Ryotaro Makihara

Ryotaro Makihara (牧原 亮太郎, Makihara Ryōtarō, born 1980) is a Japanese anime animator and director from Aichi Prefecture. After working for animation production companies such as Telecom, Shinei Animation and Production I.G., he is currently working mainly at WIT STUDIO.

Hal (2013)

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
CAST:  Yoko Hikasa  •  Yoshimasa Hosoya  •  Shinpachi Tsuji  •  Mamoru Miyano

Kurumi’s heart was broken by the sudden death of her boyfriend in a tragic airplane accident. By melding futuristic technology with the binary equivalent of human emotion, a brilliant scientist created an ultra-lifelike robotic surrogate to take Hal’s place – and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
CAST:  Yoko Hikasa  •  Yoshimasa Hosoya  •  Shinpachi Tsuji  •  Mamoru Miyano

The Empire of Corpses (2015)

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
CAST:  Ayumu Murase  •  Yoshimasa Hosoya  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Taiten Kusunoki

The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
CAST:  Ayumu Murase  •  Yoshimasa Hosoya  •  Akio Otsuka  •  Taiten Kusunoki

The Computer Revolution: The Birth of the Most Powerful and Fastest Brains (2012)

Near future Tokyo, when augmented reality and robots have become ubiquitous, pervading almost every aspect of city life. Mako a high school senior navigates the vagaries of daily life. (Hideaki Sena's Anime Short)  (more)

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Near future Tokyo, when augmented reality and robots have become ubiquitous, pervading almost every aspect of city life. Mako a high school senior navigates the vagaries of daily life. (Hideaki Sena's Anime Short)  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
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The Dog & the Boy (2023)

Experimental short from Netflix Anime Creators' Base, AI character development company rinna, and WIT STUDIO. The short utilizes AI assistance in the background art workflow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
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Experimental short from Netflix Anime Creators' Base, AI character development company rinna, and WIT STUDIO. The short utilizes AI assistance in the background art workflow.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ryotaro Makihara
CAST: