Tatsuya Sasaki

Director

Tatsuya Sasaki is a Japanese animator and director. Not to be confused with Japanese background artist Tatsuya Sasaki with the same kanji.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director
Titles: 24 on Motif · 26 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 31% in 30 days

What are Tatsuya Sasaki's films like?

Across their 7 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

55%

Self

24%

Survival

9%

Society

7%

Morality

4%

Friendship3 Romantic love2 Coming of age2 Family bonds2 Survival2 Identity2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

4

Tense

3

Absurd

4

Warm

2

Romantic

2

Other

3

How their films linger

Fun4 Feel-good3 Hopeful2

How their films end

Happy1
Bittersweet3
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 Tatsuya Sasaki's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (18).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE3 titles, show their 3 titles on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Tatsuya Sasaki's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

26 credits, 24 with a Motif page.

Wash It All Away(2026)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 35th percentile of all shows
Dusk Beyond the End of the World(2025)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest(2025)
Show 1 episode · Assistant Director
Motif score: 17th percentile of all shows
Yoasobi Gurashi! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)
Show 8 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included.(2024)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows
Solo Leveling(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows
Mayonaka Punch(2024)
Show Director
Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 86th percentile of all shows
Buddy Daddies(2023)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Spy Classroom(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 10th percentile of all shows
Akiba Maid War(2022)
Show 1 episode · Director · Assistant Director
Motif score: 66th percentile of all shows
Housing Complex C(2022)
Show 4 episodes · Animation Director · Other · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 13th percentile of all shows
Tomodachi Game(2022)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows
FreakAngels(2022)
Show Director
Motif score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Remake Our Life!(2021)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 56th percentile of all shows
Shadowverse(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 10th percentile of all shows
Infinite Dendrogram(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 14th percentile of all shows
Seton Academy: Join the Pack!(2020)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows
Dropkick on My Devil!(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows
Hinamatsuri(2018)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows
Clockwork Planet(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 11th percentile of all shows
Onihei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Director
Little Witch Academia(2017)
Show 1 episode · Assistant Director
Motif score: 87th percentile of all shows
My First Girlfriend Is a Gal(2017)
Show Director
Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Naruto(2002)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

Buddy Daddies (2023)

Motif 93^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing18 of 23 · 46^thOther crew8 of 23 · 43^rd

23 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s6 · crew2020s16 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Is Tatsuya Sasaki's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 50 · moderate

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 39 · moderate

Profanity3 titlesmedian 27 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Tatsuya Sasaki work with?

People who share at least 2 of Tatsuya Sasaki's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoaki Ôta shares the most, 3.