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Chiwa Saito has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2010s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings.
2013
Drama · Fantasy

Kuroko's Basketball
2012 · Series · Voice
Top 15%Netflix · Included

Yona of the Dawn
2014 · Series · Voice
Top 23%Crunchyroll · Included

Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody
2006 · Movie · Voice
Top 27%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game
2017 · Movie · Voice
Top 28%Netflix · Included

Monogatari
2009 · Series · Voice
Top 32%Crunchyroll · Included

Puella Magi Madoka Magica
2011 · Series · Voice
Top 34%Netflix · Included

as Homura Akemi (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Rent
Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches. However, fellow magical girl Homura Akemi seems intent on stopping Madoka from becoming a magical girl at any cost. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings is a retelling of the first half of the TV anime series.
Dir. Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo · With Aoi Yuuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura

as Homura Akemi (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Rent
As the young girls have discovered the truth about the cruel fate of a magical girl, one magical girl after another is destroyed. Throughout it all, there is one magical girl who continues to fight alone - Homura Akemi. Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal is a retelling of the second half of the TV anime series.
Dir. Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo · With Aoi Yuuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura

as Homura Akemi (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Rent
Following Madoka's rewriting of the universe, sacrificing herself and her happy normal days to save all magical girls from the cruel fate that awaited them by wiping witches out of existence, the despair still manifest into creatures known as nightmares. Magical girl Homura Akemi continues to fight alone in the hope that she will be able to see Madoka smile again.
Dir. Yukihiro Miyamoto, Akiyuki Shinbo · With Aoi Yuuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura

In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship - against Kuroko's former teammates.
With Kensho Ono, Yuki Ono, Junichi Suwabe

as Françoise Arnoul / Cyborg 003 (voice) · Voice
009 Re:Cyborg follows a group of nine cyborgs, each of them created by a shadowy organization for use as weapons against humanity. The group turns on their creators to protect the population instead, using the powers given them to fight their creators.
Dir. Kenji Kamiyama · With Mamoru Miyano, Sakiko Tamagawa, Daisuke Ono

Currently, Hiryuu Palace has no one else next in line for the throne other than the fifteen year old princess, Yona, who had been raised with care. Finally, the night of her sixteenth birthday arrives. She expects it to be a wonderful day spent with her peace-loving father, her servant and friend Hak, and her cousin Soo-won, who she had feelings for... However... That night, Yona goes to visit her father to tell him how she really feels, because he opposes to her getting married to Soo-won. However, when she gets to her room, she encounters a shocking truth.
With Chiwa Saito, Tomoaki Maeno, Yusuke Kobayashi

In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami who wipes out most of them. Senna refuses to answer any questions, so Ichigo is forced to follow her while Rukia tries to find out what's going on.
Dir. Noriyuki Abe · With Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Chiwa Saito

as Riko Aida (voice) · Voice
Netflix · Included+1
Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.
Dir. Shunsuke Tada · With Kensho Ono, Junichi Suwabe, Hiroshi Kamiya

Koyomi Araragi, a high school student, finds himself constantly encountering girls afflicted by supernatural "oddities." He dedicates himself to helping them, often with the aid of the eccentric specialist Meme Oshino. Each arc talks about a different girl's unique struggle and the mysterious cause of their affliction. The series explores themes of adolescence, personal growth, and the complexities of human relationships. It's known for its witty dialogue, stylistic animation, and unique narrative structure.
With Hiroshi Kamiya, Chiwa Saito, Yui Horie

She has a loving family and best friends, laughs and cries from time to time... Madoka Kaname, an eighth grader of Mitakihara middle school, is one of those who lives such a life. One day, she had a very magical encounter. She doesn't know if it happened by chance or by fate yet. This is a fateful encounter that can change her destiny. This is a beginning of the new story of the magical witch girls.
With Aoi Yuuki, Chiwa Saito, Eri Kitamura

Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.
With Megumi Ogata, Yoko Hikasa, Kanata Hongo

Girls from all over the world gather at IS Academy to learn how to become IS pilots. However, since Ichika can somehow pilot the IS even though he is male, he was forced to attend IS Academy as the only male in this school.
With Koki Uchiyama, Yoko Hikasa, Yukana
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