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Keiichirô Saitô

Director · Born January 18, 1993 (33) · Japan

Keiichiro Saito (斎藤 圭一郎, Saitō Keiichirō, January 18, 1993) is a Japanese anime director and animator. He graduated from the Animation Department of the Faculty of Manga at Kyoto Seika University.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 18, 1993 (33)
From
Japan
Works as
Director
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 25 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 47% in 30 days

What are Keiichirô Saitô's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
61%
Bonds
16%
Society
14%
Survival
6%
Ideas
3%
Coming of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth2 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
Hopeful
4
Joyful
3
Melancholic
2
Contemplative
2
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet2
  • 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 Keiichirô Saitô's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (16).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Keiichirô Saitô'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

25 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Goodbye, Lara(2026)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Takopi's Original Sin(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • mono (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation

  • Bocchi the Rock! Recap Part 2(2024)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Bocchi the Rock! Recap Part 1(2024)

    Director · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Frieren: Beyond Journey's End(2023)

    Show 38 episodes · Director · Other · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Bocchi the Rock!(2022)

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

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • The Executioner and Her Way of Life(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Heike Story(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • My Dress-Up Darling(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Super Crooks(2021)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Sonny Boy(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Animation Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Wonder Egg Priority(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Kemono Jihen(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all shows

  • Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Dinosaur(2020)

    Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Princess Connect! Re: Dive(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director · Key Animation · Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Boogiepop and Others(2019)

    Show 18 episodes · Key Animation · Opening/Ending Animation

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Little Witch Academia(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Idolm@ster Side M(2017)

    Show Director

  • Occultic;Nine(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Mob Psycho 100(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Key Animation

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Encouragement of Climb(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie(2012)

    Character Designer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Itadakinosaki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Bocchi the Rock! Recap Part 1 (2024)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023)

Midcredits 97th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing8 of 24: 2 only directing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score92ndOther crew22 of 24: 16 only other crew, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

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

By decade

2010s6 · crew2020s17 · 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 Keiichirô Saitô's work okay for kids?

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

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 39 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 11 · minimalMedian of all films: 32
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 44 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

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

Who does Keiichirô Saitô work with?

People who share at least 2 of Keiichirô Saitô's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Ikumi Hasegawa shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers