Takashi Hashimoto

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Takashi Hashimoto

VISUAL EFFECTS

1965-09-30 (60)

Kiryu, Gunma, Japan

Biography

Takashi Hashimoto is a prolific effects animator whose work synthesizes almost every major tendency in the field since the 90s. After graduating from high school, he joined Jungle Jim. After working for the company for four years, he became a freelancer and held seats at various companies including AIC, Studio Fantasia, D.A.S.T, and Studio 88. Currently a freelance artist, he works on a multitude of different animation projects.

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Biography

Takashi Hashimoto is a prolific effects animator whose work synthesizes almost every major tendency in the field since the 90s. After graduating from high school, he joined Jungle Jim. After working for the company for four years, he became a freelancer and held seats at various companies including AIC, Studio Fantasia, D.A.S.T, and Studio 88. Currently a freelance artist, he works on a multitude of different animation projects.

Best known for:

Filmography:

Lupin the 3rd poster

Lupin the 3rd(1971)

Key Animation

Beaten by Black Rain poster

Beaten by Black Rain(1984)

Animation

Spaceship Sagittarius poster

Spaceship Sagittarius(1986)

Key Animation

Violence Jack poster

Violence Jack(1986)

Key Animation

Kimagure Orange Road poster

Kimagure Orange Road(1987)

Key Animation

Mister Ajikko poster

Mister Ajikko(1987)

Key Animation

Bubblegum Crisis poster

Bubblegum Crisis(1987)

Key Animation

Evil Dragon War Chronicles poster

Evil Dragon War Chronicles(1987)

Key Animation

Dragon Century poster

Dragon Century(1988)

Key Animation

Hades Project Zeorymer poster

Hades Project Zeorymer(1988)

Key Animation

The Burning Wild Man poster

The Burning Wild Man(1988)

Key Animation

Yawara! poster

Yawara!(1989)

Key Animation

Hades Project: Zeorymer Extinction poster

Hades Project: Zeorymer Extinction(1989)

Key Animation

Angel Cop poster

Angel Cop(1989)

Key Animation

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors poster

Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors(1990)

Key Animation

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind poster

Violence Jack: Hell's Wind(1990)

Key Animation

Kounai Shasei poster

Kounai Shasei(1990)

Character Designer

The Demonic Beast Front poster

The Demonic Beast Front(1990)

Key Animation

Silent Möbius poster

Silent Möbius(1991)

Key Animation

Detonator Orgun poster

Detonator Orgun(1991)

Key Animation

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling poster

Urusei Yatsura: Always My Darling(1991)

Key Animation

Tenchi Muyo! poster

Tenchi Muyo!(1992)

Key Animation

Genesis Surviver Gaiarth poster

Genesis Surviver Gaiarth(1992)

Key Animation

Bastard!! poster

Bastard!!(1992)

Key Animation

Ellcia poster

Ellcia(1992)

Key Animation

KO Century Beast Warriors poster

KO Century Beast Warriors(1992)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still poster

Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still(1992)

Key Animation

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku poster

All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku(1992)

Key Animation

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow poster

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow(1992)

Animation Director

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure poster

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure(1993)

Key Animation

Super Dimension Century Orguss 02 poster

Super Dimension Century Orguss 02(1993)

Animation Department Coordinator, Key Animation, Animation Director

Macross Plus poster

Macross Plus(1994)

Key Animation

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend poster

Lord of Lords Ryu Knight: Adeu's Legend(1994)

Key Animation

Ninku: Tomb of Knives poster

Ninku: Tomb of Knives(1994)

Key Animation

Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy poster

Tamio Kageyama's Double Fantasy(1994)

Key Animation

Neon Genesis Evangelion poster

Neon Genesis Evangelion(1995)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell poster

Ghost in the Shell(1995)

Key Animation

Macross Plus: The Movie poster

Macross Plus: The Movie(1995)

Key Animation

Gunsmith Cats poster

Gunsmith Cats(1995)

Animation

Returned Hero Hong Gildong poster

Returned Hero Hong Gildong(1995)

Visual Effects

Elementalors poster

Elementalors(1995)

Animation Director

Those Who Hunt Elves poster

Those Who Hunt Elves(1996)

Key Animation

Tenchi Muyo! In Love poster

Tenchi Muyo! In Love(1996)

Key Animation

X: The Movie poster

X: The Movie(1996)

Key Animation

M.D. Geist II: Death Force poster

M.D. Geist II: Death Force(1996)

Key Animation

Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer poster

Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer(1996)

Key Animation

Slayers Return poster

Slayers Return(1996)

Key Animation

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion poster

Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion(1997)

Key Animation

Photon: The Idiot Adventures poster

Photon: The Idiot Adventures(1997)

Key Animation

Vampire Princess Miyu poster

Vampire Princess Miyu(1997)

Key Animation

Variable Geo poster

Variable Geo(1997)

Key Animation

Voogie's Angel poster

Voogie's Angel(1997)

Key Animation, Mechanical Designer

Steam Detectives poster

Steam Detectives(1998)

Mechanical Designer, Key Animation

The Big O poster

The Big O(1999)

Key Animation

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie poster

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie(1999)

Key Animation

One Piece poster

One Piece(1999)

Key Animation

Sol Bianca: The Legacy poster

Sol Bianca: The Legacy(1999)

Key Animation

FLCL poster

FLCL(2000)

Key Animation

Escaflowne: The Movie poster

Escaflowne: The Movie(2000)

Key Animation

Digimon: The Movie poster

Digimon: The Movie(2000)

Key Animation

Ah! My Goddess: The Movie poster

Ah! My Goddess: The Movie(2000)

Key Animation

Our War Game poster

Our War Game(2000)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex poster

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex(2002)

Key Animation

Gravion poster

Gravion(2002)

Key Animation

Blue Gender: The Warrior poster

Blue Gender: The Warrior(2002)

Key Animation

Naruto poster

Naruto(2002)

Opening/Ending Animation

Battle Programmer Shirase poster

Battle Programmer Shirase(2003)

Mechanical Designer

Howl's Moving Castle poster

Howl's Moving Castle(2004)

Key Animation

Steamboy poster

Steamboy(2004)

Key Animation

Paranoia Agent poster

Paranoia Agent(2004)

Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow poster

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow(2004)

Key Animation, Effects Supervisor

Bleach poster

Bleach(2004)

Key Animation, Effects Supervisor

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island poster

Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island(2004)

Key Animation

Girls Bravo poster

Girls Bravo(2004)

Key Animation

Re: Cutie Honey poster

Re: Cutie Honey(2004)

Key Animation

Eureka Seven poster

Eureka Seven(2005)

Key Animation

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel poster

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel(2005)

Key Animation

Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu poster

Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu(2005)

Key Animation

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island poster

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island(2005)

Key Animation

Karas poster

Karas(2005)

Key Animation

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan poster

Zatch Bell! Attack of Mechavulcan(2005)

Key Animation

Origin: Spirits of the Past poster

Origin: Spirits of the Past(2006)

Key Animation

Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings poster

Yomigaeru Sora – Rescue Wings(2006)

Mechanical Designer

Tales from Earthsea poster

Tales from Earthsea(2006)

Key Animation

Kemonozume poster

Kemonozume(2006)

Key Animation

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone poster

Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone(2007)

Key Animation

Mononoke poster

Mononoke(2007)

Animation Director, Key Animation

SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next poster

SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next(2007)

Special Effects Supervisor

Ponyo poster

Ponyo(2008)

Key Animation

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black poster

Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black(2008)

Animation Director

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds(2008)

Key Animation

Casshern Sins poster

Casshern Sins(2008)

Key Animation

Blassreiter poster

Blassreiter(2008)

Key Animation

Soul Eater poster

Soul Eater(2008)

Key Animation

Eden of the East poster

Eden of the East(2009)

Key Animation

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance poster

Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance(2009)

Key Animation

Summer Wars poster

Summer Wars(2009)

Key Animation

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire(2009)

Key Animation

Welcome to Irabu's Office poster

Welcome to Irabu's Office(2009)

Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Key Animation

Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers poster

Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers(2009)

Key Animation

Star Driver poster

Star Driver(2010)

Key Animation

Occult Academy poster

Occult Academy(2010)

Key Animation

King of Thorn poster

King of Thorn(2010)

Key Animation, Animation Director

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower(2010)

Effects Supervisor

Halo Legends poster

Halo Legends(2010)

Key Animation

Welcome to the Space Show poster

Welcome to the Space Show(2010)

Key Animation

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 poster

One Piece: Strong World Episode 0(2010)

Director

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Finder poster

Armored Trooper VOTOMS: Finder(2010)

Key Animation

TIGER & BUNNY poster

TIGER & BUNNY(2011)

Key Animation

No. 6 poster

No. 6(2011)

Key Animation

Legend of the Millennium Dragon poster

Legend of the Millennium Dragon(2011)

Key Animation

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison poster

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison(2011)

Effects Supervisor

From Up on Poppy Hill poster

From Up on Poppy Hill(2011)

Key Animation

Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels poster

Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops: Winged Angels(2011)

Key Animation

Tsuritama poster

Tsuritama(2012)

Key Animation

Kamisama Kiss poster

Kamisama Kiss(2012)

Key Animation

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo poster

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo(2012)

Key Animation

Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess poster

Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess(2012)

Key Animation

One Piece Film: Z poster

One Piece Film: Z(2012)

Key Animation

Attack on Titan poster

Attack on Titan(2013)

Key Animation

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 poster

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199(2013)

Key Animation

Log Horizon poster

Log Horizon(2013)

Key Animation

Gatchaman Crowds poster

Gatchaman Crowds(2013)

Key Animation

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion poster

Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion(2013)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission poster

Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission(2013)

Key Animation

SHORT PEACE poster

SHORT PEACE(2013)

Animation Director

Short Peace poster

Short Peace(2013)

Key Animation

Captain Earth poster

Captain Earth(2014)

Key Animation

Terror in Resonance poster

Terror in Resonance(2014)

Key Animation

Survival Game Club poster

Survival Game Club(2014)

Effects Supervisor

The Pilot's Love Song poster

The Pilot's Love Song(2014)

Key Animation

Japan Animator Expo poster

Japan Animator Expo(2014)

Key Animation

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears poster

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Border 3: Ghost Tears(2014)

Key Animation

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark poster

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark(2014)

Key Animation

The Last: Naruto the Movie poster

The Last: Naruto the Movie(2014)

Key Animation

Blood Blockade Battlefront poster

Blood Blockade Battlefront(2015)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Punch Line poster

Punch Line(2015)

Key Animation

One-Punch Man poster

One-Punch Man(2015)

Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Mr. Osomatsu poster

Mr. Osomatsu(2015)

Key Animation

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred poster

Code Geass: Akito the Exiled 4: Memories of Hatred(2015)

Key Animation

Girls und Panzer der Film poster

Girls und Panzer der Film(2015)

Key Animation

Bungo Stray Dogs poster

Bungo Stray Dogs(2016)

Key Animation

Mob Psycho 100 poster

Mob Psycho 100(2016)

Opening/Ending Animation

Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai poster

Kubikiri Cycle - Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai(2016)

Key Animation

Your Name. poster

Your Name.(2016)

Key Animation

GARO: Divine Flame poster

GARO: Divine Flame(2016)

Key Animation

One Piece Film: GOLD poster

One Piece Film: GOLD(2016)

Key Animation

KanColle Movie poster

KanColle Movie(2016)

Key Animation

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings poster

Monster Strike The Movie: To The Place of Beginnings(2016)

Key Animation

Saga of Tanya the Evil poster

Saga of Tanya the Evil(2017)

Key Animation

Genocidal Organ poster

Genocidal Organ(2017)

Key Animation

Mary and The Witch's Flower poster

Mary and The Witch's Flower(2017)

Key Animation

Fireworks poster

Fireworks(2017)

Key Animation

Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1 poster

Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1(2017)

Key Animation

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 poster

Blade Runner: Black Out 2022(2017)

Key Animation

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These poster

The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These(2018)

Key Animation

Devilman Crybaby poster

Devilman Crybaby(2018)

Key Animation

Golden Kamuy poster

Golden Kamuy(2018)

Key Animation

MEGALOBOX poster

MEGALOBOX(2018)

