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Fumio Maezono

Director, also writer

Fumio Maezono (前園 文夫, Maezono Fumio) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist, having worked previously for Disney Japan for some time.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director, also writer
Titles
38 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Fumio Maezono's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
47%
Bonds
34%
Morality
6%
Power
5%
Survival
5%
Society
2%
Friendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling
5
Joyful
5
Absurd
3
Hopeful
3
Tense
3
Other
8

How their films linger

Fun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • 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 Fumio Maezono's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 36 of their 38 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (24).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fumio Maezono'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

53 credits, 38 with a MovieCove page.

  • Cat Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Once Upon a Witch's Death(2025)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Duel Masters LOST (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Senpai is an Otokonoko(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • The Fable(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Under Ninja(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • 16bit Sensation: Another Layer(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Dark Gathering(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • My Clueless First Friend(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • My Home Hero(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire(2023)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Urusei yatsura(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kirameke! Vivacious Dash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Director

  • A Couple of Cuckoos(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Mars Red(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Adachi to Shimamura(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Rent-a-Girlfriend(2020)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • We Never Learn: BOKUBEN(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Quintessential Quintuplets(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Dino Girl Gauko(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Forest of Piano(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Just Because! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Black Clover(2017)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • 7O3X Fastest Finger First (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Atom: The Beginning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Onihei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Like the Wind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Key Animation

  • Hundred(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Girls Beyond the Wasteland(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Concrete Revolutio(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Young Black Jack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • DRAMAtical Murder(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Ace of Diamond(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Photo Kano(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • AKB0048 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Space Brothers(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Chihayafuru(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Alone Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple(2006)

    Show 6 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Gallery Fake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!(2004)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Astro Boy(2003)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Piglet's Big Movie(2003)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Popolocrois Monogatari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Mighty Ducks(1996)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Iron Virgin Jun(1992)

    Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist

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

  • The Fabled Underground People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Director

  • Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 25 episodes · Storyboard

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 1987 to 2025.

Highest rated

Rent-a-Girlfriend (2020)

Midcredits 50th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing41 of 48: 36 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score50thWriting2 of 48: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew11 of 48: 6 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score74th

48 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1980s2 · crew1990s3 · crew2000s4 · crew2010s20 · crew2020s19 · 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.

Is Fumio Maezono's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Fumio Maezono work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fumio Maezono's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ken Andô shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Producers