Takuya Wada

Career Overview

Takuya Wada has 31 screen credits in a career dating back to 1982. Their work spans 5 cinematic universes — most prominently Batman Ninja Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Obsessed, Violence Jack: Hell's Wind, Dragon Blue. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Directing
Gender: male
Known Credits: 31
Birth Date: 1961-12-28
Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 5 universes

Batman Ninja Collection (1 titles)
Lupin the Third vs Detective Conan Collection (1 titles)
Macross (1 titles)
Macross Frontier Collection (1 titles)
Violence Jack Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Masaya Sano (1 collaborations)
Moka Kamishiraishi (1 collaborations)
Hayato Kakizawa (1 collaborations)
Takahiro Yamamoto (1 collaborations)
Shinji Kawada (1 collaborations)
Nana Mizuki (1 collaborations)
Toshiyuki Morikawa (1 collaborations)
Kappei Yamaguchi (1 collaborations)
Kiyoshi Kobayashi (1 collaborations)
Run Sasaki (1 collaborations)

Credits

visual effects (19 credits)
- The Obsessed
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2025
- Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window
  animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  2023
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead
  
  - Hometown of the Dead III (2023) ... animation director visual effects
  
  - RV of the Dead (2023) ... key animation visual effects
  
  2023
- Rent-a-Girlfriend
  
  - Moving and Girlfriend (2026) ... animation director visual effects
  
  - The End of the Girlfriend (2026) ... animation director visual effects
  
  - Hawaiians and Girlfriend (2025) ... animation director visual effects
  
  - Routine and Girlfriend (2025) ... key animation visual effects
  
  2020
- Batman Ninja
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2018
- MEGALOBOX
  
  - The Man from Death (2018) ... animation director visual effects
  
  - The Man from Death (2018) ... key animation visual effects
  
  2018
- Girls und Panzer der Film
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2015
- Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie
  animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  2013
- Macross Frontier: The False Songstress
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  2009
- Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - The Golden Seal
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1993
- Fantastic Adventure of Yohko: Leda
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1991
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
  animation director
  
  visual effects
  
  1990
- Patlabor: Early Days
  
  - The SV2's Longest Day (2) (1988) ... key animation visual effects
  
  - The SV2's Longest Day (2) (1988) ... animation director visual effects
  
  1988
- Battle Royale High School
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1987
- Dirty Pair OVA
  
  - They're Only Children! Playing War Games Warrants a Firing Squad?! (1988) ... key animation visual effects
  
  1987
- Windaria
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1986
- Odin: Starlight Mutiny
  key animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1985
- Birth
  animation
  
  visual effects
  
  1984
- Space Cobra
  
  - Bye! My Cobra! (1983) ... key animation visual effects
  
  1982
directing (5 credits)
- The Obsessed
  layout
  
  directing
  
  2025
- MEGALOBOX
  
  - The Man from Death (2018) ... director directing
  
  2018
- Dragon Blue
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
  director
  
  directing
  
  1990
crew (1 credits)
- The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon
  special effects manager
  
  crew
  
  1995
writing (3 credits)
- The Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon
  story
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Jushin Liger: Fist of Thunder
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1995
- Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1990
art (2 credits)
- Chainsaw Man
  
  - KATANA VS. CHAINSAW (2022) ... prop designer art
  
  - MISSION START (2022) ... prop designer art
  
  - FROM KYOTO (2022) ... prop designer art
  
  - GUNFIRE (2022) ... prop designer art
  
  2022
- Rent-a-Girlfriend
  
  - Legitimate Girlfriend (2026) ... prop designer art
  
  - Climax and Girlfriend (2026) ... prop designer art
  
  - The End of the Girlfriend (2026) ... prop designer art
  
  - Rental Girlfriend (2026) ... prop designer art
  
  - Ex-Girlfriend, Nanami Mami (2026) ... prop designer art
  
  2020
costume & make-up (1 credits)
- Chainsaw Man
  
  - KATANA VS. CHAINSAW (2022) ... costume designer costume & make-up
  
  - MISSION START (2022) ... costume designer costume & make-up
  
  - FROM KYOTO (2022) ... costume designer costume & make-up
  
  - GUNFIRE (2022) ... costume designer costume & make-up
  
  2022