Masahito Otani

Director

Masahito Otani is a director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director
Titles: 12 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links: IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 23% in 30 days

What are Masahito Otani's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

48%

Self

33%

Survival

11%

Society

8%

Friendship2 Romantic love2

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd

2

Joyful

2

Romantic

2

Tense

1

Contemplative

1

How their films linger

Feel-good2 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 Masahito Otani's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Masahito Otani'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

17 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

From Overshadowed to Overpowered: Second Reincarnation of a Talentless Sage(2026)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows
Nyaight of the Living Cat(2025)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Betrothed to My Sister's Ex(2025)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Mission: Yozakura Family(2024)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash(2024)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Aoashi(2022)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
Aharen-san Is Indecipherable(2022)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
One Punch Man(2015)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Maken-Ki! Battling Venus(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows
Toradora!(2008)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows
Minami-ke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Naruto: Shippuden(2007)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Zegapain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 1 episode · Director
Arisa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
とらいあんぐるハート -Sweet Songs Forever- (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 1 episode · Director
Maburaho(2003)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
Ai Yori Aoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)
Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 16 titles from 2002 to 2026.

Highest rated

Toradora! (2008)

Midcredits 87^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing16 of 16 · 59^thOther crew1 of 16

By decade

2000s7 · crew2010s2 · crew2020s7 · 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 Masahito Otani work with?

People who share at least 2 of Masahito Otani's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tatsuyuki Nagai shares the most, 2.