Hiroyuki Hata

Director

Works as: Director
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 25% in 30 days

What are Hiroyuki Hata's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

37%

Self

32%

Ideas

13%

Society

11%

Survival

7%

Friendship3 Coming of age3 Family bonds2 Identity2 Community2 Art2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

4

Hopeful

5

Warm

3

Romantic

2

Tense

1

Other

6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Fun5 Hopeful2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy6
Bittersweet1
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 Hiroyuki Hata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (9).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Hiroyuki Hata'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

21 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing(2025)
Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Ranma ½(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
The tale of outcasts(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows
Lapis Re:Lights(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
Hanebado: The Badminton Play of Ayano Hanesaki!(2018)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows
Just Because! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
YuruYuri Nachuyachumi! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
SHIROBAKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Recently, My Sister is Unusual(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
GJ-bu(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Yumekuri (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Director
Girls & Panzer(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows
Another(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
Happy Go Lily(2011)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
BLOOD-C (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Amagami SS(2010)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
The Squid Girl: The Invader Comes from the Bottom of the Sea!(2010)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Bokura ga ita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Gintama(2005)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Kamichu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Genshiken(2004)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2004 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025)

Midcredits 83^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing13 of 20 · 68^thWriting1 of 20Other crew18 of 20 · 67^th

20 titles, 12 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 11 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s12 · 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.

Is Hiroyuki Hata's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 5 categories sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 25 · mild

Sex & Nudity5 titles14–51 · median 22 · mildnear the median of all films

Profanity3 titlesmedian 21 · mild

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 9 · minimal

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 26 · mild

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Hiroyuki Hata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hiroyuki Hata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; John Ledford shares the most, 4.