Yoshiyuki Asai

Director

Yoshiyuki Asai (浅井義之, Asai Yoshiyuki) is a Japanese anime director, episode director, animator and storyboard artist.

Biography from TMDB.

Works as: Director
Titles: 21 on Motif · 28 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 32% in 30 days

What are Yoshiyuki Asai's films like?

Across their 6 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

32%

Survival

28%

Self

15%

Morality

15%

Society

5%

Ideas

5%

Survival2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic

3

Tense

3

Dread

2

Hopeful

2

Romantic

1

Other

4

How their films linger

Bittersweet4 Hopeful3 Thought-provoking2

How their films end

Bittersweet5
Tragic1

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 Yoshiyuki Asai's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 21 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (16).

Also on these channels

HIDIVE2 titles, show their 2 titles on HIDIVE

Subscription and free streaming for Yoshiyuki Asai'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

28 credits, 21 with a Motif page.

Food for the Soul(2025)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows
Buddy Daddies(2023)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 93rd percentile of all shows
Ya Boy Kongming!(2022)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 75th percentile of all shows
The Aquatope on White Sand(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 60th percentile of all shows
The Case Study of Vanitas(2021)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
SK8 the Infinity(2021)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 92nd percentile of all shows
The Day I Became a God(2020)
Show 12 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard
Motif score: 39th percentile of all shows
IRODUKU: The World in Colors (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)
Show 3 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Magical Girl Site(2018)
Show Director
Motif score: 32nd percentile of all shows
Fate/Apocrypha (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 25 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard Artist
Tsukigakirei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Bungo Stray Dogs(2016)
Show 5 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 91st percentile of all shows
Charlotte(2015)
Show 13 episodes · Director · Series Director · Storyboard
Motif score: 85th percentile of all shows
A Lull in the Sea(2013)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 70th percentile of all shows
Tari Tari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)
Show 2 episodes · Director · Storyboard Artist
UN-GO: Inga-ron(2011)
Second Unit Director
Motif score: 67th percentile of all films
Un-Go (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)
Show 1 episode · Director
Star Driver(2010)
Show 4 episodes · Director
Motif score: 29th percentile of all shows
Angel Beats!(2010)
Show 1 episode · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows
Canaan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Soul Eater(2008)
Show 2 episodes · Director
Motif score: 88th percentile of all shows
True Tears(2008)
Show 3 episodes · Director
Motif score: 47th percentile of all shows
Aria: The Animation(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director
Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Basilisk(2005)
Show 1 episode · Director · Storyboard Artist
Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows
Ragnarok: The Animation(2003)
Show Director
Motif score: 16th percentile of all shows
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time(2001)
Key Animation
Motif score: 88th percentile of all films
VanDread (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)
Show 1 episode · Key Animation
Pokémon(1997)
Show 2 episodes · Key Animation
Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles from 1997 to 2025.

Highest rated

Buddy Daddies (2023)

Motif 93^rd

By role

only this rolewith another role

Directing15 of 26 · 83^rdWriting2 of 26Other crew19 of 26 · 78^th

26 titles, 9 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 8 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s7 · crew2010s11 · crew2020s7 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

Is Yoshiyuki Asai's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 Motif titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 21 · mild

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

Who does Yoshiyuki Asai work with?

People who share at least 2 of Yoshiyuki Asai's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shin'ya Kawatsura shares the most, 2.

Directors

Shin'ya Kawatsura2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Shin'ya Kawatsura
Tomoaki Ôta2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Tomoaki Ôta
Masahiro Andô2 titles See all 2 shared titles with Masahiro Andô