Masahiro Takata

Director and writer · Japan

Masahiro Takata (たかたまさひろ, Takata Masahiro) is a Japanese anime director, screenwriter, and sound director. *** Not to be confused with the director of similar name Masahiro Takada (高田昌宏).

Biography from TMDB.

From: Japan
Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 33% in 30 days

What are Masahiro Takata's films like?

Across their 11 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

40%

Self

39%

Survival

11%

Society

6%

Morality

3%

Identity7 Friendship5 Purpose4 Family bonds2 Romantic love2 Survival2 Isolation2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm

8

Joyful

7

Hopeful

3

Thrilling

3

Contemplative

3

Other

7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 Fun5 Hopeful4 Cozy3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy3
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous4
Cyclical1

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 Masahiro Takata's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Masahiro Takata'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt(2026)
Show 12 episodes · Sound Director
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
HANA-Doll*: Reinterpretation of Flowering (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Let This Grieving Soul Retire!(2024)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows
The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch(2023)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows
The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World(2023)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Composition · Series Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague(2023)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
Girls' Frontline(2022)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all shows
High-Rise Invasion(2021)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Sound Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Yes, No, or Maybe?(2020)
Director · Writer
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Dino Girl Gauko(2019)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows
My Roommate Is a Cat(2019)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Run with the Wind(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows
Girl Beats Boys(2017)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
High School Fleet(2016)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows
Ai Tenchi Muyo!(2014)
Show 10 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows
Super Seisyun Brothers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 14 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Lychee DE Light Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 8 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Lychee Light Club (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Director

Career shape

A full career of 14 titles from 2012 to 2026.

Highest rated

Run with the Wind (2018)

Midcredits 95^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing11 of 14 · 36^thWriting6 of 14 · 41^stOther crew8 of 14 · 40^th

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

By decade

2010s5 · crew2020s9 · 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 Masahiro Takata's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 52 · moderate

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

Who does Masahiro Takata work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masahiro Takata's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masanori Utsunomiya shares the most, 4.