Mashimo, Koichi

真下耕一 (Mashimo, Koichi)
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Birthday	1952 June 21
Role	Director, CEO
Affiliations	BeeTrain
Homepage	http://www.beetrain.co.jp
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Biography

Koichi Mashimo: Director of Animation, ".hack"

Mashimo is the challenge-driven creator of such notable hits as the story-oriented, "Robin Hood Adventures (TV series)," "PopoloCrois (TV series)," and the action-oriented, "Irresponsible Captain Tyler." Mashimo is renowned for his revolutionary work on "EAT-MAN" and "NOIR," both featuring hip, cutting-edge graphic sequences.

"For the .hack project it was our goal to create a "world" that goes beyond imagination.

But there were many elements that were intertwined, making this faux "world" difficult to convey to the audience. For example, it was necessary to introduce a multi-dimensional world, the psyche of the characters within that world, the effects of intervention brought upon by exterior forces, and the ever, indefinite line between imagination and reality-all within the surreal world that is presented in .hack.

Backed by this concept, the characters that reside in the world of ".hack" take on a life of their own. And this is precisely what makes it so interesting."