Morio Asaka

Biography

Morio Asaka is an anime director at studio Madhouse. Many of his works take on a female perspective for the telling of the story, with a feminine protagonist as the central focus. This has contributed to him becoming the main director at Madhouse for handling the more serious series featuring female characters or targeting the female market. However, his works are also known for often elaborate action sequences, and even his most serious stories are frequently laced with comedy.

Directed

1. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2023) — Director
2. Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) — Director
3. My Love Story!! (2015) — Director
4. NANA (2006) — Director
5. Chobits (2002) — Director
6. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card (2000) — Director
7. Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999) — Director
8. Final Fantasy VII: Last Order (2005) — Director
9. Chihayafuru (2011) — Director
10. Ningen Shikkaku: Director's Cut-ban (2009) — Director
11. Street Fighter (1995) — Director
12. Mermaid's Scar (1993) — Director
13. Yawara! Atlanta Special (1996) — Director
14. Birdy the Mighty (1996) — Director
15. Phantom Quest Corp. (1994) — Director
16. Clamp in Wonderland (1994) — Director
17. Pops (1993) — Director
18. カードキャプターさくら　クリアカード編　プロローグ　さくらとふたつのくま (2017) — Director
19. Cardcaptor Sakura (1998) — Director
20. Chibits: Sumomo and Kotoko Deliver (2003) — Director
21. Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (2018) — Director
22. Chobits: Hibiya and Kotoko Chat (2003) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Dengeki Sentai Changeman (1985) — Mother