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Minoru Yamaoka

Director

Minoru Yamaoka (山岡 実, Yamaoka Minoru) is a Japanese freelance anime director and storyboard artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as
Director
Titles
19 on Motif · 24 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 35% in 30 days

What are Minoru Yamaoka's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
53%
Bonds
34%
Power
6%
Society
4%
Survival
3%
Purpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
3
Thrilling
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2
  • Cyclical1

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 Minoru Yamaoka's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Minoru Yamaoka's titles on Motif; 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

24 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

  • You and I Are Polar Opposites(2026)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Harmony of Mille-Feuille (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

  • Duel Masters LOST (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

  • Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary(2024)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss but I'm Not the Demon Lord(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Goddess Cafe Terrace(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Trigun Stampede(2023)

    Show 4 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Urusei yatsura(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Bibliophile Princess(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Lucifer and the Biscuit Hamme(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows

  • Zo Zo Zombie(2020)

    Show 102 episodes · Director · Series Director · Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Quintessential Quintuplets(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Wakako-zake(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Terror in Resonance(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Gekijouban Hakuouki: Daiisshou Kyouto ranbu(2013)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Kids on the Slope (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • The Knight in the Area (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Colorful(2010)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • RideBack(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • The Daughter of Twenty Faces (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Transformers: Animated(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bleach(2004)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Fighting Spirit(2000)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 23 titles from 2000 to 2026.

Highest rated

You and I Are Polar Opposites (2026)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 23: 0 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting13 of 23: 8 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thOther crew15 of 23: 9 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score61st

23 titles, 6 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s7 · crew2020s11 · 1 acting · 11 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 Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Who does Minoru Yamaoka work with?

People who share at least 2 of Minoru Yamaoka's Motif titles; Tomoyuki Shiokawa shares the most, 2.