Yasuhiro Takemoto
Yasuhiro Takemoto (Japanese: 武本 康弘, April 5, 1972 – July 18, 2019) was a Japanese animator and television and film director. He worked at Kyoto Animation for almost his entire animation career after joining the company in 1996. His first major job as a director came in 2003 with Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu. Two years later he directed his sequel: The Second Raid. In 2007, Takemoto replaced Lucky Star director Yutaka Yamamoto after his dismissal. He led The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and Nyorōn Churuya-san original net animation series, and was co-director with Tatsuya Ishihara of the second season of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, broadcast in 2009, as well as the film The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. In 2012 he was in charge of directing Hyouka, based on a series of mystery novels by Honobu Yonezawa. In the series collaborated as screenwriter Shoji Gatoh, author of Full Metal Panic!. Two years later, in 2014, Takemoto was commissioned to direct another series of Gatoh novels, Amagi Brilliant Park. Four days after the Kyoto Animation arson attack on July 18, 2019, Takemoto was declared missing by his father, who stated "he was untraceable". His death was later con…
Behind the camera
- 2018TsuruneDirector, Story, Story Supervisor, Storyboard Artist13 ep.
- 2018Violet EvergardenDirector, Storyboard Artist2 ep.
- 2017Miss Kobayashi's Dragon MaidOpening/Ending Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer25 ep.
- 2016Myriad Colors Phantom WorldDirector, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist13 ep.
- 2015Sound! EuphoniumDirector, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist12 ep.
- 2014Amagi Brilliant ParkDirector, Opening/Ending Animation, Series Director, Storyboard Artist, Writer13 ep.
- 2013Beyond the BoundaryDirector, Storyboard Artist3 ep.
- 2013Free!Director, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
- 2013Tamako MarketDirector, Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist12 ep.
- 2012Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!Director, Storyboard Artist3 ep.
- 2012HyoukaDirector, Series Director, Storyboard Artist22 ep.
- 2011Nichijou: My Ordinary LifeAssistant Director, Director, Key Animation, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
- 2009K-ON!Key Animation, Opening/Ending Animation, Storyboard Artist11 ep.
- 2009Nyoron! Churuya-sanDirector13 ep.
- 2009The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan SuzumiyaDirector25 ep.
- 2007ClannadDirector, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
- 2007Lucky StarDirector, Series Director, Storyboard Artist20 ep.
- 2006KanonDirector, Storyboard Artist4 ep.
- 2006The Melancholy of Haruhi SuzumiyaDirector, Storyboard Artist, Writer7 ep.
- 2005AirDirector, Storyboard Artist2 ep.
- 2002Tokyo UndergroundDirector, Storyboard Artist1 ep.
- 2002Full Metal Panic!Director, Series Director, Writer24 ep.
- 2001Kaze no YojimboStoryboard Artist2 ep.
- 2000InuYashaKey Animation1 ep.
- 1997Hyper PoliceAnimation Director, Key Animation2 ep.
- 1996Baby and MeKey Animation3 ep.
Also known as: 武本 康弘