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Makoto Furukawa has 20 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 5 rank in the Top 10%, led by Kaguya-sama: Love Is War.
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1
2022
Animation · Fantasy

Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir
2024
Animation · Family

Raya and the Last Dragon
2021
Animation · Action

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba - To the Hashira Training
2024
Action · Animation

Ne Zha 2
2025
Animation · Action

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 2
2023
Action · Adventure

Ne Zha
2019
Animation · Fantasy

Boruto: Naruto the Movie
2015
Adventure · Action

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
2019 · Series · Voice
Top 2%Crunchyroll · Included

Solo Leveling
2024 · Series · Voice
Top 3%Crunchyroll · Included

Dr. STONE
2019 · Series · Voice
Top 5%Netflix · Included

Banana Fish
2018 · Series · Voice
Top 7%Prime Video · Included

Moriarty the Patriot
2020 · Series · Voice
Top 28%Crunchyroll · Included

ODDTAXI
2021 · Series · Voice
Top 31%Crunchyroll · Included

Considered a genius due to having the highest grades in the country, Miyuki Shirogane leads the prestigious Shuchiin Academy's student council as its president, working alongside the beautiful and wealthy vice president Kaguya Shinomiya. The two are often regarded as the perfect couple by students despite them not being in any sort of romantic relationship.
With Makoto Furukawa, Aoi Koga, Konomi Kohara

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them.
With Taito Ban, Genta Nakamura, Haruna Mikawa

One fateful day, all of humanity was petrified by a blinding flash of light. After several millennia, high schooler Taiju awakens and finds himself lost in a world of statues. However, he’s not alone! His science-loving friend Senku’s been up and running for a few months and he's got a grand plan in mind—to kickstart civilization with the power of science!
With Yusuke Kobayashi, Makoto Furukawa, Kana Ichinose

Saitama is a hero who only became a hero for fun. After three years of “special” training, though, he’s become so strong that he’s practically invincible. In fact, he’s too strong—even his mightiest opponents are taken out with a single punch, and it turns out that being devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. With his passion for being a hero lost along with his hair, yet still faced with new enemies every day, how much longer can he keep it going?
With Makoto Furukawa

A teenaged gang leader in New York City faces his abuser and rival gangs alongside a photojournalist from Japan as they investigate a deadly new drug.
With Yuma Uchida, Kenji Nojima, Unsho Ishizuka

Banri Tada is a freshman at a Tokyo law school. After an accident, he suffers severe memory loss. Despite the incident, he befriends fellow freshman, Mitsuo Yanagisawa, which leads him to the beautiful, yet obsessive, Kouko Kaga.
With Yui Horie, Makoto Furukawa, Ai Kayano

as Akira Inukai (voice) (archive footage) · Voice
Over a decade after 'gates' connecting worlds appeared, awakening 'hunters' with superpowers, weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo encounters a double dungeon and accepts a mysterious quest, becoming the only one able to level up, changing his fate. A catch-up recap of the first season coupled with an exclusive sneak peek of the first two episodes of the highly anticipated second season in one momentous theatrical fan experience.
Dir. Shunsuke Nakashige · With Taito Ban, Genta Nakamura, Haruna Mikawa

A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
Dir. Tatsuyuki Nagai · With Inori Minase, Koki Uchiyama, Sora Amamiya

In the late 19th century, the British Empire nobility reigns while its working class suffers at their hands. Sympathetic to their plight, William James Moriarty wants to topple it all. Frustrated by the systemic inequity, Moriarty strategizes to fix the entire nation. Not even consulting detective Sherlock Holmes can stand in his way. It’s time for crime to revolutionize the world!
With Soma Saito, Takuya Sato, Chiaki Kobayashi

While working as a taxi driver on the hectic streets of Tokyo, a reticent walrus gets pulled into a mystery involving a missing teenage girl.
Dir. Baku Kinoshita · With Natsuki Hanae, Ryohei Kimura, Riho Iida

as Benimaru (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power wielded by the Queen in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. When a slime who evolved into a Demon Lord named Rimuru Tempest crosses paths with Hiiro, a survivor of the Ogre race, an incredible adventure packed with new characters begins. The power of bonds will be put to the test!
Dir. Yasuhito Kikuchi · With Miho Okasaki, Makoto Furukawa, Megumi Toyoguchi

One day, Naho Takamiya receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Kakeru Naruse. The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.
With Kana Hanazawa, Seiichiro Yamashita, Makoto Furukawa

After a family tragedy turns her life upside down, 16-year-old high school student Tohru Honda takes matters into her own hands and moves out… into a tent! Unfortunately for her, she pitches her new home on private land belonging to the mysterious Soma clan, and it isn't long before the owners discover her secret. But, as Tohru quickly finds out when the family offers to take her in, the Somas have a secret of their own—when hugged by the opposite sex, they turn into the animals of the Chinese Zodiac!
With Manaka Iwami, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yuma Uchida

Only 39 years into a life full of bad luck, Ryoma Takebayashi passes away in his sleep! Taking pity on him, three divine beings show compassion by reincarnating him as a young boy to a magical, new world. Now he spends his time researching and caring for slimes in the forest. But after healing an injured traveler, Ryoma decides to set out with his new friends on a journey to use his power to help others. A whole new world awaits him, where his skills as a magic user and slime tamer continue to elicit surprise and admiration.
With Azusa Tadokoro, Hiroki Yasumoto, Makoto Koichi

Even in another world, lives aren’t always on the line. There’s plenty of work to be done, from feeding the community and forging the items the community needs; as well as plenty of play …and hijinks throughout! Join Rimuru and friends as they kick back and enjoy their daily lives.
With Miho Okasaki, Makoto Furukawa, Sayaka Senbongi

In a world where magic reigns, Will Serfort can’t cast a spell. Though hardworking, Will’s classmates think less of him for it. However, he has a secret strength: his sword. Can Will defy expectations with muscle over magic and blade over wand? Find out in this epic sword-and-sorcery adventure!
With Kohei Amasaki, Akira Sekine, Reiko Suzuki

as Ren (voice) · Voice
This animated short revolves around the events causing an electrical systems failure on the west coast of the US. According to Blade Runner 2049’s official timeline, this failure leads to cities shutting down, financial and trade markets being thrown into chaos, and food supplies dwindling. There’s no proof as to what caused the blackouts, but Replicants — the bio-engineered robots featured in the original Blade Runner, are blamed.
Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Jovan Jackson, Luci Christian, Edward James Olmos

In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.
Dir. Shinichiro Watanabe · With Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida

as Kenichiro Ryuzaki (voice) · Voice
Netflix · Included+3
An overworked 24-year-old finally decides to live a little and create a bucket list, when a zombie outbreak hits the country.
With Shuichiro Umeda, Tomori Kusunoki, Makoto Furukawa
After dreaming about an anime she used to watch as a child, Minoa Asagaya could not forget a particularly memorable scene. However, despite her best efforts, she cannot recall the name of the show. Due to this, Minoa asks for help from her fellow classmates at Sakaneko High School. Her conversation is overheard by Arisu Kamiigusa, the most popular and wealthy girl in class who is also a hardcore otaku. Yet even with her vast knowledge, Arisu does not recognize the show. After discovering that there isn't an anime club at their school, Minoa and Arisu create the Anime Research Club, as they may obtain the answer to Minoa's mystery if they gather people who share the same interest. Thus, Minoa is exposed to a bizarre new world—the world of anime!
With Hisako Tojo, Kaede Hondo, Sayaka Senbongi
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