Highest-ranked title
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Hikaru Midorikawa has 18 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by Slam Dunk.
2019
Animation · Drama
Slam Dunk
1993 · Series · Voice
Top 5%Netflix · Included
Shaman King
2001 · Series · Actor
Top 15%Tubi · Free w/ ads
Our Love Has Always Been 10 Centimeters Apart.
2017 · Series · Voice
Top 15%Crunchyroll · Included
SK8 the Infinity
2021 · Series · Voice
Top 21%Crunchyroll · Included
Great Teacher Onizuka
1999 · Series · Voice
Top 21%Netflix · Included
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn
1995 · Movie · Voice
Top 26%Crunchyroll · Included
Sakuragi Hanamichi is a junior high punk used to getting into fights and being rejected by girls but upon entering high school he meets the girl of his dreams, Haruko Akagi. He will do anything in order to win her heart including joining the school basketball team that is aiming to conquer the nation lead by Haruko's brother. The problem is that Sakuragi has never played basketball before and a freshman sensation is stealing the spotlight and Haruko's affection from him.
With Takeshi Kusao, Hikaru Midorikawa, Kiyoyuki Yanada
Asakura Yoh is a shaman, a person who communicates with ghosts. He enters the Shaman Fight, for whoever wins the tournament gets to commune with the Great Spirit, God... that and his fiance Anna wants to be the wife of the Shaman King. Helping him are his friends Manta, Horo Horo, Ryu, and his samurai ghost partner, Amidamaru.
With Inuko Inuyama, Katsuyuki Konishi, Masahiko Tanaka
as Saku Akechi (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
The moment Miou Aida first met Haruki Serizawa at the Sakuragaoka High School Entrance Ceremony they both felt an unexplainable connection. Despite their completely different personalities, they found themselves walking home together after school every day. As they spend more time together, their feelings for each other grow stronger.
With Kenichi Suzumura, Aki Toyosaki, Hiroshi Kamiya
After the bloody battle against Hades, the goddess Athena and her saints are still recovering when they find themselves face to face with their newest and most formidable foe: the dreadful moon goddess Artemis. Artemis replaces Athena as the earth guardian deity and takes over the Sanctuary, turning Athena's Saints into her servants. Upon invading the Sanctuary, the Bronze Saints learn that Athena was banished by Artemis and decide to fight the moon goddess in order to rescue their true goddess and free the Earth from Artemis's ominous control.
Dir. Shigeyasu Yamauchi · With Toru Furuya, Hirotaka Suzuoki, Koichi Hashimoto
"S" is a dangerous, top secret, no-holds-barred downhill skateboarding race down an abandoned mine. When avid skateboarder Reki takes Langa to the mountain where "S" is held, Langa, who's never been on a skateboard in his life, finds himself sucked into the world of "S", and…?!
With Chiaki Kobayashi, Tasuku Hatanaka, Takehito Koyasu
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
Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the monster, but realize their only option is fusion.
Dir. Shigeyasu Yamauchi · With Masako Nozawa, Ryo Horikawa, Takeshi Kusao
Love is blooming at Sakuragaoka High School. Natsuki Enomoto has finally mustered the courage to confess to her childhood friend, Yuu Setoguchi. However, in the final moments of her confession, an embarrassed Natsuki passes it off as a "practice confession." Oblivious to her true feelings and struggling with his own, Yuu promises to support Natsuki in her quest for love. While Natsuki deals with her failed confession, fellow classmate Koyuki Ayase struggles with his own feelings for Natsuki. Despite his timidness, he is determined to win over her heart. This movie follows Natsuki as she dreams of one day ending her practices and genuinely confessing to Yuu. Meanwhile, close friends also find themselves entangled in their own webs of unrequited love and unspoken affections.
Dir. Tetsuya Yanagisawa · With Aki Toyosaki, Haruka Tomatsu, Kana Asumi
The Fourth Holy Grail War has begun, and seven mages must summon heroes from history to battle each other to the death. Only one mage-and-hero pair will remain to claim the Grail and have their wishes granted! Kiritsugu Emiya was once an assassin but now fights in this war to save the world from those who would destroy it with the Grail’s power.
Dir. Gen Urobuchi · With Rikiya Koyama, Ayako Kawasumi, Akio Otsuka
A collection of animated horror stories based on the works of Japanese artist Junji Ito.
With Yuji Mitsuya, Mami Koyama, Rie Suegara
An anime-original spin-off/sequel based on the Saint Seiya series: The god of war and guardian of his namesake planet, Mars, was once sealed away by Seiya, but time has passed and his revival is at hand. Meanwhile, Saori Kido is raising the boy Kouga, whose life Seiya saved, and he's been training every day to become a Saint in order to prepare for the coming crisis. Unaware of his destiny, when Kouga awakens to the power of his Cosmo hidden inside him, the curtain will rise upon the legend of a new Saint.
Dir. Masami Kurumada · With Hikaru Midorikawa, Katsuyuki Konishi, Tetsuya Kakihara
Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and his world begins to change. While helping Nagisa revive the defunct Drama Club at their high school, Tomoya discovers that she has the same dreams. Their story starts beneath the cherry blossoms, but where will fate lead them?
Dir. Osamu Dezaki · With Kenji Nojima, Mai Nakahara, Ryotaro Okiayu
After Colony (A.C.) 195. Mankind has moved into space. Thousands of people live on giant orbiting space colonies called "Sides." However, the Earth Government, which rules the colonies, is unjust and cruel. A group of revolutionaries builds five robotic weapons called Gundams and plans to send them to Earth to begin their fight for independence. Piloted by five young men, these Gundams carry the hopes and dreams of freedom of the colonists with them as they descend to Earth to begin Operation Meteor!
With Hikaru Midorikawa, Akiko Yajima, Toshihiko Seki
As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.
With Miyu Irino, Yui Ogura, Mao Ichimichi
Sakamoto is not a normal high schooler. He’s smart, he’s dashing, he’s popular with girls. Much to the dislike of the male population of his school, who tries every trick in the book to mess Sakamoto up. But in the end, Sakamoto comes out of every trap with style and makes himself look cooler. Does he do this for popularity? Is this just who he is? No one really knows, but haven’t you heard? He’s Sakamoto!
With Hikaru Midorikawa, Koji Yusa, Mikako Takahashi
On her first date with the cutest boy in school, Ichigo is zapped by a mysterious ray that scrambles her DNA with that of the endangered Iriomote wildcat. The next day, Ichigo discovers that she has developed the agility (and occasionally the ears and tail) of a cat, as well as the power to transform into a pink-haired superheroine, Mew Ichigo. She and four other girls, each endowed with the genes of a different "Red Data" animal, have been selected for the top-secret Mew Project, which aims to protect the Earth from an alien menace known as Deep Blue.
With Saki Nakajima, Yumi Kakazu, Kumi Sakuma
Yugi Muto, a shy boy who loves all kinds of games, one day solves an ancient puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle, causing his body to host the spirit of an ancient pharaoh.
With Megumi Ogata, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yumi Kakazu
At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...
Dir. Tomomi Mochizuki · With Nobuo Tobita, Yoko Sakamoto, Toshihiko Seki
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