Mamoru Kanbe

Director · Born January 1, 1962 (64) · Osaka, Japan

Mamoru Kanbe (神戸守, Kanbe Mamoru, born 1962) is a Japanese anime director from Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 1, 1962 (64)
From: Osaka, Japan
Works as: Director
Titles: 15 on Motif · 33 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 51% in 30 days

What are Mamoru Kanbe's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

46%

Bonds

30%

Power

9%

Survival

9%

Society

7%

Identity3 Friendship3 Coming of age2 Family bonds2 Freedom2 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

4

Contemplative

4

Warm

2

Joyful

2

Dread

1

Other

2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking3 Unsettling3 Hopeful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

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 Mamoru Kanbe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Mamoru Kanbe'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

33 credits, 15 with a Motif page.

Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary(2024)
Show 22 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 61st percentile of all shows
Ninjala the Animation(2022)
Show 232 episodes · Series Director
Motif score: 51st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!(2020)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
The Promised Neverland(2019)
Show 23 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
A Place Further Than the Universe(2018)
Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Occultic;Nine(2016)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 23rd percentile of all shows
The Perfect Insider(2015)
Show 11 episodes · Director · Series Director
Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows
THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Your Lie in April(2014)
Show 8 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows
Hanayamata(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows
THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)
Storyboard Artist
Saint Young Men: The Movie(2012)
Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films
Saint☆Young Men (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
You and Me(2011)
Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows
Fractale(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Sound of the Sky(2010)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 55th percentile of all shows
Electromagnetic Girlfriend (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Baccano! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Demon Prince Enma (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard · Storyboard Artist
I"s Pure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Elfen Lied (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Show 53 episodes · Director
Master Keaton (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Show 1 episode · Director
Cardcaptor Sakura (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)
Director
Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 90th percentile of all shows
Psycho Diver: Soul Siren (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Director
Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Director
Seven Cities Story: Arctic Front (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)
Show 2 episodes · Series Director
Rocky Rackat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)
Show 170 episodes · Director
Ninja Gaiden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1991)
Director
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind(1984)
Production Assistant
Motif score: 99th percentile of all films
Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files (not in the Motif catalog yet)
Show 1 episode · Series Director

Career shape

A full career of 33 titles, 32 of them dated from 1984 to 2024.

Highest rated

The Promised Neverland (2019)

Motif 93^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing17 of 33 · 51^stWriting1 of 33Other crew26 of 33 · 61^st

33 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · crew1990s8 · crew2000s6 · crew2010s14 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Mamoru Kanbe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Mamoru Kanbe's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshiya Ôno shares the most, 3.