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Yasuharu Takanashi

Composer · Born April 13, 1963 (63) · Tokyo, Japan

Yasuharu Takanashi is a Japanese composer. He composed music for Falcom games in the early 90s, before turning to anime songs at the end of the 90s. In 2003 he debuted as soundtrack composer for anime. He is known for composing the music for many popular shounen anime such as Naruto Shippuuden, Fairy Tail and the Beyblade series.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 13, 1963 (63)
From
Tokyo, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 96 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Yasuharu Takanashi's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
35%
Self
27%
Morality
16%
Ideas
7%
Survival
5%
Society
5%
Power
4%
Friendship12 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity9 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 15 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 10 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Hopeful
17
Thrilling
11
Joyful
8
Warm
7
Other
24

How their films linger

Hopeful18 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy15
  • Bittersweet8
  • Ambiguous8

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 Yasuharu Takanashi's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 53 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (31).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Yasuharu Takanashi'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

96 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page.

  • Ultraman Teo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Hikuidori Ushuboro Tobigumi(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Mechanical Marie(2025)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman(2025)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc(2024)

    Show 22 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest(2024)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows

  • Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura(2024)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Gushing Over Magical Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Sailor Moon Cosmos Part 2(2023)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Composer

  • Farming Life in Another World(2023)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Reincarnated as a Sword(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Bucchigire!(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Tokyo Mew Mew New(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Shin Ikki Tousen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Taisho Otome Fairy Tale(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Tsukimichi: Moonlit Fantasy(2021)

    Show 37 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

  • Record of Ragnarok(2021)

    Show 42 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • URVAN (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Composer

  • Sailor Moon Eternal(2021)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Show by Rock!! Stars!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Talentless Nana(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Show by Rock!! Mashumairesh!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Fate/Grand Carnival(2020)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows

  • Kengan Ashura(2019)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Ultramarine Magmell(2019)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman R/B: Select! The Crystal of Bond(2019)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • 一騎当千 Western Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 3 episodes · Composer

  • Bakugan: Battle Planet(2018)

    Show 264 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Zombieland Saga(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Ultraman R/B (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

  • Caligula (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • GeGeGe no Kitaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 97 episodes · Composer

  • Killing Bites (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • The Testament of Sister New Devil: Departures(2018)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry(2017)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Genbanojō (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Composer

  • Boruto: Naruto Next Generations(2017)

    Show 293 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Tsugumomo(2017)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • elDLIVE(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • All Out(2016)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Tiger Mask W(2016)

    Show 38 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Kaiju Girls(2016)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Morose Mononokean(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Super Lovers(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • The Day Naruto Became Hokage(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Boruto: Naruto the Movie(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Show by Rock!!(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Composer

  • The Testament of Sister New Devil(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • The Last: Naruto the Movie(2014)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Gonna Be the Twin-Tail!!(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Sailor Moon Crystal(2014)

    Show 39 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Composer

  • Neppuu Kairiku Bushi Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Kokoro no Tomodachi(2013)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Smile Pretty Cure!: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Fairy Tail: The Phoenix Priestess(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Road to Ninja - Naruto the Movie(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Ambition of Oda Nobuna(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Glitter Force (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

  • Fate/Prototype (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Suite Precure♪ The Movie: Take It Back! The Miraculous Melody That Connects Hearts! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Composer

  • Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World(2011)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Suite Precure♪ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 48 episodes · Composer

  • Beelzebub(2011)

    Show 60 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • HeartCatch PreCure the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?!(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Naruto OVA 7: Naruto, the Genie, and the Three Wishes, Believe It! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Composer

  • Naruto Shippûden: The Lost Tower(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Halo Legends(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Halo Legends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · Composer

  • HeartCatch PreCure! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 49 episodes · Composer

  • Fresh Precure! Movie: The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Composer

  • Fairy Tail(2009)

    Show 328 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Fresh Precure! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 50 episodes · Composer

  • Naruto Shippûden: The Movie 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire(2009)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Hyakko(2008)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Naruto Shippuden: The Movie - Bonds(2008)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Kitaro and the Millennium Curse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Shabake 2: Uso Uso (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Composer

  • Mischievous Kiss(2008)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • Shabake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • My Bride Is a Mermaid(2007)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Naruto: Shippuden(2007)

    Show 500 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Bird Song (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Composer

  • Mononoke(2007)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all shows

  • Naruto Shippûden: The Movie(2007)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Hell Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 78 episodes · Composer

  • Chouseishin Series (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 102 episodes · Composer

  • New Fist of the North Star: The Cursed City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 89 titles from 2003 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)

$38M worldwide

Highest rated

The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Bastard!! Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music89 of 89: 89 only music, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score68th

By decade

2000s15 · crew2010s48 · crew2020s26 · 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.

How do Yasuharu Takanashi's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 24; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

79thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Approval · how many liked their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 15

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up30
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th8

Shape of the crowd

26 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser26
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed23

Most divisive · composer

Bakugan: Battle Planet (2018)

96th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

The Day Naruto Became Hokage (2016)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the sound and music 63/100 in their films, across 10 reviewed titles; fans 68, detractors 58. The element that speaks to their work as a composer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Yasuharu Takanashi's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles55–86 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles19–64 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 46 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Yasuharu Takanashi work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yasuharu Takanashi's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masashi Kishimoto shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

  • Chie Nakamura9 titles    See all 9 shared titles with Chie Nakamura
  • Junko Takeuchi8 titles    See all 8 shared titles with Junko Takeuchi
  • Nana Mizuki7 titles    See all 7 shared titles with Nana Mizuki
  • Kazuhiko Inoue6 titles    See all 6 shared titles with Kazuhiko Inoue

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers