🎬 director
Kazuaki Imai今井一暁
Key Animation and In-Between Animation on Death Note, Monster and Ranking of Kings.
- anime credits
- 20
- anime credits
- most credited as
- Key Animation
- most credited as
- busiest year (3)
- 2006
- busiest year (3)

Best-known work
Death NoteKey Animation · 2006
MonsterKey Animation · 2004
Ranking of KingsEpisode Director · 2021
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeKey Animation · 2006
Paranoia AgentKey Animation · 2004
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2Episode Director · 2011
ChobitsIn-Between Animation · 2002
Tokyo GodfathersIn-Betweens Check · 2003
Den-noh CoilKey Animation · 2007
GungraveKey Animation · 2003
Valkyria ChroniclesEpisode Director · 2009
X (TV)In-Between Animation · 2001
Credits per year
Anime Kazuaki Imai worked on, by premiere year
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3 in 2006
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Show as table
| Item | Credits |
|---|---|
| 01 | 2 in 2001 |
| 02 | 3 in 2002 |
| 03 | 2 in 2003 |
| 04 | 2 in 2004 |
| 05 | 2 in 2005 |
| 06 | 3 in 2006 |
| 07 | 2 in 2007 |
| 08 | 0 in 2008 |
| 09 | 2 in 2009 |
| 10 | 0 in 2010 |
| 11 | 1 in 2011 |
| 12 | 0 in 2012 |
| 13 | 0 in 2013 |
| 14 | 0 in 2014 |
| 15 | 0 in 2015 |
| 16 | 0 in 2016 |
| 17 | 0 in 2017 |
| 18 | 0 in 2018 |
| 19 | 0 in 2019 |
| 20 | 0 in 2020 |
| 21 | 1 in 2021 |
All credits
- 2021
Ranking of KingsEpisode Director, Storyboard - 2011
Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2Episode Director, Key Animation - 2009
Valkyria ChroniclesEpisode Director, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation - 2009
Lupin the 3rd Vs Detective ConanKey Animation - 2007
Den-noh CoilKey Animation - 2007
Emma: A Victorian Romance Second ActKey Animation - 2006
Death NoteKey Animation - 2006
The Girl Who Leapt Through TimeKey Animation - 2006
FreedomCG, Composite - 2005
Doraemon (2005)Key Animation - 2005
Angel HeartKey Animation - 2004
MonsterKey Animation - 2004
Paranoia AgentKey Animation - 2003
Tokyo GodfathersIn-Betweens Check - 2003
GungraveKey Animation - 2002
ChobitsIn-Between Animation - 2002
TRAVA: FIST PLANETIn-Between Animation - 2002
Mobile Police Patlabor: WXIIIIn-Between Animation - 2001
X (TV)In-Between Animation - 2001
Galaxy AngelIn-Between Animation
Frequently asked questions
What anime has Kazuaki Imai worked on?
Kazuaki Imai's best-known work includes Death Note (Key Animation), Monster (Key Animation), Ranking of Kings (Episode Director), The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Key Animation), Paranoia Agent (Key Animation), Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You Season 2 (Episode Director).
What does Kazuaki Imai do?
Kazuaki Imai is credited most often as key animation, in-between animation, episode director on anime.
When was Kazuaki Imai born?
Kazuaki Imai was born on September 9, 1976.