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Ken Andô

Director and cinematographer

Works as
Director and cinematographer
Titles
31 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Ken Andô's films like?

Across their 23 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
45%
Bonds
32%
Survival
11%
Society
4%
Morality
4%
Power
2%
Ideas
2%
Identity12 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 0 · Dark 3

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 0 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 3

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
8
Contemplative
9
Melancholic
6
Thrilling
6
Other
28

How their films linger

Feel-good11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Bittersweet14
  • Ambiguous7

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 Ken Andô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 31 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (21).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ken Andô'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

41 credits, 31 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • MF Ghost(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Tomo-chan Is a Girl!(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Aharen-san Is Indecipherable(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Rent-a-Girlfriend(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Actors: Songs Connection(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Silver Guardian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · Series Director

  • Hundred(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Girls Beyond the Wasteland(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows

  • Hitori No Shita - The Outcast(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Yona of the Dawn(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Gingitsune(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Attack on Titan(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Nyaruko: Crawling with Love(2012)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Monsuno(2011)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Phi Brain: Puzzle of God(2011)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Skip Beat!(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Hyakko(2008)

    Show Director

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

  • Kono Aozora Ni Yakusoku Wo(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bokura ga ita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Ar Tonelico: The Girl Who Sings at the End of the World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Buso Renkin(2006)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Aria: The Animation(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Honey and Clover(2005)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Theatrical Edition #26 Live Action Part (Special Rush Edit Version) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Assistant Director

  • FLCL(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Excel Saga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • His and Her Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

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

    Director

  • Evangelion: Death (True)²(1998)

    Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Revival of Evangelion(1998)

    Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion(1997)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth(1997)

    Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 32 titles from 1995 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing29 of 32: 23 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdWriting1 of 32: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew9 of 32: 3 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score92nd

32 titles, 6 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s8 · crew2000s9 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s6 · 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 Ken Andô's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 92nd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 31 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up12
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 31 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Universally Panned3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · director

Monsuno (2011)

77th percentile spread · 25% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Attack on Titan (2013)

Midcredits 97th · 89% 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 Ken Andô's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore7 titles15–84 · median 46 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles14–67 · median 61 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles22–46 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles11–40 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles6–87 · median 30 · mildnear 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 Ken Andô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ken Andô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Keiichi Sugiyama shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles