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Masami Ōbari

Masami Ōbari is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Masami Ōbari rather than just read about it. In short: Masami Ōbari (Japanese: 大張正己, Hepburn: Ōbari Masami; born January 24, 1966) is a Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer. Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on shows such as Special Armored Battalion Dorvack, Transformers (outsourced by Toei Animation to them some…

Key takeaways

Masami Ōbari belongs to physics; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Masami Ōbari to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Masami Ōbari from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Masami Ōbari (Japanese: 大張正己, Hepburn: Ōbari Masami; born January 24, 1966) is a Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer.

Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, where he worked on shows such as Special Armored Battalion Dorvack, Transformers (outsourced by Toei Animation to them sometimes), and Star Musketeer Bismarck. Soon after, at the age of 19, he got his first major break when he landed the role of mecha designer on Dancouga – Super Beast Machine God. Not too long after, at the young age of 21, he was given his first directorial role by directing episodes 5 and 6 of the Bubblegum Crisis OVA series. He also made three Fatal Fury films from December 23, 1992, to July 16, 1994. In 1993, he founded Studio G-1 with fellow animators Kazuto Nakazawa, Masahiro Yamane, Takehiro Nakayama, and Atsuko Ishida, to whom Masami Obari was married, but from whom he is currently divorced. Studio G-1 was later disbanded and was reformed under the name of Studio G-1 Neo in 2000. Although not originally interested in animation, he was inspired when he formed a high school friendship with classmate Satoshi Urushihara. In 2016, Obari married the professional model maker Ritsu Togasaki. He has a younger brother named Takami, who served as the president and CEO of New Japan Pro-Wrestling between October 2020 and December 2023.

Filmography

Director

Designer

Bibliography G-One Masami Obari's Super Design Works First Mission (G-ONE 大張正己作品集). Movic, 1998. ISBN 978-4896013610 Masami Obari Artworks Robot Soul (大張正己画集ロボ魂-ROBOT SOUL-). SB Creative, 2013. ISBN 978-4797370034 Masami Obari Art Book OBARISM (大張正己画集 OBARISM). Hobby Japan, 2022. ISBN 978-4798627809

References

External links Masami Ōbari at Anime News Network's encyclopedia Masami Ōbari at IMDb Masami Obari Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine anime works at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Masami Ōbari

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Masami Ōbari claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Masami Ōbari before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Masami Ōbari ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Masami Ōbari

In research: Masami Ōbari appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Masami Ōbari in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Masami Ōbari is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1966 births, Anime character designers, Anime directors, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Masami Ōbari outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Masami Ōbari in simple terms?

Masami Ōbari (Japanese: 大張正己, Hepburn: Ōbari Masami; born January 24, 1966) is a Japanese anime director, animation director and mecha and character designer. Biography After graduating from high school in 1985, Masami Obari began his career when he joined the animation studio Ashi Production, whe…

Why does Masami Ōbari matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Masami Ōbari?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Masami Ōbari.