Kreative Talks with Masaya Inaba + Japanese Animation

From Manga inspirations in Brazil to the prestigious Studio 4°C in Tokyo, Masaya Inaba will share the journey that led him into Japanese animation and his pursuit of it becoming a traditional craft in Japan. Through production examples and personal reflections from his work on ChaO, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc 3, All You Need is Kill, and MUTAFUKAZ he will offer a rare behind-the-scenes look at the making of complex animated sequences. This includes working with traditional anime painters, and the relationship between hand drawn animation, background art, and CGI—showing how digital tools can extend, rather than replace, the traditions of Japanese animation.

Biography
Born in Shizuoka, Japan, Masaya Inaba is a CGI artist, compositor, and animation director whose work combines hand drawn animation, background art, and computer graphics. Inaba previously worked at Studio 4°C in Tokyo, where he contributed to a range of films and animation projects. Credits include films by director Toshiyuki Kubooka and Takashi Nakamura as well as animation films, Children of the sea, Pouelle of Chimney Town, ChaO, Berserk: the Golden Age Arc III, All You Need Is Kill. He currently lives in London and is a member of the collective Sankaku, which produce art direction for short and long films focusing on visual expression through animation.

About Kreative Talks
Kreative Talks, produced by Artificial Kreativity, is a curated speaker series dedicated to sharing the stories behind the creatives shaping the world. Artificial Kreativity launched this initiative in 2025 with the aim of bringing exposure to the creative professions. Previous speakers included Peter Murray OBE, Patrik Schumacher, STUFISH, fashion show producer John Walford, and East London mural artist Otto Schade.

In partnership with
art'otel London Hoxton | RIBA London | Polish Cultural Institute in London | Evelyn Glennie