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Mahiro Maeda has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time.
2009
Animation · Science Fiction
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. There, each lives a life far different from their days as an Evangelion pilot. However, the danger to the world is far from over. A new impact is looming on the horizon—one that will prove to be the true end of Evangelion.
Dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki, Mahiro Maeda, Katsuichi Nakayama, Hideaki Anno · With Megumi Ogata, Yuko Miyamura, Maaya Sakamoto
The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies.
Dir. Mahiro Maeda · With Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry
Tells the early history of how conflict began between the humans and machines. Part 1 of 2.
Dir. Mahiro Maeda · With Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry
Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world's leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid's Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.
Dir. Koji Morimoto, Peter Chung, Shinichiro Watanabe, Mahiro Maeda, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Andrew R. Jones · With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Clayton Watson
Fourteen years after Third Impact, Shinji Ikari awakens to a world he does not remember. He hasn't aged. Much of Earth is laid in ruins, NERV has been dismantled, and people who he once protected have turned against him. Befriending the enigmatic Kaworu Nagisa, Shinji continues the fight against the angels and realizes the fighting is far from over, even when it could be against his former allies. The characters' struggles continue amidst the battles against the angels and each other, spiraling down to what could inevitably be the end of the world.
Dir. Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Mahiro Maeda, Masayuki · With Megumi Ogata, Yuko Miyamura, Akira Ishida
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