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Mitsuru Hongou本郷みつる

Director and Script on Cowboy Bebop, World Trigger and Ascendance of a Bookworm.
anime credits
15
anime credits
most credited as
Director
most credited as
busiest year (3)
2012
busiest year (3)
Mitsuru Hongou

Best-known work

Credits per year

Anime Mitsuru Hongou worked on, by premiere year

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940 in 1994
950 in 1995
960 in 1996
970 in 1997
982 in 1998
990 in 1999
000 in 2000
010 in 2001
021 in 2002
030 in 2003
041 in 2004
050 in 2005
060 in 2006
070 in 2007
080 in 2008
091 in 2009
100 in 2010
110 in 2011
123 in 2012
130 in 2013
141 in 2014
150 in 2015
160 in 2016
170 in 2017
180 in 2018
191 in 2019
201 in 2020
210 in 2021
221 in 2022
231 in 2023

All credits

  1. 2023The Yuzuki Family’s Four SonsDirector
  2. 2022Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3Director
  3. 2020Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
  4. 2019Ascendance of a BookwormDirector, Storyboard, Episode Director
  5. 2014World TriggerDirector, Storyboard, Episode Director
  6. 2012Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199Storyboard
  7. 2012Polar Bear's CaféStoryboard
  8. 2012One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island AdventureCo-Director
  9. 2009Professor Layton and the Eternal DivaUnit Director
  10. 2004Midori DaysStoryboard
  11. 2002The Twelve KingdomsStoryboard
  12. 1998Cowboy BebopStoryboard
  13. 1998Outlaw StarDirector, Script, Episode Director, Storyboard
  14. 1987Kimagure Orange RoadStoryboard, Episode Director
  15. 1985TouchEpisode Director

Frequently asked questions

What anime has Mitsuru Hongou worked on?

Mitsuru Hongou's best-known work includes Cowboy Bebop (Storyboard), World Trigger (Director), Ascendance of a Bookworm (Director), Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 (Director), Ascendance of a Bookworm Season 3 (Director), The Twelve Kingdoms (Storyboard).

What does Mitsuru Hongou do?

Mitsuru Hongou is credited most often as director, script, storyboard on anime.

When was Mitsuru Hongou born?

Mitsuru Hongou was born on October 12, 1959 in Tokyo.