoyuki Itamura
Naoyuki Tatsuwa (#6–9, series)
Yuki Yase (#14–17, series) 		Shaft Yes Yes [4][19][20]
2014 Mekakucity Actors Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yuki Yase 		Shaft Yes Yes [6][21][22]
2015 Yurikuma Arashi Kunihiko Ikuhara Silver Link No Yes [23]
Gourmet Girl Graffiti Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Naoyuki Tatsuwa 		Shaft Yes No Ending director [24][25]
Nisekoi: Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto (chief episode) 		Shaft Yes Yes [26]
2018 Fate/Extra: Last Encore Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto (series) 		Shaft No No Opening director [27]
2019 Fire Force Yuki Yase David Production Yes Yes Opening director [8][28][29][30]
2021 Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story - The Eve of Awakening Doroinu (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto 		Shaft Yes No [31]
2022 Akebi's Sailor Uniform Miyuki Kuroki CloverWorks Yes No [32]
RWBY: Ice Queendom Toshimasa Suzuki
Kenjirou Okada (chief) 		Shaft Yes No [33]
2023 Undead Unluck Yuki Yase David Production Yes Yes [9]

OVAs

Year Title Director(s) Studio SB[a] ED[b] Other roles and notes Ref(s)
2013 Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yuki Yase 		Shaft Yes Yes [34][35][36]
2016 Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto (chief episode) 		Shaft Yes Yes [37][38]
The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yuki Yase 		Shaft Yes Yes Ending director and storyboard [7][39][40]

Films

Year Title Director(s) Studio SB[a] ED[b] Other roles and notes Ref(s)
2012 Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings Akiyuki Shinbo (chief)
Yukihiro Miyamoto 		Shaft No Yes [41]

Notes

General notes

  1. ^ a b c Storyboard artist.
  2. ^ a b c Episode director, equivalent to unit director.

Works cited

  • Kizawa, Yukito, ed. (2013). ひだまりスケッチデイズ -TVアニメ公式ガイドブック- [Hidamari Sketch Days: TV Anime Official Guidiebook]. Houbunsha. ISBN 978-4832277403.

References

  1. ^ a b Noein: To Your Other Self (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 3, 12, 16, 20, 24. 制作進行 - 八瀬祐樹 [Production assistant - Yuki Yase]
  2. ^ a b And Yet the Town Moves (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 5, 9. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  3. ^ a b "ひだまり スケッチ × ハニカム". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "[〈物 語 〉 モノガタリ シリーズ セカンドシーズン]". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Kizawa 2013, p. 108.
  6. ^ a b "メカクシティアクターズ". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  7. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (May 30, 2017). "Final 2 Kubikiri Cycle Anime Volumes Delayed Again". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Loo, Egan (December 25, 2018). "Fire Force TV Anime Reveals Main Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 16, 2022). "Undead Unluck Anime Reveals Promo Video, More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  10. ^ Shugo Chara!! Doki— (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 13, 19, 30. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  11. ^ White Album (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 7. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director / Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  12. ^ Shugo Chara! Party! (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 10. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  13. ^ Durarara!! (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 7, 13, 19, 23. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  14. ^ Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 7. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  15. ^ Hidamari Sketch (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 12, all episodes ending credits staff block. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  16. ^ Hidamari Sketch (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 6, 12, all episodes ending credits staff block. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  17. ^ Nisemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 4. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  18. ^ Nisemonogatari (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 2, 4, 11. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  19. ^ Monogatari Series Second Season (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 11, 16. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yase Yuki]
  20. ^ Monogatari Series Second Season (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 17. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  21. ^ Mekakucity Actors (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 4, 12. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  22. ^ Mekakucity Actors (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 12. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  23. ^ Yurikuma Arashi (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 11. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  24. ^ Gourmet Girl Graffiti (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 3, 11. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  25. ^ Gourmet Girl Graffiti (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; ending credits, ending credits staff block. ディレクター - 八瀬祐樹 [Director - Yuki Yase]
  26. ^ Nisekoi: (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 8. 絵コンテ / 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist / Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  27. ^ Fate/Extra: Last Encore (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. OP 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [OP Unit director - Yuki Yase]
  28. ^ Fire Force (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 21, 24. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  29. ^ Fire Force (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 24. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  30. ^ Fire Force (in Japanese). Event occurs at opening credits. OP 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [OP Unit director - Yuki Yase]
  31. ^ Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story - The Eve of Awakening (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  32. ^ "Akogare no Sērāfuku - Arasuji | Terebi Anime "Akebi-chan no Sērāfuku" Kōshiki Saito" あこがれのセーラー服 - あらすじ | TVアニメ「明日ちゃんのセーラー服」公式サイト [The Sailor Uniform I Always Wanted - Synopsis | TV Anime "Akebi's Sailor Uniform" Official Website]. akebi-chan.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  33. ^ RWBY: Ice Queendom (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 6. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  34. ^ "13年10月記事". Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television. Retrieved September 5, 2020.
  35. ^ Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 1. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  36. ^ Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 2. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  37. ^ Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  38. ^ Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episode 2. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  39. ^ The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1, 3–4, 6–7, and ending animation block. 絵コンテ - 八瀬祐樹 [Storyboard artist - Yuki Yase]
  40. ^ The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits; episodes 1–2, 7–8, and ending animation block. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Episode director - Yuki Yase]
  41. ^ Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Beginnings (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. 演出 - 八瀬祐樹 [Unit director - Yuki Yase]