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Aya Hirano

Aya Hirano

Actor · Born October 8, 1987 (39) · Nagoya, Aichi, Japan

Aya Hirano is a Japanese voice actress and singer. After graduating from high school, she began seriously pursuing her voice actress and solo singing career. Her big break came in 2006, when she was cast as the voice of Suzumiya Haruhi, the title character of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 8, 1987 (39)
From
Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
61 on Motif · 128 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 51% in 30 days

What are Aya Hirano's films like?

Across their 33 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
37%
Self
24%
Survival
10%
Morality
10%
Society
8%
Power
6%
Ideas
5%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 18 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 9 · Heightened 9

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 8 · Intense 7

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 12 · Some laughs 5 · Funny 1

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

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 3

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 4

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 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 14 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

14 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 4 of 14 analyzed roles.

Ally
4 of 14
Shapeshifter
3 of 14
Herald
3 of 14
Hero
3 of 14
Trickster
1 of 14
Show the 14 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Thrilling
14
Melancholic
7
Joyful
7
Romantic
7
Other
34

How their films linger

Bittersweet13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet13
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous10
  • Cyclical2

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 Aya Hirano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 46 of their 61 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aya Hirano'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

128 credits, 61 with a Motif page; 6 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Chainsaw Man: The Stage - Reze Arc (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    as Makima

  • Kyou mo Curry desu ka? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as 黒部佳純

  • 今日もカレーですか？ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    as 黒部佳純

  • Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Hana Kazamaki (voice)

  • さよなら帝国劇場 最後の1日 THE ミュージカルデイ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rose of Versailles(2025)

    as Marie Antoinette (voice)

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective(2025)

    Show 1 episode · as Momoka Suzuhara (voice) · as Patient's Mother (voice)

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Three Way Battle of Japanese New Era (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Dragon Ball Daima(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · as Dende (voice)

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest(2024)

    Show 25 episodes · as Lucy (voice)

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Let's Go! Anpanman: Baikinman and Lulun (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as (voice)

  • Gintama on Theater 2D: Ikkoku Keisei-hen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Nobume Imai (voice)

  • Chainsaw Man: The Stage (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Makima

  • THE 6th KYOTO ANIMATION THANKS EVENT KYOANI MUSIC FESTIVAL -Heart race through the tracks of wonder- (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Nobume Imai (voice)

  • Poketto ni Bōken o Tsumekonde (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Yoko Meguro

  • Wave, Listen to Me! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chishiro Madoka

  • Fujiko F. Fujio Sci-Fi Short Drama (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Akiba Maid War(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · as Okachimachi (voice)

    Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • 室温～夜の音楽～ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • Go! Anpanman: Dororin and the Transformation Carnival (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Kokinchan (voice)

  • Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero(2022)

    as Dende (voice)

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shin Nogizaka Star Tanjou! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Musical “VERACHICCA” (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as Candy Verachicca

  • Voice Spring! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Iwao

  • Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet(2021)

    as Maiko Shirahato (voice)

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Gintama: The Final(2021)

    as Nobume Imai (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Maesetsu!(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Ms. Hirano (voice)

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Let's Go! Anpanman: Sparkle! Princess Vanilla of the Land of Ice Cream(2019)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 19th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Queen's Blade UNLIMITED (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Pop Team Epic(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Popuko (voice)

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Girls und Panzer das Finale: Part I(2017)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Animation x Paralympic: Who Is Your Hero? (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · as Tsubasa Asahina (voice)

  • Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry(2017)

    as Lucy Heartfilia (voice)

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Girls und Panzer der Film(2015)

    as Arisa (voice)

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Dragon Ball Super(2015)

    Show 131 episodes · as Dende (voice)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan(2015)

    Show 16 episodes · as Haruhi Suzumiya (voice)

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Musical 『Mozart!』 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Constanze Mozart

  • Parasyte -the maxim- (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 24 episodes · as Migi-(voice)

  • Rose Color's Buko (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Nishimori Aoi (voice)

  • Witch Craft Works(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · as Weekend (voice)

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Tiger Mask (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Maki

  • The Glacier Fox - 35th Anniversary Edition (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as レイラ

  • Gatchaman Crowds(2013)

    Show 24 episodes · as Paiman (voice)

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Danganronpa: The Animation(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · as Monaka Towa

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Konata Izumi (voice)

  • Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods(2013)

    as Dende (voice)

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Queen's Blade: Vanquished Queens (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Nanael

  • Kid's Police (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge(2013)

    as Retz (voice)

    Motif score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Unlimited Psychic Squad(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Kaoru Akashi (voice)

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Girls & Panzer(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Alisa (voice)

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess(2012)

    as Lucy Heartfilia (voice)

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Sore Ike! Anpanman: Rhythm de Teasobi - Anpanman to Fushigi na Parasol (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as (voice)

  • Muse's Mirror (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · as Ayabuki Urara

  • Recorder and Randsell (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 38 episodes · Actor

  • Hunter X Hunter(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Menchi (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • 黒執事Ⅱ 蜘蛛の意図 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Little Ghostly Adventures of Tofu Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Nichijou: My Ordinary Life(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Narrator (voice)

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell(2011)

    as Mena Roshan (voice)

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Sazae-san 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Actor

  • Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors(2010)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nanael

    Motif score: 9th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan(2010)

    Show 48 episodes · as Kana Ienaga

    Motif score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Book Girl: Memoire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 3 episodes · as Asakura Miu

  • Book Girl(2010)

    as Miu Asakura (voice)

