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Yu Kinome

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
14 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
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Known for

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

What are Yu Kinome's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
44%
Self
38%
Society
10%
Morality
4%
Survival
4%
Friendship4 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful
4
Joyful
4
Melancholic
3
Warm
3
Tense
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • 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 Yu Kinome's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 14 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yu Kinome'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

18 credits, 14 with a MovieCove page.

  • Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows

  • Gekijo-yo Sai Henshu-ban Uma Musume Pretty Derby: ROAD TO THE TOP(2024)

    Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • The Apothecary Diaries(2023)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star(2023)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Idoly Pride(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Given(2019)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Hakumei and Mikochi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

  • Classroom of the Elite(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Scum's Wish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Co-Director · Director

  • Magical Girl Raising Project(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • School-Live!(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Plastic Memories(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Assassination Classroom(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Gifuu Doudou!! Kanetsugu to Keiji (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

Career shape

A full career of 17 titles from 2013 to 2025.

Highest rated

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing12 of 17: 8 only directing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score68thOther crew9 of 17: 5 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score55th

17 titles, 4 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2010s12 · crew2020s5 · 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 Yu Kinome's work okay for kids?

Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles15–51 · median 24 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity6 titles28–73 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles15–40 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles34–71 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yu Kinome work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yu Kinome's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Housei Suzuki shares the most, 3.

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Producers