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Yasuhito Kikuchi

Director and writer · Aomori Prefecture, Japan

From
Aomori Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Director and writer
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 13% in 30 days

What are Yasuhito Kikuchi's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
53%
Survival
23%
Self
10%
Ideas
8%
Society
3%
Morality
3%
Survival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Romantic
3
Joyful
3
Tense
2
Hopeful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3

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 Yasuhito Kikuchi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuhito Kikuchi'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

39 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea(2026)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Synduality: Noir(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond(2022)

    Director · Animation Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Stars Align(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Knight's & Magic(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Comet Lucifer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Absolute Duo(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Busou Shinki(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

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

  • Infinite Stratos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Infinite Stratos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Director

  • Macross Frontier MUSIC CLIP Collection - Nyankuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director

  • Macross Frontier: The False Songstress(2009)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Birdy the Mighty: Decode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Macross Frontier(2008)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Ergo Proxy(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Noein: To Your Other Self(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Animation · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky(2004)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

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

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

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

    Show 4 episodes · Executive Producer

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

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

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

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard

  • Hyper Police (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Bronze: Zetsuai Since 1989 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Key Animation

  • Baby and Me (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Golden Boy(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Phantom Quest Corp. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Animation Director

  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

  • Crimson Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Animation Director · Assistant Director · Key Animation · Storyboard

  • The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Green Legend Ran (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Moonlight Pierce (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Key Animation

  • Otaku no Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Key Animation

  • The Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water(1990)

    Show 10 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Darkness of the Sea, Shadow of the Moon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Angel Cop(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 39 titles from 1989 to 2026.

Biggest box office

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Macross Frontier (2008)

Midcredits 83rd

Most popular right now

Genesis of Aquarion (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 39: 3 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting4 of 39: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 39: 2 only producing, 0 with another roleOther crew33 of 39: 26 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

39 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s14 · crew2000s11 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · 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.

How do Yasuhito Kikuchi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 81st percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 18 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 18 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · director

Busou Shinki (2012)

77th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Golden Boy (1995)

Midcredits 91st · 87% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Yasuhito Kikuchi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasuhito Kikuchi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shôji Kawamori shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers