Takahiko Abiru
Takahiko Abiru (阿比留 隆彦, Abiru Takahiko) is a Japanese character designer, animation director and animator. He studied Japanese painting at the Musashino Art University in Tokyo and joined Doga Kobo as an in-betweener in 2004. After his 2-year stint at Doga Kobo, he joined Madhouse as an in-between checker for the movies "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Paprika," and in 2007 he made his debut as a key animator on "Death Note." His debut as an animation director was in 2010 on "Kaiji: Against All Rules," and he continued working as an animation director on "Hunter x Hunter" for 3 years. His first times as a character designer and a chief animation director were in 2019, when he worked on "Vinland Saga." In 2021, he founded his own animation studio called "Studio Kafka" together with director Kazuaki Terasawa and producer Kouichi Naruse.
Behind the camera
- 2026NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson SunAnimation Director, Character Designer, Supervising Animation Director12 ep.
- 2025Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26Key Animation1 ep.
- 2023TRIGUN STAMPEDECharacter Designer11 ep.
- 2021takt op.DestinyAnimation Director1 ep.
- 2021The Ancient Magus' Bride: The Boy from the West and the Knight of the Blue StormKey Animation1 ep.
- 2019Vinland SagaAnimation Director, Character Designer, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Supervising Animation Director48 ep.
- 2018Golden KamuyKey Animation1 ep.
- 2017InuyashikiAnimation Director1 ep.
- 2017The Ancient Magus' BrideAnimation Director, Key Animation11 ep.
- 2015Ushio and ToraAnimation Director, Key Animation7 ep.
- 2012Natsuyuki RendezvousKey Animation1 ep.
- 2011Hunter x HunterAnimation Director, Key Animation12 ep.
- 2009Aoi Bungaku SeriesKey Animation1 ep.
- 2007Den-noh CoilKey Animation1 ep.
- 2006Death NoteKey Animation5 ep.
Also known as: 阿比留隆彦