Takashi Kawabata

Director

Takashi Kawabata is an anime director and storyboard artist born on July 11.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director
Titles: 28 on MovieCove · 32 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 12% in 30 days

What are Takashi Kawabata's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

40%

Survival

24%

Morality

18%

Self

13%

Ideas

6%

Romantic love2 Sacrifice2 Trauma2 Family bonds2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense

3

Melancholic

3

Joyful

2

Romantic

2

Dread

1

Other

6

How their films linger

Hopeful3 Fun2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy1
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 Takashi Kawabata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 28 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE2 titles, show their 2 titles on HIDIVE
Doki1 title, show their title on Doki

Subscription and free streaming for Takashi Kawabata'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

32 credits, 28 with a MovieCove page.

You and I Are Polar Opposites(2026)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Shoshimin: How to Become Ordinary(2024)
Show 3 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows
Maboroshi(2023)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films
Rurouni Kenshin(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows
Undead Murder Farce(2023)
Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Kizuna no Allele (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends(2022)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films
Tokyo Revengers(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Hortensia Saga(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!(2020)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows
Japan Sinks: 2020(2020)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War(2019)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Laughing Under the Clouds: Gaiden Part 3(2018)
Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
March Comes in Like a Lion(2016)
Show 7 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Mob Psycho 100(2016)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
My Hero Academia(2016)
Show 9 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle(2016)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Gourmet Girl Graffiti(2015)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Mekakucity Actors(2014)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
One Week Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 1 episode · Director
Nisekoi: False Love(2014)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story(2013)
Second Unit Director
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(2012)
Show 4 episodes · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings(2012)
Director
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl(2011)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Puella Magi Madoka Magica(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Bakemonogatari(2009)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)
Show 1 episode · Co-Director
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Birdy the Mighty: Decode (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Director

Career shape

A full career of 29 titles from 2008 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings (2012)

$5.8M worldwide

Highest rated

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings (2012)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing11 of 29 · 89^thOther crew25 of 29 · 89^th

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

By decade

2000s3 · crew2010s14 · crew2020s12 · 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 Takashi Kawabata's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 63 · intense

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 52 · moderate

Profanity3 titlesmedian 36 · moderate

Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 32 · mild

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 83 · severe

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

Who does Takashi Kawabata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Takashi Kawabata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akiyuki Shinbō shares the most, 4.

Directors

Akiyuki Shinbō4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Akiyuki Shinbō
Yûki Yase4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Yûki Yase
Yukihiro Miyamoto4 titles See all 4 shared titles with Yukihiro Miyamoto
Masahiro Mukai3 titles See all 3 shared titles with Masahiro Mukai

Writers

Atsuhiro Iwakami3 titles · 2 as writer See all 3 shared titles with Atsuhiro Iwakami
Gen Urobuchi2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Gen Urobuchi
Ume Aoki2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Ume Aoki