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Glen Murakami is an American animator, animation director, and producer of Japanese descent. He is best known for his work on Batman BeyondTeen Titans, Ben 10: Alien Force and Ben 10: Ultimate Alien.

Glen Murakami is also the creator of Teen Titans TV Show aswell.

Animation[]

Murakami originally wanted to be a comic book artist. His friend from junior high and high school, Keith Weesner, got a job working on Batman: The Animated Series as a background artist and informed Murakami when they were hiring artists at Warner Bros. Murakami was given a storyboard test, which he failed. But seeing his drawing talent, he was hired anyway.

Working closely with Bruce Timm, Murakami worked as a character designer and storyboard artist from 1991 to 1993. From 1995 to 1999, Murakami worked as Art Director on Superman: The Animated Series and The New Batman/Superman Adventures.

Batman Beyond[]

Murakami was promoted to producer for Batman Beyond and won an Emmy Award in 2001 for his work on the series.[3] In addition to producing, he also was credited for story on the movie, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker.

Teen Titans[]

In 2002, after a decade working on shows produced by his friend and mentor Bruce Timm, Murakami produced his first series without Timm, the Teen Titans.

In addition to producing, he was also the character designer on the series. Murakami approached the show with an unusual design style, setting them apart from the rest of DC Comics animated programing. The show's style was dubbed Murakanime or "Americanime".

The popular series ran for five seasons, 65 episodes, and concluded with the movie Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo in 2006.

Later Years[]

After his work was completed on Teen Titans, Murakami was a producer for The Batman and created the 2012 show Beware The Batman, after the work was completed on both shows, Murakami "Stepped" away from Animation and became inactive for a majority of the 2010s.

As of 2021, he has yet to be seen to work on something.

Comics[]

Murakami illustrated the Star Wars comic Death Star Pirates - originally published in issues #16 through #20 of the Star Wars kids magazine in 1998 and later collected in Star Wars Tales Volume 2 by Dark Horse Comics.

He also drew a cover for Teen Titans Go!, and wrote and drew for stories in Batman Adventures and Batman: Mad Love and Other Stories, winning an Eisner Awardfor his work in the Batman Adventures Holiday Special.

Awards[]

  • Eisner Award - Best Single Issue - 1995 - 'Batman Adventures Holiday' Special (with Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Ronnie del Carmen, and others)
  • Annie Award - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Production Design in an Animated Television Production - 1999 - Legends of the Dark Knight - 'The New Batman/Superman Adventures'
  • Annie Award - Outstanding Achievement in a Daytime Animated Television Production - 2001 - 'Batman Beyond' (with Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, and others)
  • Emmy Award - Outstanding Special Class Animated Program - 2001 - 'Batman Beyond' (with Jean MacCurdy, Alan Burnett, Paul Dini, Bruce Timm, Hilary Bader, Stan Berkowitz, Rich Fogel, Robert Goodman, Curt Geda, Butch Lukic, Dan Riba, James Tucker, Andrea Romano)
Real people
Executive Producer Sam Register | Sander Schwartz
Producers A. J. Vargas | Bruce Timm | David Slack | Glen Murakami | Kimberly Smith | Linda Steiner
Directors Ben Jones | Michael Chang | Alex Soto | Matt Youngberg | Ciro Nieli | Christopher Berkeley
Writers Adam Beechen | Amy Wolfram | Dwayne McDuffie | Greg Klein | Joelle Sellner | John Esposito | Louis Hirshorn | Marv Wolfman | Melody Fox | Richard Elliott | Rick Copp | Rob Hoegee | Simon Racioppa | Tom Pugsley
Art Brianne Drouhard | Chris Hooten | Chu Hui Song | Derrick Wyatt | Hakjoon Kang | Irineo Maramba | Jon Suzuki | Norm Ryang | Scooter Tidwell | Tim Divar
Music Andy Sturmer | Kristopher Carter | Lolita Ritmanis | Michael McCuistion | Puffy AmiYumi
Voice actors Alan Shearman | Alexander Polinsky | Andrea Romano | Ashley Johnson | Billie Hayes | Bumper Robinson | Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | Cathy Cavadini | Clancy Brown | Dave Coulier | David Johansen | David Sobolov | Dee Bradley Baker | Diane Delano | Ed O'Ross | Freddy Rodriguez | Gary Sturgis | Glenn Shadix | Greg Cipes | Greg Ellis | Henry Rollins | Hynden Walch | James Arnold Taylor | James Hong | Janice Kawaye | Jason Marsden | Jeff Bennett | Jim Cummings | John DiMaggio | Judge Reinhold | Keith David | Keith Szarabajka | Keone Young | Kevin Michael Richardson | Khary Payton | Kimberly Brooks | Lauren Tom | Malcolm McDowell | Marc Worden | Matt Levin | Michael Clarke Duncan | Michael Rosenbaum | Mike Erwin | Peter Onorati | Quinton Flynn | Rino Romano | Rob Paulsen | Robert Ito | Rodger Bumpass | Ron Perlman | Russi Taylor | S. Scott Bullock | Scott Menville | Sean Maher | Stephen Root | T'Keyah Keymah | Takayo Fischer | Tara Strong | Thomas Haden Church | Tom Kane | Tom Kenny | Tony Jay | Tracey Walter | Tress MacNeille | Virginia Madsen | Wil Wheaton | Will Friedle | Xander Berkeley | Yuri Lowenthal
Other crew Evan Burse
Comics staff Adam Archer | Alexander Serra | Brad Anderson | Christine Norrie | Chynna Clugston | Dave Bullock | Edgar Delgado | Eric Vedder | Ethen Beavers | Fabio Laguna | Francisco Herrera | Guy Major | J. Torres | James Hodgkins | Jared K. Fletcher | Jason Millet | Jeanine Schaefer | Joe Quinones | Johane Matte | John J. Hill | John McCrea | Kanila Tripp | Ken Lopez | Khary Randolph | Lary Stucker | Lysa Hawkins | Mick Gray | Mike Norton | Mike Sellers | Nick J. Napolitano | Pat Brosseau | Phil Balsman | Rico Renzi | Rob Haynes | Rob Leigh | Sal Cipriano | Sanford Greene | Scott Iwahashi | Sean Galloway | Tim Smith III | Todd Nauck | Tom Palmer Jr. | Travis Lanham
Video games staff Flint Dille | John Zuur Platten
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