Portrait of Mahiro Maeda

Directing

Mahiro Maeda

Career

Active from 1990 to 2021, busiest in 2003 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score70/100
Highest rated
Poster for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 6.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 7.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Mahiro Maeda Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Crime
    2.2, average 3.6
  • Cringe Humor
    0.9, average 2.2
  • Showbiz
    0.1, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Experimental Animation 4
  • Avant-Garde 3
  • Existential Dread 3
  • Anthology Film 2
  • Abstract Storytelling 2
  • Visual Poetry 2
  • Stylistic Variety 2
  • Mecha Action 2
  • Dystopian Future 2
  • Philosophical Sci-Fi 2
  • High-Concept Animation 2
  • Visually Stunning 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

7 titles Β· average score 69
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)
GoodWatch score 59

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Shin Kamen Rider
Shin Kamen Rider (2023)
GoodWatch score 80

Conceptual Design, Costume Design

EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.)
EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) (2023)

Comic Book

SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode
SSSS.GRIDMAN Grand Episode (2023)

Creature Design

Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug
Special Broadcast Movie "Shin Kamen Rider" Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug (2023)

Art Designer

Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation
Adam by Eve: A Live in Animation (2022)
GoodWatch score 50

Key Animation, Concept Artist

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)
GoodWatch score 86

Director, Key Animation

2010s

12 titles Β· average score 71
Shin Godzilla
Shin Godzilla (2016)
GoodWatch score 75

Storyboard, Conceptual Design

Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes
Last Exile: Ginyoku no Fam Movie - Over the Wishes (2016)

Original Story

A Good Child's History Anime: The Giant Turnip (Inc.)
A Good Child's History Anime: The Giant Turnip (Inc.) (2016)

Key Animation

Mad Max: Fury Road
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
GoodWatch score 87

Animation

Hammerhead
Hammerhead (2015)

Director

KanΓ³n
KanΓ³n (2015)

Screenplay, Director

Rapid Rouge
Rapid Rouge (2015)

Original Concept

20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed (2014)

Director, Second Unit Director

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark
Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark (2014)
GoodWatch score 71

Storyboard Artist

Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film
Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film (2013)

Director, Second Unit Director

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo
Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo (2012)
GoodWatch score 57

Storyboard Artist, Assistant Script

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo
Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012)
GoodWatch score 66

Special Effects

2000s

9 titles Β· average score 70
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
GoodWatch score 72

Key Animation

Genius Party Beyond
Genius Party Beyond (2008)
GoodWatch score 68

Character Designer, Director

Ani*Kuri15
Ani*Kuri15 (2008)
GoodWatch score 63

Director

Origin: Spirits of the Past
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
GoodWatch score 63

Mechanical Designer

Brave Story
Brave Story (2006)
GoodWatch score 65

Animation, Storyboard Artist

The Animatrix
The Animatrix (2003)
GoodWatch score 81

Director

Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
GoodWatch score 79

Animation

The Second Renaissance Part II
The Second Renaissance Part II (2003)

Director

The Second Renaissance Part I
The Second Renaissance Part I (2003)

Director, Animation Director

1990s

9 titles Β· average score 80
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris
Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999)
GoodWatch score 78

Creature Design

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)
GoodWatch score 86

Key Animation

Gamera 2: Advent of Legion
Gamera 2: Advent of Legion (1996)
GoodWatch score 76

Creature Design

Gunsmith Cats
Gunsmith Cats (1995)
GoodWatch score 67

Animation

Porco Rosso
Porco Rosso (1992)
GoodWatch score 85

Key Animation

Only Yesterday
Only Yesterday (1991)
GoodWatch score 87

Key Animation

Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story III (1991)

Director

Route 20: Galactic Airport
Route 20: Galactic Airport (1991)

Director, Story

Moonlight Pierce
Moonlight Pierce (1991)

Key Animation

1980s

8 titles Β· average score 70
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
GoodWatch score 86

Key Animation

Robot Carnival
Robot Carnival (1987)
GoodWatch score 67

Animation

Battle Royale High School
Battle Royale High School (1987)
GoodWatch score 54

Key Animation

The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

Key Animation

A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion
A Tale of Two Robots, Chapter 3: Foreign Invasion (1987)

Mechanical & Creature Designer

Castle in the Sky
Castle in the Sky (1986)
GoodWatch score 85

Key Animation

Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Pilot
Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise Pilot (1985)

Key Animation

Birth
Birth (1984)
GoodWatch score 65

Animation