Kumiko Takahashi
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is Japanese animator
and character designer. She is noted for her work as a character designer and animation director on numerous anime
series, such as Cardcaptor Sakura
, Witch Hunter Robin
and Ouran High School Host Club
.
A member of the studio Sunrise
, she made her debut as in-between animator with the 1982 film, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū-hen
, and made her key animation debut with the 1984 television anime series Giant Gorg
.
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Animator
An animator is an artist who creates multiple images that give an illusion of movement called animation when displayed in rapid sequence; the images are called frames and key frames. Animators can work in a variety of fields including film, television, video games, and the internet. Usually, an...
and character designer. She is noted for her work as a character designer and animation director on numerous anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series, such as Cardcaptor Sakura
Cardcaptor Sakura
, abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
, Witch Hunter Robin
Witch Hunter Robin
is a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J, the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" or the "Solomon Toukatsu Nin'idantai" , abbreviated as "STN"....
and Ouran High School Host Club
Ouran High School Host Club
is a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine since August 5, 2003. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran High School, and the other members of the popular host club. The romantic comedy focuses on the relationships within and without the...
.
A member of the studio Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
, she made her debut as in-between animator with the 1982 film, Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū-hen
Mobile Suit Gundam
is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
, and made her key animation debut with the 1984 television anime series Giant Gorg
Giant Gorg
is a 26-episode anime created by Sunrise. Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, it was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 5, 1984 and September 27, 1984....
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Works
- Mobile Suit Gundam III: Meguriai Uchū-henMobile Suit Gundamis a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
(1982, in-between animation) - Giant GorgGiant Gorgis a 26-episode anime created by Sunrise. Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, it was broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 5, 1984 and September 27, 1984....
(1984, key animation) - Sei Jūshi BismarckSei Jushi BismarckBismark, full title as is a Japanese animated television series created by Studio Pierrot.The series aired on Nippon Television from October 7, 1984 to September 25, 1985, totaling 51 episodes. In 1986, the rights to Bismark were sold to the United States company World Events Productions...
(1984–1985, key animation) - Dirty PairDirty Pairis a series of sci-fi comedy light novels written by Haruka Takachiho and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko that was later adapted into anime and manga versions....
(1985, key animation) - Mobile Suit Zeta GundamMobile Suit Zeta Gundamis a television anime, part of the Gundam series and a sequel to the original Mobile Suit Gundam. The show was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, with character designs by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, while the series' mechanical designs is split amongst Kunio Okawara, Mamoru Nagano, and Kazumi Fujita...
(1985–1986, key animation) - ArionArion (anime)was a manga series written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, published in Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Ryū from March 1979 to September 1984...
(1986, animation director assistant) - Call Me Tonight (1986, character design and animation director)
- Gakuen Tokusō Hikaruon (1987, key animation)
- City HunterCity Hunteris a hardboiled manga series written and illustrated by Tsukasa Hojo, published by Shueisha in the Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1985 to 1991. The manga was adapted into an animated television series by Sunrise Studios in 1987...
(1987–1988, key animation and animation director) - Sengoku Kidan YōtōdenYotodenis a Japanese historical fantasy novel by Takeshi Narumi. In 1987 the novel was adapted into a 3-episode original video animation by J.C.Staff. In 1989, Yotoden was re-edited into the feature film titled Wrath of the Ninja for English-speaking regions...
(1987–1988, key animation) - City Hunter 2 (1988–1989, key animation and animation director)
- City Hunter 3 (1989–1990, key animation and animation director)
- Assemble InsertAssemble Insertis a 1985 manga series by Masami Yuki . The main character is a young would-be idol singer and high school student, Maron Namikaze, who has superhuman strength. She battles a mecha organization, Demon Seed, which has been terrorizing Tokyo. The manga was adapted into a 2 episode anime OVA in 1989...
(1989, key animation) - Kaze no Na wa AmnesiaA Wind Named Amnesia, also known as Wind of Amnesia in the United Kingdom, is a Japanese novel authored by Hideyuki Kikuchi, originally published in 1983 by Asahi Sonorama. An anime film adaptation was released theatrically on December 22, 1990, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki...
(1990, key animation and animation director) - Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling (1991, character design and animation director)
- Tokyo BabylonTokyo Babylonis a manga series created by Clamp. The series follows Subaru Sumeragi, the head of the Sumeragi clan, and his sister Hokuto as they work to protect Tokyo from a myriad of supernatural perils....
