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Manabu Tamura

Producer

Works as
Producer
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 22% in 30 days

What are Manabu Tamura's films like?

Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
41%
Bonds
19%
Morality
18%
Survival
12%
Power
6%
Society
3%
Friendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 4

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 7

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 2

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

Resolved 11 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
10
Melancholic
6
Dread
4
Warm
5
Thrilling
3
Other
15

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet7
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Manabu Tamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manabu Tamura'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

32 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • Bloody Chainsaw Girl(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Barakamon(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Nobunagun(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Ada 2: Zetsubô hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Ada: Senritsu-hen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Executive Producer

  • Gatchaman Crowds(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Chronicles of the Going Home Club(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission(2013)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King(2012)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Chihayafuru(2011)

    Show 25 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Hunter X Hunter(2011)

    Show 148 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Death Note Relight 2 - L's Successors(2008)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You(2009)

    Show 37 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Kaiba(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Claymore(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Death Note Relight - Visions of a God(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor(2007)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase(2007)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Death Note(2006)

    Show 37 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Nana(2006)

    Show 47 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Elfen Lied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

  • Monster(2004)

    Show 74 episodes · Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia(2003)

    Associate Producer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Fighting Spirit: Champion Road(2003)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Fighting Spirit(2000)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Master Keaton (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 39 episodes · Producer

  • Ear of the Golden Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Producer

  • Comet in Moominland(1992)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Moomin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 78 episodes · Production Manager

  • Fuusen no Doratarou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 13 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles from 1981 to 2014.

Biggest box office

Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Fighting Spirit (2000)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing23 of 24: 23 only producing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score90thOther crew1 of 24: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s10 · 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 Manabu Tamura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 87th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

83rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up19
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Universally Loved.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)

68th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Death Note (2006)

Midcredits 99th · 94% 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.

Is Manabu Tamura's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles32–97 · median 73 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles34–78 · median 60 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles26–60 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles16–56 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles28–95 · median 89 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Manabu Tamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manabu Tamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masao Maruyama shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers