Director

Hiromichi Matano

41 works · Active 1979–2025 · Avg score 70/100

Hiromichi Matano has been directing since 1979, building a 41-title body of work with a community-average of 70/100. Their voice is most often heard in Action, Drama, Comedy, with Parasyte -the maxim- as a defining piece.

Signature works

Parasyte -the maxim- (2014)
Dororo (2019)
HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP (2020)
Golden Time (2013)
Gachiakuta (2025)
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (2023)

Trademarks

ActionDramaComedyMale ProtagonistAdventureFantasySci-FiFemale ProtagonistRomanceSupernaturalEnsemble CastShounenSuper PowerTragedyMysteryMecha

Filmography

2020s

2025 — Gachiakuta · TV
2024 — Orb: On the Movements of the Earth · TV
2024 — HIGH CARD Season 2 · TV
2024 — Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 · OVA
2023 — The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten · TV
2023 — Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke’s Mansion · TV
2023 — Pokémon Horizons: The Series · TV
2023 — Pokémon: To Be a Pokémon Master: Ultimate Journeys: The Series · TV
2022 — The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2 · TV
2021 — Scarlet Nexus · TV
2020 — HAIKYU!! TO THE TOP · TV

2010s

2019 — Dororo · TV
2019 — Boogiepop and Others · TV
2019 — Pokémon Journeys: The Series · TV
2017 — ONIHEI · TV
2015 — Lupin the 3rd Part IV · TV
2014 — Parasyte -the maxim- · TV
2014 — Cross Ange: Rondo of Angel and Dragon · TV
2014 — Baby Steps · TV
2013 — Golden Time · TV
2012 — NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals · TV

2000s

2008 — Mouryou no Hako · TV
2007 — Big Windup! · TV
2006 — Fairy Musketeers · TV
2003 — Lunar Legend Tsukihime · TV
2003 — Submarine Super 99 · TV
2000 — Sakura Wars · TV