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Mamiko Noto has 26 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 3 rank in the Top 10%, led by KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson.
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2019
Animation · Drama

KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
2019 · Movie · Voice
Top 9%Crunchyroll · Included

Tokyo Godfathers
2003 · Movie · Voice
Top 10%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Monster
2004 · Series · Voice
Top 10%Netflix · Included

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island
2004 · Movie · Voice
Top 11%Tubi · Free w/ ads

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
2006 · Series · Voice
Top 16%Netflix · Included

From Me to You: Kimi ni Todoke
2009 · Series · Voice
Top 19%Netflix · Included

as Yuiyui (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
After receiving a warning that Yunyun's hometown is in danger, Kazuma's party is relieved to discover it's only a joke...until it isn't. The Demon King's general has just arrived to obtain The Mage Killer, a weapon with world-ending power.
Dir. Takaomi Kanasaki · With Jun Fukushima, Rie Takahashi, Sora Amamiya

On Christmas Eve, three homeless people living on the streets of Tokyo discover a newborn baby among the trash and set out to find its parents.
Dir. Satoshi Kon · With Aya Okamoto, Yoshiaki Umegaki, Tohru Emori

Kenzou Tenma, a Japanese brain surgeon in Germany, finds his life in utter turmoil after getting involved with a psychopath that was once a former patient.
With Hidenobu Kiuchi, Nozomu Sasaki, Mamiko Noto

The mysterious island of Houraijima has reappeared after 50 years, and with its reappearance has brought the attack of four gods, the Shitoushin, who have their eyes set on the powers that protect and sustain the island. Now it's up to Inuyasha and his friends, along with Sesshoumaru, to find a way to defeat the powerful Shitoushin.
Dir. Toshiya Shinohara · With Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Koji Tsujitani

Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière’s name is so long and her spell-casting skills are so poor that everyone at the Tristain Academy of Magic just calls her “Louise the Zero.” Louise’s humiliation only increases during an important second-year test, she inexplicably summons Saito Hiraga, a totally normal teenager from Tokyo. Now she’s stuck with him and Saito’s stuck with the lousy life of being a familiar.
With Rie Kugimiya, Satoshi Hino, Nanako Inoue

Yeah, Kenichi’s a total wimp. He’s always getting picked on and doesn’t have a lot of friends to stick up for him. The guy needs motivation if he hopes to graduate in one piece. Well, Miu’s the perfect motivation. She’s hot, she accepts him, and she just so happens to live at a dojo with six martial arts masters. You could say fate has led Kenichi to their door, or you could say he was just following the hottie. Either way, he’s about to get whipped into serious shape. If he can survive some hard-core training, he might survive another day at school. He might even score with Miu. Yeah, you could call Kenichi a wimp. But let’s go with underdog instead.
With Tomokazu Seki, Tomoko Kawakami, Jurota Kosugi

Nicknamed "Sadako" for her spooky appearance, high schooler Sawako begins to break out of her shell when she befriends popular boy Kazehaya.
With Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Namikawa, Miyuki Sawashiro

A supernatural system allows people to take revenge by having other people sent to Hell via the services of a mysterious entity and her assistants who implement this system. Revenge, injustice, hatred, and the nature of human emotions are common themes throughout the series.
With Masaya Matsukaze, Mamiko Noto, Takayuki Sugo

Bored with life and considering the real world to be just a “crappy game,” savvy sibling shut-ins Sora and Shiro have withdrawn into their own fantasy world filled with video games. However, one day they find themselves summoned to another world by a boy who calls himself “God,” their abilities are about to be put to the ultimate test! Now not only their fates — but the fate of all of humanity — will be decided by a series of games that may just be the hardest these super-geniuses have ever faced!
With Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Ai Kayano, Yoko Hikasa

as Fujino Asagami (voice) · Voice
July 1998 - After a group of delinquents is found dead in their hangout place with all their limbs twisted and torn off, Aozaki Touko receives a request to find the murderer and asks Shiki for help. The main suspect is Asagami Fujino; a girl who was the boys' plaything until recently, who Shiki believes to be "one of her kind".
Dir. Mitsuru Obunai · With Maaya Sakamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Mamiko Noto
In the Taiheimeji era, the Tokugawa shogunate values breasts highly, equating them with wealth and status. The Manyu Clan, government allies, know secret techniques for breast enhancement, detailed in a scroll. Chifusa, the clan's heir, flees with this scroll, rebelling against the oppressive norms set by her clan.
With Minako Kotobuki, Aki Toyosaki, Kaoru Mizuhara

Musashino, Tokyo. An elementary schooler repeatedly attacks people in the streets. Known only to the public as "Lil Slugger", none of the victims can recall the young boy's face and only three distinct details are left in their memories: golden inline skates, a baseball cap, and the weapon: a bent golden baseball bat. Detectives Ikari and Maniwa set out to track down the perpetrator and put an end to his crimes.
Dir. Satoshi Kon · With Mamiko Noto, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Haruko Momoi

A fourth-grader investigates the mysterious reason behind the sudden appearance of penguins in his village, which is somehow related to a power from a young woman working at a dental clinic.
Dir. Hiroyasu Ishida · With Kana Kita, Rie Kugimiya, Yu Aoi

Moriko Morioka is a 30-year-old single NEET woman. After dropping out from reality, she has taken off in search for a fulfilling life and ended up in a net game or "netoge." In the netoge world, she began her new life as a refreshing and handsome character named Hayashi. While starting out as a beginner, a pretty character named Lily reached out to help her. Meanwhile, in the real world, awaits a shocking encounter with a good-looking elite company employee, a mysterious blue-eyed blonde.
With Mamiko Noto, Takahiro Sakurai, Ryota Suzuki

Masane Amaha and her daughter Rihoko are on the run from a government child welfare agency that wants to take Rihoko away from her mother. They are caught and Rihoko is taken away. Meanwhile, Masane is attacked by an advanced weapon that can disguise itself as a human being. When faced with the danger, a strange light emits from her wrist and she transforms into a powerful being. She becomes involved in a power struggle between powerful organizations, with her at the center of their attention because she holds the greatest power of them all, the legendary Witchblade.
With Mamiko Noto, Akemi Kanda, Masaya Matsukaze
Small for his age, Yukinari has been bullied and abused by girls all his life. Now in high school, he has developed a rare condition: whenever girls touch him, or even come close, he breaks out in hives. Imagine his surprise, when he is suddenly transported to the city of Seiren on a mystic world invisibly orbiting the Earth, and populated with vast numbers of women and very few men. Fortunately, he has a new friend, Miharu-chan, whose touch inexplicably doesn't affect him.
With Mamiko Noto, Ayaka Saito, Ayako Kawasumi

Yamada is the cutest girl in the entire school, and she wants to have her way with 100 different boys before the final bell rings. There’s just one problem: she’s never even been kissed! Lucky for her, class geek Kosuda is ready to serve as her own personal Sex Ed dummy! Can these wannabe lovebirds master the art of seduction before the sun sets on high school forever?
With Yukari Tamura, Atsushi Abe, Yui Horie

as Minamino Karen
Aika is a skilled but impulsive high school student who earns a C-class salvager license yet struggles to find work due to her age and reputation. After advertising her services at school, she is hired by Erika, a wealthy student and leader of the Treasure Hunting Club. What begins as a simple salvage job quickly turns dangerous, leading Aika into a high-stakes mission, a clash in the southern islands, and the mystery surrounding a girl named Karen.
With Ami Koshimizu, Misato Fukuen, Mamiko Noto

June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not only the memory of her accident, but also any real sense that she's even alive. Strangely, enigmatic beings begin to attack her...
Dir. Teiichi Takiguchi · With Maaya Sakamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Jouji Nakata

In the crime-ridden, mafia-governed city of Ergastulum, Worick and Nicolas are two “handymen” known as “Benriya” who would take any dirty job from either police or mafia, for a good price. After an assignment from police the two met and later joined by Alex, a former prostitute who got interested in the mysterious background of the team, in particular of Nicolas’ abilities.
With Kenjiro Tsuda, Junichi Suwabe, Mamiko Noto

as Minamino Karen (voice) · Voice
In the future — in a world mostly submerged under water — the 19-year-old Sumeragi Aika goes to college while training as an agent by assisting in Aida Gozo's salvaging business.
With Ami Koshimizu, Miyuki Sawashiro, Misato Fukuen

When Haruhiro awakens, he’s in the dark surrounded by people who have no memory of where they came from or how they got there. As the darkness fades, a fantastic new world called “Grimgar” appears before them and their adventure begins—but first, they’ll have to choose their guild, class, and special abilities.
With Fukushi Ochiai, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hiroyuki Yoshino

It's the year of destiny and 15 year old Kamui Shirō, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence. He returns to protect his childhood friends, Fūma, and Fūma's younger sister, Kotori. But destiny and fate are haunting Kamui and pulling in himself and his loved ones. It is his destiny to decide the fate of the world and mankind, no matter if he wants the role or not.
With Junichi Suwabe, Kenichi Suzumura, Masaki Aizawa
Murdered by a demonic being, 15-year-old Yuji Sakai has his life force replaced by a flame that dims with each day. When the flame dies, no one will remember he was ever alive. This is how he meets Shana: a warrior with a burning sword, and the will of a god as her guide. The two form a bond as Yuji becomes Shana’s accomplice in her battles to keep the balance between the ordinary world and hers.
With Satoshi Hino, Rie Kugimiya, Masashi Ebara

After losing his home to a powerful enemy, a hot-tempered fighter trains under his zealous grandfather while awaiting his chance for revenge.
With Isshin Chiba, Masanori Shinohara, Taiten Kusunoki

Kaname Chidori’s one of the most popular girls at her high school – unfortunately, it’s her growing popularity off campus she should be worrying about. Unbeknownst to Kaname, terrorists are plotting her abduction, believing she possesses the rare and coveted abilities of “the Whispered.” That’s where Sousuke Sagara enters the picture. He’s a hotshot soldier from the clandestine counter-terrorist organization known as Mithril – and he’s going undercover at Kaname’s school to try and keep her safe. He may be an ace in the cockpit of an Arm Slave mech, but there’s no training in the world that could prepare him for the warzone of high school.
With Tomokazu Seki, Satsuki Yukino, Michiko Neya
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