Goro Taniguchi (Director)
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Works
Haikyu!!
Inspired by a small-statured pro volleyball player, Shouyou Hinata creates a volleyball team in his last year of middle school. Unfortunately the team is matched up against the "King of the Court" Tobio Kageyama's team in their first tournament and inevitably lose. After the crushing defeat, Hinata vows to surpass Kageyama. After entering high school, Hinata joins the volleyball team only to find that Tobio has also joined.
Release Date2014-04-06
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count1
Vote Count1450
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...
Release Date2006-10-05
DepartmentWriting
JobStoryboard
Episode Count1
Vote Count832
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
When aspiring duelist Yuma meets Astral, a mysterious visitor from another universe, it seems like destiny. Yuma needs Astral to teach him how to duel, and Astral needs Yuma to help him regain his memories!
Release Date2011-04-11
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count2
Vote Count54
Mobile Fighter G Gundam
In the Year F.C. (Future Century) 60, much of mankind inhabits space colonies which orbit the Earth. Dominance over the colonies is decided once every four years by a large tournament in which each nation sends a single representative to fight the others with a giant robot called a Gundam. Domon Kashuu is selected to represent Neo-Japan in one of these tournaments, but he fights less to ensure his nation's victory than to find his brother, who has been blamed for the deaths of Domon's parents and the disappearance of a very dangerous weapon, the Devil Gundam (Dark Gundam).
Release Date1994-04-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count27
Bloody Escape: Bats Out of Hell
After being turned into a cyborg, Kisaragi faces pursuit from vampires and vengeful yakuza.
Release Date2024-01-05
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count10
Space Dandy
Space Dandy is a dandy in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because it’s first come – first served! Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety aliens. Join the best dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe!
Release Date2014-01-04
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count2
Vote Count121
Honey and Clover
Takemoto Yuuta, Mayama Takumi, and Morita Shinobu are college students who share the small apartment. Even though they live in poverty, the three of them are able to obtain pleasure through small things in life. The story follows these characters' life stories as poor college students, as well as their love lives when a short but talented 18 year old girl called Hanamoto Hagumi appears.
Release Date2005-04-15
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count1
Vote Count39
Infinite Ryvius
An act of sabotage has sent a space station plummeting towards a dangerous phenomena known as the Sea of Geduld. With only hours to spare before the collapse of the entire station, a group of teens, training on-board the ship will seek safety aboard the Ryvius, an interstellar spacecraft hidden deep inside the station. With the adult crew and instructors dead, these young astronauts must rely on their training, courage and most importantly each other to prepare for the journey home.
Release Date1999-10-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count26
Vote Count13
One Piece Film Red
Uta — the most beloved singer in the world. Her voice, which she sings with while concealing her true identity, has been described as “otherworldly.” She will appear in public for the first time at a live concert. As the venue fills with all kinds of Uta fans — excited pirates, the Navy watching closely, and the Straw Hats led by Luffy who simply came to enjoy her sonorous performance — the voice that the whole world has been waiting for is about to resound.
Release Date2022-08-06
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count1095
Active Raid
Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section's 3rd Mobile Assault Division — popularly called "The Eighth" — who don powered armor "Willware" exoskeletons to counter the rise in crime. Assistant inspector Asami Kazari is assigned to The Eighth with the task of assessing the unit's status and reporting it to her superiors. But her true goal is to rehabilitate this sloppy, haphazard, justice-less group.
Release Date2016-01-07
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count2
Vote Count19
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 3: The Brightness Falls
After discovering the face of their true enemy, someone who is related to Akito and responsible for the Geass placed upon him, W-0 attempts to return to their base at Castle Weisswolf. However, stranded in Warsaw due to a complication involving their military identification, they are forced to accept the help of local gypsies, allowing the squad to take some time to deepen their bonds. Meanwhile, Britannian advisor Julius Kingsley and his guard Suzaku Kururugi begin working together with the Knights of St. Michael in order to crush the European resistance once and for all, armed with the destructive power of a giant weapon known as the Ark Fleet.
Release Date2015-05-02
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count53
Gun x Sword
There’s a claw-fisted, genocidal maniac terrorizing the planet of endless illusion, and only Van, a tight-lipped loner in a jet black tuxedo, can bring the scoundrel to justice. Armed with his shape-shifting sword and a mechanized suit of armor, Van hunts the villain who murdered his one true love. With any luck, he’ll find the man he seeks before the sun sets on civilization.