(1992, character design and animation director) - Oshare Kozō wa Hanamaru (1993, key animation)
- Jubei Ninpūcho (1993, key animation)
- Pops (1993, key animation)
- Ningyo no Kizu (1993, character design and chief animation director)
- Final Fantasy (OVA)Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystalsis an anime OVA based on the Final Fantasy series of console role-playing games. It was released in Japan in 1994 and distributed by Urban Vision in 1998 in North America. Urban Vision does not have the license to this series now, and it has not been relicensed in North America.Legend of the...
(1994, key animation) - Tokyo Babylon 2 (1994, character design and chief animation director)
- CLAMP in WonderlandClamp in WonderlandClamp in Wonderland is a series of music videos produced by Clamp, a creative team made up by Satsuki Igarashi, Ageha Ohkawa, Tsubaki Nekoi and Mokona ....
(1994, character design and chief animation director) - DNA²DNA²is a science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized across Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine between 1993 and 1994, spanning a total of five tankōbon volumes....
(1994–1995, character design and chief animation director) - Azuki-chanAzuki-chanis an anime series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki.-Plot summary:...
(1995–1998, key animation) - Tetsuwan BirdyBirdy the Mightyis a manga by Masami Yuki, who is best known for producing the long-running series Patlabor. His initial work on the series was quickly abandoned, but it was made into an anime, which was produced and, on the last episode, scripted by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who is known for anime titles such as Vampire...
(1996, character design and chief animation director) - Cardcaptor SakuraCardcaptor Sakura, abbreviated as CCS and also known as Cardcaptors, is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. The manga was originally serialized monthly in Nakayoshi from the May 1996 until the June 2000 issue, and later published in 12 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
(1998–2000, character design and chief animation director) - Witch Hunter RobinWitch Hunter Robinis a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J, the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" or the "Solomon Toukatsu Nin'idantai" , abbreviated as "STN"....
(2002, character design and chief animation director) - Inu Yasha (2000–2004, animation director and key animation)
- Scrapped PrincessScrapped Princessis a Japanese light novel series by Ichiro Sakaki and illustrated by Nakayohi Mogudan, a popular adult dōjin artist. In 2003, it was adapted into an anime series produced by Bones...
(2003, key animation) - Kurau Phantom MemoryKURAU Phantom Memoryis a 2004 science fiction anime series, produced by Bones and Media Factory, which was broadcast in Japan by the anime television networks Animax and TV Asahi. Set primarily in the year 2110, it explores themes such as inter-familial relationships and ethics in science. The series was licensed by...
(2004, animation director) - Sōkyū no FafnerFafner of the Azureis a 26-episode anime series produced by Xebec. The story focuses on a group of children who pilot the titular Fafners in an escalating war against giant aliens called Festum. The anime is subtitled Dead Aggressor...
(2004, key animation) - Fullmetal AlchemistFullmetal Alchemist, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. The world of Fullmetal Alchemist is styled after the European Industrial Revolution...
(2003–2004, animation director and key animation) - Ouran High School Host ClubOuran High School Host Clubis a manga series by Bisco Hatori, serialized in Hakusensha's LaLa magazine since August 5, 2003. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran High School, and the other members of the popular host club. The romantic comedy focuses on the relationships within and without the...
(2006, character design and chief animation director) - Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi AyashiAyakashi Ayashiis a Japanese anime series, created and written by Shō Aikawa and produced by Bones. Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, it featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto and premiered across Japan on October 7, 2006 on TBS's 6:00 pm doroku timeslot, which has previously occupied other noted anime...
(2006–2007, animation direction assistance) - Darker than Black: Kuro no KeiyakushaDarker than Blackis an anime television series, created, directed and written by Tensai Okamura and animated by Bones. It premiered across Japan from April 5, 2007 on MBS, TBS, and its affiliated broadcast stations, with its satellite television premiere in Japan on Animax in May 2007. The music for the series is...
(2007, animation director) - KekkaishiKekkaishiis a supernatural manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. It was serialized in Japan by Shogakukan in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 2003 to 2011 , and licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media. It was adapted as a fifty-two episode anime series by...
(2008, key animation) - Allison & LilliaAllison & Lilliais a Japanese television anime series adapted from the light novel series Allison and Lillia and Treize by Keiichi Sigsawa. The anime, produced by Madhouse and directed by Masayoshi Nishida, aired in Japan on the NHK television network between April 3 and October 2, 2008, and ran for 26 episodes...
(2008, animation director) - Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMobile Suit Gundam Unicornis a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui . The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively...
(2010-, character design, chief animation director)
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