Yoshiyuki Fujiwara

Director and writer · Born February 14, 1981 (45) · Tokyo, Japan

Yoshiyuki Fujiwara (藤原佳幸, Fujiwara Yoshiyuki, February 14, 1981) is a Japanese animator, anime director, and storyboarder from Tokyo. Formerly, he worked under the name Yoshiyuki Takayanagi (高柳佳幸, Takayanagi Yoshiyuki) until 2010.

Biography from TMDB.

Born: February 14, 1981 (45)
From: Tokyo, Japan
Works as: Director and writer
Titles: 15 on MovieCove · 20 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Down 14% in 30 days

What are Yoshiyuki Fujiwara's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

43%

Self

39%

Society

12%

Ideas

5%

Friendship3 Purpose3 Coming of age3 Community2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful

3

Melancholic

2

Warm

2

Contemplative

3

Hopeful

1

Other

3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 Hopeful2 Bittersweet2 Fun2

How their films end

Happy2
Bittersweet3

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 Yoshiyuki Fujiwara's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (14).

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiyuki Fujiwara'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, 15 with a MovieCove page.

Bocchi the Rock! Recap Part 1(2024)
Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Bocchi the Rock!(2022)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Eiga Bakuten!!(2022)
Key Animation · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Sing "Yesterday" for Me(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Composition · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all shows
The Helpful Fox Senko-san(2019)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Wataten! An Angel Flew Down to Me(2019)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Tada Never Falls in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist
New Game!(2016)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Plastic Memories(2015)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
Engaged to the Unidentified (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Show 12 episodes · Series Director
Attack on Titan(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
GJ-bu(2013)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Key Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows
Sword Art Online(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Guilty Crown(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows
Blue Exorcist(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes(2010)
Show 24 episodes · Assistant Director
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows
Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You(2009)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Other
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows
Sengoku BASARA: Samurai Kings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation
Real Drive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 6 episodes · Key Animation
Tokyo Marble Chocolate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 2007 to 2024.

Highest rated

Bocchi the Rock! (2022)

Midcredits 97^th

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing13 of 20 · 69^thWriting2 of 20Other crew17 of 20 · 74^th

20 titles, 10 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s12 · crew2020s4 · 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 Yoshiyuki Fujiwara's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films

Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 30 · mild

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

Who does Yoshiyuki Fujiwara work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshiyuki Fujiwara's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mitsue Yamazaki shares the most, 3.