Akemi Takada

Akemi Takada
高田明美

Akemi Takada at Japan Expo 2009
Born March 31, 1955
Tokyo, Japan
Nationality Japanese
Education Tama Art University, Tatsunoko Pro
Known for Painting, manga, anime character design, jewelry design
Notable work Character designs for Kimagure Orange Road and Urusei Yatsura
Movement Anime, 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. She is 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. 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.[1]

Books

Art books

As illustrator

Filmography

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

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

Digital media

Games

Other

Exhibits and presentations

Listed by exhibit year and location.

Other

References

  1. "Anime UK" (17). p. 12-13.

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