Akane Imada

**Akane Imada**
**Profile**
**Gender:**
Female
**Location:**
Japan
**Position:**
Animation director
Assistant animation director
Key animation
In-between animation
**Years active:**
2013-present
**Akane Imada** (今田 茜 ,*Imada Akane*[?](/wiki/Help:Japanese "Help:Japanese")) is a Japanese animation producer and sub-scharacter designer. 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 Movies](#Movies)
* [3 Other notable works](#Other_notable_works)
+ [3.1 Anime](#Anime_2)
* [4 See also](#See_also)
* [5 References](#References)
## Biography[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akane_Imada&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: Biography")]
Akane Imada was originally affiliated with [**Studio Wanpack**](/wiki/Studio_Wanpack "Studio Wanpack"). Imade joined the production of the *Detective Conan* anime in 2009, starting with [**Episode 532**: The Scar of First Love](/wiki/The_Scar_that_Evokes_the_Past "The Scar that Evokes the Past"), in which she was in charge of in-between animation. Some time later, she began to do key animation as well.
In 2014, Imada took over [Miho Tanaka](/wiki/Miho_Tanaka "Miho Tanaka")'s position as the animation director for [Studio Wanpack](/wiki/Studio_Wanpack "Studio Wanpack").
In 2015, after doing the animation direction work of [**Episode 802**: Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour (Tottori Part)](/wiki/Tottori_Sand_Dunes_Mystery_Tour "Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour"), Imada left Studio Wanpack, but still returned in 2017 and served as animation director for another three anime episodes. Her latest work in the *Detective Conan* anime is the key animation of [**Episode 917**: The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 2)](/wiki/The_Kendo_Tournament_of_Love_and_Mystery "The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery") from 2018.
## Works in [Detective Conan](/wiki/Detective_Conan "Detective Conan")[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akane_Imada&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Works in Detective Conan")]
* See [Animation directed by Akane Imada](/wiki/Category:Animation_directed_by_Akane_Imada "Category:Animation directed by Akane Imada")
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akane_Imada&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Anime")]
Participation in: **24** cases (24 episodes)
| Jpn# | Int# | Episode title | Original broadcast | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 532 | 583 | [The Scar of First Love](/wiki/Episode_532 "Episode 532") | May 2, 2009 | In-between animation |  |
| 537 | 588 | [Kaitou Kid vs. the Strongest Safe (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_537 "Episode 537") | June 13, 2009 | In-between animation |  |
| 562 | 613 | [Rainbow Color Kidnapping](/wiki/Episode_562 "Episode 562") | January 16, 2010 | Key animation |  |
| 654 | 706 | [The Design of Poison and Mirage (Poison)](/wiki/Episode_654 "Episode 654") | May 5, 2012 | Key animation |  |
| 703 | 755 | [The Jet-Black Mystery Train (Intersection)](/wiki/Episode_703 "Episode 703") | July 27, 2013 | Key animation |  |
| 712 | 764 | [Heiji Hattori and the Vampire Mansion (1)](/wiki/Episode_712 "Episode 712") | May 18, 2013 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 718 | 770 | [The Devil's Circuit](/wiki/Episode_718 "Episode 718") | November 16, 2013 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 724 | 776 | [Kaitou Kid and the Blush Mermaid (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_724 "Episode 724") | January 4, 2014 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 732 | 784 | [The Ex-Boyfriend Living Next to a Crime Scene (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_732 "Episode 732") | March 8, 2014 | Assistant animation director |  |
| 738 | 791 | [Kogoro in the Bar (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_738 "Episode 738") | May 10, 2014 | Animation director |  |
| 744 | 797 | [The Suspect is Makoto Kyogoku (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_744 "Episode 744") | June 28, 2014 | Animation director |  |
| 750 | 803 | [The Man Who Was Betrayed by the Sea](/wiki/Episode_750 "Episode 750") | August 9, 2014 | Animation director |  |
| 755 | 808 | [The Tragedy of the Red Woman (Evil Spirit)](/wiki/Episode_755 "Episode 755") | October 18, 2014 | Animation director |  |
| 761 | 814 | [Kaga Hyakumangoku Mystery Tour (Kanazawa Part)](/wiki/Episode_761 "Episode 761") | December 6, 2014 | Animation director | Mystery tour |
| 767 | 820 | [The Lover Gone Missing in a Snowstorm](/wiki/Episode_767 "Episode 767") | February 7, 2015 | Animation director |  |
| 775 | 828 | [The Manipulated Great Detective (Part 1)](/wiki/Episode_775 "Episode 775") | April 25, 2015 | Animation director |  |
| 788 | 841 | [The Mystery Sinking in the Midsummer Pool (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_788 "Episode 788") | August 8, 2015 | Animation director |  |
| 796 | 849 | [The Lovebirds' Ruse](/wiki/Episode_796 "Episode 796") | October 17, 2015 | Animation director |  |
| 802 | 855 | [Tottori Sand Dunes Mystery Tour (Tottori Part)](/wiki/Episode_802 "Episode 802") | December 5, 2015 | Animation director | Mystery tour |
| 855 | 910 | [The Mystery of the Vanished Black Belt](/wiki/Episode_855 "Episode 855") | April 15, 2017 | Animation director | M21 pre-story |
| 873 | 928 | [Conan and Heiji's Nue Legend (Claw)](/wiki/Episode_873 "Episode 873") | September 16, 2017 | Animation director |  |
| 886 | 941 | [Solving Mysteries at the Poirot Café (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_886 "Episode 886") | December 23, 2017 | Animation director |  |
| 917 | 972 | [The Kendo Tournament of Love and Mystery (Part 2)](/wiki/Episode_917 "Episode 917") | October 13, 2018 | Key animation |  |
### Movies[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akane_Imada&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Movies")]
Participation in: **1** movie
| Movie | Title | Original airdate | Role | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 22 | [Zero the Enforcer](/wiki/Zero_the_Enforcer "Zero the Enforcer") | April 13, 2018 | Key animation |  |
## Other notable works[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akane_Imada&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Other notable works")]
### Anime[[edit](/wiki/index.php?title=Akane_Imada&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Anime")]
* *Aikatsu!*: Animation director
* *Chu-Bra!!*: 2nd key animation (Studio Wanpack)
* *Dragon Collection*: Assistant animation director, Key animation (Studio Wanpack)
* *The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!*: Animation director, Key animation
* *Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II*: Assistant animation director, Key animation (Studio Wanpack)
* *Love Live! School idol project*: 2nd key animation (Studio Wanpack), Assistant animation director, Key animation (Studio Wanpack)
* *Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury*: Key animation (LandQ Studios)