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Takahiro Tanaka

Takahiro Tanaka

Takahiro Tanaka

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Biography

Takahiro Tanaka (田中孝弘, Tanaka Takahiro) is a Japanese animator, character designer and director. He is affiliated with studio４℃. His representative works include the character design of Harmony and Utopa. *** Not to be confused with director of the same name but different kanji Takahiro Tanaka (田中貴大).

Best known for:

Naruto Shippūden

Tokyo Ghoul

The Last: Naruto the Movie

Slayers Return

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

Samurai Champloo

One Piece Film: Z

Steamboy

Sword of the Stranger

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Tekkonkinkreet

A Letter to Momo

Children of the Sea

Paranoia Agent

GANTZ

Digimon: The Movie

Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess

91 Days

Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse

Usagi Drop

Halo Legends

Giovanni's Island

Halo Legends

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie

Harmony

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Filmography:

Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer (1996)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Slayers Return (1996)
5.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
7.2
WORK AS:
Key Animation, Animation Director
Photon: The Idiot Adventures (1997)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Slayers Great (1997)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Master Keaton (1998)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Movie (1999)
6.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
VanDread (2000)
WORK AS:
Key Animation

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Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
6.4
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Digimon: The Movie (2000)
5.2
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Mezzo Forte (2000)
5.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Alien Nine (2001)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (2002)
7
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Patlabor WXIII The Movie (2002)
5
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Gungrave (2003)
6.1
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Texhnolyze (2003)
5.7
WORK AS:
Key Animation, Animation Director

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Parasite Dolls (2003)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Samurai Champloo (2004)
7.1
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Steamboy (2004)
5.6
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Paranoia Agent (2004)
6.8
WORK AS:
Key Animation
GANTZ (2004)
6
WORK AS:
Animation Director
Mezzo DSA (2004)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004)
6.4
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Trinity Blood (2005)
6.2
WORK AS:
Key Animation, Animation Director
Tekkonkinkreet (2006)
6.1
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
6.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Naruto Shippūden (2007)
8.4
WORK AS:
Opening/Ending Animation
Genius Party (2007)
5.2
WORK AS:
Character Designer, Second Unit Director, Animation Director, Key Animation
Michiko & Hatchin (2008)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Shoka (2010)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Seikimatsu Occult Academy (2010)
5.7
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Halo Legends (2010)
5
WORK AS:
Animation Supervisor
Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse (2010)
6.4
WORK AS:
Storyboard Artist, Animation Director, Key Animation
Halo Legends (2010)
6.1
WORK AS:
Director
Usagi Drop (2011)
6.9
WORK AS:
Key Animation
A Letter to Momo (2012)
6.1
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)
6
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
5.5
WORK AS:
Key Animation
One Piece Film: Z (2012)
6.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Doraemon: Nobita's Secret Gadget Museum (2013)
4.9
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Tokyo Ghoul (2014)
7.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Japan Animator Expo (2014)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Giovanni's Island (2014)
6.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
6.5
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Moonrakers (2014)
WORK AS:
Character Designer
Harmony (2015)
5.6
WORK AS:
Key Animation
JOKER GAME (2016)
5.3
WORK AS:
Key Animation
91 Days (2016)
6.4
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Utopa (2016)
WORK AS:
Director, Character Designer
Hero Mask (2018)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
Children of the Sea (2019)
5.8
WORK AS:
Key Animation
PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~ (2021)
WORK AS:
Key Animation
The Legendary Hero Is Dead! (2023)
WORK AS:
Director
Lazarus (2025)
6.9
WORK AS:
Key Animation