Mitsuru Hongo
Directing · Director · Screenplay · Storyboard Artist
Born Oct 12, 1959 · Tokyo, Japan
Active 1987–present
Mitsuru Hongo (本郷 みつる, Hongō Mitsuru, born October 12, 1959) is an anime director born in Tokyo and raised in Niigata Prefecture.
Filmography
Karna the Guardian (2026) — Series DirectorCowboy Bebop (1998) — Storyboard ArtistAscendance of a Bookworm (2019) — Series Director · Storyboard Artist · Director · WriterThe Twelve Kingdoms (2002) — Storyboard ArtistOutlaw Star (1998) — DirectorMonster Hunter Stories: Ride On (2016) — Series DirectorWorld Trigger (2014) — Director · Series DirectorCrayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland (1996) — Writer · Director · Storyboard ArtistCrayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993) — Storyboard Artist · DirectorCrayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom (1994) — Storyboard Artist · Writer · DirectorOne Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure (2012) — DirectorMidori Days (2004) — Storyboard ArtistDeltora Quest (2007) — DirectorTari Tari (2012) — Storyboard ArtistKimagure Orange Road (1987) — Storyboard Artist · DirectorThe Yuzuki Family's Four Sons (2023) — Series DirectorDoraemon's 25th Anniversary (2004) — Directorクレヨンしんちゃん (1992) — Series DirectorCrayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition (1995) — Director · Storyboard Artist · WriterChinpui (1989) — Series Director · Storyboard Artist · DirectorBlade of the Phantom Master (2004) — ScreenplayKyoro-chan (1999) — Series DirectorPilot Candidate (2000) — Series Director · Storyboard Artist · DirectorIGPX: Immortal Grand Prix (2005) — Series Composition · Storyboard Artist · Writer · Director