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Kenichi Kasai

Director · Born April 12, 1970 (56) · Hida, Gifu, Japan

Kenichi Kasai (カサヰ ケンイチ, formerly 笠井 賢一, Kasai Ken'ichi, April 12, 1970) is a Japanese anime director and filmmaker from the city of Hida, Gifu Prefecture. His representative works include Wagamama ☆ Fairy Mirumo de Pon!, Major, Hachimitsu to Clover and Nodame Cantabile.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 12, 1970 (56)
From
Hida, Gifu, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 16 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 27% in 30 days

What are Kenichi Kasai's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
71%
Self
21%
Power
7%
Romantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
3
Contemplative
3
Bittersweet
2
Hopeful
2
Joyful
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4

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 Kenichi Kasai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Kenichi Kasai'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, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • To the Solitary Me Who Loved You(2022)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Rent-a-Girlfriend(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Amanchu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

  • Wolf Girl & Black Prince (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Love Stage!!(2014)

    Show 10 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • One Hundred Poems Super Translation: Love Song(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Bakuman.(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Sweet Blue Flowers(2009)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Toradora!(2008)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Nodame Cantabile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 23 episodes · Series Director

  • Honey and Clover(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Major (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 78 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Daa! Daa! Daa! UFO Baby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

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

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Legend of the Mystical Ninja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 1997 to 2022.

Biggest box office

To the Solitary Me Who Loved You (2022)

$429K worldwide

Highest rated

Toradora! (2008)

Midcredits 87th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 16: 6 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score80thOther crew10 of 16: 4 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score80th

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

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s5 · crew2020s2 · 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.

Who does Kenichi Kasai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kenichi Kasai's MovieCove titles; Tatsuyuki Nagai shares the most, 2.