Akemi Takada
高田明美
Akemi Takada at Japan Expo 2009
BornMarch 31, 1955
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
EducationTama Art University, Tatsunoko Pro
Known forPainting, manga, anime character design, jewelry design
Notable workCharacter designs for Kimagure Orange Road and Urusei Yatsura
MovementAnime, manga

Akemi Takada (高田明美, Takada Akemi, born March 31, 1955) is a Japanese manga artist and anime character designer born in Tokyo, Japan. Her character-design work is one of the more recognizable styles of the 1980s,[1] when she worked on series like Creamy Mami and Kimagure Orange Road. She is also noted for her long collaboration with director Mamoru Oshii. She graduated from Tama Art University, after which she worked for Tatsunoko Pro. She is currently a freelance manga artist with her own studio, though she is also a member of the creative group Headgear.[2] She also has her own designer jewelry store called Diakosmos.

Takada began working for Tatsunoko productions after visiting the production office as a fan during the broadcast of Gatchaman.[3]

Books

Art books

As illustrator

Filmography

Listed alphabetically by decade, with role and studio (if know) in parentheses.

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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Games

Other

Exhibits and presentations

Listed by exhibit year and location.

Other

References

  1. ^ "Interview with Akemi Takada". UCLA International Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ^ "August 10 Declared Patlabor Day in Japan". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Anime UK" (17): 12–13. ((cite journal)): Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "La Madonna – Takada Akemi Art Book Review". Halcyon Fealms. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2018.

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