Yasufumi Soejima

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Yasufumi Soejima

Born March 13, 1971 · Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan (age 55)

Yasufumi Soejima (ソエジマヤスフミ, Soejima Yasufumi, born 1971) is a Japanese director, CGI animator, art director and storyboard artist. Graduate of Musashino University of Art (Musashino Bijutsu Daigaku). After graduating from university, he joined Gonzo and later also worked for David Production. He also works under the pseudonym of Megumi Soeno (添野恵, Soeno Megumi).

Known For

Origin: Spirits of the PastOrigin: Spirits of the Past · 2006
Origin: Spirits of the Past
7.02006
MovieAnimationScience Fiction
It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a young boy named Agito stumbles across a machine that glowed in a strange blue hue inside a forbidden sanctuary.
Ani*Kuri15Ani*Kuri15 · 2008
Ani*Kuri15
6.32008
MovieAdventureAnimation
15 one-minute shorts created by various people from Japan's animation industry. The title of the collection, Ani*Kuri15, is abbreviated from the words "anime" and "creators".
Donten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 1 - One Year After the BattleDonten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 1 - One Year After the Battle · 2017
Donten: Laughing Under the Clouds - Gaiden: Chapter 1 - One Year After the Battle
6.52017
MovieAnimationAction
One year has passed after the great battle against the Orochi (gigantic snake). Tenka Kumo had been paralyzed from the final battle and he took part of the government’s human experiment before the battle. Tenka withdrew himself from society but his younger brothers Soramaru and Chutaro find out the secret past about their older brother.
Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the WishesLast Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes · 2016
Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes
4.02016
MovieAnimationAction
The Sky Pirate Fam and Millia (the princess who Fam rescued as her Turan Kingdom faced devastation) wage a battle against the Ades Federation that reduced Turan to ashes, and aim to establish a revived Turan Kingdom.
JoJo's Bizarre AdventureJoJo's Bizarre Adventure · 2012
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
8.62012
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
Follow the intergenerational feud between the Joestar Family and various forces of evil, the most prominent of which is Dio Brando and his followers.
Kaiju No. 8Kaiju No. 8 · 2024
Kaiju No. 8
8.52024
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
In a world plagued by creatures known as Kaiju, Kafka Hibino aspired to enlist in The Defense Force. He makes a promise to enlist with his childhood friend, Mina Ashiro. Soon, life takes them in separate ways. While employed cleaning up after Kaiju battles, Kafka meets Reno Ichikawa. Reno's determination to join The Defense Force reawakens Kafka's promise to join Mina and protect humanity.
Cells at Work!Cells at Work! · 2018
Cells at Work!
8.12018
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
This is a story about you. A tale about the inside of your body... According to a new study, the human body consists of approximately 37 trillion cells. These cells are hard at work every day within a world that is your body. From the oxygen-carrying red blood cells to the bacteria-fighting white blood cells, get to know the unsung heroes and the drama that unfolds inside of you! It's the oddly relatable and interesting story that is the life of cells!
Urusei YatsuraUrusei Yatsura · 2022
Urusei Yatsura
6.82022
SeriesAnimationComedy
Tokyo, Tomobiki Town. Lum, the gorgeous princess of the invading alien race of Oni is smitten with high school student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum’s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls. With a host of other unique characters, including girl-next-door Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum’s best friends Oyuki, Benten, and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shutaro Mendo and the masculine beauty Ryunosuke…it's a classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!

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Fire ForceFire Force · 2019
Fire Force
8.32019
SeriesAnimationAction & Adventure
Year 198 of the Solar Era in Tokyo, special fire brigades are fighting against a phenomenon called spontaneous human combustion where humans beings are turned into living infernos called "Infernals". While the Infernals are first generation cases of spontaneous human combustion, later generations possess the ability to manipulate flames while retaining human form. Shinra Kusakabe, a youth who gained the nickname Devil's Footprints for his ability to ignite his feet at will, joins the Special Fire Force Company 8 which composes of other flames users as they work to extinguish any Infernals they encounter. As a faction that is creating Infernals appears, Shira begins to uncover the truth behind a mysterious fire that caused the death of his family twelve years ago.

Storyboard Artist

Hyperdimension NeptuniaHyperdimension Neptunia · 2013
Hyperdimension Neptunia
5.92013
SeriesAnimationComedy
This is Gameindustri. Beings called Goddesses rule the countries of this unreal world. The four goddesses govern four states: Planeptune, Lastation, Lowee and Leanbox. For many long years these countries fought each other over the Share, the source of the Goddesses' power. However, fearful that the conflict would pointlessly erode their strength, the goddesses signed a Friendship Treaty forbidding them from taking the Share by force. Under the treaty, the Goddesses and their younger sisters took a step forward to a new stage in their relations. It is the dawn of a new, dynamic era marked occasionally by shared laughter, disputes as well as cooperation. But what does the future hold in store for Gameindustri...?

Director

Sagrada ResetSagrada Reset · 2017
Sagrada Reset
7.62017
SeriesAnimationDrama
Nearly half the population of Sakurada, a small town near the Pacific Ocean, has some sort of unique power. These powers range from being able to enter the mind of a cat, to resetting the world back to a certain point in time in the past. There is a group known as the "Kanrikyoku" that controls and monitors the use of these powers. Asai Kei and Haruki Misora work for their school’s club called "Houshi" club, which execute any missions received from the Kanrikyoku. Misora has the ability to reset the world 3 days. This means that all events and any memory of the past 3 days that "could have" happened, never happened. Kei has the ability to "remember" the past. Even after Misora uses her powers to reset the world back 3 days, Kei will retain those 3 days in his memory. Combining their powers, these two solve missions issued by the Kanrikyoku.

Director