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Yoshimasa Hosoya has 33 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including Attack on Titan.
Green Snake
2021
Animation · Fantasy

Attack on Titan
2013 · Series · Voice
Top 1%Crunchyroll · Included

Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK
2024 · Movie · Voice
Top 4%Crunchyroll · Included

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

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
2018 · Movie · Voice
Top 7%Prime Video · Included

Yuri!!! on Ice
2016 · Series · Voice
Top 11%Hulu · Included

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple
2018 · Movie · Voice
Top 11%Crunchyroll · Included

100 years ago, the last remnants of humanity were forced to retreat behind the towering walls of a fortified city to escape the massive, man-eating Titans that roamed the land outside their fortress. Only the members of the Scouting Legion dared to stray beyond the safety of the walls – but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive. Those within the city clung to the illusion of a peaceful existence until the day that dream was shattered, and their slim chance at survival was reduced to one horrifying choice: kill – or be devoured!
With Marina Inoue, Hiro Shimono, Yuki Kaji

A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds himself inspired by this new truth and plots the "Rumbling," a terrifying plan to eradicate every living thing in the world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a motley crew of Eren's former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission. The only question is, can they stop him?
Dir. Yuichiro Hayashi · With Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue

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

Fleeing the war, the immortal Machia, graced with eternal youth, finds a baby abandoned in the forest and decides to raise it as her own child, sparking a moving story between a mortal and a being who does not age.
Dir. Mari Okada · With Manaka Iwami, Miyu Irino, Yuuki Sakurai

as Yamato Ishida (voice) · Voice
Apple TV+ · Rent
Tai is now a university student, living alone, working hard at school, and working every day, but with his future still undecided. Meanwhile, Matt and others continue to work on Digimon incidents and activities that help people with their partner Digimon. When an unprecedented phenomenon occurs, the DigiDestined discover that when they grow up, their relationship with their partner Digimon will come closer to an end.
Dir. Tomohisa Taguchi · With Natsuki Hanae, Mao Ichimichi, Suzuko Mimori

While on the verge of retirement, skater Yuri Katsuki meets Yuri Plisetsky and Victor Nikiforov, two skaters who rekindle his competitive fire.
With Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Junichi Suwabe, Koki Uchiyama

A large scale catastrophe is occurring across the planet. Ability users are discovered after the appearance of a mysterious fog, apparently having committed suicide, so the Armed Detective Agency sets out to investigate these mysterious deaths. The case seems to involve an unknown ability user referred to as "Collector," a man who could be the mastermind behind the incident. Trust and courage are put to the test in order to save the city of Yokohama and ability users across the world from the grip of Collector where the Armed Detective Agency forms an unlikely partnership with the dangerous Port Mafia.
Dir. Takuya Igarashi · With Kensho Ono, Mamoru Miyano, Kisho Taniyama

Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm…
Dir. Sunao Katabuchi · With Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Inaba

In the story, Kagami Taiga has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Kuroko Tetsuya of the school's basketball team. Kuroko happens to be the shadowy sixth member of the legendary Generation of Miracles basketball team. Together, Kagami and Kuroko aim to take their team to the inter-high school championship - against Kuroko's former teammates.
With Kensho Ono, Yuki Ono, Junichi Suwabe

as Kaigaku (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

Amnesiac Caiman seeks to undo his lizard head curse by killing the sorcerer responsible, with his friend Nikaido's help. In the Hole, that's a threat.
With Reina Kondo, Wataru Takagi, Yu Kobayashi

Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High's volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the 'Little Giant'. But Hinata soon learns that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles form a surprising weapon, but can their newfound teamwork defeat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated 'Dumpster Battle', the long awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?
Dir. Susumu Mitsunaka · With Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuki Kaji

High school sophomore Kusuo Saiki swore as a child that he would keep his psychic talents hidden, but his abilities still make his life difficult.
With Hiroshi Kamiya, Ai Kayano, Maaya Uchida

as Crozzo Welf (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

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

Morphed into a raccoon beastman, Michiru seeks refuge, and answers, with the aid of wolf beastman Shirou inside the special zone of Anima-City.
With Sumire Morohoshi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Maria Naganawa

