Yumi Kamakura

Director, also writer · Hokkaido, Japan

Yumi Kamakura (鎌倉由実, Kamakura Yumi) is a Japanese female anime director and storyboard artist. She is from Hokkaido.

Biography from TMDB.

From: Hokkaido, Japan
Works as: Director, also writer
Titles: 22 on MovieCove · 36 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 26% in 30 days

What are Yumi Kamakura's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Society

42%

Self

27%

Bonds

23%

Power

Community3 Romantic love2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

Romantic

Joyful

Melancholic

Tense

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful3 Fun2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3

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 Yumi Kamakura's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (15).

Also on these channels

Pokémon3 titles, show their 3 titles on Pokémon
RetroCrush2 titles, show their 2 titles on RetroCrush

Subscription and free streaming for Yumi Kamakura'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

36 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

Rilakkuma (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
Show 2 episodes · Director
The Ogre's Bride(2026)
Show Writer
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows
Mashin Creator Wataru (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
The Grimm Variations(2024)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Freedom(2024)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
NieR:Automata Ver1.1a(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
Technoroid: Overmind(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Bubble(2022)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
Ranking of Kings(2021)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Mars Red(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Mewkledreamy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes(2019)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films
Run with the Wind(2018)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
WWW.Working!!(2016)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Working!!! Lord of the Takanashi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Series Director
Santa Company (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Screenplay
Haikyuu!!(2014)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Blue Exorcist(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Wagnaria!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Sound of the Sky(2010)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
Working!!(2010)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows
Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life(2009)
Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
Inazuma Eleven(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Reideen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea(2006)
Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Utawarerumono(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Fate/stay night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew(2005)
Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Emma: A Victorian Romance(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Windy Tales (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Otogi Zoshi: The Legend of Magatama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midori Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 1 episode · Director
Kyô kara maô!(2004)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Sakura Wars: The Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Production Assistant

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 2001 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing16 of 34 · 56^thWriting1 of 34Other crew25 of 34 · 65^th

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

By decade

2000s15 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s10 · 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 Yumi Kamakura work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yumi Kamakura's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Makoto Hoshino shares the most, 2.