Risako Yoshida

Director, also writer

Risako Yoshida is an animator, storyboarder and episode director.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director, also writer
Titles: 26 on MovieCove · 44 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 156 days to Oct 27Up 41% in 30 days

What are Risako Yoshida's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

38%

Survival

24%

Society

17%

Self

13%

Morality

Romantic love2 Family bonds2 Prejudice2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Hopeful

Tense

Dread

Melancholic

Romantic

Other

How their films linger

Feel-good5 Hopeful3 Thought-provoking2

How their films end

Happy3
Bittersweet3
Ambiguous1

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 Risako Yoshida's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 24 of their 26 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (20).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE4 titles, show their 4 titles on HIDIVE
RetroCrush1 title, show their title on RetroCrush

Subscription and free streaming for Risako Yoshida'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

44 credits, 26 with a MovieCove page.

You and I Are Polar Opposites(2026)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Honey Lemon Soda(2025)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
Zenshu(2024)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist · Writer
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Hell's Paradise(2023)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
The Irregular at Magic High School: Reminiscence Arc (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Director
Blue Reflection Ray(2021)
Show 24 episodes · Director · Series Director
Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)
In/Spectre(2020)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all shows
Angels of Death(2018)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all shows
The Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Calls the Stars(2017)
Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?(2015)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
Diabolik Lovers OVA (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Director
Yurikuma Arashi(2015)
Show Director
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
The Irregular at Magic High School(2014)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows
Space Dandy(2014)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Outbreak Company(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
Diabolik Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Assistant Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU(2013)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Amnesia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Say "I Love You." (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Sword Art Online(2012)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Campione! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Key Animation
Kids on the Slope (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Acchi Kocchi(2012)
Show 1 episode · Director
Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
Listen to Me, Girls. I'm Your Father! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Key Animation
Hotarubi no Mori e (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Animation
Princess Jellyfish(2010)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows
The Betrayal Knows My Name(2010)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows
Durarara!!(2010)
Show 4 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
Sweet Blue Flowers(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Animation · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all shows
Electromagnetic Girlfriend (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Pandora Hearts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Chocolate Underground the Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Key Animation
Yozakura Quartet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Natsume's Book of Friends(2008)
Show 5 episodes · Animation · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Mischievous Kiss(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows
Kure-nai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Minami-ke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 1 episode · Director
Toward the Terra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Animation · Key Animation · Storyboard Artist
Mushi-Shi(2005)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
SoltyRei(2005)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
Bleach(2004)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 43 titles from 2004 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Calls the Stars (2017)

$2.8M worldwide

Highest rated

The Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Calls the Stars (2017)

Midcredits 72^nd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing18 of 43 · 55^thOther crew29 of 43 · 73^rd

43 titles, 4 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s13 · crew2010s22 · crew2020s8 · 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.

Who does Risako Yoshida work with?

People who share at least 2 of Risako Yoshida's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yuki Morita shares the most, 3.