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Yoshiaki Kyôgoku

Yoshiaki Kyôgoku

Director

Yoshiaki Kyougoku (京極 義昭, Kyōgoku Yoshiaki) is a Japanese animation director and storyboard artist who began his career at Production I.G. He began his career working in animation and gradually moved into higher‑level roles across various television series. Over the years he has contributed as an animator, storyboard artist, and episode director for several major productions. He made his debut as a series director in 2018 with Yuru Camp△, a project that established his reputation in the industry. Before that, he directed notable episodes of Yama no Susume Second Season, including de episode Dear My Friend, a key turning point in the story. His work is often described as visually grounded and realistic, influenced by the films of Hayao Miyazaki, which he admired from a young age. Following Yuru Camp△, he directed its second season in 2021 and the franchise's feature film in 2022. His credits also include work on Tokyo Ghoul, Kuroko's Basketball, Blood-C, Robotics;Notes, Gleipnir, Usagi Drop, and YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master, among others.

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Works as
Director
Titles
21 on MovieCove · 30 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 34% in 30 days

What are Yoshiaki Kyôgoku's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
63%
Self
21%
Society
15%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Triumphant
1

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Yoshiaki Kyôgoku's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 21 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (19).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiaki Kyôgoku'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

30 credits, 21 with a MovieCove page.

  • You and I Are Polar Opposites(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Sink Your Teeth: A Tokyo Ghoul Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master(2024)

    Show 20 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Laid-Back Camp Movie(2022)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Gleipnir(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Room Camp(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Laid-Back Camp(2018)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Kuroko's Basketball: Last Game(2017)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Seraph of the End(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Starmyu(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tokyo Ghoul(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Giovanni's Island(2014)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Bayonetta: Bloody Fate(2013)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Library War: The Wings of Revolution (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Key Animation

  • Kuroko's Basketball(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • The Future Diary(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Bunny Drop(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • BLOOD-C (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • X-Men (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Drawer Hobs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Key Animation

  • Eden of the East: Paradise Lost(2010)

    Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Eden of the East: The King of Eden(2009)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You(2009)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Eden of the East(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 4 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation

  • White Album(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Real Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Tokyo Marble Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit(2007)

    Show 5 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Universe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Animation

Career shape

A full career of 28 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Laid-Back Camp Movie (2022)

$7.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Laid-Back Camp Movie (2022)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Bunny Drop (2011)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 28: 2 only directing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew26 of 28: 18 only other crew, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score85th

28 titles, 8 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

2000s9 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s5 · 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 Yoshiaki Kyôgoku work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshiaki Kyôgoku's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Hiroaki Tanaka shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers