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Gen Urobuchi

  • Writer
  • Animation Department
  • Director
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Gen Urobuchi was born on 20 December 1972 in Tokyo, Japan. Gen is a writer and director, known for Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011), Kamen Rider Gaim (2013) and Aldnoah.Zero (2014).
BornDecember 20, 1972
BornDecember 20, 1972
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)
    Puella Magi Madoka Magica
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Writer(creator, as Magica Quartet)
    Kamen Rider Gaim (2013)
    Kamen Rider Gaim
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Writer
    Aldnoah.Zero (2014)
    Aldnoah.Zero
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)
    Psycho-Pass (2012)
    Psycho-Pass
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer(creator)

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    Writer



    • Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Liberated from Paradise
      • screenplay
      • In Production
      • 2026
    • Ghost of Tsushima: Legends
      • Writer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Eisen Flügel
      • original story
      • In Production



    • Aldnoah.Zero (Re+) (2025)
      Aldnoah.Zero (Re+)
      • original story
      • 2025
    • Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touri-ken Yuuki Saishuushou (2025)
      Thunderbolt Fantasy: Touri-ken Yuuki Saishuushou
      7.5
      • original idea
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • Thunderbolt Fantasy (2016)
      Thunderbolt Fantasy
      8.0
      TV Series
      • creator: original idea
      • original idea
      • screenplay (creator)
      • 2016–2024
    • Psycho-Pass: Providence (2023)
      Psycho-Pass: Providence
      7.0
      • original story
      • 2023
    • Revenger (2023)
      Revenger
      6.4
      TV Series
      • composition
      • creator
      • story draft
      • 2023
    • Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story (2020)
      Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story
      6.2
      TV Series
      • creator: original work
      • original story (creator, as Magica Quartet)
      • 2020–2022
    • Bubble (2022)
      Bubble
      6.4
      • written by
      • 2022
    • Obsolete (2019)
      Obsolete
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • composition
      • created by
      • original idea (creator)
      • 2019–2020
    • Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector (2020)
      Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector
      7.4
      • original creator
      • 2020
    • Psycho-Pass (2012)
      Psycho-Pass
      8.1
      TV Series
      • creator: original idea
      • story idea
      • writer (creator) ...
      • 2012–2019
    • Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West (2019)
      Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West
      7.8
      • original idea
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.3 on the Other Side of Love and Hate (2019)
      Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.3 on the Other Side of Love and Hate
      7.2
      • original story
      • 2019
    • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.2 First Guardian (2019)
      Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.2 First Guardian
      7.0
      • original story
      • 2019
    • Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.1 Crime and Punishment (2019)
      Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.1 Crime and Punishment
      6.6
      • original idea
      • 2019
    • Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)
      Godzilla: The Planet Eater
      5.1
      • original story
      • screenplay
      • 2018

    Animation Department



    • RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022)
      RWBY: Ice Queendom
      6.2
      TV Series
      • animation concept
      • 2022
    • Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki (2015)
      Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Sen'eki
      4.5
      TV Series
      • original character design
      • 2015

    Director



    • Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West (2019)
      Thunderbolt Fantasy: Bewitching Melody of the West
      7.8
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death (2017)
      Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Sword of Life and Death
      7.0
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Togainu no chi
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Saya no Uta (2003)
      Saya no Uta
      7.2
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Saya no Uta
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Deus Machina Demonbane (2003)
      Deus Machina Demonbane
      Video Game
      • Director (original version only)
      • 2003

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    Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story
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    Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: The Rebellion Story

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    • Alternative names
      • Nitroplus
    • Born
      • December 20, 1972
      • Tokyo, Japan
    • Other works
      Drama CD: "Fate/Zero"

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      He cites his two big sources of inspiration are author Stephen King and director Akiyuki Shinbô.
    • Quotes
      [What he considers his most important experience as a screenwriter, relating to Puella Magi Madoka Magica (2011)] Before I worked on Madoka, I worked with Ichirô Itano on Blassreiter (2008), and he taught me what it meant to work on a screenplay, and then with Yôsuke Kuroda, who taught me the spirit behind screenplays. I consider both of them my mentors.

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