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Ryûta Kawahara(II)

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ryûta Kawahara is known for The Promised Neverland (2019), Dragon Ball Daima (2024) and Overlord (2015).
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    • Known for

    The Promised Neverland (2019)
    The Promised Neverland
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Director(as Ryuta Kawahara)
    Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
    Dragon Ball Daima
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    Satoshi Hino and Chris Guerrero in Overlord (2015)
    Overlord
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Director(as Ryuta Kawahara)
    86 (2021)
    86
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director

    Credits

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    Director

    • Tensei Goblin dakedo Shitsumon Aru?
      • directed by
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Shûichirô Umeda in The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)
      The Summer Hikaru Died
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
      Dragon Ball Daima
      7.7
      TV Series
      • episode director
      • 2024–2025
    • Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (2024)
      Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149 (2023)
      THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS U149
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Bakkka (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2023
    • 86 (2021)
      86
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2021–2022
    • Yumiri Hanamori in Blue Period (2021)
      Blue Period
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • episode director
      • 2021
    • Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020)
      Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
      7.0
      TV Series
      • episode director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2020–2021
    • Wave, Listen to Me! (2020)
      Wave, Listen to Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2020
    • The Promised Neverland (2019)
      The Promised Neverland
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2019
    • Satoshi Hino and Chris Guerrero in Overlord (2015)
      Overlord
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2018
    • David Matranga and Yûki Kaji in Attack on Titan (2013)
      Attack on Titan
      9.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2018
    • Grand Blue Dreaming (2018)
      Grand Blue Dreaming
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2018
    • The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)
      The Ancient Magus' Bride
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2017–2018
    • Blend S (2017)
      Blend S
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2017
    • Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga (2017)
      Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2017

    Art Department

    • Shûichirô Umeda in The Summer Hikaru Died (2025)
      The Summer Hikaru Died
      7.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2025
    • Dragon Ball Daima (2024)
      Dragon Ball Daima
      7.7
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024–2025
    • Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night (2024)
      Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist
      • 2024
    • Yumiri Hanamori in Blue Period (2021)
      Blue Period
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2021
    • Wave, Listen to Me! (2020)
      Wave, Listen to Me!
      6.9
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2020
    • Satoshi Hino and Chris Guerrero in Overlord (2015)
      Overlord
      7.6
      TV Series
      • storyboard artist (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2018
    • Kazuyuki Okitsu, Aoi Yûki, Ken'ichirô Matsuda, Ayane Sakura, Lynn, Sôma Saitô, and Yûichirô Umehara in Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series (2017)
      Kino's Journey: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • storyboard artist (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2017

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)
      Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine
      7.2
      • assistant unit director
      • 2023
    • Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (2020)
      Shinchan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes
      6.6
      • unit director (as Ryuta Kawahara)
      • 2020
    • Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019)
      Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire
      6.3
      • unit director
      • 2019

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Ryuta Kawahara

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