Naoki Watanabe

What are Naoki Watanabe's films like?

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

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 Naoki Watanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (5).

• Crunchyroll5 titles
  • Haikyuu!! (2014) · producer
  • Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015) · producer
  • Nisekoi: False Love (2014) · producer
  • Black Cat (2005) · producer
  • Kanokon (2008) · editor
• Hulu4 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • Haikyuu!! (2014) · producer
  • Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma (2015) · producer
  • Himouto! Umaru-chan (2015) · producer
  • Buso Renkin (2006) · producer
• Pluto TV2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) · producer · free
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) · producer · free
• The Roku Channel2 titles, browse their movies on this service
  • The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014) · producer · free
  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015) · producer · free
• Netflix1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Haikyuu!! (2014) · producer
• Prime Video1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Buso Renkin (2006) · producer · free
• Tubi1 title, browse their movies on this service
  • Buso Renkin (2006) · producer · free

Subscription and free streaming for Naoki Watanabe'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, 11 with a MovieCove page.

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  Boruto: Naruto the Movie(2015)

  Coordinating Producer

  Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films92^nd
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  Himouto! Umaru-chan(2015)

  Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows63^rd
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  Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

  Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer
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  Haikyuu!! The Movie 1: The End and the Beginning(2015)

  Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films95^th
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  Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma(2015)

  Show 24 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows90^th
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  Haikyuu!!(2014)

  Show 50 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows98^th
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  Nisekoi: False Love(2014)

  Show 32 episodes · Executive Producer

  Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows71^st
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  The Last: Naruto the Movie(2014)

  Producer

  Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films93^rd
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  Inazuma Eleven GO the Movie: The Ultimate Bonds Gryphon(2011)

  Editor

  Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films86^th
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  Modern Magic Made Simple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Show 12 episodes · Producer
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  Hatsukoi Limited. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Show 12 episodes · Producer
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  Akikan! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

  Show 12 episodes · Executive Producer
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  Kanokon(2008)

  Show Editor

  Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows13^th
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  Buso Renkin(2006)

  Show Producer

  Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows44^th
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  Black Cat(2005)

  Show 23 episodes · Producer

  Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows47^th
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  Strawberry 100% (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

  Show 12 episodes · Producer

Career shape

A full career of 12 titles from 2005 to 2015.

Biggest box office

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)

Midcredits 93^rd

Most popular right now

Buso Renkin (2006)

How do Naoki Watanabe's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 93^rd percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 89^th percentile for acclaim.

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 11 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

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• Universally Loved2
• Crowd Pleaser5
• Mixed4

Most divisive · editor

Kanokon (2008)

63^rd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

Haikyuu!! (2014)

Midcredits 98^th · 91% liked

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.

Is Naoki Watanabe's work okay for kids?

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

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

Who does Naoki Watanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Naoki Watanabe's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yukio Kawasaki shares the most, 3.