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Daisuke Takashima

Director

Works as
Director
Titles
29 on MovieCove · 49 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 20% in 30 days

What are Daisuke Takashima's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
38%
Self
36%
Survival
11%
Ideas
6%
Morality
4%
Society
3%
Power
2%
Friendship8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love5 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose6 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
8
Tense
6
Romantic
5
Thrilling
4
Warm
4
Other
16

How their films linger

Feel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous4

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 Takashima's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 28 of their 29 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (22).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Daisuke Takashima'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

49 credits, 29 with a MovieCove page.

  • Touring After the Apocalypse(2025)

    Show 5 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Eminence in Shadow(2022)

    Show 15 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • Darwin's Game(2020)

    Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Granbelm(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all shows

  • Fruits Basket(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Comic Girls(2018)

    Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows

  • Dies Irae(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows

  • Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club(2017)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Taboo Tattoo(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all shows

  • Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World(2016)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows

  • Prison School(2015)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend(2015)

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    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • SHIROBAKO (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Majimoji Rurumo(2014)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Witch Craft Works(2014)

    Show 4 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • A Lull in the Sea(2013)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · Director

  • Little Busters! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Sword Art Online(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • AKB0048 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tsuritama (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • R-15 OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director

  • THE iDOLM@STER (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Dream Eater Merry(2011)

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    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • Amagami SS(2010)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • The Betrayal Knows My Name(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows

  • Wagnaria!! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Demon King Daimao(2010)

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    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows

  • Maid Sama!(2010)

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    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Working!!(2010)

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    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • A Certain Scientific Railgun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Chocolate Underground the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Second Unit Director

  • A Certain Magical Index(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Toradora!(2008)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Ef: A Tale Of Memories & Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Living for the Day After Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Buso Renkin(2006)

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    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Blood+ (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Kamichu! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Honey and Clover(2005)

    Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Genesis of Aquarion(2005)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Ai Yori Aoshi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Tenchi Muyô! GXP(2002)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • The Prince of Tennis (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • His and Her Circumstances (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 2 episodes · Director

  • Cardcaptor Sakura(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 40 titles from 1998 to 2025.

Highest rated

Re: Zero - Starting Life in Another World (2016)

Midcredits 92nd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing39 of 40: 34 only directing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew6 of 40: 1 only other crew, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score64th

40 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and other crew overlap on 5 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s13 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s3 · 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.

Is Daisuke Takashima's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles22–81 · median 50 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles37–76 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 8 · minimalMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 26 · mildMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Daisuke Takashima work with?

People who share at least 2 of Daisuke Takashima's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yoshinobu Tokumoto shares the most, 6.

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Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers