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Saori Hayami has 41 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2000s through the 2020s. 5 rank in the Top 10%, led by A Silent Voice: The Movie.
Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea
2013
Animation · Action
A Silent Voice: The Movie
2016 · Movie · Voice
Top 2%Crunchyroll · Included
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
2020 · Movie · Voice
Top 3%Crunchyroll · Included
OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom
2024 · Movie · Voice
Top 4%Netflix · Included
SPY x FAMILY
2022 · Series · Voice
Top 5%Netflix · Included
DARLING in the FRANXX
2018 · Series · Voice
Top 6%Crunchyroll · Included
Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie
2019 · Movie · Voice
Top 13%Crunchyroll · Included
Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?
Dir. Naoko Yamada · With Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Aoi Yuuki
as Shinobu Kocho (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!
Dir. Haruo Sotozaki · With Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono
Facing possible annihilation by the Demon Emperor's demi-human army, the Sacred Kingdom reluctantly seeks aid from the feared, undead Sorcerer King Ainz.
Dir. Naoyuki Ito · With Satoshi Hino, Yoshino Aoyama, Hitomi Nabatame
A spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other.
With Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami
The distant future: Humanity established the mobile fort city, Plantation, upon the ruined wasteland. Within the city were pilot quarters, Mistilteinn, otherwise known as the “Birdcage.” That is where the children live... Their only mission in life was the fight. Their enemies are the mysterious giant organisms known as Kyoryu. The children operate robots known as FRANXX in order to face these still unseen enemies. Among them was a boy who was once called a child prodigy: Code number 016, Hiro. One day, a mysterious girl called Zero Two appears in front of Hiro. “I’ve found you, my Darling.”
With Yuto Uemura, Haruka Tomatsu, Kana Ichinose
as Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakov (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
The time is UC 1926. The Imperial Army's 203rd Air Mage Battalion led by Major Tanya Degurechaff has won the battle to the south against the Republic's stragglers. They expected to be given a vacation after returning victorious, but instead receive special orders from Staff HQ as soon as they get home. They are told that there were signs of a large-scale deployment near the Empire-Federation border. Faced with the prospect of a new major enemy, the desperate Empire fans the flame of war. Meanwhile, an international volunteer army spearheaded by the Commonwealth set foot in Federation territory. As they say, the enemy of an enemy is your friend. They suffer through misfortune purely out of national interest, and among them is a young girl. She is Warrant Officer Mary Sue, and she takes up arms hoping to bring the Empire, who killed her father, to justice.
Dir. Yutaka Uemura · With Aoi Yuuki, Saori Hayami, Shin-ichiro Miki
Shinichi Sakurai’s one wish is for a little peace and quiet. But Hana Uzaki — his boisterous, well-endowed underclassman — has other plans. All she wants is to hang out and poke fun at him. With the help of her chipper charm and peppy persistence, this might just be the start of a beautiful relationship!
With Kenji Akabane, Naomi Ohzora, Ayana Taketatsu
Assigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's goal is revealed to be a dormant leyline within the ruins; he unleashes the power of the leyline, causing a light to envelop Naruto, sending him into the past, 20 years before the series began. When Naruto awakens, he comes into contact with the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze.
Dir. Masahiko Murata · With Junko Takeuchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Toshiyuki Morikawa
as Shinobu Kocho (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
The Demon Slayer Corps are drawn into the Infinity Castle, where Tanjiro, Nezuko, and the Hashira face terrifying Upper Rank demons in a desperate fight as the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji begins.
Dir. Haruo Sotozaki · With Natsuki Hanae, Takahiro Sakurai, Akira Ishida
Makoto Misumi is just an ordinary high school student living a regular life, but all of a sudden gets summoned to the other world to become a "hero." The goddess of the other world, however, insults him for being different and strips his "hero" title, before casting him off to the wilderness at the edge of the world. As he wanders the wilderness, Makoto encounters dragons, spiders, orcs, dwarves, and all sorts of non-human tribes. Because Makoto comes from a different world, he is able to unleash unimaginable magical powers and combat skills. But just how will he handle his encounters with various species and survive in his new environment. In this fantasy, Makoto tries to transform the other world into a better place despite the humans and gods having turned their backs on him.
With Natsuki Hanae, Ayane Sakura, Akari Kito
Run by a corrupt and sadistic school council, the “system” at Hyakkaou is based on gambling, with losers who cannot cover their debts being demeaned by their peers and forced to serve their debtholders. And if that’s not terrifying enough, some games can result in losing an eye, one’s fingernails, or even their life! But the system is shocked when transfer student Yumeko Jabami arrives. Dark, mysterious and attractive, she’s a wildcard who plays for the thrill of it…
With Tatsuya Tokutake, Saori Hayami, Minami Tanaka
as Lion Ryu (voice) · Voice
HIDIVE · Included
The goddess Artemis has sworn to destroy a powerful monster lurking in a distant, ancient city, and she needs Bell’s help to do it. But there is more to Artemis’ quest than meets the eye, and victory will not come easily for Bell and all his friends!
Dir. Katsushi Sakurabi · With Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Inori Minase, Maaya Sakamoto
as Yukino Yukinoshita (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included+1
So exactly what’s going to happen when Hachiman Hikigaya, an isolated high school student with no friends, no interest in making any and a belief that everyone else’s supposedly great high school experiences are either delusions or outright lies, is coerced by a well meaning faculty member into joining the one member “Volunteer Services Club” run by Yukino Yukinoshita, who’s smart, attractive and generally considers everyone in her school to be her complete inferior?
With Takuya Eguchi, Saori Hayami, Nao Toyama
as Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
Jinta Yadomi and his group of childhood friends have become estranged after a tragic accident split them apart. Now in their high school years, a sudden surprise forces each of them to confront their guilt over what happened that day and come to terms with the ghosts of their past.
With Miyu Irino, Ai Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu
as Viktoriya Ivanovna Serebryakova (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
On the front lines of the war, Tanya Degurechaff, blond hair, blue eyes, and porcelain white skin, commands her squad with lisping voice. Actually, she is one of Japan's most elite salary men, reborn as a little girl into a world of magical warfare after angering a mysterious being who calls himself God.
With Aoi Yuuki, Saori Hayami, Shin-ichiro Miki
Fourteen-year-old Iruma Suzuki has just been abandoned and sold to a demon by his irresponsible parents! Surprisingly, the next thing he knows he's living with the demon who has adopted him as his new grandson and has been transferred into a school in the Netherworld where his new demon grandfather works as the principal. Thus begins the cowardly Iruma-kun's extraordinary school life among the otherworldly as he faces his true self, takes on challenges, and rises to become someone great.
With Ayumu Murase, Ryohei Kimura, Ayaka Asai
as Urara Shiraishi (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
One day, high-school boy Yamada bumps into the beautiful girl Shiraishi on the stairs (literally), and their lips touch as they fall. When they regain their wits, they realize that they have swapped bodies. As time progresses, the two realize that this is not the only mysterious happening in the school.
With Ryota Osaka, Saori Hayami, Toshiki Masuda
as Chiriko "Tsuruko" Tsurumi (voice) · Voice
Prime Video · Rent
A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. Although the time they spent together during that summer was short, the five members reminisce about what happened as they each write a letter to their lost friend.
Dir. Tatsuyuki Nagai · With Miyu Irino, Ai Kayano, Haruka Tomatsu
Once the greatest hitman of all, Taro Sakamoto retired in the name of love. But when his past catches up, he must fight to protect his beloved family.
With Tomokazu Sugita, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Ayane Sakura
Called “Juggernaut,” these are the unmanned combat drones developed by the Republic of San Magnolia in answer to the attacks by the autonomous unmanned drones of the neighboring Empire of Giad, the “Legion”. But they’re only unmanned in name. In reality, they are piloted by the Eighty-sixers—those considered to be less than human and treated as mere tools. Determined to achieve his own mysterious ends, Shin, the captain of Spearhead Squadron, which is comprised of Eighty-sixers, continues to fight a hopeless war on a battlefield where only death awaits him.
With Ikumi Hasegawa, Shoya Chiba, Natsumi Fujiwara
After being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
Dir. Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Sato · With Yuki Kaji, Daisuke Ono, Saori Hayami
Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi are pretty much foils of each other. Mashiro, an average 9th grade student but talented artist, and Takagi, an overall advanced 9th grader and aspiring writer. After great convincing, Takagi convinces Mashiro to join him in becoming the greatest mangakas Japan has ever seen. Takagi, with his gift of writing, hopes to become a successful mangaka, and Mashiro, with his gift of art, hopes to marry the girl of his dreams, Azuki Miho.
With Atsushi Abe, Satoshi Hino, Saori Hayami
There’s something really strange about the maid I just hired! No normal person could be so beautiful, or cook such amazingly delicious food, or know exactly what I want before I even ask. She must be using magic—right, a spell is the only thing that can explain why my chest feels so tight whenever I look at her. I swear, I’m going to get to the bottom of what makes this maid so...mysterious!
With Saori Hayami, Rie Takahashi, Yui Horie
In the mysterious future, crystalline organisms called Gems inhabit a world that has been destroyed by six meteors. Each Gem is assigned a role in order to fight against the Lunarians, a species who attacks them in order to shatter their bodies and use them as decorations. Phosphophyllite, also known as Phos, is a young and fragile Gem who dreams of helping their friends in the war effort. Instead, they are told to compile an encyclopedia because of their delicate condition. After begrudgingly embarking on this task, Phos meets Cinnabar, an intelligent gem who has been relegated to patrolling the isolated island at night because of the corrosive poison their body creates. After seeing how unhappy Cinnabar is, Phos decides to find a role that both of the rejected Gems can enjoy. Can Phos's seemingly mundane assignment lead both Phos and Cinnabar to the fulfillment they desire?
With Tomoyo Kurosawa, Mikako Komatsu, Ai Kayano
After a mysterious virus wipes out ninety percent of humanity, vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth to enslave mankind, treating them like livestock. After growing tired of donating blood in exchange for protection, 12-year-old Yuichiro Hyakuya and his best friend Mikaela Hyakuya plot an escape along with the other orphans. After being the only successful runaway, Yuichiro joins the Moon Demon Company, an extermination unit of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army dedicated to killing off vampires.
With Miyu Irino, Kensho Ono, Yuichi Nakamura
Young Dai embarks on an epic journey to become a legendary hero, training with his loyal companions to save the world from the resurrected Demon King.
With Atsumi Tanezaki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Mikako Komatsu
While under the guise of taking his family on a weekend winter getaway, Loid's attempt to make progress on his current mission Operation Strix proves difficult when Anya mistakenly gets involved and triggers events that threaten world peace.
Dir. Takashi Katagiri · With Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami
A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with the broke manga artist who lives next door.
With Rie Kugimiya, Toshiki Masuda, Junichi Suwabe
as Yuzuki Shiraishi (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
Scenery that we have never seen. Sounds that we have never heard. Scent that we have never smelled. Food that we have never tasted. And the surge of emotion that we have never experienced. This is the expedition of recollecting the pieces torn apart and sensation left alone. When we reach that place, what will we think? Howling, 40 degree angle. Raging, 50 degree angle. Shouting, 60 degree angle. A wilderness beyond the heavy sea. The furthest south, far from civilization. At the top of the Earth. We will find lights through the girls' eyes to live tomorrow.
With Inori Minase, Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi
Siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki enroll at Magic High School, where Miyuki's honors status comes between her and her underachieving older brother.
With Yuichi Nakamura, Saori Hayami, Yoko Hikasa
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