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Masashi Abe

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 18% in 30 days

What are Masashi Abe's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
24%
Survival
20%
Morality
13%
Society
6%
Power
3%
Ideas
3%
Loyalty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Melancholic
4
Hopeful
4
Absurd
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Masashi Abe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (23).

Subscription and free streaming for Masashi Abe's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

43 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • MF Ghost(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Housing Complex C(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Super Crooks(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • The Faraway Paladin(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Gleipnir(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Wave, Listen to Me!(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Nekopara(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • RErideD - Derrida, who leaps through time(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Sagrada Reset (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • My Hero Academia(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • High School Fleet(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Blockade Battlefront(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!!(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • The Pilot's Love Song(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Noragami(2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Rage of Bahamut: Genesis(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Hyperdimension Neptunia(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Ambition of Oda Nobuna(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Future Diary(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Corpse Princess: Aka(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Blue Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • SoltyRei(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Futakoi Alternative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Canan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

  • Shadow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Shadow Kage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Da Capo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 9 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Full Metal Panic!(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Heat Guy J(2002)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time(2001)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Inuyasha(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Sci-fi Harry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Blue Gender(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Legend of Black Heaven (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Those Who Hunt Elves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Golden Boy(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Key: The Metal Idol(1994)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Tenchi Muyo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1992 to 2023.

Highest rated

Rage of Bahamut: Genesis (2014)

Midcredits 68th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing35 of 40: 27 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score49thOther crew13 of 40: 5 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rd

40 titles, 8 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s6 · crew2000s14 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s7 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Masashi Abe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masashi Abe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hidekazu Satô shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Mixed roles