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Takahiro Sakurai has 57 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.
The Death of Superman
2019
Science Fiction · Animation
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
2019 · Series · Voice
Top 1%Netflix · Included
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
2020 · Movie · Voice
Top 3%Crunchyroll · Included
Jujutsu Kaisen 0
2021 · Movie · Voice
Top 6%Netflix · Included
Mob Psycho 100
2016 · Series · Voice
Top 7%Netflix · Included
Berserk: The Golden Age Arc – Memorial Edition
2022 · Mini · Voice
Top 7%Crunchyroll · Included
One Piece Film: GOLD
2016 · Movie · Voice
Top 10%Netflix · Included
After a demon attack leaves his family slain and his sister cursed, Tanjiro embarks upon a perilous journey to find a cure and avenge those he's lost.
With Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Hiro Shimono
as Giyu Tomioka (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
Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the curse that haunts him?
Dir. Sunghoo Park · With Megumi Ogata, Kana Hanazawa, Yuichi Nakamura
Shigeo Kageyama, a.k.a. "Mob," is a boy who has trouble expressing himself, but who happens to be a powerful esper. Mob is determined to live a normal life and keeps his ESP suppressed, but when his emotions surge to a level of 100%, something terrible happens to him! As he's surrounded by false espers, evil spirits, and mysterious organizations, what will Mob think? What choices will he make?
With Setsuo Ito, Takahiro Sakurai, Miyu Irino
as Griffith (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
When lone swordsman Guts is defeated in a duel by Griffith, ambitious leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenaries, he now must fight for him. Distrustful of all at first, through hard-fought battles, he soon begins to bond with his new comrades and their leader. As they rise in rank to a full-fledged army, he begins to harbor doubts about a life lived by the blade, unaware a dreadful fate that awaits.
With Hiroaki Iwanaga, Takahiro Sakurai, Toa Yukinari
Inspector Kei Mikhail Ignatov finds himself involved with an organization named Bifrost with the possibility of freeing his wife if he betrays Unit One. Koichi Azusawa coordinates an assault on the Public Safety Bureau tower using his hacker Obata, locking down the building and kidnapping Inspector Arata Shindo. Azusawa demands that governor Karina Komiya resign from her position.
Dir. Naoyoshi Shiotani · With Takahiro Sakurai, Junichi Suwabe, Yuichi Nakamura
The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. Drawn by dreams of hitting the jackpot, Captain Luffy and his crew sail straight for the gold. But behind the gilded curtains lies a powerful king whose deep pockets and deeper ambitions spell disaster for the Straw Hats and the New World alike.
Dir. Hiroaki Miyamoto · With Kazuya Nakai, Mayumi Tanaka, Akemi Okamura
Ken Kaneki, a bookworm college student, meets Rize, a girl his own age with whom he shares many interests.
With Natsuki Hanae, Sora Amamiya, Shintaro Asanuma
Set on the distant planet Zi, the story unfolds in a world where biomechanical creatures called Zoids serve as powerful weapons in the long-standing conflict between the Helic Republic and the Guylos Empire. A fragile ceasefire holds, but rising tensions and the return of ancient Zoidian technology threaten to plunge both nations back into war. The story follows Van Flyheight, a young boy who discovers Fiona, a mysterious girl with no memory, and Zeke, an Organoid capable of enhancing a Zoid’s combat abilities. Traveling with the resourceful Moonbay and the reserved mercenary Irvine, the group searches for clues to Fiona’s past. Their journey leads them across the Republic and eventually into the heart of a renewed conflict that will shape the future of Zi.
With Daisuke Kishio, Makiko Ohmoto, Mitsuki Saiga
With help from Meme Oshino, the apparition specialist, Koyomi defeats the three powerful vampire hunters: Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter. Koyomi takes back all the limbs of Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade in order to become a human again.
Dir. Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbo · With Hiroshi Kamiya, Yui Horie, Maaya Sakamoto
Koyomi Araragi was turned into a vampire by the legendary vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade, and he needs to revive the weakened vampire back to her complete form to return to being human again. The only way for Koyomi to achieve his goal is to fight the three vampire hunters – Dramaturgy, Episode and Guillotinecutter.
Dir. Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbo · With Hiroshi Kamiya, Yui Horie, Maaya Sakamoto
Japan has been invaded and conquered by the Britannian Empire. Japan is now known as Area 11 and its citizens known as Elevens. The Britannian Empire takes away Japan's autonomous power and imposes its rule through the use of Knightmares. The Empire's rule has never faltered, but cracks have begun to show...
With Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai, Yukana
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
as Giyu Tomioka (voice) · Voice
Tanjiro Kamado returns home to find his family slaughtered and the lone survivor, his sister Nezuko, turned into a Demon. To his surprise, however, Nezuko still shows signs of human emotion and thought. Thus begins Tanjiro's journey to seek out the Demon who killed their family and turn his sister human again. A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 1–5, with new footage and special end credits.
Dir. Haruo Sotozaki · With Natsuki Hanae, Akari Kito, Takahiro Sakurai
as Giyu Tomioka (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
as Kiyomaro Takamine (voice) · Voice
Takamine Kiyomaro, a depressed don't-care-about-the-world guy, was suddenly given a little demon named Zatch Bell to take care of. Little does he know that Zatch is embroiled in an intense fight to see who is the ruler of the demon world.
Dir. Makoto Raiku · With Takahiro Sakurai, Ikue Otani, Satomi Korogi
One day, Koyomi Araragi encounters the horrifying vampire, Kiss-shot Acerola-orion Heart-under-blade A.K.A. the "King of Apparitions." He saves the fatally wounded Kiss-shot by offering his blood at the expense of his own life as a human. Now Koyomi has to face the vampire hunters to retrieve Kiss-shot’s limbs which were taken by these hunters...
Dir. Tatsuya Oishi, Akiyuki Shinbo · With Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Sakamoto, Yui Horie
One year has passed since Guts left the Band of the Hawk and Griffith was imprisoned by the Kingdom of Midland for treason. In the dead of night, at a camping site where they hide, the Band of the Hawk is attacked by Bakiraka assassins led by Silat. When all seems lost, Guts returns from his journey. "You destroyed everything." Crying that Griffith is nothing without Guts, Casca and Guts are joined together body and soul. Griffith is imprisoned in the oldest building in Wyndham Catle, the Tower of Rebirth.
Dir. Toshiyuki Kubooka · With Hiroaki Iwanaga, Toa Yukinari, Takahiro Sakurai
A popular manga creator becomes enmeshed in paranormal events while conducting research: Stand User Kishibe Rohan visits Italy, goes bankrupt, and more.
With Takahiro Sakurai
as Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki (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
Shuichi Kagaya is an ordinary high school kid in a boring little town. But when a beautiful classmate is caught in a warehouse fire, he discovers a mysterious power: he can transform into a furry dog with an oversized revolver and a zipper down his back. He saves the girl’s life, sharing his secret with her. But she’s searching for the sister who killed her family, and she doesn’t care how degrading it gets: she will use Shuichi to accomplish her mission…
With Natsuki Hanae, Nao Toyama, Kana Hanazawa
In their last year of high school, two girls in the brass band club perform a song inspired by a fairy tale that parallels their friendship.
Dir. Naoko Yamada · With Atsumi Tanezaki, Nao Toyama, Ayaka Asai
as Atsumu "Yukiatsu" Matsuyuki (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
In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure that replicates itself infinitely in all directions. Now humanity has lost access to the city's controls, and is hunted down and purged by the defense system known as the Safeguard. In a tiny corner of the city, a little enclave known as the Electro-Fishers is facing eventual extinction, trapped between the threat of the Safeguard and dwindling food supplies. A girl named Zuru goes on a journey to find food for her village, only to inadvertently cause doom when an observation tower senses her and summons a Safeguard pack to eliminate the threat. With her companions dead and all escape routes blocked, the only thing that can save her now is the sudden arrival of Killy the Wanderer, on his quest for the Net Terminal Genes, the key to restoring order to the world.
Dir. Hiroyuki Seshita · With Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Sora Amamiya
Narumi Katou is a middle-aged man who suffers from the bizarre ZONAPHA Syndrome: a rare and inexplicable disease that causes its victims to endure severe seizures at random, with the only cure being to watch someone laugh. One day, during Narumi's part time job, a young boy with a giant suitcase fleeing from three adults runs into him. The boy introduces himself as Masaru Saiga, the new owner of the famous Saiga Enterprises following his father's recent death. However, other members of his family are trying to assassinate him and claim the fortune for themselves.
Dir. Kazuhiro Fujita · With Chihiro Ueda, Rikiya Koyama, Megumi Hayashibara
as Griffith (voice) · Voice
The Band of the Hawk and their enigmatic leader Griffith continue winning battle after battle as their prestige throughout the kingdom of Midland grows. But their latest task is one that has seen failure from everyone who has attempted it: the subjugation of the impenetrable fortress of Doldrey.
Dir. Toshiyuki Kubooka · With Hiroaki Iwanaga, Takahiro Sakurai, Toa Yukinari
Thirty years before the events of Magi, a brave and handsome young man named Sinbad set sail and started his adventure. The future High King of Seven Seas gradually matured through various encounters and farewells, taking him towards kingship step by step.
With Daisuke Ono, Akira Ishida, Tomokazu Sugita
Darkness is moving in, and young exorcist Allen Walker is humanity's greatest hope against the wicked forces conspiring to bring civilization to its knees. Akuma – cruel spirits born of tragedy and lost souls – lurk in every shadow, willing and eager to do the bidding of their leader, the dread Millennium Earl. With an eye cursed to see evil in its truest form and blessed with an arm to slay soul-devouring demons, Allen stands ready to confront the gathering evil. Should he fail, Innocence will be lost forever. The war to decide the fate of mankind has begun – and the carnage will be endless.
With Toshiyuki Morikawa, Katsuyuki Konishi, Sanae Kobayashi
17 years ago, immortals first appeared on the battlefields of Africa. Later, rare, unknown new immortal lifeforms began appearing among humans, and they became known as "Ajin" (demi-humans). Just before summer vacation, a Japanese high school student is instantly killed in a traffic accident on his way home from school. However, he is revived, and a price is placed on his head. Thus begins a boy's life on the run from all of humankind.
With Mamoru Miyano, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Aya Suzaki
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
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