Takao Kato

Duel Masters

A mysterious organization is interested in fledging duelist Shobu Kirifuda's ability to bring Duel Master creatures to life. With the support of his friends, Shobu duels with passion, discipline, and heart as he strives to be like his father and become the next Kaijudo master.

Release Date2002-10-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count51

Vote Count19

To LOVE-Ru

The story is about Rito Yuuki , a high-school boy who cannot confess to the girl of his dreams, Haruna Sairenji. One day when coming home and sulking in the bathtub a mysterious, nude girl, appears out of nowhere. Her name is Lala and she comes from the planet Deviluke, where she is the heir to the throne. Her father wants her to return to her home planet so she can marry one of the husband candidates, but she decides that she wants to marry Rito in order to stay on Earth.

Release Date2008-04-04

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Episode Count1

Vote Count399

MegaMan NT Warrior

In the year 20XX, a young boy named Netto Hikari receives a very special gift as he enters the 5th grade: his very own customized Net Navi, Rockman.

Release Date2002-03-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count209

Vote Count22

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199

The year is 2199. The human race has been crushed in their war with the Gamilos, driven into underground cities by the invader's assault. Scientists estimate they have only a year left. The young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima receive a mysterious capsule from a ship that made an emergency landing on Mars and return with it to Earth. It contains humanity's last hope: the planet Iscandar on the other side of the Magellan Galaxy has the technology to defeat the Gamilos and restore the planet. The space battleship Yamato is entrusted with this task, but they have only one year before humanity ends.

Release Date2013-04-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count53

There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...

Renako Amaori is leaving her awkward and lonely junior high school life behind, determined to become a normal girl with normal friends in high school. Glamorous, confident Mai Ouzuka is Renako’s total opposite: wealthy, outgoing, and a literal fashion model. Against the odds, the two girls form an immediate connection. Renako thinks she may have found the best friend of her dreams…until Mai’s romantic confession sends her into a tailspin. Renako wants to prove to Mai that being BFFs is better than being girlfriends, but Mai is dead set on convincing Renako that they’re destined to be lovers.

Release Date2025-07-08

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Episode Count3

Vote Count25

More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers

The story centers on third-year high school student Jiro Yakuin, who gets saddled with his gyaru classmate Akari Watanabe for the class's "marriage training" project about practicing to be a married couple. Jiro is the complete opposite of Akari, but the two know that if they do well they will be able to switch partners to end up with their respective crushes, and so they force themselves to act like the perfect married couple.

Release Date2022-10-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count12

Vote Count84

Mega Man Star Force

In the year 220X, a mourning 5th grader named Geo Stelar (Subaru Hoshikawa) is given an invention made by his late father called a visualizer, which allows him to see radio-wave-based aliens, which are trying to destroy the world. Together, with an alien named Omega-Xis (War-Rock), he fights to save the earth as Mega Man (Rockman).

Release Date2006-10-07

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Episode Count1

Vote Count3

Zoids: Chaotic Century

Set on the distant planet Zi, the story unfolds in a world where biomechanical creatures called Zoids serve as powerful weapons in the long-standing conflict between the Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire. A fragile ceasefire holds, but rising tensions and the return of ancient Zoidian technology threaten to plunge both nations back into war. The story follows Van Flyheight, a young boy who discovers Fiona, a mysterious girl with no memory, and Zeke, an Organoid capable of enhancing a Zoid’s combat abilities. Traveling with the resourceful Moonbay and the reserved mercenary Irvine, the group searches for clues to Fiona’s past. Their journey leads them across the Republic and eventually into the heart of a renewed conflict that will shape the future of Zi.

Release Date1999-09-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count358

As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World

Ars Louvent is reincarnated in another world as the young son of a minor noble who owns a small domain. Ars is not particularly strong or intelligent, but he was born with the Appraisal Skill that's able to see others' abilities and statuses. He uses his skill to find the best hidden talents in the world to make their small, weak domain into the best.

Release Date2024-04-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count24

Vote Count48

Ogre Slayer

For decades, a strange man has wandered across Japan, known solely by the name of the sword he carries—Onikirimaru. Despite his human appearance, he is an ogre who has sworn to eliminate the rest of his kind, hoping to one day become fully human. As he walks this bloody path, he witnesses innumerable human tragedies and knows that he is the only one standing between the ogres and the total destruction of humanity.