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Lupin III: The Last Job(2010)

    as Asuka Kagurazaka (voice)

    Motif score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya(2010)

    as Haruhi Suzumiya (voice)

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Qwaser of Stigmata (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 36 episodes · as Katja (voice)

  • Macross Frontier: The False Songstress(2009)

    as Mena Roshan

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Kiddy Girl-and(2009)

    Show 24 episodes · as Lumière

    Motif score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fairy Tail(2009)

    Show 328 episodes · as Lucy Heartfilia (voice)

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

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

    as Misa Amane (voice)

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

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

    Show 22 episodes · as Ume 'Kurumi' Kurumizawa (voice)

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • TO (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · as (voice)

  • To Symbiotic Planet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Animelo Summer Live 2009 RE:BRIDGE 8.23 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Asylum Session (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Hiyoko (voice)

  • Charger Girl Ju-den Chan(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · as Rona Elmo

    Motif score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Seinto Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meio Shinwa(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · as Sasha / Athena (voice)

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The River's Light (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as 塔米

  • The Symphony of Haruhi Suzumiya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Jewelpet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 351 episodes · as (voice)

  • Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin(2009)

    Show 36 episodes · as Nanael (voice)

    Motif score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Lucky Star in Budokan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as 泉こなた

  • The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 25 episodes · as Suzumiya Haruhi (voice)

  • Maria Holic (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 24 episodes · as Shizu Shidō (voice)

  • White Album(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · as Yuki Morikawa (voice)

    Motif score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Orbital(2009)

    as Ariina

    Motif score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Bleach: Fade to Black, I Call Your Name(2008)

    as Homura (voice)

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Kemeko Deluxe!(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nakamura-chan

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Linebarrels of Iron (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · as Miu Kujo

  • Black Butler(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Annafellows (voice)

    Motif score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Hyakko(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · as Ayumi Nonomura

    Motif score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Hill Dyed Rose Madder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 12 episodes · as Minato Nagase

  • Animelo Summer Live 2008 -Challenge- 8.31 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Amuri in Star Ocean (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · as Femina Noum

  • The Daughter of Twenty Faces (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 22 episodes · as Mikamo Chizuko (voice)

  • Psychic Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 51 episodes · Actor

  • Macross Frontier(2008)

    Show 25 episodes · as Meena Roshan (voice)

    Motif score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Lupin III: Green vs. Red(2008)

    as Yukiko (voice)

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Toki(2008)

    as Sara (voice)

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hello Kitty: The Fantasy in the Apple Forest (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    as Emily

  • Honjitsu no neko jijô (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lupin (voice)

  • Dragonaut: The Resonance(2007)

    Show 25 episodes · as Garnet McLane (voice)

    Motif score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Kiddy Grade: Truth Dawn(2007)

    as Lumière

    Motif score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

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

    as Misa Amane (voice)

    Motif score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Extravaganza of Haruhi Suzumiya (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Kiddy Grade: Maelstrom(2007)

    as Lumière

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Lucky Star(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · Songs · Theme Song Performance · as Haruhi Suzumiya (voice) · as Konata Izumi (voice)

    Motif score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Kiddy Grade: Ignition(2007)

    as Lumière

    Motif score: 35th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Manabi Straight! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · as Mei Etoh (voice)

  • Sumomomo Momomo - The Strongest Bride on Earth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 22 episodes · as Sanae Nakajima

  • Buso Renkin(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · as Mahiro Muto

    Motif score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Death Note(2006)

    Show 37 episodes · as Misa Amane (voice)

    Motif score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Galaxy Angel Rune (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · as Kahlua

  • Himawari! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 26 episodes · as Shikimi (voice)

  • Nana(2006)

    Show 47 episodes · as Reira Serizawa (voice)

    Motif score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Pokaan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · as Pachira

  • The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya(2006)

    Show 28 episodes · Theme Song Performance · as Haruhi Suzumiya (voice)

    Motif score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Itsudatte My Santa! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mai (voice)

  • Canvas 2 ~Niji Iro no Sketch~ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · as Sumire Misaki (voice)

  • Animelo Summer Live (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Eyeshield 21 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 145 episodes · as Mamori Anezaki

  • Kiddy Grade(2002)

    Show 24 episodes · as Lumière

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Angel Tales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · as Momo

  • Smap Short Films (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 17 episodes · as Lilith (voice)

    Motif score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 127 titles from 1999 to 2026; peak year 2009.

Biggest box office

Hunter X Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (2010)

Motif 98th

Most popular right now

Fairy Tail (2009)

Film career

19992026

Peak 2009 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 6 Motif titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1999Screen debut· One Piece
  • 2007First film· Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God
  • 2010Career best· The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting127 of 127: 125 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Motif score68thOther crew2 of 127: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s57 · 57 acting · 2 crew2010s41 · acting2020s28 · acting

Billing

usually 5th · top billed in 0% of 16 roles
0712

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Aya Hirano's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 79th percentile, the median of all 25; across their 18 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Approval · how many liked their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Reach · how many have seen their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 18

Motif score across 61 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up28
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 61 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved9
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser22
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed25

Most divisive · actor

Kiddy Grade: Maelstrom (2007)

91st percentile spread · 42% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gintama: The Final (2021)

Motif 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 59/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 67, detractors 36. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Aya Hirano's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 Motif titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles13–68 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles28–68 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 31 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 20 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles32–60 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Aya Hirano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aya Hirano's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rie Kugimiya shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers