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Fumiko Orikasa has 29 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2010s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie
2012
Animation · Fantasy

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
2009 · Series · Voice
Top 2%Netflix · Included

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse
2010 · Movie · Voice
Top 7%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Bleach
2004 · Series · Voice
Top 8%Hulu · Included

Millennium Actress
2002 · Movie · Voice
Top 13%Max · Included

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
2008 · Movie · Voice
Top 16%Pluto TV · Free w/ ads

Great Teacher Onizuka
1999 · Series · Voice
Top 22%Netflix · Included

Disregard for alchemy’s laws ripped half of Edward Elric’s limbs from his body and left his brother Alphonse’s soul clinging to a suit of armor. To restore what was lost, the brothers seek the Philosopher’s Stone. Enemies and allies – the corrupt military, the Homunculi, and foreign alchemists – will alter the Elric brothers course, but their purpose will remain unchanged and their bond unbreakable.
With Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya, Shin-ichiro Miki

as Kyube Yakyu (voice) · Voice
What would have happened if the Shiroyasha never existed? Edo is thrown to chaos by a mysterious cause. Sakata Gintoki, now lives in a world where the future has changed, without him. What has happened to the Yorozuya? Gintoki, who is now a ghost of the past, must once again carry the burden in order to save his friends. He must finish the biggest job ever, which may be the final job of Yorozuya.
Dir. Youichi Fujita · With Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Rie Kugimiya

Hell – A place where beings that have committed mortal sins during their lifetime are sent. It is a realm where even Soul Reapers are forbidden to interfere. When a group of vicious Sinners plot to escape from this eternal prison, they discover that Substitute Soul Reaper Ichigo Kurosaki is the key to their freedom.
Dir. Noriyuki Abe · With Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Noriaki Sugiyama

For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, he finds his life is changed forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil.
With Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Hiroki Yasumoto

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
Dir. Satoshi Kon · With Miyoko Shoji, Mami Koyama, Fumiko Orikasa

For over a century, the mysterious Hellsing Organization has been secretly protecting the British Empire from the undead. When Sir Integra Hellsing succeeded as the head of the organization, she also inherited the ultimate weapon against these supernatural enemies: Alucard, a rogue vampire possessing mysterious and frightening powers. Now, Hellsing must deal with a more dangerous threat than vampires.
With Jouji Nakata, Fumiko Orikasa, Yoshiko Sakakibara

Takato, Ruki, and Lee are children who have, by fate, received real Digimon, unlike the imaginary ones in the card game they play. Each of the children, or Digimon Tamers, have their different views on how Digimon should be treated. But when other Digimon begin to appear around Japan, they must put aside their differences to fend off the digital intruders.
With Makoto Tsumura, Masako Nozawa, Fumiko Orikasa

A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul Reapers remember Ichigo, and they think he’s the one responsible for the destruction. Now on the run, Ichigo is forced into a lonely battle in order to find Rukia and stop the real culprits!
Dir. Noriyuki Abe · With Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito

as Lotte Yanson (voice) · Voice
Inspired by a magician named Shiny Chariot, the lively Akko Kagari enters the Little Witch Academy with the dream of one day becoming as cool as her idol.
Dir. Yoh Yoshinari · With Megumi Han, Fumiko Orikasa, Michiyo Murase

Archeologist and avid puzzle solver Professor Layton and his assistant Luke are caught up in an adventure when a masked figure steals an entire opera house and forces those in attendance to play a high-stakes game. The winner will receive eternal life, but it could mean death for the losers.
Dir. Masakazu Hashimoto · With Yo Oizumi, Maki Horikita, Saki Aibu

as Lotte Yansson (voice) · Voice
In Enchanted Parade, Akko, Lotte and Sucy, having gotten in trouble yet again, are forced to team up with three other troublemakers; Amanda O'Neill, Constance Braunschweig Albrechtsburger and Jasmineka Antonenko, and must make an annual witch parade a success or else face expulsion.
Dir. Yoh Yoshinari · With Megumi Han, Fumiko Orikasa, Michiyo Murase

Takamine Kiyomaro, a depressed don't-care-about-the-world guy, was suddenly given a little demon named Zatch Bell to take care of. Little does he know that Zatch is embroiled in an intense fight to see who is the ruler of the demon world.
Dir. Makoto Raiku · With Takahiro Sakurai, Ikue Otani, Satomi Korogi

