Ryotaro Makihara (牧原 亮太郎, Makihara Ryōtarō, born 1980) is a Japanese anime animator and director from Aichi Prefecture. After working for animation production companies such as Telecom, Shinei Animation and Production I.G., he is currently working mainly at WIT STUDIO.
Biography from TMDB.
- January 1, 1980 (46)
- Aichi, Japan
- Director and writer
- 27 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
What are Ryôtarô Makihara's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.
Themes
Moods and endings
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 Ryôtarô Makihara's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 16 of their 27 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).
- Crunchyroll
- Attack on Titan (2013) · key animation · storyboard artist
- Naruto (2002) · key animation
- Kaiba (2008) · animation director · key animation
- Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2005) · key animation
- Paranoia Agent (2004) · key animation
- The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017) · storyboard artist
- Guilty Crown (2011) · director
- Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War (2017) · storyboard artist
- Otome youkai Zakuro (2010) · key animation
- Fractale (2011) · director
Subscription and free streaming for Ryôtarô Makihara'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
35 credits, 27 with a MovieCove page.
The Dog & the Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Vampire in the Garden(2022)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Ancient Magus' Bride(2017)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Juuni Taisen: Zodiac War(2017)
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Neko ga Kureta Marui Shiawase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Genocidal Organ(2017)
Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films
The Empire of Corpses(2015)
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films
Hal(2013)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Attack on Titan(2013)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
The Computer Revolution: The Birth of the Most Powerful and Fastest Brains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Guilty Crown(2011)
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Fractale(2011)
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Otome youkai Zakuro(2010)
Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows
Colorful(2010)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Tatami Galaxy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Summer Wars(2009)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Kaiba(2008)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Summer Days with Coo(2007)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Den-Noh Coil(2007)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Tekkonkinkreet(2006)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Le Chevalier D'Eon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Genesis of Aquarion(2005)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows
Karas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Fantastic Children (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Monster(2004)
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
Paranoia Agent(2004)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Naruto(2002)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 35 titles from 2002 to 2023.
Biggest box office
The Empire of Corpses (2015)
Highest rated
Hal (2013)
Most popular right now
Vampire in the Garden (2022)
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 Ryôtarô Makihara work with?
People who share at least 2 of Ryôtarô Makihara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tetsuya Nakatake shares the most, 3.
Actors
- Yû KobayashiShared titles: Vampire in the Garden (2022), Fractale (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Yû Kobayashi
- Kana HanazawaShared titles: The Empire of Corpses (2015), Fractale (2011)See all 2 shared titles with Kana Hanazawa
- Yoshimasa HosoyaShared titles: The Empire of Corpses (2015), Hal (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshimasa Hosoya
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Yoshihiro IkeShared titles: Vampire in the Garden (2022), The Empire of Corpses (2015)See all 2 shared titles with Yoshihiro Ike
- Aya HidaShared titles: The Empire of Corpses (2015), Hal (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Aya Hida
- Kôji TanakaShared titles: The Empire of Corpses (2015), Hal (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Kôji Tanaka
Producers
- Tetsuya NakatakeShared titles: Vampire in the Garden (2022), The Empire of Corpses (2015), Hal (2013)See all 3 shared titles with Tetsuya Nakatake
- Jouji WadaShared titles: The Empire of Corpses (2015), Hal (2013)See all 2 shared titles with Jouji Wada
