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Makoto Hoshino

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
18 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 27% in 30 days

What are Makoto Hoshino's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
41%
Society
10%
Morality
4%
Survival
4%
Friendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 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
5
Warm
6
Hopeful
4
Absurd
4
Romantic
3
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2
  • Other1

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 Makoto Hoshino's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 18 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (17).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Makoto Hoshino'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

27 credits, 18 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Strongest Job Is Apparently Not a Hero or A Sage, but An Appraiser (provisional)!(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • The Little Lies We All Tell(2022)

    Show 11 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • The Faraway Paladin(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside(2021)

    Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows

  • King's Raid: Successors of the Will(2020)

    Show 26 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • A Destructive God Sits Next to Me(2020)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Pastel Memories (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dame×Prince Anime Caravan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director

  • Anime-Gataris(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • BanG Dream! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Erased(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • WWW.Working!!(2016)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Walkure Romanze(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows

  • Space Battleship Yamato 2199(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Uta no Prince-sama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

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

    Show 4 episodes · Director

  • Maid Sama!(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Working!!(2010)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • White Album(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Mischievous Kiss(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Toward the Terra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Nagasarete Airantou(2007)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Save Me! Lollipop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Angel Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Da Capo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 22 titles from 2003 to 2026.

Highest rated

Erased (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (2021)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing19 of 22: 12 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew10 of 22: 3 only other crew, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score22nd

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

By decade

2000s6 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 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 Makoto Hoshino's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 41 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mildMedian of all films: 33

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

Who does Makoto Hoshino work with?

People who share at least 2 of Makoto Hoshino's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Satoshi Saga shares the most, 3.

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