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Hideyuki Kurata

Writer · Born July 9, 1968 (58) · Ibara, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Hideyuki Kurata (倉田 英之, Kurata Hideyuki, born July 9, 1968) is a Japanese anime screenwriter and novelist from the city of Ibara, Okayama Prefecture. He is affiliated with Studio Orphee.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 9, 1968 (58)
From
Ibara, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
Works as
Writer
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 40 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 17% in 30 days

What are Hideyuki Kurata's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
34%
Bonds
25%
Self
19%
Morality
10%
Power
7%
Society
6%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 1

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · 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 3 · 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 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
7
Joyful
4
Dread
4
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
3
Other
10

How their films linger

Fun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Hideyuki Kurata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hideyuki Kurata'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

40 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

  • Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Screenplay

  • Onimusha(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Rurouni Kenshin(2023)

    Show 47 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Girls' Frontline(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy(2022)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul(2020)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation - Soul Speed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Writer

  • Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn(2019)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Goblin Slayer(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Made in Abyss(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Drifters(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Scorching Ping Pong Girls(2016)

    Show Writer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Grisaia no Meikyuu: Caprice no Mayu 0(2015)

    Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Maria the Virgin Witch(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Fruit of Grisaia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 23 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Tokyo ESP(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Co-Writer · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Nanana's Buried Treasure(2014)

    Show 11 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Recently, My Sister is Unusual(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Samurai Flamenco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 22 episodes · Series Composition

  • Tokyo Ravens(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dragon Crisis!(2011)

    Show 12 episodes · Script · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows

  • The World God Only Knows(2010)

    Show 36 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Oreimo(2010)

    Show 25 episodes · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to the Space Show(2010)

    Original Story · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Whispered Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Writer

  • Samurai Harem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Composition · Writer · as Male Student (voice)

  • Bamboo Blade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition · Writer

  • Hellsing Ultimate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Writer

  • Gun x Sword (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Writer

  • Kamichu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · Writer

  • Read or Die the TV (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 26 episodes · Creator · Novel · Screenplay

  • R.O.D: Read or Die (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 3 episodes · Novel · Screenplay · Writer

  • Brigadoon: Marin & Melan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 26 episodes · Writer

  • Now and Then, Here and There(1999)

    Show 13 episodes · Screenplay · Series Composition · Writer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Spaceship Agga Ruter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Screenplay

  • Magical Project S (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Writer

  • Parade Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Writer

Career shape

A full career of 38 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

$5M worldwide

Highest rated

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Rurouni Kenshin (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 38: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleWriting38 of 38: 35 only writing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thOther crew2 of 38: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

38 titles, 3 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s4 · crew2000s10 · 1 acting · 10 crew2010s18 · crew2020s6 · 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 Hideyuki Kurata's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 89th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 75th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 23 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed9

Most divisive · writer

Girls' Frontline (2022)

78th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (2020)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 52/100 and the plot and story 47/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Is Hideyuki Kurata's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 74 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles38–63 · median 57 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 33

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hideyuki Kurata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hideyuki Kurata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Takaharu Ozaki shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers