Hanako Ueda is an anime professional whose credits include work as a key animator, storyboard artist and episode director. For the My Hero Academia and Beyblade Burst franchises, she worked on later seasons as both an episode director and an animator. In 2022, she handled episode direction for Episode 23 of the TV series Summer Time Rendering.
She has also taken on directing duties in the Precure franchise, with credits on Wonderful Precure! (2024) and You and Idol Precure (2025). Next on her list is Star Detective Pretty Cure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and The Pair’s Secret, a 2026 film that credits her as director. Her body of work covers both animation and direction, across television series and anime feature films.
Career at a glance
First credit: My Hero Academia (2016) · Credits: 6
Roles played
Titles reviewed on Drama4U
Star Detective Pretty Cure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and The Pair’s Secret2026 · DirectorReviewed
Other work
You and Idol Precure2025 · Director
Wonderful Precure!2024 · Director
Summer Time Rendering2022 · Director
Beyblade Burst2016 · Director
My Hero Academia2016 · Director
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