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Masahiro Mukai

Masahiro Mukai

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
19 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 22% in 30 days

What are Masahiro Mukai's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
30%
Self
27%
Bonds
21%
Survival
15%
Ideas
5%
Society
3%
Friendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
3
Dread
2
Joyful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Haunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Ambiguous2

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 Mukai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 17 of their 19 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Masahiro Mukai'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

20 credits, 19 with a MovieCove page.

  • Hell's Paradise(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Trickster(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Mob Psycho 100(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • My Hero Academia(2016)

    Show 75 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Snow White with the Red Hair(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Punch Line(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all shows

  • Blood Blockade Battlefront(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Assassination Classroom(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Terror in Resonance(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Hyperdimension Neptunia The Animation: The Eternity (True End) Promised (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Space Dandy(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Hyperdimension Neptunia(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Kamisama Kiss(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto SD: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

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

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Puella Magi Madoka Magica(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Lupin the Third Part 1(1971)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 18 titles from 1971 to 2023.

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 2: Eternal (2012)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

Hell's Paradise (2023)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing13 of 18: 10 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score82ndOther crew8 of 18: 5 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score70th

18 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s1 · crew2010s16 · crew2020s1 · 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 Mukai'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 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

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

Who does Masahiro Mukai work with?

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

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers