Akio Takami

VISUAL EFFECTS

1965-05-23 (60)

Osaka, Japan

Biography

Akio Takami is an animator and character designer. Before joining Xebec in the 90s, he worked for Ashi Productions.

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Biography

Akio Takami is an animator and character designer. Before joining Xebec in the 90s, he worked for Ashi Productions.

Best known for:

Filmography:

GoShogun: The Time Étranger(1985)

work as

Animation

M.D. Geist(1986)

work as

Key Animation

Love City(1986)

work as

Key Animation

Call Me Tonight(1986)

work as

Key Animation

Ultraman: The Adventure Begins(1987)

work as

Key Animation

The Guyver: Bio-Booster Armor(1989)

work as

Key Animation

Judge(1991)

work as

Key Animation

Free Kick Toward Tomorrow(1992)

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation

Patlabor 2: The Movie(1993)

6.1

work as

Key Animation

NG Knight Lamune & 40 DX(1993)

work as

Key Animation

Blue Seed(1994)

work as

Key Animation, Animation Director

Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita poster

Plastic Little: The Adventures of Captain Tita(1994)

work as

Key Animation

Macross 7(1994)

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation

The Mighty Gin Rei(1994)

work as

Character Designer

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture poster

Legend of Crystania: The Motion Picture(1995)

work as

Key Animation

H2(1995)

work as

Key Animation

Virus Buster Serge(1997)

work as

Key Animation

Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki! poster

Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP Bōsō Mini Yonku Dai Tsuiseki!(1997)

work as

Animation Director

Steam Detectives(1998)

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

Cowboy Bebop(1998)

7.6

work as

Key Animation

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness poster

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness(1998)

work as

Key Animation

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp. poster

Dai-Guard: Terrestrial Defense Corp.(1999)

work as

Key Animation

Zoids: Chaotic Century(1999)

7.4

work as

Key Animation

Turn A Gundam(1999)

work as

Key Animation

Pilot Candidate(2000)

work as

Key Animation

Love Hina(2000)

5.5

work as

Animation Director

Shaman King(2001)

7.4

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time poster

Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time(2001)

6.3

work as

Key Animation

Stellvia of the Universe(2003)

work as

Key Animation, Animation Director

Shuffle!(2005)

work as

Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness poster

Rockman.EXE: The Program of Light and Darkness(2005)

work as

Animation Director

Buso Renkin(2006)

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Gurren Lagann(2007)

work as

Key Animation

Shuffle! Memories(2007)

work as

Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

Kanokon(2008)

5.3

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Animation Director, Character Designer

Major: The Ball of Friendship(2008)

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer

Pandora Hearts(2009)

work as

Supervising Animation Director

Ladies versus Butlers!(2010)

5.4

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer, Animation Director

Maken-Ki! Battling Venus(2011)

5.5

work as

Character Designer

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom poster

Pokémon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom(2011)

5.2

work as

Animation Director

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram poster

Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram(2011)

5.3

work as

Animation Director

Upotte!!(2012)

work as

Character Designer, Animation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 poster

Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199(2013)

5.9

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation

Space Battleship Yamato 2199: Odyssey of the Celestial Ark poster

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

work as

Animation Director

Triage X(2015)

6.7

work as

Character Designer, Series Director, Supervising Animation Director, Storyboard Artist

Keijo!!!!!!!!(2016)

5.4

work as

Animation Director

BanG Dream!(2017)

work as

Animation Director

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs poster

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs(2018)

5.8

work as

Supervising Animation Director

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest poster

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest(2019)

7.3

work as

Key Animation

NAMUAMIDABUTSU! -UTENA-(2019)

work as

Animation Director

The Faraway Paladin(2021)

5.7

work as

Supervising Animation Director, Storyboard Artist, Animation Director

Gundam Build Metaverse(2023)

work as

Key Animation, Animation Director

Wistoria: Wand and Sword(2024)

6.5

work as

Animation Director

Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM(2024)

5.6

work as

Animation Director, Key Animation