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Toshiyuki Morikawa has 30 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1990s through the 2020s. 4 rank in the Top 10%, led by Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass.

Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths
2010
Action · Adventure

Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002 · Movie · Voice
Top 6%Tubi · Free w/ ads

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

Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King
2023 · Movie · Voice
Top 10%Netflix · Included

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower
2010 · Movie · Voice
Top 17%Netflix · Included

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
2020 · Movie · Voice
Top 18%HIDIVE · Included

NANA
2006 · Series · Voice
Top 19%Hulu · Included

as Naraku (voice) · Voice
Tubi · Free w/ ads
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon of Legend, hatches a plot to plunge the world into an eternal night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippou must reunite to confront the new menace.
Dir. Toshiya Shinohara · With Kappei Yamaguchi, Satsuki Yukino, Koji Tsujitani

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

Guts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
With Nobutoshi Canna, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yuko Miyamura

as Julius Novachrono (voice) · Voice
Netflix · Included
As a lionhearted boy who can't wield magic strives for the title of Wizard King, four banished Wizard Kings of yore return to crush the Clover Kingdom.
Dir. Ayataka Tanemura · With Gakuto Kajiwara, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Junichi Suwabe

as Minato Namikaze (voice) · Voice
Netflix · Included+1
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

A continuation of the epic adventure of plucky Riko and Reg who are joined by their new friend Nanachi. Together they descend into the Abyss' treacherous fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, and encounter the mysterious Bondrewd, a legendary White Whistle whose shadow looms over Nanachi's troubled past. Bondrewd is ingratiatingly hospitable, but the brave adventurers know things are not always as they seem in the enigmatic Abyss.
Dir. Masayuki Kojima · With Miyu Tomita, Mariya Ise, Shiori Izawa

Nana Osaki and Nana Komatsu meet while traveling to Tokyo in pursuit of their respective dreams, and decide to be roommates. Although drastically different people, the two become very close and together they find out if their biggest dreams have room for their best friend.
Dir. Ai Yazawa · With Romi Park, KAORI, Akira Ishida

In 19th-century Paris, young vampire Noé finds the Book of Vanitas in human hands. Calling himself Vanitas, this doctor wields its power and tempts Noé with a plan to “cure” all vampires. Allying with him may be dangerous, but does he have a choice?
With Natsuki Hanae, Kaito Ishikawa, Inori Minase

This story is about the flow of fate and the battle to keep the world on the right path. Aladdin is a boy who has set out to explore the world after being trapped in a room for most of his life. His best friend is a flute with a djinn in it named Ugo. Soon enough, Aladdin discovers he is a Magi, a magician who chooses kings, and he was born to choose kings who will follow the righteous path, battling against those who want to destroy fate. Follow his adventures as he meets others from 1001 Arabian Nights, like Ali Baba and Sinbad, and fights to keep the balance of world in check!
With Kaori Ishihara, Yuki Kaji, Ryohei Kimura

as Melvin Voyager (voice) / Atlas (voice) · Voice
A fugitive alchemist with mysterious abilities leads the Elric brothers to a distant valley of slums inhabited by the Milos, a proud people struggling against bureaucratic exploitation. Ed and Al quickly find themselves in the middle of a rising rebellion, as the exiled Milos lash out against their oppressors. At the heart of the conflict is Julia, a young alchemist befriended by Alphonse. She'll stop at nothing to restore the Milos to their former glory – even if that means harnessing the awful power of the mythical Philosopher's Stone.
Dir. Kazuya Murata · With Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya, Maaya Sakamoto

Sixteen years ago, a mysterious masked ninja unleashes a powerful creature known as the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox on the Hidden Leaf Village Konoha, killing many people. In response, the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and his wife Kushina Uzumaki, the Demon Fox's living prison or Jinchūriki, manage to seal the creature inside their newborn son Naruto Uzumaki. With the Tailed Beast sealed, things continued as normal. However, in the present day, peace ended when a group of ninja called the Akatsuki attack Konoha under the guidance of Tobi, the mysterious masked man behind Fox's rampage years ago who intends on executing his plan to rule the world by shrouding it in illusions.
Dir. Hayato Date · With Junko Takeuchi, Chie Nakamura, Toshiyuki Morikawa

as Cian (voice) · Voice
Crunchyroll · Included
The world's number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another world, a goddess has imposed upon him one condition. "Kill the Hero who is prophesied to destroy the world." This was to be the mission in his new life. The synergistic effect of the vast knowledge and experience he gained that made all manner of assassinations possible in the modern world, and the secret techniques and magic of the fantasy world's most powerful family of assassins turn him into the greatest assassin of all time.
With Kenji Akabane, Reina Ueda, Yuuki Takada

A young man is reborn in another world where he is adopted as a baby by the hero Merlin Wolford and named Shin. By his 15th birthday, Shin has accumulated all kinds of power by studying under Merlin, but one thing his adoptive grandfather didn't give him was a lick of common sense.
With Yusuke Kobayashi, Shohei Komatsu, Rina Honnizumi

as Ironside (voice) · Voice
Netflix · Included
As a prophecy of doom unfolds on the peaceful land of Britannia, a purehearted boy sets out on a journey of discovery — and revenge.
With Shou Komura, Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada

A mysterious virus, nicknamed Medusa, is spreading around Japan, turning its victims into stone. Given the impossibility of finding an immediate cure, the government opts for cryopreserving a select group of patients until they come up with a solution. Kasumi, one of the chosen ones, has been asleep for years and her awakening, more than a bed of roses, is a bed of thorns, and happens in the midst of total chaos where monstrous creatures lie in wait all around.
Dir. Kazuyoshi Katayama · With Kana Hanazawa, Kohsei Hirota, Misaki Kuno

When a sickly young girl suddenly becomes obsessed with inventing new things, her family and friends are all puzzled. "What has gotten into Myne?" they wondered, never dreaming that the answer is not a "What" but a "Who": Urano Motosu, a book-loving apprentice librarian who died in an earthquake in Tokyo who somehow found herself in Myne's body! And since Myne's world is still in a medieval stage, where books can only be owned by the elite, the new Myne intends to do everything she can to bring her beloved books to the masses in the time she has left.
With Yuka Iguchi, Show Hayami, Mutsumi Tamura

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

as Mario(voice) · Voice
At the end of the 21st century, a rare disease called “Cagaster” broke out, turning humans into huge insects. Two-thirds of the earth‘s population was devoured by these insects before humanity made a decision: they must exterminate the infected people. In the year 2125 – thirty years after the discovery of Cagaster – at the edge of the desert close to the “cage” of the insects, a young pest exterminator named Kidou finds a man close to death due to the wounds by insects. The man entrusts his daughter Ilie to Kidou and asks him to search for the girl‘s mother…
With Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kana Hanazawa, Natsuki Hanae

Tekkaman Blade takes place in the year 2300 AD. On a certain moment, the Radam attack Earth. A few months after the beginning of the invasion, a Tekkaman appears, he calls himself Blade and with the help of the Space Knights, Blade starts to fight the Radam. But there are a few things that Blade isn't telling about his past.
With Hirotaka Suzuoki, Chisa Yokoyama, Yuko Mizutani

As his classmates celebrate their middle school graduation, troubled Mirai is mired in darkness. But his battle is just beginning when he receives some salvation from above in the form of an angel. Now Mirai is pitted against 12 other chosen humans in a battle in which the winner becomes the next god of the world. Mirai has an angel in his corner, but he may need to become a devil to survive.
With Miyu Irino, Yui Ogura, Mao Ichimichi

The adventures of the demon hunter Dante who himself is half demon and half human.
Dir. Hideki Kamiya · With Toshiyuki Morikawa, Misato Fukuen, Akio Otsuka

Being just a normal student without a special talent, Makoto Naegi wins a lottery to attend the prestigious Hope's Peak Academy where only the top prodigies attend. However, instead of this being the beginning of a wonderful high school life, it's a ticket to despair, because the only way to graduate from Hope's Peak Academy is to kill one of your fellow students or be one of their victims.
With Megumi Ogata, Yoko Hikasa, Kanata Hongo

2067: Isolation: Japan seals herself off from the eyes of the world in the face of unilateral international policy setting strict limits on the use of robotic technology. The island nation exists only behind a veil of seclusion. No soul shall enter. No soul shall leave. 2077: Revelation: The veil is breached. Japan is infiltrated by agents of the organization S.W.O.R.D., a fighting force operating outside of the protection of the United States and her allies. Their mission: Determine if the Japanese are developing banned robotic bio-technology, forbidden due to its threat to humankind. In the battle between machine and man, humanity stands to suffer most.
Dir. Fumihiko Sori · With Meisa Kuroki, Shosuke Tanihara, Yasuko Matsuyuki

as Mitsuomi Takayanagi (voice) · Voice
The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body of a high school that educates its students in the art of combat. As the story unfolds, both groups become increasingly involved with an ongoing battle that has been left unresolved for four hundred years.
With Soichiro Hoshi, Shin-ichiro Miki, Minori Chihara

In a utopian society created at the end of World War III, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
Dir. Shinji Aramaki · With Ai Kobayashi, Asumi Miwa, Jurota Kosugi

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

At the opening ceremony of the WSG (World Sports Games) Tokyo Games, a sports festival held once every four years, it is announced that the world's first vacuum superconducting maglev with a maximum speed of 1,000 kilometers per hour will open. While attracting attention from around the world, top executives of large companies are kidnapped from the party venue where WSG tournament sponsors gather. Conan moves toward a solution and eventually finds a connection with the WSG abduction case that occurred 15 years ago in Boston, USA.
Dir. Chika Nagaoka · With Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Wakana Yamazaki

Yugi Muto, a shy boy who loves all kinds of games, one day solves an ancient puzzle known as the Millennium Puzzle, causing his body to host the spirit of an ancient pharaoh.
With Megumi Ogata, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Yumi Kakazu

Space Pirate Captain Harlock and his fearless crew face off against the space invaders who seek to conquer the planet Earth.
Dir. Shinji Aramaki · With Shun Oguri, Haruma Miura, Yu Aoi

X-Men, still grieving over the death of Phoenix (Jean Grey), are investigating a case of a missing mutant girl in Northern Japan. This leads them to a mysterious virus that turns mutants into monsters. U-Men and the Inner Circle want it.
With Toshiyuki Morikawa, Kaori Yamagata, Rikiya Koyama
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