Rika Nakase
Rika Takasugi (たかすぎ 梨香, Takasugi Rika) is a Japanese screenwriter working primarily in television animation. Her career spans multiple genres, and she is frequently involved in projects featuring young female protagonists. She has used different professional names over time: although she previously wrote under the name Rika Nakase (中瀬 理香, Nakase Rika), she switched to the name Takasugi Rika from 2023 onward . She uses the alias Rika Sogo (十川 梨香, Sogō Rika) when she writes with her husband, the also screenwriter Masashi Sogo (十川 誠志). Her work includes television series, OVAs, novels tied to animated franchises, and contributions to live‑action film, reflecting a long and versatile career in the Japanese animation industry.
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Biography from TMDB.
- Writer
- 8 on Motif · 22 credits in all
What are Rika Nakase's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.
Themes
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Rika Nakase's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 6 of their 8 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (4).
- Crunchyroll
Subscription and free streaming for Rika Nakase's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 8 with a Motif page.
From Far Away (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
A Cute Guy from Korea (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)
Motif score: 50th percentile of all shows
Ôoku: The Inner Chambers(2023)
Motif score: 59th percentile of all shows
Number 24(2020)
Motif score: 36th percentile of all shows
Kyousougiga (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)
From the New World (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi: The World's Greatest First Love (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Wagnaria!! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)
Working!!(2010)
Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows
Kanamemo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Rocket Girls (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)
When They Cry(2006)
Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows
Akubi Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)
Bleach(2004)
Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows
Genshiken(2004)
Motif score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Rumiko Takahashi Anthology (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)
Fruits Basket (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)
Pendant (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)
Shin Mokuyou no Kaidan: Cyborg (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
I Can’t Study (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)
Kodocha(1996)
Motif score: 81st percentile of all shows
Career shape
A full career of 19 titles from 1996 to 2026.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Rika Nakase work with?
People who share at least 2 of Rika Nakase's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tomoko Hiramuki shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Tomoko HiramukiShared titles: Working!! (2010), When They Cry (2006), Genshiken (2004)See all 3 shared titles with Tomoko Hiramuki
Writers
- Miharu HiramiShared titles: Genshiken (2004), Kodocha (1996)See all 2 shared titles with Miharu Hirami
Actors
- Satsuki YukinoShared titles: When They Cry (2006), Genshiken (2004)See all 2 shared titles with Satsuki Yukino