In feudal Japan, half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated from each other during a forest fire. While desperately searching for her younger sister, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her into present-day Japan, where she is found and raised by Kagome Higurashi’s brother, Sota, and his family. Ten years later, the tunnel that connects the two eras has reopened, allowing Towa to be reunited with Setsuna, who is now a demon slayer working for Kohaku. But to Towa’s shock, Setsuna appears to have lost all memories of her older sister
With Sara Matsumoto, Mikako Komatsu, Azusa Tadokoro

The story revolves around Haruka Nanase, a boy who has always loved to be immersed in water, and to swim in it. Before graduating from elementary school, he participated in a swimming tournament along with his fellow swimming club members, Makoto Tachibana, Nagisa Hazuki, and Rin Matsuoka. After achieving victory, each of the boys went their separate ways. Time passed, and in the middle of their uneventful high school lives Rin appears and challenges Haruka to a match, showing Haruka his overwhelming power. Not wanting it to end like this, Haruka, gathers together Makoto and Nagisa once again and brings a new member named Rei Ryugazaki to create the Iwatobi High School Swimming Club in order to defeat Rin.
With Nobunaga Shimazaki, Daisuke Hirakawa, Akeno Watanabe

Grigio Academy Boarding School. Students who attend this school in two countries and reside in their own dormitories. Inazuka and Persia are rival dormitory leaders, but in secret they love each other. Now, they have to keep their relationship a secret from their dorm mates, or ruined things will happen to them.
With Yuki Ono, Ai Kayano, Ayane Sakura

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

A desolate land stretches out from the city of poverty. A motorcycle speeds recklessly, blowing clouds of sand and dust. The rider is the protagonist of this story – he has neither a name nor a past. All he has is his ring name, “Junk Dog” and a technique for rigging MEGALOBOX matches with his pal Gansaku Nanbu, which they use to support their hand-to-mouth lives. JD is bored, resigned, and unfulfilled. Yuri has been the reigning champion of MEGALOBOX for the past few years. He has the skills and presence of a true champion. This is a story of JD and his rival, Yuri.
With Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hiroki Yasumoto, Michiyo Murase

A samurai's path leads him to a young waitress whose hometown was destroyed by a dragon. He doesn't want any trouble — but it finds them anyway.
Dir. Sunghoo Park · With Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroki Touchi

In a society devastated by the effects of an all-out war between heroes and villains, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears, engulfing towns and people one after another. Then, a man reminiscent of All Might, the 'symbol of peace', stands in front of Izuku and his friends...
Dir. Tensai Okamura · With Daiki Yamashita, Meru Nukumi, Mamoru Miyano

as Kidou (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

Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of many vampires that can blend in among the human population. Anzai, her savior, is a half-devil who exploits his supernatural gifts as a member of a shadowy police task force that specializes in devil-related crime in Tokyo. As Anzai continues to keep guard over Tsukasa, the two quickly forge a tentative bond—one that Anzai fears will test his iron-clad rule of never drinking human blood...
With Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Yui Ishikawa, Ryohei Kimura

Your favorite characters from Attack on Titan are back in…junior high school? Adapted from the hit spinoff manga series—Attack on Titan: Junior High (written by Saki Nakagawa), this parody reimagines Eren, Mikasa, Armin, and other characters from the original manga as students and teachers at Titan Junior High School.
With Yuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, Marina Inoue

Protected by the highest security, the Maison de Ayakashi is rumored to be haunted, where only eccentrics could live. In reality, it is a place for humans with non-human ancestors to live. The socially-inept Ririchiyo has come here to improve herself. She meets secret service bodyguard Soushi, who is assigned to protect residents. He has a request of her: "Please make me your dog."
With Kana Hanazawa, Mamoru Miyano, Tomokazu Sugita

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and lure Kurumi from her shroud of solitude.
Dir. Ryotaro Makihara · With Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa, Mamoru Miyano

In the year 2063, eight high school students and a kid are flown out to Planet Camp, tasked with surviving on their own for a few days. But shortly after arriving, an ominous glowing orb warps them to an unknown quadrant of space, nearly 5,012 light years away. Now, the only way back home is a slow, dangerous trek across the universe—a journey that’ll test them in ways Planet Camp never could.
With Inori Minase, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Naoki Tatsuta

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
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