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Ryôji Masuyama

Ryôji Masuyama

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 39 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 69% in 30 days

What are Ryôji Masuyama's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
50%
Bonds
20%
Society
13%
Morality
10%
Survival
7%
Identity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Joyful
2
Melancholic
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Bittersweet4
  • 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 Ryôji Masuyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (18).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ryôji Masuyama'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

39 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page.

  • Goodbye, Lara(2026)

    Show 6 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/Strange Fake(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia(2023)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • NieR:Automata Ver1.1a(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

  • Eiga Bakuten!!(2022)

    Key Animation · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Bakuten!(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time(2021)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Great Pretender(2020)

    Show 23 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Promare(2019)

    Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Hello WeGo! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Darling in the Franxx(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • After the Rain(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Blend S(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Little Witch Academia(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Occultic;Nine(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • THE iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • THE iDOLM@STER MOVIE: Beyond the Brilliant Future! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Storyboard Artist

  • Is the Order a Rabbit?(2014)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Key Animation

  • Kill La Kill(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Saint Young Men: The Movie(2012)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • THE iDOLM@STER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Fractale(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt(2010)

    Show 5 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Hiyokoi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Key Animation

  • The Secret World of Arrietty(2010)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Heroman(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Sound of the Sky(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

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

    Show 3 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky are Stars(2009)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Corpse Princess: Aka(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Xam'd: Lost Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

  • Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End(2008)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

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

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Den-Noh Coil(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Dragon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation

  • Nagasarete Airantou(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Gurren Lagann(2007)

    Show 8 episodes · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 37 titles from 2007 to 2026.

Highest rated

NieR:Automata Ver1.1a (2023)

Midcredits 76th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing10 of 37: 3 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score76thWriting1 of 37: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew34 of 37: 27 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score82nd

37 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s10 · crew2010s19 · crew2020s8 · 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 Ryôji Masuyama's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ryôji Masuyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ryôji Masuyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Toshimasa Ishii shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors