Takayuki Hirao

What are Takayuki Hirao's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Ideas.

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 Takayuki Hirao's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

• Crunchyroll5 titles
  • Attack on Titan (2013) · director
  • Paranoia Agent (2004) · director
  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) · director
  • God Eater (2015) · director, writer
  • Coyote Ragtime Show (2006) · storyboard artist
• Hulu2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Death Note (2006) · director
  • Highschool of the Dead (2010) · storyboard artist
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Death Note (2006) · director · free
  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) · director · free
• Tubi2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Death Note (2006) · director · free
  • Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (2016) · director · free
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Death Note (2006) · director
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Death Note (2006) · director

Subscription and free streaming for Takayuki Hirao'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

20 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

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  Pompo: The Cinéphile(2021)

  Director · Screenplay · Second Unit Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Art Director

  Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films88^th
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  Onihei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress(2016)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows58^th
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  God Eater(2015)

  Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows47^th
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  Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

  Director · Screenplay · Second Unit Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Attack on Titan(2013)

  Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows97^th
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  Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack(2012)

  Director · Screenplay · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films23^rd
• Sakura no Ondo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

  Director · Original Story
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  Highschool of the Dead(2010)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows63^rd
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  God Eater Prologue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Director
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  The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder - Part 2(2009)

  Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  The Garden of Sinners - Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven(2009)

  Director

  Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films62^nd
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  The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral(2008)

  Director · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films97^th
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  Manabi Straight! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

  Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
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  Death Note(2006)

  Show 1 episode · Director

  Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows99^th
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  Coyote Ragtime Show(2006)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows19^th
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  Futakoi Alternative (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
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  Paranoia Agent(2004)

  Show 1 episode · Director · Assistant Director

  Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows87^th
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  Texhnolyze (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

  Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
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  Wasted Chef (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

  Director

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles, 19 of them dated from 2003 to 2021.

Biggest box office

Pompo: The Cinéphile (2021)

$187K worldwide

Highest rated

The Garden of Sinners: Paradox Spiral (2008)

Midcredits 97^th

Most popular right now

Paranoia Agent (2004)

How do Takayuki Hirao's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 88^th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 91^st percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

6 of their 12 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved3
• Crowd Pleaser6
• Broadly Agreed1
• Mixed2

Most divisive · director

Attack on Titan (2013)

54^th percentile spread · 9% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Death Note (2006)

Midcredits 99^th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 73/100 and the pacing 63/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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 Takayuki Hirao work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takayuki Hirao's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tsuyoshi Imai shares the most, 3.