Takayuki Hamana (浜名 孝行, Hamana Takayuki, born November 3, 1967)^[1] is a Japanese animator and director known for directing The Prince of Tennis.

Career

Upon graduating high school, Takayuki Hamana joined Ajia-do as an in-between animator for four years.^[2][3] Hamana left Ajia-do and joined I.G Tatsunoko, where he became a key animator for various project such as Blue Seed (1994) and Jin-Roh (2000).^[3] His experience in storyboarding and directing an episode of Crayon Shin-chan became the "starting point" for his path to become a director.^[2] He made his series directing debut in 2001 with The Prince of Tennis and his film directing debut with The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai (2005).^[3]

Works

Television series

• Appleseed XIII: Director^[4]
• Arte: Director^[5]
• Hakkenden: Legend of the Dog Warriors: Key Animation (ep 10)
• Idaten Jump: Director
• Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade: Key Animation
• Library War: Director, Storyboard (ep 1), Episode Director (ep 1)^[6]
• Moshidora: Director^[7]
• Mushibugyo: Director, Episode Director (eps 1, 13)^[8]
• Power of Hope: PreCure Full Bloom: Series Director^[9]
• Sisters of Wellber: Director
• Sisters of Wellber Zwei: Director
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (2020): Director^[10]
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck: Director^[11]
• Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Chaos in Urbanrama: Director^[12]
• The Beast Player Erin: Director^[13]
• The Prince of Tennis: Director, Storyboard
• The Witch and the Beast: Director^[14]
• Vampiyan Kids: Key Animation (pilot)

Films

• Chocolate Underground: Director^[15]
• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation: Director^[16]
• Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection: Director^[16]
• Rakudai Majo: Director^[17]
• The Prince of Tennis: Atobe Kara no Okurimono: Director, Storyboard, Key Animation
• The Prince of Tennis: Futari no Samurai: Director, Storyboard, Unit Director
• The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light: Director^[18]