Key Animation

Dances with the Dragons poster

Dances with the Dragons(2018)

Effects Supervisor

Seven Senses of the Re'Union poster

Seven Senses of the Re'Union(2018)

Animation Director, Effects Supervisor

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple poster

Bungo Stray Dogs: Dead Apple(2018)

Animation Director

Dragon Ball Super: Broly poster

Dragon Ball Super: Broly(2018)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution poster

Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution(2018)

Key Animation

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative poster

Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative(2018)

Key Animation

The Rising of the Shield Hero poster

The Rising of the Shield Hero(2019)

Opening/Ending Animation

CAROLE & TUESDAY poster

CAROLE & TUESDAY(2019)

Key Animation

Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note poster

Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note(2019)

Key Animation

Dr. STONE poster

Dr. STONE(2019)

Key Animation

Fire Force poster

Fire Force(2019)

Key Animation

Vinland Saga poster

Vinland Saga(2019)

Effects Supervisor

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection poster

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection(2019)

Key Animation

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie poster

Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie(2019)

Key Animation

Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire poster

Case Closed: The Fist of Blue Sapphire(2019)

Animation Director

One Piece: Stampede poster

One Piece: Stampede(2019)

Animation Director

Deca-Dence poster

Deca-Dence(2020)

Key Animation

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story poster

Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story(2020)

Action Director, Opening/Ending Animation, Key Animation

JUJUTSU KAISEN poster

JUJUTSU KAISEN(2020)

Key Animation

Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls poster

Iwa Kakeru! Sport Climbing Girls(2020)

Key Animation

Saikyou Kamizmode! poster

Saikyou Kamizmode!(2020)

Animation Director

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna poster

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna(2020)

Key Animation

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul poster

Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul(2020)

Animation Director, Key Animation

CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD poster

CARDFIGHT!! VANGUARD(2021)

Key Animation

Fena: Pirate Princess poster

Fena: Pirate Princess(2021)

Key Animation, Animation Director

The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace poster

The Idaten Deities Know Only Peace(2021)

Key Animation

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time poster

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time(2021)

Key Animation

Child of Kamiari Month poster

Child of Kamiari Month(2021)

Key Animation

The Deer King poster

The Deer King(2021)

Key Animation

Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram poster

Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram(2021)

Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Key Animation

Revue Starlight: The Movie poster

Revue Starlight: The Movie(2021)

Key Animation

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet poster

Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet(2021)

Animation Director

Gintama: The Very Final poster

Gintama: The Very Final(2021)

Key Animation

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2 poster

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie Part 2(2021)

Animation Director

SPRIGGAN poster

SPRIGGAN(2022)

Key Animation

SABIKUI BISCO poster

SABIKUI BISCO(2022)

Key Animation

The Orbital Children poster

The Orbital Children(2022)

Key Animation

Housing Complex C poster

Housing Complex C(2022)

Key Animation

Tekken: Bloodline poster

Tekken: Bloodline(2022)

Effects Supervisor, Key Animation

Blue Thermal poster

Blue Thermal(2022)

Key Animation

One Piece Film Red poster

One Piece Film Red(2022)

Key Animation

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween poster

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween(2022)

Key Animation, Animation Director

HIGH CARD poster

HIGH CARD(2023)

Lead Animator

Rurouni Kenshin poster

Rurouni Kenshin(2023)

Animation Director

The Klutzy Witch: Fuuka and the Dark Witch poster

The Klutzy Witch: Fuuka and the Dark Witch(2023)

Animation Director, Key Animation

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1 poster

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie Part 1(2023)

Animation Director

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine poster

Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine(2023)

Key Animation

Grendizer U poster

Grendizer U(2024)

Lead Animator

Negative Positive Angler poster

Negative Positive Angler(2024)

Key Animation

OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom poster

OVERLORD: The Sacred Kingdom(2024)

Key Animation

Babanba Banban Vampire poster

Babanba Banban Vampire(2025)

Key Animation

Your Forma poster

Your Forma(2025)

Key Animation

Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur- poster

Samurai Ballerina -L'étoile de Paris en fleur-(2026)

Animation Director, Key Animation