Release Date1994-09-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count4

Vote Count1

Neo Ranga

Across the ocean on the tiny island kingdom of Barou the ancient god Neo Ranga awakens from his slumber. He is mysteriously drawn to Tokyo, and the three beautiful sisters - Minami, Ushio, and Yuuhi - who are unwittingly linked to the monster. But instead of rolling out the red carpet, the military rolls out the weaponry, and things start to get nasty. The plot thickens: Why is Neo Ranga driven to Tokyo? Is he a messenger with a warning for humankind, or just a big boy out for a good time? And what's behind Ranga's mysterious eyes?

Release Date1998-04-06

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Episode Count2

Vote Count6

Triage X

Mochizuki General Hospital boasts some of the most well-trained nurses in town. But though these ladies spend much of their day battling sickness, their after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort of disease... Under the leadership of the hospital chairman, a handful of staff members and local teenagers form a group of mercenary assassins, targeting the "cancers" of society and excising those individuals before their wickedness spreads.

Release Date2015-04-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count10

Vote Count259

Keijo!!!!!!!!

"Keijo" is a popular gambling sport where contestants stand on platforms floating on the water and must use their butts and chests to fight against each other to push each other off the platform. Nozomi Kaminashi, a high school student, aims to join the sport after she graduates. Nozomi was raised in a poor family and hopes to make lots of money by playing Keijo. She grew up training in gymnastics, and she has good balance and flexibility. After high school, Nozomi joins a training boarding school and enters the world of Keijo.

Release Date2016-10-06

DepartmentWriting

JobSeries Composition

Episode Count12

Vote Count67

Compiler

When a world of 2-D beings discovers the existence of our universe, they send a team of beautiful Domni-Matrixes into our world to prepare it for total integration. However, once liberated from their flat and dreary 2-D existence, Compiler and Assembler quickly discovered that cybersex with a couple of 3-D guys is a lot more fun than world conquest.

Release Date1994-03-05

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: A Voyage to Remember

Compilation film of "Space Battleship Yamato 2199" TV series. The year is 2199. The human race has been crushed in their war with the Gamilos, driven into underground cities by the invader's assault. Scientists estimate they have only a year left. The young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima receive a mysterious capsule from a ship that made an emergency landing on Mars and return with it to Earth. It contains humanity's last hope: the planet Iscandar on the other side of the Magellan Galaxy has the technology to defeat the Gamilos and restore the planet. The space battleship Yamato is entrusted with this task, but they have only one year before humanity ends.

Release Date2014-10-11

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

Zoids Wild Zero

In the 21st century planet Earth was rendered inhospitable to life, and people mass-migrated to Planet Zi, the natural home of metallic life forms known as Zoids. Many years later, Zi faces its end. Its inhabitants partake the journey to migrate back to Earth. Attempting to regenerate the Earth to make it hospitable, the migrants come up with a "Zi-Forming" scheme. However, the plan fails and Earth is left in its state of turmoil. Overrun by Zoids and blanked by unstable weather phenomena, the migrants are faced with a difficult life. The Empire and Republic settlements attempt to uncover Zoids buried within the Earth to bolster their respective armies. The story picks up following second-generation Earth citizens: Leo Conrad and Buzz Cunningham, who have a chance encounter with a girl Sally Land as she flees the clutches of the Empire.

Release Date2019-10-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count50

Vote Count3

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest

Hajime Nagumo and his high school class are suddenly summoned to a fantastical land as heroes. But while most of his classmates have powerful stats and abilities, Hajime does not. Underappreciated and unprepared, he tumbles into the depths of a monster-infested dungeon where voracity and sacrifice are his only options. To thrive in this savage world, he’ll have no choice but to welcome the abyss.

Release Date2019-07-08

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count618

Blue Seed

Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada. When Japan is menaced by Aragami spawned by Yamato-no-Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center, a secret agency charged with fighting them.

Release Date1994-10-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobAssistant Director

Episode Count26

Vote Count13

Argevollen

The story takes place in a world where two countries, Arandas and Ingelmia, have been warring against each other for a very long time. Tokimune, a young man belonging to Independent Unit 8 of Arandas, saves a girl named Jamie when she is attacked by enemy forces. In order to survive, he pilots the new mech Argevollen and fights. The new mech Argevollen is defined by its U-Link system wherein the Argevollen molds to its pilot's mind and cannot be piloted by anyone else. This customization allows the pilot to envision what the mech will do in his mind to use it, rather than physically move and steer it.

