Masao Maruyama (Japanese: 丸山 正雄, Hepburn: Maruyama Masao; born June 19, 1941) is a Japanese anime producer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Madhouse, as well as the founder of MAPPA and Studio M2 animation studios. He is the current Chairman of MAPPA and President of Studio M2 and Board member of N LITE Japan. Over a career spanning more than 50 years, Maruyama has founded multiple animation production companies and produced numerous television series, feature films, and original video animations (OVAs). He is also noted for hiring and working with various directors early in their careers, including Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Hosoda, Sunao Katabuchi, Masaaki Yuasa, Mitsuo Iso, Yuichiro Hayashi, Munehisa Sakai, Sayo Yamamoto and Katsuhiro Otomo. (Via Wikipedia)