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Yoshinobu Tokumoto

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 190% in 30 days

What are Yoshinobu Tokumoto's films like?

Across their 14 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
42%
Bonds
34%
Survival
11%
Society
8%
Morality
4%
Ideas
2%
Romantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age3 titles, browse their movies with this themeTrauma2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Tense
6
Warm
6
Romantic
5
Absurd
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Feel-good9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCozy3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Ambiguous3

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 Yoshinobu Tokumoto's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshinobu Tokumoto'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, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Touring After the Apocalypse(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Do It Yourself!!(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • The Eminence in Shadow(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Licht: Namae no Nai Shoujo(2021)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • 86(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • The Misfit of Demon King Academy(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Darwin's Game(2020)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Granbelm(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Comic Girls(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Interviews with Monster Girls(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Amanchu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Chivalry of a Failed Knight(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Yatterman Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • One Week Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Tiger & Bunny: The Rising(2014)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • WATAMOTE ~No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys Fault I'm Not Popular!~ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Jewelpet the Movie: Sweets Dance Princess (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Second Unit Director

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Tiger & Bunny(2011)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Wagnaria!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Maid Sama!(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Working!!(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Bakemonogatari(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Charger Girl Ju-den Chan(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Magician's Academy!(2008)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai(2007)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Nagasarete Airantou(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea(2006)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Gensomaden Saiyuki(2000)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 27 titles from 2000 to 2025.

Highest rated

Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing21 of 27: 9 only directing, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score64thOther crew18 of 27: 6 only other crew, 12 with another role · typical Midcredits score63rd

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

By decade

2000s5 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s10 · 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 Yoshinobu Tokumoto's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and alcohol & drugs lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles32–90 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles38–57 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles30–49 · median 37 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles7–22 · median 19 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles21–87 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Yoshinobu Tokumoto work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshinobu Tokumoto's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Daisuke Takashima shares the most, 6.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

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