Release Date2014-07-03

DepartmentWriting

JobStoryboard

Episode Count1

Vote Count11

Major: The Ball of Friendship

Goro briefly returns to Japan after a triumphant campaign in the US. He is heading towards Fukuoka where he played baseball when he was a fifth grader. Having just moved into a new town, this is where Goro faced a critical point in his life.

Release Date2008-07-09

DepartmentWriting

JobStoryboard

Vote Count6

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness

The Dematerialization Phenomenon, in which the real world becomes digital, has become a problem and must be resolved immediately. After hearing of this incident, Netto and Rockman left off after their father and Network Researcher, Yuuichirou. He also had found news of an invasion in the computer of the Trinity Brain trust company: 'The Earth itself will understand the way things stand in the cyber world'. In order to destroy the program causing the incident, Netto and Rockman have to go deep underground. But old enemies await them there, as well as new ones. As they fought each other, the vicious cyber-life, Nebula Grey, awakens. The Dematerialization Phenomenon will not be stopped unless Nebula Grey is defeated.

Release Date2005-01-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count6

Over Drive

Mikoto Shinozaki is a high school student lacking in social awareness. In addition, due to his untidy appearance and low self-esteem, he is an easy target for bullies. Regardless, any misfortune that falls upon Mikoto is partly his own fault—at least, that is what Yuki Fukuzawa, the most popular girl in class, believes. With this assumption, Yuki invites Mikoto to join the school's bicycle club, in hopes he can improve himself and gain new friends. Motivated by feelings he has for Yuki, Mikoto has no reason to decline her offer—except for the fact that he does not know how to ride a bicycle. Despite his lack of even the fundamentals, Mikoto cannot get over the image of himself on a bicycle. Eventually, he succumbs to his curiosity and sneaks into the school grounds at night to practice. This begins Mikoto's journey as he pedals his way through the vast world of cycling, where the scenery of his life changes in ways he never thought possible.

Release Date2007-04-03

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Episode Count1

Vote Count6

Upotte!!

At Seishou Academy, girls don’t just wield guns— they ARE guns! In a school where every girl is a lethal weapon gunning for the chance to get their own personal serviceman, more than a few shots are about to be fired between Funko and her classmates. And when their newly recruited human instructor, Genkoku, arrives, he’ll have to learn how to deal with this living arsenal of high caliber cuties if he doesn’t want to get caught in the crossfire of their hair trigger tempers!

Release Date2012-04-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count10

Vote Count12

Gdleen

Ryu, a ladder-climbing salaryman exploring the galaxy on the company’s dime, crash-lands in the middle of a generational war over the seat of power on the planet Gdleen.

Release Date1990-03-01

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count2

Chousoku Spinner

Shunichi Domoto is a talented sportive 5th-grade boy who is used to helping sports teams in his school. He enters a Yoyo duel against a bully boy called Benkei to help his friend, Beso, to get back his Yoyo which was stolen by the bully. He beat him up, but after that, he meets the exceptionally gifted Yoyoer, Seito Hojoin who beat him up because he ridiculed the Yoyo game. So, Shunichi enters Japan`s Yoyo championship to get his revenge from Seito. Throughout This Championship, He earns new Yoyoing Skills and meets powerful rivals.

Release Date1998-11-30

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count22

Vote Count1

Ushio and Tora

Ushio thinks his father's tale of an ancient ancestor impaling a demon on a temple altar stone with the legendary Beast Spear is nuts, but when he finds the monster in his own basement, Ushio has to take another look at the family legend! Fortunately, Ushio knows it's best to let sleeping dogs lie and leave captured demons where they are. Unfortunately, the release of the monster's evil energies begins to beckon other demons to Ushio's hometown! To save his friends and family from the invading spirits, Ushio is forced to release Tora from his captivity. But will the cure prove to be worse than the curse? Will Ushio end his life a Tora-snack? Or will the Beast Spear keep Tora in line long enough to save the city?

