Akira Amemiya

Director and writer · Born January 1, 1982 (44) · Tokyo, Japan

Akira Amemiya (雨宮哲 , Amemiya Akira, born 1982) is a Japanese animator and anime director from Tokyo. He previously worked at Gainax and currently at Trigger.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: January 1, 1982 (44)
From: Tokyo, Japan
Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 32 on MovieCove · 48 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Akira Amemiya's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight

Self

52%

Bonds

23%

Society

16%

Power

Identity2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Thrilling

Melancholic

Absurd

Tense

Cathartic

Other

How their films linger

Hopeful2

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 Akira Amemiya's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 27 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE1 title, show their title on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Akira Amemiya'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

48 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

The Lenticulars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 8 episodes · Animation · Character Designer · Color Designer · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX(2025)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX: Beginning(2025)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Sorairo Utility(2025)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
Fuuto PI: Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull(2024)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Bang Brave Bang Bravern(2024)
Show 12 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation
Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows
Delicious in Dungeon(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Gridman Universe(2023)
Director · Key Animation · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
SSSS.DYNAZENON Grand Episode(2023)
Director
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Director
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners(2022)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Spy x Family(2022)
Show 13 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Sorairo Utility(2021)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
SSSS.Dynazenon(2021)
Show 12 episodes · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation(2021)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Promare(2019)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
SSSS.Gridman(2018)
Show 12 episodes · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Supervising Animation Director
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Little Witch Academia(2017)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
Gravity Rush: The Animation - Overture (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Storyboard Artist
Kiznaiver(2016)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
Space Patrol Luluco(2016)
Show 13 episodes · Co-Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
One Punch Man(2015)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Key Animation
Ninja Slayer(2015)
Show 26 episodes · Series Composition · Series Director
Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows
Gridman the Hyper Agent: boys invent great hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director · Key Animation
Yatterman Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 12 episodes · Mechanical Designer
Japan Animator Expo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation
Captain Earth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Space Dandy(2014)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Key Animation
Kill La Kill(2013)
Show 4 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Inferno Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 13 episodes · Series Director
Medaka Box(2012)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
Black Rock Shooter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
THE iDOLM@STER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Star Driver(2010)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt(2010)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 59th 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
Gurren Lagann the Movie: Childhood's End(2008)
Key Animation
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
The Daughter of Twenty Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Kaiba(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Psychic Squad (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
Gurren Lagann(2007)
Show 14 episodes · Animation Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Sugar Sugar Rune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
FLCL(2000)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 48 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Gridman Universe (2023)

$70K worldwide

Highest rated

Gridman Universe (2023)

Midcredits 89^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing9 of 48 · 59^thWriting2 of 48Other crew44 of 48 · 80^th

48 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

2000s11 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s15 · 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 Akira Amemiya work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akira Amemiya's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Gridman shares the most, 2.