Release Date2005-07-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count26
Vote Count23
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 1: The Wyvern Arrives
The side story takes place in 2017 a.t.b., between the rise of the “Black Knights” organization and the return of the supposedly "dead" Zero. The setting is in Europe, where the European Union (E.U.) allied nations are being invaded by the overwhelming forces of the Holy Britannian Empire. On the verge of defeat, the E.U. army forms a special unit known as “W-0″, of which a young pilot named Akito Hyuga is a member. Leila Malkal , a former Britannian Aristocrat comes to the E.U.'s aid, commanding the “Wyvern” Knightmare corps comprised of Japanese teenagers. They recklessly plunge into a battlefield, where the survival rate is extremely low, at about 5% only. They fight for their freedom and for a "home" to which they can return.
Release Date2012-08-04
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Film Writer
Vote Count72
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 5: To Beloved Ones
The Ark Fleet has been destroyed, and a significant number of the enemy's troops have been wiped out due to its crash landing. As the remaining forces of the Holy Order of Michael regroup in order to launch a final assault on Weiswolf Castle, the wZERO unit, along with their new ally Ashley Ashra, stand ready to intercept them. Meanwhile, with his Geass out of control, Shin moves to erase his younger brother's existence once and for all. But Akito, having promised Leila that he will come back alive, refuses to accept such a fate, and the two clash in their final battle.
Release Date2016-02-06
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Film Writer
Vote Count46
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 2: The Wyvern Divided
The war between Euro Britannia and the European Union continues. New orders are given to the W-0 Unit. To land in the middle of the enemy territory as a diversion. The pilots of the W-0 Unit consist only of the commanding officer, Leila, the only surviving Japanese from their last battle, Akito, and the three that escaped from the Eleven ghettos and lived in the underworld, Ryou, Yukiya, and Ayano. With everyone holding their respective expectations, the operation moves forward. On the other side in Euro Britannia, Shin, who made his benefactor commit suicide with the mysterious power of “Geass”, is appointed the leader of the Knights of St. Michael. As Shin steadily advances for the sake of his own ambition, he and his subordinates in the Ashura squad are given orders to deploy. The one that lives in order to fight, and the one that fights in order to live.
Release Date2013-09-14
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Film Writer
Vote Count61
Scryed Alteration II: Quan
Second part of the Scryed Alteration recap to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime; featuring digital remastering and some new footage. A strange environmental phenomenon 22 years ago in the Kanazawa prefecture caused the land to split and protrude upwards reaching unprecedented heights, creating the secluded area known as The Lost Ground. Kazuma is a young mercenary who lives in the Lost Ground, looking for any work he can find to sustain his livelihood within the harsh environment. He is one of the few people that are gifted with the Alter ability, which allows him to plaster his right arm and torso with a metallic alloy. When this mercenary encounters HOLY, an order whose purpose is to suppress and capture what they call Native Alter Users, and one of the elite members of HOLY, Ryuho, an epic rivalry begins.
Release Date2012-03-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count2
Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer
The Kikaika (literally mechanization) Empire invades our solar system, and in a matter of moments they take over and convert Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter,and Mars, and set their sights on Earth. However, one thing stands in their way. Earth's ancient protector and soldier of light, Eldoran. To fight this menace he gifts a 5th-grade class with 3 huge robotic dinosaurs, with the power to merge and form the giant robot Gosaurer, which they then can pilot and use to stop the Kikaika Empire's advances.
Release Date1993-03-03
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count51
BACK ARROW
Lingalind is a land enclosed by the Wall. The Wall covers, protects, cultivates, and nurtures the land. One day in Edger, a village on the outskirts of Lingalind, a mysterious man named Back Arrow appears. Arrow has lost his memory, but he claims that all he knows is that “I came from outside the Wall.”
Release Date2021-01-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count24
Vote Count20
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred
While W-0 is away, Leila and the remaining crew at base find themselves surrounded by Britannian Knightmares. Piloting the Vercingetorix, Shin Hyuuga leads the enemy charge, having usurped the position of Grand Master in the Knights of St. Michael. With her core members unavailable, it's up to Leila to protect her comrades, but this may be much tougher than she realizes: a spy lurking among them is finally ready to reveal himself. Left with no choice but to surrender, Leila arranges a meeting with Shin in order to ensure the safety of her squad. But as negotiations begin to fall apart, Akito and an unexpected ally return in the nick of time to turn things around.
Release Date2015-07-04
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Film Writer
Vote Count50
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion I - Initiation
The world is at war. Lelouch Lamperouge, an exiled prince, encounters a strange girl known as C.C., who gifts him with a great power. With this ability, Lelouch can get anyone to do as he wills. But the power of Geass: is it a blessing…or a curse?
