Takeo Takahashi facts for kids
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Takeo Takahashi
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| Nationality | Japanese |
| Occupation | Animator, storyboard artist, director |
| Years active | 1991–present |
| Employer | Studio Kuma (former) Imagin (former) Passione (Managing director) |
Takeo Takahashi (高橋 丈夫, Takahashi Takeo) is a talented Japanese animator and director. He helps create many of the anime shows and movies you might enjoy. He is known for his work on popular series like Spice and Wolf and Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers.
Takeo Takahashi has worked on animation for many years. He started as an animator and then became a director. As a director, he guides the whole team. He makes sure the story, characters, and animation all work together. He is also a storyboard artist, which means he draws the comic-book-like plans for each scene before it's animated.
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Takeo Takahashi's Directing Work
Takeo Takahashi has directed many different anime series, original video animations (OVAs), and movies. When he directs, he is in charge of the entire project. He makes sure the vision for the anime comes to life.
Anime TV Series He Directed
Here are some of the TV shows Takeo Takahashi has directed. He often helps with the storyboards too. Storyboards are like a visual script for the animation.
| Year | Title | Co-director(s) | Studio | Episodes | Storyboard Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Hit o Nerae! | N/A | Imagin | 12 | Yes (#1) |
| 2004 | Love Love? | N/A | Imagin | 13 | No |
| 2004 | The Cosmopolitan Prayers | N/A | Imagin | 12 | Yes (#1, 8, 9, 11) |
| 2008 | Spice and Wolf | N/A | Imagin | 12 | Yes (#1-2, 6, 10, opening, ending) |
| 2009 | Spice and Wolf II | N/A | Brain's Base Marvy Jack |
12 | Yes (#1-3, 6, 11-12, opening, ending) |
| 2010 | Yosuga no Sora | N/A | Feel | 12 | Yes (#1, 3-4, 10, 12, opening, ending) |
| 2012 | So, I Can't Play H! | N/A | Feel | 12 | Yes (#1, 12, ending) |
| 2013 | Maoyu | N/A | Arms | 12 | Yes (#1, 3, 5, 12, opening, ending) |
| 2015 | Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers | N/A | Passione | 12 | Yes (#1, 5) |
| 2017 | Hinako Note | Toru Kitahata | Passione | 12 | Yes (#1) |
| 2018 | Citrus | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Passione | 12 | Yes (#1, 5, 11-12, opening, ending) |
| 2019 | Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan | N/A | Passione | 1 (ep 9) | No |
| 2019 | Wasteful Days of High School Girls | Hijiri Sanpei | Passione | 12 | Yes (#1, ending, "sugoi" sequence) |
| 2024 | Ishura | Yuki Ogawa | Passione | 12 | Yes (#1) |
| 2024 | Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf | Hijiri Sanpei | Passione | 25 | Yes (#1, 5, 8, 10, 18, 20, 22, 25, opening, epilogue (#13)) |
Original Video Animations (OVAs) He Directed
OVAs are anime episodes made for direct release. They are not shown on TV first. Takeo Takahashi has directed several of these.
| Year | Title | Co-director(s) | Studio | Episodes | Storyboard Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Spice and Wolf: Wolf and Amber Melancholy | N/A | Brain's Base Marvy Jack |
1 | Yes |
| 2009 | Aki Sora | N/A | Hoods Entertainment | 1 | Yes |
| 2010 | Aki Sora: Yume No Naka | N/A | Hoods Entertainment | 2 | Yes (#1-2, ending) |
| 2012 | Ai Mai! Moe Can Change! | N/A | Frontier Works | 1 | No |
| 2019 | The Island of Giant Insects | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Passione | 1 | No |
Movies He Directed
Takeo Takahashi has also directed full-length anime movies.
| Year | Title | Co-director(s) | Studio | Duration | Storyboard Artist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Island of Giant Insects | Naoyuki Tatsuwa | Passione | 76 minutes | No |
Other Animation Work
Before becoming a director, Takeo Takahashi worked in many other roles. These roles helped him learn all about making anime. He was an in-between animator, a key animator, and an animation director.
TV Series Animation Roles
Here are some of the TV series where he worked in different animation roles.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Blue Seed | Kamiya Jun | Ashi Productions Production I.G |
In-Between Animator ( #4, 10) |
| 1991 | Jankenman | Endou Tetsuya | Ashi Productions | In-Between Animator (#20, 27, 32, 38, 45, 49) |
| 1995 | Ping Pong Club | Hata Masami | Grouper Productions | Key Animator (#21, 26) |
| 1995 | Tenchi Universe | Negishi Hiroshi | AIC | In-Between Animator (#12) |
| 1997 | Virus Buster Serge | Oobari Masami | Plum | Key Animator (#1) |
| 1998 | Gasaraki | Ryousuke Takahashi | Sunrise | Key Animator (#21) |
| 2000 | Gate Keepers | Satou Jun'ichi | Gonzo | Animation Director (#8, 18) Key Animator (#5, 14) |
| 2000 | Love Hina | Iwasaki Yoshiaki | Xebec | Key Animator (#2) |
| 2000 | Hand Maid May | Kimura Shin'ichirou | TNK | Key Animator (#4) |
| 2001 | Sister Princess | Asami Matsuo Oohata Kiyotaka Ikushi Itada |
Zexcs | Storyboard (#10) |
| 2001 | Comic Party | Norihiko Sudo | OLM, Inc. | Key Animator (#12) |
| 2002 | Rizelmine | Matsumura Yasuhiro | Imagin Madhouse |
Assistant Director Storyboard (#18, 21) |
| 2002 | Galaxy Angel A | Shigehito Takayanagi | Madhouse | Assistant Director (#15) Storyboard (#23) |
| 2002 | Pita Ten | Kawase Toshifumi Satou Yuuzou |
Madhouse | Assistant Director (#12) |
| 2004 | Rozen Maiden | Matsuo Kou | Nomad | Assistant Director (#2, 6, 11) Storyboard (#2) Key Animator (#11) |
| 2005 | Strawberry 100% | Sekita Osamu | Madhouse | Storyboard (#4) |
| 2005 | Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei | Shishido Jun | Madhouse | Storyboard (#1-2, 5, 7-10, 12, 15, 17, 22-23, 25-26) |
| 2006 | The Story of Saiunkoku | Shishido Jun | Madhouse | Storyboard (#4, 13, 25, 27, 35-36) |
| 2006 | Strawberry Panic | Sakoi Masayuki | Madhouse | Storyboard (#8, 15-16, 25) |
| 2006 | Yume Tsukai | Yamazaki Kazuo | Madhouse | Storyboard (#4) |
| 2007 | Princess Resurrection | Sakoi Masayuki | Madhouse | Subtitle Design Storyboard (#4, 8, 13, ending) Assistant Director (ending) |
| 2007 | The Story of Saiunkoku: Second Season | Shishido Jun | Madhouse | Storyboard (#1) |
| 2010 | The Qwaser of Stigmata | Kaneko Hiraku | Hoods Entertainment | Storyboard (#8, 13, ending) |
| 2011 | The Qwaser of Stigmata II | Kaneko Hiraku | Hoods Entertainment | Storyboard (#10, 12, ending) |
| 2011 | Mayo Chiki! | Kawaguchi Keiichirou | Feel | Storyboard (#2) |
| 2011 | Manyu Hiken-cho | Kaneko Hiraku | Hoods Entertainment | Storyboard (#9, 11) |
| 2012 | Listen to Me, Girls. I Am Your Father! | Kawasaki Itsurou | Feel | Storyboard (#4, 8) |
| 2013 | Outbreak Company | Oikawa Kei | Feel | Storyboard (#6) |
| 2013 | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Motonori Sakakibara | 41 Entertainment Arad Productions Bandai Namco Entertainment |
Production Manager |
| 2014 | Hamatora | Seiji Kishi Hiroshi Kimura |
NAZ | Storyboard (#2, 4) |
| 2014 | Rail Wars | Sueda Yoshifumi | Passione | Storyboard (#3, 8, 10) |
| 2019 | Z/X: Code Reunion | Sueda Yoshifumi | Passione | Storyboard (#5, 12) |
| 2020 | Sakura Wars: The Animation | Ono Manabu | Sanzigen | Storyboard (#9) |
| 2020 | Higurashi: When They Cry - GOU | Kawaguchi Keiichiro | Passione | Storyboard (#9, 11, 13, 22, ending) |
| 2021 | Higurashi: When They Cry - SOTSU | Kawaguchi Keiichirou | Passione | Storyboard (#3, 6, 10, 14, ending) |
| 2021 | Mieruko-chan | Yuki Ogawa | Passione | Storyboard (#10) |
| 2022 | Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World | Tatsuwa Naoyuki | Passione | Storyboard (#4,11) |
| 2022 | Love Flops | Nobuyoshi Nagayama | Passione | Storyboard (#4) |
OVA/ONA Animation Roles
He also contributed to OVAs and ONAs (Original Net Animations). ONAs are anime made for online streaming.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Role(s) |
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| 1992 | All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku | Moriyama Yuuji | Animate Film | In-Between Animator |
| 1992 | Genesis Survivor Gaiarth | Hiroyuki Kitazume Shinji Aramaki Masayuki Oozeki Hideaki Oba |
Artmic AIC |
In-Between Animator |
| 1999 | Gravitation | Shinichi Sakura Awai Shigeki |
Animate Film | Key Animator |
| 2002 | Virgin Fleet | Hosoda Masahiro | AIC | Key Animator |
| 2009 | Owly | Moto Sakakibara | Sprite Animation Studios | 3D Animator |
| 2010 | The Qwaser of Stigmata: Portrait of an Empress | Kaneko Hiraku | Hoods Entertainment | Storyboard (ending animation) |
| 2013 | So, I Can't Play H!: Too Much Skin! The Swimsuit Contest | Sueda Yoshifumi | Feel | Supervision Storyboard |
| 2021 | Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness | Eiichirō Hasumi | TMS Entertainment Quebic |
Executive Producer |
Movie Animation Roles
Here are some movies where Takeo Takahashi had different animation roles.
| Year | Title | Director(s) | Studio | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Ranma ½: The Movie, Big Trouble in Nekonron, China | Iuchi Shuuji | Studio Deen | In-Between Animator |
| 2010 | Inazuma Eleven: Saikyō Gundan Ōga Shūrai | Miyao Yoshikazu | OLM, Inc. | Production Coordination |
| 2011 | Mahō Sensei Negima! Anime Final | Shinbou Akiyuki | Shaft Studio Pastoral |
Storyboard |
| 2011 | Inazuma Eleven GO: Kyūkyoku no Kizuna Griffon | Miyao Yoshikazu | OLM, Inc. | Stereoscopic Production Manager |
| 2016 | Cyborg 009: Call of Justice | Kenji Kamiyama Koudai Kakimoto |
OLM Digital | Production Coordination |
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