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Yûsuke Maruyama

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 15 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 6% in 30 days

What are Yûsuke Maruyama's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
34%
Bonds
25%
Morality
15%
Survival
10%
Society
9%
Power
7%
Purpose3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
3
Joyful
2
Romantic
1
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Yûsuke Maruyama's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (11).

Subscription and free streaming for Yûsuke Maruyama's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

15 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page.

  • In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist

  • Trapezium(2024)

    Second Unit Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Lycoris Recoil(2022)

    Show 13 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Kokkoku: Moment by Moment (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • PERSONA5 the Animation(2018)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Saga of Tanya the Evil(2017)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Ace Attorney(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • God Eater(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend(2015)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works](2014)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Yona of the Dawn(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • The Seven Deadly Sins(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Tonari no Seki-kun: The Master of Killing Time (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Aria: The Animation(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Production Assistant

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 13 titles from 2005 to 2026.

Highest rated

Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] (2014)

Midcredits 90th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing11 of 13: 8 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score81stOther crew5 of 13: 2 only other crew, 3 with another role

13 titles, 3 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s9 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Yûsuke Maruyama's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Yûsuke Maruyama work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yûsuke Maruyama's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Akihisa Shibata shares the most, 2.

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