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Hitoyuki Matsui

Director

Hitoyuki Matsui (まつい ひとゆき, Matsui Hitoyuki, former name: 松井 仁之) is a Japanese anime director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 43 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 20% in 30 days

What are Hitoyuki Matsui's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
56%
Bonds
39%
Morality
5%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Thrilling
2
Joyful
2
Romantic
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Hitoyuki Matsui's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hitoyuki Matsui'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

43 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me, But Showers Me with Adoration(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Solo Camping for Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Gachiakuta(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Delico's Nursery(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Too Cute Crisis(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Tsundere Akuyaku Reijou Liselotte to Jikkyou no Endou-kun to Kaisetsu no Kobayashi-san(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • A Couple of Cuckoos(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Deaimon(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Tekken: Bloodline(2022)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Baki Hanma(2021)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Gymnastics Samurai(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Saikyou Kamizmode! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Ahiru no Sora(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Puzzle & Dragons X(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

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

  • Dream Festival(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Absolute Duo(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Beelzebub(2011)

    Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Gintama(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Absolute Justice Love Pheromone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Tristia of the Deep Blue Sea (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • Dokkoida!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Sakura Wars: Ecole de Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Sakura Wars: ~Su~Mi~Re~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Naruto(2002)

    Show 16 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Witch Hunter Robin(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Tokyo Underground (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Gensomaden Saiyuki(2000)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Karakuri Zoushi Ayatsuri Sakon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Director

  • Devil Lady (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Cardcaptor Sakura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Director

  • Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 27 episodes · Director

  • Virus Buster Serge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • Maze Megaburst Space (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Apocalypse Zero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard

  • Battle Arena Toshinden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ninku (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Magic Knight Rayearth(1994)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Eternal Filena (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Yu Yu Hakusho: Ghost Files(1992)

    Show 17 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1992 to 2026.

Highest rated

Cardcaptor Sakura (1998)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing24 of 41: 14 only directing, 10 with another role · typical Midcredits score72ndWriting2 of 41: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew25 of 41: 16 only other crew, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

41 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1990s13 · crew2000s10 · crew2010s4 · crew2020s14 · 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.

Who does Hitoyuki Matsui work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hitoyuki Matsui's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Clamp shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors