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Daisuke Imai

Daisuke Imai

Editor · Born January 1, 1973 (53) · Izunagaoka, Shizuoka, Japan [now Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan]

Daisuke Imai (今井 大介, Imai Daisuke) is a Japanese editor for anime.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1973 (53)
From
Izunagaoka, Shizuoka, Japan [now Izunokuni, Shizuoka, Japan]
Works as
Editor
Titles
40 on MovieCove · 63 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Daisuke Imai's films like?

Across their 22 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
26%
Morality
22%
Bonds
22%
Power
13%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
1%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 13 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 5

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 9 · Intense 4

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 5 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 4 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 4 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 3

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 8 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
12
Joyful
7
Thrilling
6
Hopeful
8
Melancholic
6
Other
18

How their films linger

Thought-provoking9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet12
  • Ambiguous5

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 Daisuke Imai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 34 of their 40 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (23).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daisuke Imai's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits 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

63 credits, 40 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Apothecary Diaries: The Deceased Empress' Treasure (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Editor

  • KERORO☆ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Nippon Sangoku: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun(2026)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Inhumans(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26(2025)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Confession (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Editor

  • Great Pretender: Razbliuto(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • The Apothecary Diaries(2023)

    Show 60 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows

  • City Hunter: Angel Dust(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • #Manhole(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Trigun Stampede(2023)

    Show 23 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • He's Expecting(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • RPG Real Estate(2022)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Kinnikuman: The Lost Legend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · Editor

  • Mahou Tsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shounen to Seiran no Kishi(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Love Live! Superstar!!(2021)

    Show 36 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • Kageki Shojo!!(2021)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • HOME! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Editor

  • Sasaki in My Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • Great Pretender(2020)

    Show 27 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie II: Bellri's Fierce Charge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Editor

  • The Case Files of Jeweler Richard(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Gundam Reconguista in G Movie I: Go! Core Fighter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • Capture the Heart of That Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • The Helpful Fox Senko-san(2019)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • Blue Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Editor

  • City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: NT - Narrative(2018)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Major 2nd(2018)

    Show 25 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Megalo Box(2018)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Ancient Magus' Bride(2017)

    Show 48 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Land of the Lustrous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Takayuki Yamada at Cannes Film Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Over the Fence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Editor

  • Accel World: Infinite Burst(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • 91 Days(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Sweetness & Lightning (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Love Live! Sunshine!!(2016)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Sono “Okodawari”, Watashi ni mo Kure yo!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 11 episodes · Editor

  • Cerberus(2016)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Gate(2015)

    Show 24 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Love Live! The School Idol Movie(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Mikagura School Suite(2015)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Gundam Reconguista in G(2014)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • One Week Friends (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Buddy Complex(2014)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Love Live! School Idol Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

  • I Have to Buy New Shoes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • My Little Monster(2012)

    Show 13 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Accel World(2012)

    Show 24 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Friends After 3.11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Editor

  • Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 26 episodes · Editor

  • Gekijouban Sengoku Basara: The Last Party(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Little Battlers eXperience (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 139 episodes · Editor

  • Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie 5: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Editor

  • Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn(2010)

    Show Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends - The Movie(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Kimi Ni Todoke: From Me to You(2009)

    Show 42 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • A Tree of Palme(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles, 58 of them dated from 2009 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Love Live! The School Idol Movie (2015)

$22M worldwide

Highest rated

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Editing59 of 59: 59 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

2000s2 · crew2010s34 · crew2020s22 · crew

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 Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Daisuke Imai's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 62nd percentile, the median of all 13; across their 13 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 68th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Reach · how many have seen their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 13

Midcredits score across 40 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th13
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

21 of their 40 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser14
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed21

Most divisive · editor

Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over The Rainbow (2019)

78th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Apothecary Diaries (2023)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 44/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 54, detractors 16. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Daisuke Imai's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 48 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 51 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 50 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 36 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Daisuke Imai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daisuke Imai's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yasuyuki Muto shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers