Mariko Imamura

**Mariko Imamura**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Animation director
Key animation
2nd key animation
In-between animation
**Years active:**
2013-present
**Alias:**
面髙夏実
今村万里子
**Website:**
[X Account](https://x.com/_ISOUKUUKAN)
**Mariko Imamura** (今村 万理子 ,*Imamura Mariko*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animation director and key animator. She takes part in the production of *Detective Conan* [anime](/wiki/Anime "Anime") and [movies](/wiki/Movies "Movies").
## Contents
* [1 Biography](#Biography)
* [2 Works in Detective Conan](#Works_in_Detective_Conan)
+ [2.1 Anime](#Anime)
+ [2.2 Openings and Endings](#Openings_and_Endings)
+ [2.3 Movies](#Movies)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Mariko Imamura joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime in 2018, starting with [**Episode 897**: The Woman with White Hands (Part 1)](/wiki/The_Woman_with_White_Hands "The Woman with White Hands") and whereupon she began working under [TMS Entertainment](/wiki/TMS_Entertainment "TMS Entertainment")'s key animation group regularly. Furthermore, Imamura worked on a few openings and endings as a key animator; starting [**Movie 21**: The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter"), she has always been contributing 2nd key animation for the movies.
In 2025, Imamura served as animation director for [**Episode 1158**: The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House](/wiki/The_Detective_Boys_and_the_Traditional_Dream_House "The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House"), working along with many other veteran TMS animators, while supervising the outsourced studio [Cocktail Media Corporation](/wiki/index.php?title=Cocktail_Media_Corp.&action=edit&redlink=1 "Cocktail Media Corp. (page does not exist)").
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Mariko Imamura](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Mariko_Imamura "Category:Animation directed by Mariko Imamura")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **22** cases (28 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 897 | 952 | [The Woman with White Hands (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_897 "Episode 897") | March 24, 2018 | Key animation |  |
| 965 | 1022 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Prologue)](/wiki/Episode_965 "Episode 965") | January 4, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 966 | 1023 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Interlude)](/wiki/Episode_966 "Episode 966") | January 11, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 968 | 1025 | [Kaiju Gomera vs. Kamen Yaiba (Climax)](/wiki/Episode_968 "Episode 968") | January 25, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 983 | 1040 | [Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_983 "Episode 983") | October 3, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 984 | 1041 | [Kid vs. Komei: The Targeted Lips (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_984 "Episode 984") | October 10, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 989 | 1046 | [The Case of Ayumi's Illustrated Diary](/wiki/Episode_989 "Episode 989") | December 5, 2020 | Key animation |  |
| 993 | 1050 | [Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_993 "Episode 993") | January 9, 2021 | Key animation | New Year's Greeting only |
| 994 | 1051 | [Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_994 "Episode 994") | January 16, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 995 | 1052 | [Makoto Kyogoku the Understudy (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_995 "Episode 995") | January 23, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 998 | 1055 | [The Frying Pan of Hatred](/wiki/Episode_998 "Episode 998") | February 20, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1000 | 1057 | [The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1000 "Episode 1000") | March 6, 2021 | Key animation | Remake |
| 1001 | 1058 | [The Moonlight Sonata Murder (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1001 "Episode 1001") | March 13, 2021 | Key animation | Remake |
| 1005 | 1062 | [The 36-Cell Perfect Game (Part 3)](/wiki/Episode_1005 "Episode 1005") | May 8, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1010 | 1067 | [The Idol Whose Smile Disappeared](/wiki/Episode_1010 "Episode 1010") | June 26, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1013 | 1070 | [The Man Who Loved Too Much](/wiki/Episode_1013 "Episode 1013") | July 24, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1015 | 1072 | [Stakeout](/wiki/Episode_1015 "Episode 1015") | August 14, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1016 | 1073 | [The Monorail Sniper Case (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1016 "Episode 1016") | August 28, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1018 | 1075 | [The Antique Tray Can't Be Hidden (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_1018 "Episode 1018") | September 11, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1029 | 1086 | [Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda](/wiki/Episode_1029 "Episode 1029") | December 4, 2021 | Key animation |  |
| 1061 | 1118 | [Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Hiromitsu Morofushi](/wiki/Episode_1061 "Episode 1061") | October 29, 2022 | Key animation |  |
| 1068 | 1125 | [Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya's Detective Notes](/wiki/Episode_1068 "Episode 1068") | January 7, 2023 | Key animation | New Year's Greeting only |
| 1072 | 1129 | [Yusaku Kudo's Detective Show (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1072 "Episode 1072") | February 4, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 1095 | 1153 | [The Missing Man's Dream](/wiki/Episode_1095 "Episode 1095") | September 2, 2023 | Key animation |  |
| 1124 | 1182 | [The Body on the Gunma-Nagano Border (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_1124 "Episode 1124") | May 18, 2024 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 1158 | 1216 | [The Detective Boys and the Traditional Dream House](/wiki/Episode_1158 "Episode 1158") | April 12, 2025 | Animation director |  |
| 1165 | 1223 | [The 17-Year-Old Truth (The Perceptive Devil)](/wiki/Episode_1165 "Episode 1165") | June 14, 2025 | Animation director, 2nd key animation, In-between animation |  |
| 1187 | 1245-1246 | [Episode "ZERO" The Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case](/wiki/Episode_%22ZERO%22_The_Shinichi_Kudo_Aquarium_Case "Episode \"ZERO\" The Shinichi Kudo Aquarium Case") | January 3, 2026 | 2nd key animation | 1 hour Remake |
### Openings and Endings[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Openings and Endings")]
Participation in: **5** openings and **7** endings
| # | Song name | Original title | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OP | | | | |
| OP53 | [ZERO kara Hajimete](/wiki/ZERO_kara_Hajimete "ZERO kara Hajimete") | ZEROからハジメテ | Key animation |  |
| OP55 | [SLEEPLESS](/wiki/SLEEPLESS "SLEEPLESS") | SLEEPLESS | Key animation |  |
| OP56 | [SPARKLE](/wiki/SPARKLE "SPARKLE") | SPARKLE | Key animation |  |
| OP57 | [RAISE INSIGHT](/wiki/RAISE_INSIGHT "RAISE INSIGHT") | RAISE INSIGHT | Key animation |  |
| OP60 | [Poker Face](/wiki/Poker_Face "Poker Face") | Poker Face | 2nd Key animation |  |
| ED | | | | |
| ED63 | [Reboot](/wiki/Reboot "Reboot") | Reboot | Key animation |  |
| ED64 | [Veronica](/wiki/Veronica "Veronica") | ベロニカ | Key animation |  |
| ED65 | [SWEET MOONLIGHT](/wiki/SWEET_MOONLIGHT "SWEET MOONLIGHT") | SWEET MOONLIGHT | In-between animation |  |
| ED66 | [Karappo no Kokoro](/wiki/Karappo_no_Kokoro "Karappo no Kokoro") | 空っぽの心 | Key animation |  |
| ED67 | [Playmaker](/wiki/Playmaker "Playmaker") | プレイメーカー | Key animation |  |
| ED68 | [Kuufuku](/wiki/Kuufuku "Kuufuku") | クウフク | Key animation |  |
| ED69 | […and Rescue Me](/wiki/%E2%80%A6and_Rescue_Me "…and Rescue Me") | …and Rescue Me | Key animation |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **7** movies
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 21 | [The Crimson Love Letter](/wiki/The_Crimson_Love_Letter "The Crimson Love Letter") | April 15, 2017 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 22 | [Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer") | April 13, 2018 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 23 | [The Fist of Blue Sapphire](/wiki/The_Fist_of_Blue_Sapphire "The Fist of Blue Sapphire") | April 12, 2019 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 24 | [The Scarlet Bullet](/wiki/The_Scarlet_Bullet "The Scarlet Bullet") | April 16, 2021 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 25 | [The Bride of Halloween](/wiki/The_Bride_of_Halloween "The Bride of Halloween") | April 15, 2022 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 26 | [Black Iron Submarine](/wiki/Black_Iron_Submarine "Black Iron Submarine") | April 14, 2023 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 27 | [The Million-dollar Pentagram](/wiki/The_Million-dollar_Pentagram "The Million-dollar Pentagram") | April 12, 2024 | 2nd key animation |  |
| 28 | [One-eyed Flashback](/wiki/One-eyed_Flashback "One-eyed Flashback") | April 18, 2025 | Animation director, Key animation, 2nd key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Mariko_Imamura&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *The Dangers in My Heart*: Costume design
* *Frieren: Beyond Journey's End*: 2nd key animation
* *Izetta: The Last Witch*: 2nd key animation, In-between animation, In-between check
* *Moriarty the Patriot S1-S2*: 2nd key animation
* *Spy×Family S3*: 2nd key animation