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Yûta Murano

Yûta Murano

Director · Born September 24, 1984 (42) · Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan

Yuta Murano (村野 佑太, Murano Yūta) is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 24, 1984 (42)
From
Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 2% in 30 days

What are Yûta Murano'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
23%
Morality
17%
Power
10%
Society
6%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
3
Joyful
3
Hopeful
2
Romantic
1
Absurd
1
Other
4

How their films linger

Hopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

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 Yûta Murano's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Subscription and free streaming for Yûta Murano'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

15 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Ramparts of Ice(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Yano-kun's Ordinary Days(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • A Sign of Affection(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Opening/Ending Animation · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Revenger(2023)

    Show 2 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Gekijou Henshuuban Kakushigoto: Himegoto wa Nandesuka(2021)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Kemono Jihen(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Opening/Ending Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Kakushigoto(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • 7 Days War(2019)

    Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Ascendance of a Bookworm(2019)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Dream Festival(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brave Beats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 22 episodes · Series Director

  • Kamisama Kiss(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Emma: A Victorian Romance(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Pokémon(1997)

    Show 7 episodes · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 15 titles from 1997 to 2026.

Highest rated

A Sign of Affection (2024)

Midcredits 80th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 15: 1 only directing, 7 with another role · typical Midcredits score70thWriting1 of 15: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleOther crew13 of 15: 7 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score69th

15 titles, 7 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s1 · crew2010s6 · 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 Yûta Murano work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yûta Murano's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shinpei Matsuo shares the most, 2.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers