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Yasuhiro Tanabe

Yasuhiro Tanabe

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Yasuhiro Tanabe's films like?

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

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
55%
Bonds
45%
Friendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
2
Warm
1
Contemplative
1
Hopeful
1
Thrilling
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Bittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Yasuhiro Tanabe's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (6).

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuhiro Tanabe'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

8 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page.

  • Girls Band Cry(2024)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya(2019)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all shows

  • KADO: The Right Answer(2017)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Buddy Complex(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · Assistant Director

  • Sound of the Sky(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Kiddy Girl-and(2009)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • One Piece(1999)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 1999 to 2024.

Most popular right now

Girls Band Cry (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 7: 5 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdOther crew2 of 7: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2010s5 · 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.

Who does Yasuhiro Tanabe work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasuhiro Tanabe's MovieCove titles; Kazuo Sakai shares the most, 2.