Release Date2017-10-21
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count34
Planetes
In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment.
Release Date2003-10-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count26
Vote Count77
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection
The story takes place several years after Lelouch's "Zero Requiem" plan. He gave up his life to save the world and protect the ones he loved. The day Lelouch vi Brittannia fell was the day this war-torn world found peace. Now, as his friends work to keep the peace, a terrorist attack could risk everything. Can the brilliant tactician outwit death and save them all? Or will Lelouch’s legacy fall here?
Release Date2019-02-09
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Film Writer
Vote Count112
One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack!
While Luffy and his crew of Zoro and Nami are starving on their small boat, they are attacked by a large monster. Nami is taken away, while Luffy and Zoro wash up on shore. There they meet a young girl, Medaka, and learn of the sad history of the island. The evil Pirate Ganzack has taken away all the men in the village and enslaved them, including Medaka's father. Now Luffy, Zoro, and Medaka must infiltrate Ganzack's base in order to rescue the villagers and Nami.
Release Date1998-07-26
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count56
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 1
A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 1–3, with new footage.
Release Date2024-05-10
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III - Glorification
With his spell of impressive successes seemingly behind him, Lelouch Lamperouge's hopes of destroying the Brittanian Empire presided over by his father are crumbling at an alarming rate. With his sister kidnapped, his former friend Suzaku ignoring his pleas for help, and his organisation The Black Knights losing their faith in him, the man behind Zero's mask is left with nowhere to turn.
Release Date2018-05-01
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count24
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II - Transgression
Having achieved miraculous victories in a series of battles against the Britannian Army, Lelouch Lamperouge has brought the Black Knights, his paramilitary organization, to a more powerful state than ever before. Nothing seems impossible for him when he utilizes his military strength, intellect, and Geass power of absolute obedience. However, obstacles in the face of the uprising never cease, putting Lelouch in a difficult predicament. Most worryingly, Kururugi Suzaku's combat prowess and the appearance of a mysterious child named V.V. threaten to put an end Lelouch's great rebellion.
Release Date2018-02-10
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Vote Count28
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 2
A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 4–6, with new footage.
Release Date2024-06-07
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
s-CRY-ed
The aftermath of a mysterious environmental catastrophe has left the land in complete desolation! While mankind has been able to rebuild the city, the catastrophe has caused some humans to undergo genetic mutations granting them special powers and abilities. These genetically enhanced humans are known as Alters. Kazuma has spent his entire life in the wastelands relying on his special powers to survive, but when a secret organization called ‘Holy’ threatens to take away his freedom, he will be left with a choice to join or die. His fight to seek the truth behind the ‘Holy’ will rage and consume humanity and Alter alike!
Release Date2001-07-04
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count26
Vote Count15
Maria the Virgin Witch
During the Hundred Year's War between England and France in the Middle Ages, a powerful witch named Maria lives in a secret forest with her familiars. She hates the war around her, and will sometimes stir up trouble against the church that does nothing to stop it. Her interventions into the world, however, run against the plans of heaven, earning her the attention of the Archangel Michael.
Release Date2015-01-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count12
Vote Count23
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition Black Rebellion
An OVA summarizing all 25 episodes of season 1 from Lelouch's viewpoint.
Release Date2008-02-22
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count7
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Act 3
A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 7–9, with new footage.
Release Date2024-07-05
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story
Enter the Garden
There are two worlds. The world we live in now, The Alley; and another world, The Garden. But The Garden is a secret hidden from most, only accessible to a chosen few.
Release Date2024-04-30
DepartmentWriting
JobStory
Episode Count1
revisions
When Shibuya time-warps to 2388, high schooler Daisuke and his friends are conscripted by AHRV agent Milo to fight the hostile cyborg race, revisions.
Release Date2019-01-10
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count12
Vote Count45
Fantasista Doll
Uzume Uno is a young student and former champion of a trading card game competition. She is trusted with a special device containing five powerful Fantasista Dolls. These dolls are sentient virtual beings who reside in cards which are now controlled by their new master, Uzume.
Release Date2013-07-07
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Episode Count12
Vote Count2
Wild Knights Gulkeeva
Juusenshi Gulkeeva, known as Wild Knights Gulkeeva and Beast Warriors Gulkeeva, is an anime series that debuted in 1995. It is an animated adaptation of a manga that initially was serialized in the Shonen Super Sunday.
Release Date1995-04-04
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count2
Vote Count2
Skate-Leading Stars
Kensei Maeshima quit figure skating a few years ago, but when his rival moves to the team sport of skate-leading, Kensei returns to the ice.