Release Date1992-09-11

DepartmentWriting

JobStoryboard

Episode Count10

Vote Count8

Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu

A little bit in the future, the government has established a brand new organization with the purpose of rescuing lives to respond to the increasingly complicated and varied types of disasters, accidents and crimes that go beyond human comprehension. It is called the "Mobile Emergency Police DRIVE HEAD" force combining specialized police, firefighting and rescue skills. "DRIVE HEAD" is an advanced mobile device that transforms in form factor from car to humanoid walker vehicle. The drivers are high-aptitude, grade school students such as Go Kurumada who collaborate with mobile emergency police adults and rush to crisis situations to secure public safety and preserve the peace for all!

Release Date2017-04-15

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count37

Vote Count2

Rio: Rainbow Gate!

The "Howard Resort Hotel" is an entertainment destination where people gather from around the world to grab huge fortunes. In the casino is a beautiful female dealer named Rio Rollins, known far and wide as the "Goddess of Victory".

Release Date2011-01-04

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count5

Sonic Soldier Borgman

Sonic Soldier Borgman is a science fiction anime. It features a Super Sentai-like three member team that fight an organization known as Youma. Featuring three main characters: Chuck, Ryo and Anise. Ryo is the leader, while Chuck and Anise are teachers at a public school. Sometimes, the students help or make troubles to the Borgman somehow, some even know the Borgman secret identities. Ryo has a talking "modern" blue motorcycle that can upgrade itself. The transformation code is "Borg. Get On". Each member has a personal cannon that matches his/her armor color that appears only to finish the monster they fight.

Release Date1988-04-13

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count1

Vote Count2

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow

Release Date1992-04-14

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count3

Abnormal Physiology Seminar

Nanako Matsutaka is a normal university student, who happens to enroll in the Abnormal Physiology Seminar. She tries to keep her mental state sound, but other abnormal classmates start to influence her personality...

Release Date2011-04-03

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count13

Vote Count7

Baku Tech! Bakugan

Follow the daily lives of Harubaru Hinode, Raichi Kuronashi and Tatsuma as students of Master Shimo's Bakugan Dojo. They will fight and risk their lives for Bakugan.

Release Date2012-04-07

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count90

Vote Count3

Compiler Festa

Compiler and Assembler have been given 3 days to return the the 2-D world. If they do not return the council has sworn to destroy it. How will the they spend their last days on earth. Will they be able to confess their love. If only things were that simple. Now a mysterious character is eliminating other individuals from the 2-D world. Can Compiler and Assembler stop this new fiend and be together with those they love.

Release Date1995-12-21

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count1

Ogre Slayer

There was once an ogre mother who gave birth to human looking child. Instead of an ogre's horn, this child was born with a sword in hand called the Onigirimaru (Ogre Slayer). He has no name and is only referred to by the name of his sword. Though he appears human, he is pure ogre. Believing that he will become human once all of his kind vanished from the world of humans, he sets out on his destiny to slay all of his kind. Even now, in the mother world of Japan, he is still out there slaying ogres.

Release Date1994-09-09

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count6

Mega Man Maverick Hunter X: The Day of Σ

The year is 21XX. Reploids are commonplace now, after Dr. Cain rediscovered Dr. Light's old lab and based several designs off of Dr. Light's original, called "Mega Man X". X, meanwhile, has joined the Maverick Hunters, and works with unit leader Zero under the command of Commander Sigma. It is their job to terminate reploids who have become violent.

Release Date2005-12-15

DepartmentArt

JobStoryboard Artist

Vote Count14

NG Knight Lamune & 40 EX

Lamune has returned to Earth with no memory of his adventures on Hara-Hara world and Doki-Doki space. The remains of Gobuhriki find their way to Earth, and awaken the spirit of Don Harumage. While Cocoa builds a fighting vehicle with stuff she finds around Tokyo, Milk and Leska set off to find Lamune and Da Cider to save the day before the new Gobuhriki is revived and destroys the Earth.

Release Date1991-07-21

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count3

Vote Count2

Koala's Diary

Koala writes about daily life, whether it's good or bad, happy or sad. Koala treats every day as a precious day.

Release Date2025-10-02

DepartmentDirecting

JobSeries Director

Episode Count15

Eiga Drive Head: Tomika Hyper Rescue – Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu

Release Date2018-08-24

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Vote Count5