Masao Maruyama

丸山正雄

Twitter A long-serving anime producer, as well as a founder of Madhouse, Mappa and Studio M2. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at Mappa. Maruyama graduated from Hosei University in 1963, and soon after, he found work at Mushi Production in 1965. It was here that he met many of Madhouse's future staff members. In October 1972, he left Mushi Production together with Rintarou, Osamu Dezaki and Yoshiaki Kawajiri and founded Madhouse. From that time onward, Maruyama focused mainly on producing and planning Madhouse's upcoming projects. He also served as the studio's president thro…