A former gang member wants to be Japan's best teacher. When he's hired to supervise a class of hopeless cases, it's his chance to prove himself.
With Wataru Takagi, Junko Noda, Isshin Chiba

as Rukia Kuchiki (voice) · Voice
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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 Rukia Kuchiki (voice) · Voice
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When an artifact known as the "King's Seal" is stolen during transport from Soul Society, Hitsugaya Toushirou is assigned to retrieve it. Toushirou goes missing after a battle with the thieves, leading Seireitei to suspect him of treachery. They order his immediate capture and execution. Unwilling to believe him capable of such a crime, Ichigo, Rangiku, Rukia, and Renji set out to find Toushirou.
Dir. Noriyuki Abe · With Masakazu Morita, Romi Park, Akira Ishida

At Cross Academy, two student disciplinary committee members are tasked with keeping the peace between a human class and a night class of vampires.
Dir. Matsuri Hino · With Daisuke Kishio, Yui Horie, Mamoru Miyano

as Riza Hawkeye (voice) · Voice
A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.
Dir. Kazuya Murata · With Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya, Maaya Sakamoto

Demons that once almost destroyed the world, are revived by someone. To prevent the world from being destroyed, the demon has to be sealed and the only one who can do it is the shrine maiden Shion from the country of demons, who has two powers; one is sealing demons and the other is predicting the deaths of humans. This time Naruto's mission is to guard Shion, but she predicts Naruto's death. The only way to escape it, is to get away from Shion, which would leave her unguarded, then the demon, whose only goal is to kill Shion will do so, thus meaning the end of the world. Naruto decides to challenge this "prediction of death."
Dir. Hajime Kamegaki · With Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Yōichi Masukawa

When nearby construction disturbs a spiritual resting place, its disgruntled denizens do what any supernatural beings would do after a rude awakening: they terrorize the local school. And that means it’s up to a scruffy band of young ghostbusters to expel their satanic schoolmates before everyone gets sent to permanent detention! So join Satsuki, her crybaby brother, the resident class stud, the school nerd and "physical researcher," a born-again beauty, and a resentful, demon-possessed cat in the funniest, scariest school you’ve ever enrolled in.
With Tomoko Kawakami, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kumi Sakuma

Tokyo is abuzz with persocoms – humanoid computers that are virtually perfect. The socially and technologically inept Hideki is dying to get his hands on one. When he finds Chii abandoned in the trash, she’s cuter than any current model he’s ever seen before. But when he gets her home and turns her on, she has no data and only a single learning program installed. While Hideki puts his whole heart into teaching Chii the ins and outs of humanity, a mystery unfolds as a dark secret within her awakens.
With Tomokazu Sugita, Rie Tanaka, Tomokazu Seki

When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.
With Yuka Iguchi, Show Hayami, Mutsumi Tamura

The film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is attacked by a fearsome monster and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
Dir. Makoto Shinkai · With Hisako Kanemoto, Kazuhiko Inoue, Miyu Irino

12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up training to be a young female innkeeper. At first, she didn't like the training, but gradually felt her admiration for her title and began to train seriously. Thus, the growth of the young warrior Oriko begins.
Dir. Kitaro Kosaka · With Seiran Kobayashi, Nana Mizuki, Satsumi Matsuda

Vampires exist. It is the duty of Hellsing, an organization sponsored by the British government, to hide that frightening fact and protect the blissfully unaware populace. Lately, vampire activity has been on the rise and the cause is more alarming than anything they could have imagined.
With Jouji Nakata, Fumiko Orikasa, Yoshiko Sakakibara

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?
With Megumi Han, Michiyo Murase, Fumiko Orikasa

The adventures of the demon hunter Dante who himself is half demon and half human.
Dir. Hideki Kamiya · With Toshiyuki Morikawa, Misato Fukuen, Akio Otsuka

A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of female beings with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed on her head and she is told that she must work in the nearby town of Grie. She soon realizes that the town and the entire world they live in are confined behind the Wall, a tall, impenetrable wall that none except the mysterious Toga are allowed to exit.
With Ryo Hirohashi, Junko Noda, Eri Miyajima

Ash, Pikachu and the gang try and stop a pair of thieves hiding out in the canals and alleyways of Altomare, the age-old water capital. Joining the adventure are two new legendary Pokémon, a pair of siblings named Latias and Latios, who serve as peacekeepers and protectors of the Soul Dew — a priceless treasure with a mysterious power.
Dir. Kunihiko Yuyama · With Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Otani, Mayumi Izuka

as Saori Kido / Athena (voice) · Voice
Seiya and the Knights of the Zodiac rise again to protect the reincarnation of the goddess Athena, but a dark prophecy hangs over them all.
With Masakazu Morita, Fumiko Orikasa, Takahiro Sakurai
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