Anime is often judged by the studio that produced it. Sometimes the studio is even more important to fans than the directors or animators.
Founded in 2013 by producer Eunyoung Choi and director Masaaki Yuasa, Science SARU is closely associated with its founder's unique visual style.
Before starting his own studio, Yuasa was already known for such iconic anime as The Tatami Galaxy and Kaiba, in which he demonstrated a very unconventional approach to animation.
1. Devilman: Crybaby, 2018
Akira is a young man who has an unrequited love for Miki. When he sees that the girl is being threatened by a gang, he rushes to help, but loses to his rival – the situation is saved by his friend Ryo, who happened to be passing by.
After recovering from the fight, he tells Akira about the existence of demons and later shows the guy the creatures. However, an encounter with another species turns into a disaster, and now Ryo needs help.
Akira subdues the strongest demon, Amon, by sheer force of will and becomes one with him, allowing him to unleash the potential that had been dormant within him.
Devilman: Crybaby is a crazy show with expressive animation by Masaaki Yuasa. This spectacle is not for children: there will be plenty of blood and gore, pain and tears.
2. Ride Your Wave, 2019
Ride Your Wave is a sunny anime about a coastal town, new acquaintances and surfing. College student Hinako meets firefighter Minato during a fire in her house. The young people quickly fall in love, but their happiness quickly ends: Minato drowns at work.
After that, Hinako can't even look at the sea without crying, but one day she learns that she can sing her favorite song and call Minato from any water surface. It is both a light romance with wonderful animation and a heartbreaking drama about experiencing grief.
3. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, 2020
One day, Midori watched Hayao Miyazaki's movies and realized that anime is cool. And drawing it was even cooler. Since then, the girl has been honing her artistic skills, but she couldn't imagine finding like-minded people at her new school to work on short animated films.
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! is a charming story about the birth of anime. Midori and her friends talk not only about the creative component of the process, but also the technical one: how to draw helicopter blades, why artists resort to the help of a computer, and, most importantly, the difficulties studios face when trying to promote new projects.
4. The Heike Story, 2021
The Taira clan wields great power in Japan. When a girl who can see the future foolishly disobeys them, her father is forced to atone for her mistake with his own life.
Soon after, the eldest son of the clan leader, meets the unfortunate girl who now calls herself Biwa. She tells him that the downfall of the clan is inevitable. After learning of the great injustice Biwa has suffered at the hands of the clan, Shigemori vows to protect her.
5. Inu-Oh, 2021
Inu-Oh is a rock ballad about friendship and fate, inspired by 12th century images. The anime tells the story of a cursed teenager: Inu-Oh's physical pathologies force him to live as an outcast, hiding behind baggy clothes.
The main character's love of dance brings him together with Tomona, a blind monk who performs traditional songs. Together, the men perform a fiery duet to delight audiences and learn the truth about Inu-Oh's curse.