Akira Takahashi

Biography

Akira Takahashi (高橋 晶, Takahashi Akira) is a Japanese animator and episode director. He is also credited as タカハシアキラ (same reading). Not to be confused with animator Akira Takahashi (高橋 晃), whose name has the same reading but different kanji.

Personal Facts

Known For

Visual Effects

Gender

male

Known Credits

16

Birth Date

1980-02-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Musashino, Tokyo, Japan

Known For

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  Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge
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  Chocolate Underground the Movie

Credits

• writing (1 credits)

  • Musical Pandora Hearts

    lyricist

    writing
    2026

• visual effects (13 credits)

  • Ya Boy Kongming!

    - Dreamer (2022) ... animation director visual effects

    - Kongming’s Freestyle (2022) ... animation director visual effects

    - Kongming Lights the Way (2022) ... animation director visual effects
    2022
  • The aquatope on white sand

    - Shout-Out to the Tattered (2021) ... animation director visual effects
    2021
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

    - The Deeper Plan (2013) ... animation director visual effects

    - The Deeper Plan (2013) ... key animation visual effects
    2012
  • Chocolate Underground the Movie

    key animation

    visual effects
    2009
  • Fairy Tail

    - Bye-Bye, Edolas (2011) ... key animation visual effects
    2009
  • Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit

    - Time of Awakening (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Ghost Hound

    - Syntax Error (2008) ... key animation visual effects

    - Existential Ghosts (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei

    - Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (2007) ... key animation visual effects
    2007
  • Ergo Proxy

    - Goodbye Vincent (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - Busy Doing Nothing (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - Ophelia (2006) ... key animation visual effects

    - Anamnesis (2006) ... key animation visual effects
    2006
  • Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge

    key animation

    visual effects
    2005
  • Naruto

    - Sand Alliance With The Leaf Shinobi (2007) ... key animation visual effects

    - The Leaf's Handsome Devil! (2005) ... key animation visual effects

    - Sensei and Student: The Bond of a Shinobi! (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Breakdown! The Deal is Off! (2004) ... key animation visual effects

    - Focal Point: The Mark of the Leaf (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

    - IN: Chain of Symmetry; CHAIN REACTION (2004) ... key animation visual effects
    2002
  • Turn A Gundam

    - The Coming Of Age Ceremony (1999) ... key animation visual effects
    1999

• directing (2 credits)

  • Food for the Soul

    - The Air Conditioner Is... Broken? (2025) ... director directing
    2025
  • Ya Boy Kongming!

    - Plan for Peace Throughout the World, Vol. 1 (2022) ... director directing
    2022