Keiichiro Saito

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.

Works

Frieren: Beyond Journey's End

Decades after her party defeated the Demon King, an old friend's funeral launches the elf wizard Frieren on a journey of self-discovery.

Release Date2023-09-29

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count38

Vote Count713

Mob Psycho 100

Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, and mysterious organizations, what will Mob think? What choices will he make?

Release Date2016-07-12

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count1256

My Dress-Up Darling

High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he knows nothing about the latest trends, and has a hard time fitting in with his class. The popular kids—especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa—seem like they live in a completely different world. That all changes one day, when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.

Release Date2022-01-09

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Episode Count1

Vote Count862

Princess Connect! Re:Dive

In the beautiful land of Astraea where a gentle breeze blows, a young man named Yuuki awakens with no memory of his past. There he encounters a guide who has sworn to care for him—Kokkoro, a lovely swordswoman who's always feeling peckish—Pecorine, and a cat-eared sorceress with a prickly attitude—Karyl. Led by fate, these four come together to form the "Gourmet Guild." And so their adventure begins...

Release Date2020-04-07

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count49

BOCCHI THE ROCK!

Hitori Gotoh, a shy, awkward, and lonely high school student dreams of being in a band despite her doubts and worries, but when she is recruited to be the guitarist of a group looking to make it big, she realises her dream may be able to be fulfilled and come true.

Release Date2022-10-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count12

Vote Count208

mono

Satsuki Amamiya was feeling down due to the graduation of the high school Photography Club’s president. However, her best friend and fellow member An Kiriyama encourages Satsuki to dedicate herself to the newly merged Cinephoto Club. Join Satsuki and An as they set out to track down a missing camera, meet new faces, and capture stunning photos and videos along the way.

Release Date2025-04-13

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count15

Encouragement of Climb

Aoi prefers indoor hobbies and is afraid of heights, but her childhood friend Hinata loves to show off her passion for mountain climbing. As young children they once watched the sunrise from the top of a mountain, and now they've decided to take up mountain climbing in hopes of seeing that sunrise again. They have cooking battles with mountaineering gear, climb small hills in their neighborhood, and meet new mountaineering friends as they learn the ropes of the hobby. When will they finally see that sunrise again?

Release Date2013-01-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count29

Little Witch Academia

When she was a little girl, Atsuko "Akko" Kagari saw a magic show performed by a witch named Shiny Chariot. From that day on she wanted to be just like her. Enrolling at Luna Nova Magical Academy and having no magical background, can she become a witch like her idol Shiny Chariot?

Release Date2017-01-09

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count152

Doraemon: Nobita's New Dinosaur

Nobita accidentally finds a fossil dinosaur egg mixed with rocks in the dinosaur fossil exhibition site that he had visited before. He returns it to its original state with the 'time blanket'.

Release Date2020-08-07

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Vote Count53

The Heike Story

A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.

Release Date2022-01-13

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count27

Wonder Egg Priority

Ai, a young girl with shut-in tendencies, who tries not to interact with others. She keeps one of her eyes hidden behind her hair. One day, she happens to stop by a deserted arcade, where she meets "Aka." Spinning the gacha at their urging, she acquires a "Wonder Egg," and from that moment, her fate begins to change...

Release Date2021-01-13

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobOpening/Ending Animation

Episode Count12

Vote Count109

Kemono Jihen

When a series of animal bodies that rot away after a single night begin appearing in a remote mountain village, Inugami, a detective from Tokyo who specializes in the occult, is called to investigate. While working the case, he befriends a strange boy who works in the field every day instead of going to school. Shunned by his peers and nicknamed “Dorotabo” after a yokai that lives in the mud, he helps Inugami uncover the truth behind the killings — but supernatural forces are at work, and while Dorotabo is just a nickname, it might not be the only thing about the boy that isn’t human.

Release Date2021-01-10

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobOpening/Ending Animation

Episode Count12

Vote Count118

Sonny Boy

On August 16, midway through a seemingly endless summer vacation, middle school third-year student Nagara, transfer student Nozomi, classmates Mizuho, Asakaze and their entire class are suddenly transported from their tranquil lives to a school adrift in an alternate dimension. They must survive with the super powers that have awakened within them.

Release Date2021-07-16

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count5

Vote Count78

Takopi's Original Sin

A Happy alien, Takopi, lands on Earth with one mission: to spread happiness! When he meets Shizuka, a lonely fourth grader, he vows to bring back her smile using his magical Happy Gadgets. But as he uncovers the pain in her life, Takopi learns that true happiness may require more than gadgets.

Release Date2025-06-28

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count144

Super Crooks

Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: A ruthless super-powered crime boss. What can go wrong?

Release Date2021-11-25

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count83

The Executioner and Her Way of Life

The Lost Ones are wanderers who come here from a distant world known as "Japan." No one knows how or why they leave their homes. The only thing that is certain is that they bring disaster and calamity. The duty of exterminating them without remorse falls to Menou, a young Executioner. When she meets Akari, it seems like just another job...until she discovers it's impossible to kill this girl! And when Menou begins to search for a way to defeat this immortality, Akari is more than happy to tag along! So begins a journey that will change Menou forever...

Release Date2022-04-02

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobOpening/Ending Animation

Episode Count12

Vote Count37

ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. - Regards

Set in the capital city of Badon one year after the events of the TV anime, Jean and the rest of the ACCA department are preparing for the one-year anniversary of the establishment of the new order. For the characters — caught between rumors of unrest, unchanging days, new crossroads, gazes remembered in memories, and days of new beginnings — time once again begins to move forward.

Release Date2020-02-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobSecond Unit Director

Vote Count6

Boogiepop and Others

There is an urban legend that tells of a shinigami that can release people from the pain they are suffering. This "Angel of Death" has a name—Boogiepop. And the legends are true. Boogiepop is real. When a rash of disappearances involving female students breaks out at Shinyo Academy, the police and faculty assume they just have a bunch of runaways on their hands. Yet some students know better. Something mysterious and foul is afoot. Is it Boogiepop or something even more sinister...?

Release Date2019-01-04

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobOpening/Ending Animation

Episode Count18

Vote Count41

Occultic;Nine

The "paranormal science" story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the "Choujou Kagaku Kirikiri Basara" occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yuuta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur around these nine eventually lead to a larger, unimaginable event that may alter what is considered common sense in this world.

Release Date2016-10-09

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobKey Animation

Episode Count1

Vote Count29

BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1

Revisit events from Bocchi joining Kessoku Band to their first successful gig.

Release Date2024-06-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count28

BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 2

Revisit Bocchi's journey to playing at her school festival and friendship with Kita.

Release Date2024-08-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count15

Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger vs. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie

The legendary Space Sheriff Gavan is hired to capture the Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger. However, Gavan himself is captured by Ashurada, a Zangyack prison chief and descendant of his old enemy Don Horror, and jailed in the worst prison in the universe. The Gokaigers resolve to rescue the sheriff from the prison and join forces with him to fight Ashurada.

Release Date2012-01-21

DepartmentVisual Effects

JobCharacter Designer

Vote Count13

Itadakinosaki

Keiichirou Saitou's Kyoto Seika University graduation film.

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector