Akira Takamura

What are Akira Takamura's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

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 Akira Takamura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

• Crunchyroll5 titles
  • Buddy Daddies (2023) · director
  • Skip and Loafer (2023) · director
  • The Aquatope on White Sand (2021) · director
  • The Day I Became a God (2020) · director
  • Fairy gone (2019) · director
• Netflix2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) · director
  • Evangelion: Death (True)² (1998) · director
• The Criterion Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995) · director
  • Evangelion: Death (True)² (1998) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Takamura'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

16 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

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  Fushigi no Kuni de Arisu to Daibu in Wandârando(2025)

  Second Unit Director

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films47^th
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  Skip and Loafer(2023)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows80^th
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  Buddy Daddies(2023)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows92^nd
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  Ya Boy Kongming!(2022)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows73^rd
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  The Aquatope on White Sand(2021)

  Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows56^th
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  The Day I Became a God(2020)

  Show 2 episodes · Director

  Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows46^th
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  Fairy gone(2019)

  Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows10^th
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  IRODUKU: The World in Colors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

  Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
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  SHIROBAKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Sylvanian Families (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Show 3 episodes · Director · Creator
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  Evangelion: Death (True)²(1998)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films68^th
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  Revival of Evangelion(1998)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth(1997)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films90^th
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  Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows97^th
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  The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

  Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1993 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death & Rebirth (1997)

$16M worldwide

Highest rated

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

Midcredits 97^th

How do Akira Takamura's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 79^th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser5
• Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Revival of Evangelion (1998)

67^th percentile spread · 11% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)

Midcredits 97^th · 90% 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 Akira Takamura's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Akira Takamura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Takamura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hideaki Anno shares the most, 4.