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Yasuo Iwamoto

Director

Yasuo Iwamoto (いわもと やすお, Iwamoto Yasuo) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist. He is sometimes credited under the name 岩本 保雄 (same reading).

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
16 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 21% in 30 days

What are Yasuo Iwamoto's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
61%
Self
26%
Morality
11%
Society
3%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
6
Melancholic
3
Romantic
1
Tense
2
Joyful
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous1

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 Yasuo Iwamoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (13).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuo Iwamoto'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

22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.

  • Secrets of the Silent Witch(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Reflection Ray(2021)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Adachi to Shimamura(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Princess Connect! Re: Dive(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Konosuba!: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! - Legend of Crimson(2019)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • The Quintessential Quintuplets(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Goddess Apprentice: Secret Kokotama Make Miracles Happen♪ Tepuru and the Doki-Doki Kokotama World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Second Unit Director

  • WorldEnd: What Do You Do at the End of the World? Are You Busy? Will You Save Us?(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Osomatsu-san(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Classroom Crisis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • My Big Sister Arrived (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Log Horizon(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys Fault I'm Not Popular!~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Yurumates3Dei (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Seinto Seiya: Omega(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Bleach(2004)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Spirit(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Romeo's Blue Skies(1995)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1995 to 2025.

Highest rated

Romeo's Blue Skies (1995)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Secrets of the Silent Witch (2025)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing16 of 21: 11 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score73rdOther crew10 of 21: 5 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score77th

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

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s3 · crew2010s13 · crew2020s4 · 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 Yasuo Iwamoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasuo Iwamoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shinsuke Gomi shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Mixed roles