Release Date2021-01-10
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Episode Count1
Vote Count7
Energetic Explosion Ganbaruger
Three boys—Kotaro, a ninja in training, Rikiya, a training baseball player and Yosuke, a studying scholar—were living normal lives in Aozora Village. One day, Kotaro, along with his father Tobe, accidentally broke the seal that links the Underworld from the Human World. Eldran, the warrior of light, appeared in front of Kotaro, Rikiya and Yosuke along with three strange machines. They were appointed to save the world from destruction as the Ganba Team and use the robot Ganbaruger.
Release Date1992-04-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count47
Vote Count2
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
Because of non-stop environmental destruction, the United Nations commission a private company, "Eternal Earth", to create an artificial jungle to be a nature preserve and to protect animals. Leo, son of Panja, is born in this artificial world. The story starts when Leo and Kenichi, the son of the Eternal Earth company's CEO, meet. Kenichi has the ability to understand and talk to the animals.
Release Date2009-09-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count3
Virus Buster Serge
Neo Hong Kong, 2097: The world has changed. Advances in genetic engineering and cybernetics have created an environment full of artificially enhanced humans and intelligent super-computers that operate using biological software. But the same technology that has allowed man & machine to merge has made both susceptible to a new kind of threat - digital viruses capable of controlling their hosts. The last line of defense against this insidious foe is an elite task force known as STAND. Equipped with state-of-the-art armored cybernetic suits known as "variable gears," only this special law-enforcement arm can deal with virus-infected war machines on their own terms.
Release Date1997-10-02
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count1
Vote Count7
Scryed Alteration I: Tao
Special recap of Scryed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime; featuring digital remastering and some new footage. A strange environmental phenomenon 22 years ago in the Kanazawa prefecture caused the land to split and protrude upwards reaching unprecedented heights, creating the secluded area known as The Lost Ground. Kazuma is a young mercenary who lives in the Lost Ground, looking for any work he can find to sustain his livelihood within the harsh environment. He is one of the few people that are gifted with the Alter ability, which allows him to plaster his right arm and torso with a metallic alloy. When this mercenary encounters HOLY, an order whose purpose is to suppress and capture what they call Native Alter Users, and one of the elite members of HOLY, Ryuho, an epic rivalry begins.
Release Date2011-11-19
DepartmentArt
JobStoryboard Artist
Vote Count1
ID-0
I-Machines are the general term for robots that operate in extreme environments. While Alliance Academy student Maya Mikuri is in the middle of operating an I-Machine, she gets involved in an incident with pirates, and ends up serving as a crew member on an excavation company's spaceship.
Release Date2017-04-09
DepartmentDirecting
JobSeries Director
Episode Count12
Vote Count18
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition - Zero Requiem
An OVA summarizing all 25 episodes of season 2 (R2) from Lelouch's viewpoint.
Release Date2009-07-24
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count4
Estab-Life: Great Escape
The distant future. After reaching its peak, Earth's population fell into decline. AI was developed to help preserve the species and manage the ecosystem; a grand experiment in human diversity. Through genetic engineering, a diverse array of peoples, including beastfolk, magical beings, and more, was created to live in a diverse city separated into walled "clusters". Each cluster developed a unique culture, befitting of the people that lived there. Their lives, and the system, is continually maintained by the AI to ensure survival.
Release Date2022-04-07
DepartmentArt
JobCreative Director
Episode Count12
Vote Count7
Paris ni Saku Étoile
Set in the early 1900s, the story follows two Japanese girls chasing their dreams: Fujiko, an aspiring artist, and Chizuru, an aspiring ballerina. They first cross paths in Yokohama, then, following a fateful reunion, pursue their dreams together in Paris.
Release Date2026-03-13
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
DARK MACHINE THE ANIMATION
Popular esport DARK MACHINE captivates people all over the world and has transformed the economy of Japan, where there is an exclusive economic zone called "Golden Valley." Ajima is the seventh "Senki" — a title given to the game's strongest player — and effectively controls the region through DARK MACHINE. Protagonist Kairi arrives in Golden Valley with his late grandfather's final words in mind: "Find Senki." He then happens upon a young girl named Rudora, who is being pursued by Ajima's subordinate. Kairi becomes a DARK MACHINE player after connecting with Rudora, and his talent blooms with each fierce battle. Will Kairi be able to hold his own against Senki and carve out his own destiny?
DepartmentWriting
JobCreative Producer
Episode Count1
Estab Life: Revengers' Road
Release Date2023-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Final Act
A recap of Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture episodes 10–12, with new footage.
Release Date2024-08-02
DepartmentWriting
JobOriginal Story