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Akihiro Hino

Writer and producer, also director · Born July 20, 1968 (58) · Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan

Born
July 20, 1968 (58)
From
Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan
Works as
Writer and producer, also director
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Akihiro Hino's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
55%
Self
18%
Morality
10%
Society
9%
Survival
8%
Friendship10 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 2 · Dark 0

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 0

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

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 0

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 5 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
7
Thrilling
6
Warm
5
Hopeful
4
Tense
2
Other
4

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous1
  • Cyclical1

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 Akihiro Hino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Akihiro Hino'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

27 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page.

  • Inazuma Eleven The Movie: Legendary Kickoff (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Screenplay

  • Inazuma Eleven the Movie: Prologue of New Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Screenplay

  • Megaton-kyuu Musashi(2021)

    Show 28 episodes · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Y School Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 63 episodes · Writer

  • Eiga Yôkai Gakuen Y: Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka(2019)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • NiNoKuni(2019)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Yo-kai Watch the Movie: Forever Friends(2018)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Layton Mystery Detective Agency: Kat's Mystery‑Solving Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 50 episodes · Series Composition · Writer

  • Inazuma Eleven Ares(2018)

    Show 75 episodes · Original Concept · Series Composition

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Inazuma Eleven Reloaded ~Reformation of Soccer~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Screenplay

  • Yo-kai Watch Shadowside: The Return of the Oni King(2017)

    Original Film Writer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Snack World(2017)

    Show Producer · Writer

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

  • The Snack World: Hitogirai no Lenny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Writer

  • Yôkai Watch: the Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!(2016)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Time Bokan 24 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 48 episodes · Creative Producer

  • Eiga Youkai wocchi: Enma daiou to 5-tsu no monogataridanyan!(2015)

    Creative Producer · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Yo-Kai Watch(2014)

    Show Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!(2014)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Story Supervisor

  • Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danball Senki W (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Executive Producer · Screenplay

  • Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon(2011)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam AGE (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 49 episodes · Series Composition

  • Little Battlers eXperience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 139 episodes · Original Concept · Original Story

  • Inazuma Eleven: Live Action (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Story

  • Inazuma Eleven: The Movie - The Ultimate Force: Team Ogre Attacks!(2010)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva(2009)

    Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Inazuma Eleven(2008)

    Show 268 episodes · Writer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2008 to 2024.

Biggest box office

Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! (2014)

$99M worldwide

Highest rated

Inazuma Eleven (2008)

Midcredits 95th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 22: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting21 of 22: 17 only writing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thProducing3 of 22: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 22: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

22 titles, 4 with more than one role — writing and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s18 · 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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Akihiro Hino's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 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 9

Approval · how many liked their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

60thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · writer, producer

Eiga Yôkai Gakuen Y: Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka (2019)

94th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · writer

Inazuma Eleven (2008)

Midcredits 95th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the plot and story 62/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 73, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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.

Who does Akihiro Hino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akihiro Hino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshiaki Okuno shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Tomokazu Seki6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Tomokazu Seki
  • Haruka Tomatsu5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Haruka Tomatsu
  • Etsuko Kozakura4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Etsuko Kozakura
  • Hiroyuki Yoshino3 titles    See all 3 shared titles with Hiroyuki Yoshino

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

  • Toshiaki Okuno7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Toshiaki Okuno
  • Kiyofumi Kajiwara6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kiyofumi Kajiwara
  • Masakazu Kubo5 titles    See all 5 shared titles with Masakazu Kubo
  • Minami Ichikawa4 titles    See all 4 shared titles with Minami Ichikawa