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Makoto Hoshino

  • Director
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Makoto Hoshino is known for Sword Art Online (2012), Erased (2016) and Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (2021).
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    Sword Art Online (2012)
    Sword Art Online
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    Erased (2016)
    Erased
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (2021)
    Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Toward the Terra (2007)
    Toward the Terra
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director

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    Director

    • The Little Lies We All Tell (2022)
      The Little Lies We All Tell
      6.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (2021)
      Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021
    • King's Raid: Successors of the Will (2020)
      King's Raid: Successors of the Will
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • A Destructive God Sits Next to Me (2020)
      A Destructive God Sits Next to Me
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Dame x Prince Anime Caravan (2018)
      Dame x Prince Anime Caravan
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Anime-Gataris (2017)
      Anime-Gataris
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Star Blazers 2202 (2017)
      Star Blazers 2202
      7.0
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2017
    • WWW.Working!! (2016)
      WWW.Working!!
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Erased (2016)
      Erased
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Uta no purinsusama: Maji Love reboryûshonzu
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Sword Art Online (2012)
      Sword Art Online
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012–2014
    • Yuka Imai, Shôtarô Morikubo, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Norio Wakamoto, Kôsuke Toriumi, Kishô Taniyama, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kôji Yusa, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mamoru Miyano, Hiro Shimono, Yûichi Nakamura, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Takuma Terashima, Tomoaki Maeno, and Shouta Aoi in Uta no prince-sama - maji love 2000% (2013)
      Uta no prince-sama - maji love 2000%
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • To Love-Ru - Darkness (2012)
      To Love-Ru - Darkness
      7.0
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2012
    • Working!! (2010)
      Working!!
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Uta no prince-sama - maji love 1000% (2011)
      Uta no prince-sama - maji love 1000%
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2011

    Art Department

    • Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside (2021)
      Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • storyboard artist: opening animation
      • 2021
    • A Destructive God Sits Next to Me (2020)
      A Destructive God Sits Next to Me
      6.4
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2020
    • Anime-Gataris (2017)
      Anime-Gataris
      6.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • BanG Dream! (2017)
      BanG Dream!
      6.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2017
    • Uta no purinsusama: Maji Love reboryûshonzu
      4.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2015
    • Rail Wars! (2014)
      Rail Wars!
      5.8
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2014
    • Warukyûre romantse (2013)
      Warukyûre romantse
      5.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • Yuka Imai, Shôtarô Morikubo, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Norio Wakamoto, Kôsuke Toriumi, Kishô Taniyama, Jun'ichi Suwabe, Kôji Yusa, Miyuki Sawashiro, Mamoru Miyano, Hiro Shimono, Yûichi Nakamura, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Takuma Terashima, Tomoaki Maeno, and Shouta Aoi in Uta no prince-sama - maji love 2000% (2013)
      Uta no prince-sama - maji love 2000%
      6.5
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2013
    • To Love-Ru - Darkness (2012)
      To Love-Ru - Darkness
      7.0
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2012
    • We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky (2011)
      We Without Wings: Under the Innocent Sky
      5.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2011
    • Motto to Love Ru (2010)
      Motto to Love Ru
      6.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2010
    • Hayate, the Combat Butler 2 (2009)
      Hayate, the Combat Butler 2
      7.3
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2009

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